March 3, 2004

March 10^th:  Joint Session:  Council and FIC

0800 Coffee and Pastries

0830 Call the Meeting:  Tim Cowles, UNOLS Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions.

• HBOI Welcome
• Accept the minutes of the September 18, 2003 Council Meeting.

0845 – 0930 – Agency and CORE Reports – Agency activities, budget information, and Fleet renewal plans.

• USCG
• NOAA – Beth White
• ONR – John Freitag
• Oceanographer of the Navy – Bob Winokur
• Others
• NSF – Jim Yoder

0930 – 1200    Academic Fleet Renewal Activities and Plans:

• FIC Meeting Report – Recommendations and activities regarding Fleet Renewal
• Regional Class – Acquisition Process and RFP Status
  • Response to FIC recommendations (formation of a RSUAC)
• Ocean Class Planning – Phase II – report from Dan Rolland (JJMA)
• FOFC Implementation Plan – Status report
• Ocean Commission Recommendations
• Ship Design and Construction Activities:
  • Status on ARRV Design and funding – Terry Whitledge
  • Status of CAPE HENLOPEN Replacement effort
  • EWING Mid-Life Refit/Replacement Plans
  • CAPE HATTERAS Mid-life
  • SWATH/Monohull Motion Analysis Study – Curt Collins
  • Global Class Mid-Life Refit Planning

11:00 am - Marine Mammal Phone Conference – Phone Conference with Dr. Douglas Wartzok.  Dr. Wartzok is a member of the NRC Committee on Assessing Ambient Noise in the Ocean with Regard to Potential Impacts on Marine Mammals

• Open Discussion on reports and identification of any FIC/Council Tasking.

1200 – 1300    Break (Lunch will be delivered to meeting)

1300 – 1515

• Application of UNOLS Vessel Designation - University of Hawaii has requested UNOLS Vessel designation for R/V KAIMIKAI-O-KANALOA (KOK).  Material regarding this request was distributed prior to the meeting.  Council, FIC, and Agency discussion.
• Guidelines for Becoming a UNOLS Vessel – Is an update needed?
• UNOLS Working Group on Ocean Observatory Facility Needs – Review the Working Group Report recommendations and consider endorsement.
• Shipboard Over-the-Side Handling Systems – Mike Prince will provide an update on activities.
  • Winch Inspections
  • Load Handling System Symposium
• Other FIC/Council Business

1515    Adjourn Joint FIC/Council Session

March 10^th:  Council

1540 – 1700    UNOLS Issues (Some of the items listed below may have been addressed in earlier discussions)

• Other Ocean Facilities - Planning
  • Icebreaker Plans and Major Issues – Margo Edwards
  • HROV – Annette DeSilva or Patty Fryer
  • Ocean Studies Board’s Committee on Future Needs in Deep Submergence Science – Jim Yoder will address in his morning report.
• Budget Shortfalls and implications on Ship Scheduling – Council advice for Ship Scheduling Committee.
• Quality of Service, Post Cruise Assessment –Subcommittee report and planned activities.  FIC has requested that PCA comments regarding Fleet/ship improvements be forwarded to their Committee.
• Marine Mammals and Acoustic Permitting Issues – Update and any impacts on ship operations.
• Out-Port Charges – Discussion on the allocation of out-port charges between ship operator and science party

1700    Adjourn

March 11, 2004 – Council Meeting

0830 – 1015    UNOLS Issues - Continued

• UNOLS Cables Draft Performance Requirements – Mike Prince will review the status of the project to draft Cable Performance Requirements
• Review draft UNOLS objectives, priorities and goals for 2003-2004 (Top 10 list)
• Spectrum Management Issue – Discussion.
• Ship Medevac Days – Review statistics and discuss.
• Defined Levels of Technician/Instrumentation Support – Review project status and future plans.
• New Security Regulations – RVOC recommendations from fall meeting

1015 - 1035     Break

1035 - 1200

• Opportunity for Additional Reports:
  • Committee Reports
    • AICC
    • DESSC
    • FIC
    • RVOC
    • RVTEC
    • SCOAR
    • SSC
  • Council Members
• Other Business:
  • Nominating Committee – The following terms will expire in 2004:

• Review and Re-adopt UNOLS Charter and Annexes
• Annual meeting plans – Date? Speaker?
• Council – Summer Phone Conference Meeting
• Calendar of UNOLS meetings for 2003/2004
• Review Action Items

1200 Adjourn