• Accept the minutes of the March 2004 FIC Meeting.
• Review FIC Action/Task List from March meeting

• FOFC Plans for Update of their Academic Fleet Long-Range Renewal Plan – Bob Winokur
• Federal Agency Plans for Fleet Renewal Implementation
  • Regional Class Planning – Acquisition Status (NSF)
  • Ocean Class Planning – Phase II study and Next steps (ONR, JJMA?)
• Revised Vessel Retirement Dates and SLEP Estimates
• Ocean Observatory Facility Needs – Ken Brink
• Fleet Improvement Plan (FIP) Update
  • Review FIP 1995
  • Prepare outline for FIP Update
  • Review Fleet Utilization and Projections
  • Review/identify recent reports on future science initiatives (Futures documents, Millennium Report, etc.)
  • Identify areas where additional information and statistics are needed
  • Committee Assignments
• Ship Design and Construction Efforts – Status reports will be provided at the Annual Meeting.  Identify any FIC action items required in the near future. Status on ARRV Design and funding
  • Status of CAPE HENLOPEN Replacement Vessel Construction
  • EWING Replacement Plans
  • CAPE HATTERAS Mid-life
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·         Global Class Mid-Life Refit Planning and Science Mission Requirements

·         Handicap Accessibility and New Regulatory Requirement considerations in new SMRs and updates. Use of lessons learned and PCARs in updates to SMRs.

·         Review and discuss Debrief responses and post-cruise assessments.  Identify any new areas of concern.

·         Review the KILO MOANA’s cruise schedule and debrief assignments.

·         Review response (if any) from FIC’s letter to U. Hawaii.