Revised 9/10/98
Call the Meeting: Ken Johnson, UNOLS Chair, will call the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m., September 16, 1998.
Accept Minutes of the July, 1998 Council Meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Ken Johnson will provide a brief summary of the UNOLS Committee written reports and open the floor to a question/answer period. (Prior to the meeting, Committee Chairs submitted written reports for distribution to meeting participants.) Chairs will identify any important issues that need to be addressed further by the Council.
Round Table Discussion with Agency Program Managers - Agency Science Program Managers are invited to discuss ship needs, projections and fleet issues. Please note, reports from agency representatives and CORE are scheduled for the Annual Meeting.
UNOLS ISSUES:
NSF Academic Research Fleet Review - Don Heinrichs will provide a report on the September 1-3 NSF Fleet Review Meeting and plans for the follow-on meeting(s).
Ship Scheduling Process - Don Moller will review proposed revisions to the scheduling process and discuss feedback received from the community.
Science Mission Requirements (SMR) - Larry Atkinson will review the status of SMR development for an East Coast Research Vessel and a vessel for work in Alaskan waters.
AGOR 26 Construction Update - Sujata Millick will provide an update on the Navy’s construction of AGOR 26, SWATH research vessel. A full presentation by Robert Hinton on this topic will be provided at the Annual Meeting.
Interchangability of Ships - Ships in similar size classes are becoming more specialized in capabilities and training. Discuss plans for development of a white paper to educate PIs on the fleet capabilities and scheduling process.
CORE/UNOLS MOA - Status of proposed revisions to the CORE/UNOLS MOA.
Post Cruise Assessment Follow-up - At the last Council meeting there was discussion on Post Cruise Assessments. Procedures for follow-up and feedback to the assessments will be discussed further.
RVOC Safety Video - Paul Ljunggren will report on the recently released RVOC Safety Video.
SEA CLIFF and ATV Report - Dick Pittenger will review the status of DSV SEA CLIFF. Sujata Millick will provide a brief update on ATV.
Ship Scheduling Improvements - Jack Bash will report on the progress of the improvements to the UNOLS ship scheduling process.
New Ship Construction - Update on Skidaway’s construction of R/V SAVANNAH. Update on plans for replacement of CALANUS.
UNOLS Council Membership - Dennis Hansell, Nominating Committee Chair, will present the 1998 UNOLS Council Slate. The terms of Ken Johnson, Tom Royer, Dick Pittenger and Bob Wall are expiring.
UNOLS Brochure - Update on plans for updating the UNOLS brochure.
Old Business - The following issues were addressed at the last meeting. They are open for any additional discussion.
UNOLS Office Transfer - The current UNOLS Office grant with the University of Rhode Island will expire on 30 April, 2000.
UNOLS Charter Review - The recommended revisions to the UNOLS Charter and structure will be presented for vote at the Annual Meeting.
Calendar for UNOLS Meetings:
| MEETING | LOCATION | DATES |
| Ship Scheduling Committee | Arlington, VA | 14 September 1998 |
| Scheduling Review | Arlington, VA | 15 September 1998 |
| UNOLS Council | Arlington, VA | 16 September 1998 |
| UNOLS Annual | Arlington, VA | 17 September 1998 |
| RVTEC | La Jolla, CA | 19 October 1998 |
| INMARTECH ‘98 | La Jolla, CA | 20-22 October 1998 |
| RVOC | Honolulu, HI | 4-6 November 1998 |
| AICC | Arlington, VA | 18-20 November 1998 |
| FIC | TBD | Fall, 1998 |
| DESSC | San Francisco, CA | 5 December 1997 |
Adjournment