DRAFT AGENDA 3-20-12

2012 RVOC Meeting
April 24-26, 2011

A pdf version of this agenda is available at: <201204rvoag.pdf>

University of Alaska Fairbanks Seward Marine Center

Marinette Marine Shipyard

Marinette, Wisconsin

Meeting Location: Murray’s Irish Restaurant/Convention Hall

715 First St. – Menominee, MI

Monday, 23 APRIL 2012

0900 – 1600 Safety Committees Meeting

Best Western Hotel

TUESDAY, 24 APRIL 2012`

0800 Registration, Coffee and Pastries

0830 Welcoming Remarks

• Call to order: Joe Malbrough, RVOC Chair, will call the meeting to order and provide an opportunity for introductions around the room.
• Dan Oliver, Marine Superintendent, UAF
• Guest Speaker: Chuck Goddard, CEO Marinette Marine Corporation

0900 Old Business:

• Accept Minutes of 2011 RVOC Meeting & Review of Action Items
• Compliance Dates for Appendix A & B.

0905 Group Purchase updates of Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment items:

• Development of Maximum Capability Document for Appendix B-Rebecca Smith/Duke and Fred Jones/OSU
• Water Bags- Bill Byam/UDEL

NEW BUSINESS

0930 Committee and Liaison Reports (10 minute limit)

o Final Call for Vice-Chair Nominations & Election

o UNOLS Committees– Jon Alberts, Executive Secretary

o Safety Committee & RVSS – Dan Oliver/UAF

o Ship Scheduling Committee- Stewart Lamardin/MLML

o FIC & RHOV- Al Suchy/WHOI

1000-1015 Break

1015 Committee and Liaison Reports Cont.’ (10 minute limit)

• RVTEC – Rich Findley
• AICC – Doug Russell, U Washington
• SCOAR – Dan Schwartz
• RVOC– Election of Vice Chair

1200 Lunch

1300 Agency Reports

• NSF – Matt Hawkins/Rose Dufour
• ONR & IWG-FI – Tim Schnoor
• NOAA/OMAO – TBD
• USCG – Jonathan Berkson
• State Department – Liz Tirpak

Special Reports- 15 minutes each

• UNOLS Wire pool update – Rick Trask/WHOI
• Winch pools – East Coast- Al Suchy / West Coast- Scripps - TBD
• Post Cruise Assessments and PCA results – Jon Alberts-
• Van Pools - East Coast/Bill Byam/UDEL & West Coast/Demian Bailey/OSU,
• Shell Expansion Plans/Hull Maintenance Modules & Audio-Gauging Plans: Blake Powell/JMS & Matt Hawkins/NSF
• Fleet Broad Band/High Seas Net/ Al Suchy/WHOI

Representatives from Foreign Countries

NERC – Geraint West or Robin Plumley

NURC – (NATO Undersea Research Centre).Ian Sage

NIOZ – Dr. Erica Koning, NIOZ & OFEG report

DRDC Atlantic – Yves Perron

• Research Vessel Updates

o R/V SIKULIAQ – Captain Daniel Oliver, UAF

o Oceanus Transfer/Wecoma retirement/Demian Bailey

o Kilo Moana incident/Bob Hunt/UHawaii

o Ocean Class AGOR update – Mike Prince

o RCRV- Request for Proposals for Construction and Operation of Regional Class Research Vessels – Matt Hawkins/NSF

o Polar Research Vessel Science Mission Requirements Project- Jon Alberts

o Schmidt Ocean Institute- Pete Zerr

o Great Lakes Science Center/Kurt Newman

1530 Break

1545 Special Reports Continued

1700 – Adjourn

Tuesday night dinner event at Riverside Golf Club,Menominee, WI

WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL 2012

0800 Coffee and Pastries

0830 Greening of the Research Fleet Report/update - Jon Alberts

0900 Appendix A & B update: Richard Findley & Dan Oliver

0930 Scheduling in General- Stewart Lamerdin

1030 Break

1045 MedAire Medical Report - Jon to call Leonard

1115 Wire Technologies- Bambad Pourladian/Director Product Development/Wire Co.World Group .

1200 Lunch

1300 Guest Speaker: Wheelhouse Technologies, Barry Kallander, computerized maintenance management system

1400 Ship Happens. Admiralty Law & Insurance Update – Dennis Nixon

1500 Break- proceed to shipyard, car pool, sign-in, hard hats

1530 Tour of R/V SIKULIAQ and NOAA FSV-6

1730 Adjourn –Dinner on your own

THURSDAY, 26 APRIL 2012

0800 Coffee and Doughnuts

0830 Round Table discussion items

· “RVOC Only” website/Jon Alberts

· Vessel General Permit- Joe Malbrough

· UNOLS job posting website (How much is it used, how can it be improved)/Jon

· Difficulty implementing RVSS Appendix A and B/Rich Findley & Dan Oliver

· Avoiding vessel conflicts in Operational areas

· Ship Berthing Policy- When Science party moves on/off vessel/Stewart Lamerdin

· Berthing Science Bunks- Using for training opportunities- Doug Russell

· Glosten Stability Program/Tim Leach.

· Cancellation Policy for Cruises- Tom Glennon

1115 Group Photo

1130 Meeting Adjourn

1130 Business Meeting- Marine Superintendents only

• Assignments to Committees
• New RVSS Safety Video/Joe Malbrough
• Sexual Harassment Training Report/Jon Alberts
• Review of RVOC Action Items Pending
• Safety Committee actions – Dan Oliver
• Suggestions for 2013 Agenda
• Nominations and vote on 2013 meeting location
• Notice that an election for RVOC Vice Chair/Chair Elect will occur prior to April 2012

1230 Lunch & Adjourn