Appendices
I. Agenda
II. Participants
III. Large Ship Schedules (FastTrack file)
IV. 2005 Schedules posted as of July 7th
V. Spreadsheet of posted schedules
VI. Spreadsheet with STR Funding Status
A meeting of the UNOLS Ship Scheduling Committee was held at the National Science Foundation on Wednesday July 21, 2004 and Thursday morning July 22, 2004. The meeting addressed preliminary schedules for the UNOLS fleet, funding decisions, and identified areas where additional effort is needed to create effective schedules. ROV, Coring group and OBS schedule coordination was also examined along with a review of potential security risk issues. Preliminary cost estimates versus planned budgets for NSF and ONR were reviewed. The meeting followed the agenda in Appendix I. Those attending are listed in Appendix II. A gant chart of Large ship programs is attached as Appendix III. The posted schedules as of early July are in Appendix IV. A spreadsheet of posted schedules is attached as Appendix V and a spreadsheet showing Ship Time Request (STR) status is attached as Appendix VI.
The funding updates and issues raised for each ship and a summary of issues follows.
Blue Heron
Van Mooy is the co-PI with Hood and is a decline.
Werne is a decline
Barnes
Gregg decline
Hood decline
Keil decline
Murray funded
UW is talking to USGS about potential days (6-8)
Savannah
Taillerfert is funded
Savidge needs be coordinated with Gawarkiewicz, Savannah will line up with Oceanus ***
Jahnke is declined
Urraca
Glynn funded for 15 days, only NSF
Longhorn
Rooker is decline
Pelican
T. Frank approved for 14 days total, coordinate cruise timing with NEW HORIZON schedule.
Walton Smith
Peters is a decline 50 days
Weatherbird II
CAPE HATTERAS will cover BATS during shipyard
McGillicuddy to be coordinated with OCEANUS
Dacey OCE number 0525166
Cape Henlopen
New vessel to be delivered in October, Henlopen will
Doublebooked with Cape Hatteras for Fall Mason cruise
Pending Dittel cruise will go if funded.
Cape Hatteras
Double booked with Cape Henlopen for Fall Mason cruise.
Need to figure out days and schedule for Bermuda cruises
Fletcher will probably be funded.
Bernhard would prefer the larger ships and could be flexible in timing.
Considering a yard period in December of 04 or Feb. 05
Sproul
Wijesekera is decline
Valle-Levinson is funded
Baptista - decisions will not be made until December, defer to 2006 if funded.
Coordinate with New Horizon and Point Sur schedules for trip to Monterey Bay
Hildebrand navy funding approved for 30 on SPROUL
NOAA work still funding.
Point Sur
NOAA cruises for Chavez and Collins pending
Zafiriou to be moved to OCEANUS, remove from POINT SUR
Coordinate Hickey, Cowles with other west coast vessel.
Dorman will not go in 2005, pending for 2006
Furhman is earlier than desired.
Schedule will be light if NOAA not funded.
Alpha Helix
Cooper will probably use an icebreaker
Highsmith is pending, OPP
Aagaard program is Grebmeirer (OPP) with Navy science funding
Kingston is moving large number of people to King island, will probably come off the schedule.
Really only 12 days funded. Either layup or use on west coast if needed.
Oceanus
Gawarkewicz - coordinate with Savannah.
Chant, need to move slightly, coordinate with Cape Hatteras
Coordinate McGillicuddy with Weatherbird II
S. Webb cruises need to be sorted out for conflicts (S. Webb schedule)
Toole (Climode) will be funded, but may be reduced slightly
Pilskaln work should be shown as NOAA
Zafiriou needs to find appropriate time. show as funded.
Endeavor
Craig Lee requested a larger ship, concerned about weather, could give him more days.
May have state days that may need to be scheduled or could take Lee's place.
Seward Johnson II
Layed up
Seward Johnson:
M. Joye is declined
Dave Hutchins moved from KNORR, scheduled dates probably ok, haven't talked to PI yet.
May need to add days for Vernon to chase some OBS's - request to NSF by V. Frank to someone (unknown), inform Linda
NOAA OE is funded for 18 days
Sort out MMS, USGS, NSF transits.
Gyre
Santschi funded: OCE 0351559
Rooker is decline.
DiMarco is funded for 15 days but will break up the cruises.
Tom Hilde may get some foundation funding for a geological cruise for around 30 days, not on schedule
New Horizon
Gaherty in October works
Prahl also on WECOMA need to coordinate dates to get rid of overlap
Gauss pending until August
Chase is decline
Need to schedule Ohman
Gruber later than requested, could go to Sproul or POINT SUR is OCE project
Babcock is funded.
Cowles coordinate with McManus on Sproul
Wecoma
HOTS cruises will have to stay monthly in 2005
Benitez-Nelson requires 2 months apart for cruises
Start earlier?
Levine pending till 2006
Schultz declined
coordinate Prahl with New Horizon Prahl cruise
Kilo Moana
Hots back to monthly,
Dickey, coordinate timing with HOTS cruises
Porter is a month earlier than requested
Buesseler requesting larger ship, ports are a factor. Honolulu to Japan is preference.
McCarther is funded, but need to make sure contract is solid
Armstrong, contract needs to be firmed up. later than requested.
A. Clarke second cruise - someone talk to Clarke
Weller, NOAA not scheduled
Edwards/Moyer not scheduled
Ewing
Will be layed up in 2005 with the possible exception of Chixlub cruise if clearance is obtained.
Gurnis project no longer considered funded.
Revelle
Can Buessler be fit in schedule
Jim Murray needs a schedule
Worcester is as late as can be. Recover before the end of July
Need to position for New Zealand .
Hager OBS scheduling in late 2005 is possible but moderately difficult.
Nelson has to start in Oct.
Detrick needs a home, but needs to be July or earlier, could use WECOMA
Melville
Lyle and Sykes are simultaneous on different ships, this is a personnel problem, less than optimum, for coring.
Lyle permitting has not started to Sandy's knowlege
Bach, will ROV be available.
Stabeno second cruise needs a home
Smith needs JASON II
Bach is OCE
Melville 2 - shipping from Rabaul is a concern
Thompson
Nicholson is a jumbo piston cruise that conflicts with Sykes and Lyle. Cruise has been removed from THOMPSON Schedule.
Wells to be deferred, cruise removed from schedule
Vehicles on the JDF are an issue.
Hufnagle should be E. Clarke, prefers JASON II , but can use ROPOS
Haymon funded for 35 science days, later than scheduled.
S. Miller ancillary cruise could delay Haymon further
Haymon will get JASON II if available.
Knorr
Long coring installation and shipyard at beginning of year.
Johns needs to be coordinated with MOCA (Darwin)
Talley dates are ok, make sure correct ADCP is installed, NEED TO RETURN for second Talley cruise six months later.
S. Webb cruise ends on Dec. 29, ok with Webb. Will affect ability to do Hager in Dec or January.
DeMenocal and Eglington start early 2006, many clearances
Beal and Byrne barter with UK, not definitely permitted.
Atlantis
Transit to Tahiti to deliver JASON II to Melville
Pending NOAA NURP in New England, Babb probably funded, Shank probably not.
Need to get rid of second Hickey cruise to make room for Becker.
Joye is declined
Levin is deferred to 06 due to conflicts with ship and/or ROV schedules
Cowen is a decline
ROV
Garcia is decline
Need maintenance break mid year and longer maintenance period at end of year.
Issues:
Locals/regionals
Intermediates
Large Ships:
ROV, Large ship issues:
Deferred cruises
Follow up actions necessary: