Tuesday 15 October 2002 - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Pacific Forum

0800 Registration and Coffee/Pastry (Guests Invited)

0830 Welcoming Remarks

Rich Muller, Marine Superintendent, MLML
Steve Etchemendy, Marine Superintendent, MBARI

Kenneth Coale, Director, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Steve Rabalais, Chairman, RVOC

0900 Old Business

Minutes 2001 Meeting
Group Purchase Update
Joint RVOC/RVTEC - Mike Prince

0915 New Business

0925 Committee and Liaison Reports

UNOLS - Mike Prince, Ex. Sect'y
Safety Committee - Tom Althouse
Ship Scheduling Committee - Dan Schwartz

1000 Break

1015 Committee and Liaison Reports (cont'd)

RVTEC - Stewart Lamerdin
AICC - Dan Schwartz/ Joe Ustach
DESSC - Annette DeSilva
FIC - Joe Coburn
SOCP - Steve Rabalais
Van Standards and Inventory Committee - Matt Hawkins

1100 Agency Reports

NSF - Dolly Dieter
ONR - John Freitag
NOAA - Beth White
NAVO - Paul Taylor
USCG - Joe Bodenstedt, Jonathan Berkson
State Dept. - Liz Tirpak

1145 LUNCH

1300 Special Reports (presentations will be limited to 10min/ea.)

Representatives from foreign countries
SACLANT - Ian Sage
NERC - Geraint West
NIOZ - Marieke Rietveld
Others

Research vessel updates
KILO MOANA - Stan Winslow
Cape Hatteras Refit - Joe Ustach
Pelican Mid-life - Steve Rabalais
Alpha Helix Replacement - Tom Smith
Asterias Replacement - Joe Coburn
NMFS Fisheries Vessels - Jim Meehan
Suncoaster Replacement - Randy Maxon
Robert C. Seaman Update - Phil Sacks
Henlopen Replacement - Matt Hawkins

-CMMS Update - Bill Hahn
-Post Cruise Assessments and PCA results - Mike Prince
-Safety Statistics and MAS - Mike Prince
-Ship Inspection Program - Dolly Dieter
-Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment Program - Dolly Dieter
-Winch and Wire Update (Safe Working Loads, Wire Specs., W&W Inventory and F-O cable) - Mike Prince
-Salary Surveys, Large and Intermediate Ships - Tom Althouse, Bill Hahn
-Stability Program Update - Justin Morgan of Glosten and Associates
-Other Special Reports may be add as time permits

1530 Break

1550 Insurance and Liability (with discussion about OSHA in the fleet) - Dennis Nixon

1720 Adjourn

Dinner at the Outer Bay, Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA Tel: (831) 648-4800

TIME: 7-10:30PM

Wednesday 16 October 2002 - Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

0830 Fleet Renewal/Science Mission Requirements - Mike Prince, UNOLS Exec. Sect'y and others.

0930 Security - Dan Schwartz, Chair of RVOC Security Committee - Piracy/maritime security in all regions of the world including Western Hemisphere.

1030 - Break

1050 ISM - Class I/II Operators - Class I experiences with emphasis on the fact that ISM is a work in progress. ISM impact on science and development of a common front for presentation to scientific community with an update of the ISM vessel's progress to date.

1150 Lunch

1400 Ship Inspection Program - Jamestown Marine Services - An update on the Inspection Program activities with an overview of the ship inspections conducted over the last 12 months.

1500 Isotopes on UNOLS Vessels - Woody Sutherland - Recent experiences and the major hot topics on isotopes on UNOLS vessels. This issue will later be considered by RVTEC and this will give us an opportunity to learn more about this topic and prepare recommendations for further action.

1600 Medical Standards for Scientists using UNOLS Vessels - T.J. Edwards, CDR. U.S. Public Health Service. An overview of at sea medical conditions that may be considered debilitating and should be of concern to vessel operators in both local and foreign operations.

1630 Continuation of un-finished Special Reports

1700 Adjourn

1720 Tour of MLML and MBARI Vessels and Marine Facilities

Thursday 17 October 2002 - Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

0830 Round Table Discussion (Marine Superintendents Only)

Ship Inspection Program (with input from non-Mar Supts.)
ISM, its impact and extension to other vessels in the fleet
Term Limits for RVOC Officers
RVOC/RVTEC Joint Meetings
Medical Standards for Scientists (with input from non-Mar Supts)
Quality of Service
Proposal Sharing
Other items to be added as needed

1030 Break

1045 Roundtable cont'd

1200 Lunch

1300 Business Meeting

Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Assignment to Committees
Review of Action Items Pending
Suggestion for 2003 agenda
Nominations and vote on 2004 meeting location

1430 Adjourn