Tentative Agenda
UNOLS COUNCIL
MEETING
Wed. Mar. 5
& Thurs. Mar. 6, 2003
Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
Martin
Johnson House (T-29)
La Jolla, CA
0800: Coffee and Pastries
0830: Call the Meeting: Tim Cowles, UNOLS Chair, will call the
meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions.
Accept the minutes of September
2002 Council Meeting.
Federal Agency Reports:
Federal Agency Representatives will have the opportunity to report on agency activities or raise any issues that they would like addressed by the Council. Issues related to Fleet Renewal will be addressed later in the meeting.
UNOLS Discussion Items:
0900: UNOLS Fleet
Renewal Activities
·
Congressional appropriations report language – report by Navy
required
·
NSF
process for Funding Vessel Construction Efforts
· Summary of Fleet Improvement Committee meeting – (Annette DeSilva)
· Final Recommendations from the Navy’s Common Hull Study (Dan Rolland)
· Science Mission Requirements (SMRs) – The Ocean Class and Regional Class SMRs will be provided to the Council for endorsement.
· Conceptual Design Process
- Regional Class
§ Status of NSF/JJMA efforts and timeline (Dan Rolland)
§ Bay Marine design study (Mike Prince)
-
Ocean Class
– Status (Tim Cowles)
▪ Will the JJMA study address the Ocean Class?
· Other Fleet Renewal Implementation Items:
- Operator Selections
-
Construction
management plans
1030: Break
· On-going Design and Construction Efforts:
- Status on ARRV Preliminary Design, Model tests, funding (Mike Prince)
- Status of CAPE HENLOPEN Replacement effort (Annette DeSilva)
- CAPE HATTERAS Mid-life Status (Bruce Corliss)
- PELICAN Mid-Life Status (Steve Rabalais)
- EWING Mid-Life Improvement Plans – Report on R/V Ewing Midlife Workshop (pdf 9.7 mg) (Annette DeSilva)
- KILO MOANA – Review of initial operations and post cruise assessments. (Annette DeSilva)
·
FOFC
Long-Range Fleet Plan – plans for an update?
- NOAA, Coast Guard, Oceanographer’s plan for renewal
- Other facilities such as observatories, aircraft and submersibles
- Need to update the Academic Renewal Plan
1130: Working Group to
address Observatory Facility Needs – A working group has been formed with Alan Chave
as Chair. A report on their membership, first meeting and plans will be
provided. Their task statement will be discussed. (Annette DeSilva)
1200: LUNCH
1300: Ocean Studies Board’s plans for a
Deep Submergence Study – OSB will conduct a study to consider the requirements for
conducting deep submergence research and to inventory and examine the best
available technologies to carry out this work. DESSC related activities
would be discussed. (Annette DeSilva)
1315: Scientific Committee for Oceanographic
Aircraft Research (SCOAR) – A report on SCOAR’s membership, first meeting, and future
plans. (Carl Friehe)
1335: Quality of Service, Post
Cruise Assessments – Mike Prince
· Report on utilization of new form.
· Report on feedback received on 2002 operations.
· Discuss any additional actions that maybe needed.
1425: Break
1445: UNOLS Wires and Cables –Mike Prince will report
on plans for developing new wire and establishing safe working load parameters.
1500: 2003
Icebreaker Plans and Major Issues
(AICC – Lisa Clough)
1520: R/V Safety
Standards – Council
Endorsement (RVOC)
1540: ISM Compliance – Report on the status
of operations since implementation of ISM. Discuss RVOC recommendations
regarding voluntary compliance by smaller UNOLS Vessels. (RVOC)
1550: Ship Operations Cooperative Program (RVOC)
1605: Marine Mammals and Acoustic Permitting
Issues
– A discussion on implications of the recent court order restraining operations
on NEW HORIZON and the impact of these measures on future operations.
Should a UNOLS group be formed to consider a UNOLS model for managing and
obtaining acoustic permits as a fleet service?
Thursday, March 6, 2003
0830 Recap Day-1 discussions - Tim Cowles will recap
Fleet renewal and Marine Mammal/Acoustic permitting discussions.
0845 Other Issues (reports and discussion as
needed)
·
Research
Vessel Security and the impact on scheduling (Joe Ustach)
· 2003 Operations and Scheduling Issues, (Joe Ustach)
·
Defined
Levels of Technician/Instrumentation Support (RVTEC)
·
RVTEC
Representation on UNOLS Committees (RVTEC)
· Ocean Commission Study – encourage all to review draft documents and provide feedback.
· State Department, Hiring new personnel, LOS status, Procedures
· UNOLS Missions, Goals and Objectives –Mike Prince
· Nominating Committee for Council
-
Form a nominating committee
-
Review list of pending membership changes
1025: BREAK
1045 Marine Mammal & Acoustic Permitting Issue:
·
Speaker
Phone connection with OSB
-
Jim Yoder
-NSF
- Mel Briscoe - ONR
- Roger Gentry - NMFS
· UNOLS Council discussion; formulate recommendations and action items
1200 UNOLS Business
- Need for and plans for Summer UNOLS Council Meeting
- Plans for September Meetings and Annual Meeting
- Keynote Speaker and major agenda focus
· Annual Report – Mike Prince
· UNOLS Membership Changes – Lehigh University
· Proposal submitted for first year of 2nd grant – Mike Prince
Congressional Report
language:
"The committee believes that scientific
knowledge of the oceans and ocean environments makes a critical contribution to
U.S. national security and commercial vitality. The committee notes, that
in large part, U.S. scientific expertise in oceanography and ocean sciences is
sustained by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation
partnership that provides oversight of the University-National Oceanographic
Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet.
The committee recognizes the age of the UNOLS
fleet and the need for a rational plan for renewal of the fleet over the next
ten years. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to submit
to the Senate Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Armed Services
no later than February 1, 2003, a report detailing specific requirements and
outlining a specific plan for UNOLS fleet renewal. The report should include
specific recommendations on the numbers of each class of ship to be maintained
in the UNOLS fleet, their geographic distribution, the schedule for their
replacement, and estimates of ship construction costs.”