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MONDAY, 24 APRIL 2006 (Check-into hotels: Possible informal social get-together in evening)

TUESDAY, 25 APRIL 2006 – OCEAN SCIENCES BLDG.

0800 Registration and Coffee/Pastry (Guests and Spouses Invited)

0830 Welcoming Remarks
Daniel Schwartz, Manager of Marine Operations
Dr. Russ McDuff, Director, School of Oceanography
Tim Askew, Chairman, RVOC

0850 Guest Scientist presentation -Debbie Kelley, Associate Professor, School of Oceanography

0915 Old Business
Minutes 2004 Meeting
Group Purchase Updates for 2005:

• Immersion Suits (Pete Zerr)
• SSAS (Al Suchy)
• Life Rafts (Al Suchy)
• Furuno Radars (Pete Zerr)
• Furuno Doppler Speed Logs (Al Suchy)
• GPHIRBS (Steve Rabalais)
• Stability Reviews (Tom Althouse)
• Science Van Construction (Matt Hawkins)
• NTV-OSRP and Salvage Contractor (Mike Prince)

0930 New Business

0935 Committee and Liaison Reports
UNOLS - Mike Prince, Exec. Secretary
Safety Committee - Tom Althouse
Ship Scheduling Committee - Mike Prince
Ship and Port Security Update – Eric King & Dan Schwartz

1000 Break

1015 Committee and Liaison Reports (cont'd)

FIC – Al Suchy
DESSC – Mike Prince (Debbie Kelley)
HOV - Dolly Dieter
RVTEC – Bill Martin
AICC - Dan Schwartz
SCOAR - Mike Prince
SOCP – Tim Askew

1100 Agency Reports

NSF – Linda Goad
ONR - John Freitag (Wednesday PM)
NOAA/FOFC - Beth White
USCG – Tom Wojahn, Jonathan Berkson
State Dept. – Liz Tirpak

1200 LUNCH

1300 Special Reports (presentations will be limited to 10min/ea.)
• Representatives from foreign countries

SACT - Ian Sage R/V Alliance grounding (20 minutes)
NIOZ - Marieke Rietveld
ERVO - Per Nieuwejaar
NERC- Geraint West

• Research vessel updates

o Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV) - Tom Smith/Dolly Dieter
o Weatherbird II Replacement – Lee Black
o Marcus Langseth update – Paul Ljunggren
o Hugh R. Sharp update - Matt Hawkins
o NMFS Fisheries Vessels - Stephen Brown or Allen Shimada

• Regional Class R/V Design Effort - Dolly Dieter
• Ocean Class Design Effort - John Freitag
• Post Cruise Assessments and PCA results - Mike Prince
• Safety Statistics and MAS - Mike Prince
• Winch and Wire Update (Safe Working Loads, Wire Specs., W&W Inventory and F-O cable) - Mike Prince, Tom Althouse
• Van Pool, Group Purchases, and Standards – Matt Hawkins
• Long Core System – Al Suchy
• Load Handling System Workshop – Matt Hawkins
• Harassment Survey – Liz Caporelli
• Other Special Reports may be added as time permits

1530 Break

1550 Insurance and Admiralty Law Update - Dennis Nixon

1700 Adjourn

Evening Event
Dinner at the University of Washington Club (former Faculty Club)
1815 No-Host bar and social
1900 Dinner

WEDNESDAY, 26 APRIL 2006 – OCEAN SCIENCES BLDG.

0800 Coffee/Pastry

0830 Continuation of Special Reports and/or Research Vessel Updates

0930 Medical Services Contract – Mike Prince

1030 Break

1045 Wire Testing - Rick Trask/Dolly Dieter

1200 Lunch

1300 NTSB – Morgan Turrell, Marine Accident Section (What to expect if ship has accident)

1400 Workshops-Suggested topics (2 sessions possible, express your preferences):

• Security plans
• Uniformity for port and EEZ fees (who pays for what – science vs operator)
• Safety
• ISM
• Computer maintenance
• Load Handling System Design Standards – Sub-Chapter U, ABS, DNV, other.
• Alcohol, Drugs, and Sexual Harrassment Policies
• Other ?

1500 Break

1615 Workshop Reports

1645 Adjourn

Evening Event
Pacific Maritime Institute
State-of-the-art Ship Bridge Simulator and Mariner Training Update
Host - Gregg Trunnell
1800

THURSDAY, 27 APRIL 2006 – OCEAN SCIENCES BLDG.

0800 Coffee/Pastry

0830 Round Table Discussion (Marine Superintendents and Program Managers)

• • Ship Inspection Program - Dolly Dieter
  • ISM
  • OSRP
  • Medical Services Contract
  • Safety Committee actions
  • Safe Working Loads
  • Future Group Purchases - Dolly Dieter
  • Mandatory Agency Reports - Linda Goad
  •Wood Rules
  •Alcohol Testing (2 hour rule)
  • Other items to be added as needed

1030 Break

1045 Round Table cont'd

1200 Lunch

1300 Business Meeting

• Assignment to Committees
• Review of Action Items Pending
• Suggestion for 2007 agenda
• Nominations and vote on 2007 meeting location

1430 Adjourn