UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee Meeting

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Agassiz Room (B-22) - 26 Oxford Street

Cambridge, MA  02138-2020

June 5-6, 2012

 

Meeting Minutes

 

Appendices:

 

I

Agenda

II

Participant List

III

Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV)

IV

RCRV Organization Chart

V

R/V Barnes Replacement Status

VI

MLSOC Liaison Report

VII

Early Career Investigators - Chief Scientist Training Program

VIII

a) R/V Langseth Report and b) Long Core Re-positioning Status

IX

R/V Langseth Line Island Cruise

X

East and West Coast Winch Pools

XI

ROV Jason Launch and Recovery System (LARS) update

XII

R/V Sikuliaq LARS Update

XIII

R/V Kilo Moana Load Handling System Report

XIV

R/V Sharp Debrief Summary

XV

Greening the Research Fleet Workshop

XVI

Fleet Planning – Long Range Study

XVII

FIC Membership
Joint Session of FIC and Council:

C -III

Ship Scheduling Committee Report

C - IV

2013 Ship Scheduling Report

C - V

Criteria and Process for Reviewing Agency Recommendations on Non-operational Periods

C - VI

Agency Recommendations for 2013 Fleet Operations

C -VII

Fleet Improvement Committee Action Items

C-VIII

New Class of Coastal Vessels

C- IX

Consortium for Ocean Leadership Working Group to Develop Funding Models for New Ships

 

Motions and Action Items:

 

Fleet Improvement Plan (FIP): Initiate drafting of a new FIP for beyond 2030 considering a different form for the plan and new models for future fleet acquisitions. Incorporate, where appropriate, Consortium for Ocean Leadership recommendations.  The Ocean Acoustics Section will be appended to the Fleet Improvement Plan.

 

FIC Membership Status – A call for nominations to fill two positions will be announced.

 

R/V Barnes Replacement Plans  - A motion was made and passed to endorse NSFÕs Ship Condition recommendation to extend the service-life of the R/V Barnes to 2016 (Checkley/Hine).  Clare Reimers will draft a letter to the Council in support of UWÕs request of service life extension for R/V Clifford Barnes based on high utilization and plans for replacement.

 

Fleet Projected Service Life End Dates – Motion was made and passed to table the discussion and review of the service life end dates until more information is available (Conte/Devol). Work with agencies to update all end of service life projections for existing vessels in the fleet.

 

Vessel Optimal Usage - Define optimal windows of usage for ships by class rather than single fixed number of days.

 

Continuing Action:

 

Hugh R. Sharp User Debriefs – A motion was made and passed that 2011 be the last year of the Hugh R. Sharp user debriefs and that the data collected be summarized into a report that can be provided to new constructions and technology efforts. (Willis/Checkley).