Revision: March 16, 2007

 

 

Tentative Agenda

UNOLS FLEET IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

The Spring 2007 UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee Meeting (FIC)
will be held on March 20-21, 2007 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
T-29 Martin Johnson House, La Jolla, CA

A copy of this agenda can be downloaded as a pdf at <200703ficag.pdf>.

 

0830    Call the Meeting:  Dave Hebert, FIC Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions.

·         Accept the minutes of the October 2006 FIC Meeting.

·         Review FIC Action/Task List from October meeting

 

0900    Fleet Improvement Plan (FIP) Discussion (Dave Hebert)

·         Review Working Draft and Identify areas that require input or edits

·         Evaluate FIP Projections and compare recommendations of the draft IWG-F report

·         Service Life Extension Plans

·         Ocean Observatory Projections (Status report on timeline and implementation plans - Dave Hebert)

·         Develop Fleet Plan recommendations (these will be presented to the Council for comment)

·         Review timeline and plans for future phone conferences

 

There will be a mid-morning break

 

1200    Lunch

 

1300    Fleet Improvement Plan (FIP) Discussion – continued from AM

 

1500    Break

1520    American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines – Terry Whitledge will review the draft Guidelines.  Discussion on how these guidelines are being used and future plans (SMRs) will follow.  A report on these plans will be provided to the Council on Day 2.

1550    Global Science Mission Requirements (SMRs) Update (Dave Hebert)

·         Minimal Community response

·         Next steps

 

1605   Kilo Moana Update (Dave Hebert)

·         Status report on the acquisition of the new Load Handling System for Kilo Moana.

·         Discuss any further plans

1615    New UNOLS Web Page – Volunteering and Cruise Opportunities (Annette DeSilva)

 

1635    Other business

·         2007 FIC membership changes

 

1645    Opportunity for Additional Reports

 

1655    Review FIC Action Items and Assignments (Dave Hebert)

 

1700 Adjourn Day 1

 

Day 2: The UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee will meet jointly with the UNOLS Council

 

0800 Coffee and Pastries

 

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

·         Accept the minutes of the October 2006 Council Meeting.

 

0845 Agency Reports, Budget Projections, Future Fleet Utilization, and Fleet Renewal Activities –

·         NSF – (Dolly Dieter)

-          Budget projections

-          Regional Class Acquisition Status, Operator Selection, and Timeline

-          ARRV Funding Status

·         NOAA - (Beth White)

·         NAVY – (Bob Houtman)

-          Budget projections, Utilization and FY07 plus-up plans

-          Ocean Class Acquisition Process

§         Status of Design Funds and Timeline

·         Other Agency Reports

 

0945    Fleet Renewal Plans:

·         IWG-F Fleet Renewal Plan Update – Bob Winokur

·         FIC Meeting Summary and Fleet Improvement Plan Recommendations - Dave Hebert

 

1100    Facility Design, Construction, and Conversion Efforts

·         UNOLS Facilities:

-          Marcus Langseth Conversion Status (Steve Holbrook/John Diebold/Jim Cochran)

-          Replacement HOV Replacement Status – Bob Detrick

·         Non UNOLS Facilities:

-          Ocean Observatories (Bob Detrick)

-          USCG Icebreakers (Margo Edwards)

 

1140    American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines – Terry Whitledge will review the draft Guidelines and future plans.

 

1200    FIC Meeting Adjourns

 

This concludes the joint meeting of the FIC and Council.  The Council Meeting will continue with the Council agenda items <http://www.unols.org/meetings/2007/200703cnc/200703cncag.html>.  FIC members are welcome to stay for these discussions.