FLEET IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA

8:30 a.m. - February 5-6, 1996
Naval Oceanographic Office, Room 162, Stennis Space Center

MONDAY

(0830 to 0845) 1. Opening Remarks (CAPT Rudolph)
(0845 to 0930) 2. Introduction and welcome to new FIC members:

• Bess Ward, UCSC
• Tom Weingartner, UAF
• Larry Atkinson, ODU
• Review of subcommittees and task assignments.

(0930 to 1200) 3. Status Reports

1. News from the UNOLS Council (Ken Johnson)
2. Inventory of small R/Vs (Jack Bash)
3. Primer on small R/Vs (Jack Bash)
4. Point paper on safety orientation (Suzanne Strom)
5. Report on van study (Suzanne Strom)
6. Nuclear submarine report (Jack Bash)
7. ARV Ocean Studies Board report (Tom Weingartner)
8. Agency reports (NSF, ONR, USCG, NOO, CNMOC)
9. Wither UNOLS (Peter Betzer)
10. Report on ALVIN Support Ship Conversion (Coburn)
11. AGOR 24/25 Construction Update (Coburn)
12. Etc.(?)

(1200 to 1300) LUNCH

(1300 to 1430) 4. Initiatives

1. Shipboard Technology Upgrades (Chris Mooers & Rich Findley)
2. UNOLS Fleet as Real-Time Data Platforms (Eric Firing & Rich Findley)
3. UNOLS Fleet as MG&G Platforms for NAVO (Bob Detrick)
4. White Paper on Regional Consortia (Chris Mooers)

(1430 to 1700) 5. CZRV Planning

1. Scientific Mission Requirements (Larry Atkinson)
2. MARCO Proposal Update (Larry Atkinson)
3. Analysis: Assets, Capabilities, and Requirements (Chris Mooers)
4. Regional Workshops (Chris Mooers & Bess Ward)

TUESDAY

(0900 to 1030) 6. Fleet Improvement Plan 1998 (Chris Mooers)

1. Draft outline (see Attachment 1)
2. Draft schedule (see Attachment 2)
3. Assignments

(1030 to 1200) 7. Summary of Action Items (Chris Mooers & Jack Bash)

(1200 to 1300) LUNCH

(1300 to 1500) 8. Strategic Session

1. How is it going?
2. Venue and dates for summer meeting
3. Agenda for summer meeting, esp. special issues and guests
4. Needed initiatives
5. Etc.

(1500 to 1700) 9. "Safety valve: overflow"