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  Schedule Information  
Ship: Atlantis Schedule Status: Final Schedule ID: 11597
Schedule Year: 2012 Schedule Name: Atlantis 2012 Final
Notes: Jan 15 Made Final.
11/5: Scheduled Transit to shipyard Nov 5 - 8 and dry dock period Nov 8 - Dec 31 2012.
8/15: Changed Armstrong Departure to Aug 15 and arrival Sept 10. Still 27 op days.
8/10/12: Added NAVY INSURV inspection Oct 22 - 26, Woods Hole Ma.
7/25/12: Removed "Hickey" Alvin Eng Sea Trial. Added 7 days to Forbes / Armstrong cruise. Changed Dep. to Aug 14 and arrival port to Woods Hole Sept 9.
7/9/12: Added 2 days onto this transit for NOAA Dart buoy service on buoy #41424 @ 32.922N, 72.466W . New ETA Aug 9 into WHOI.
6/19/12: Added NOAA/Canada joint collaboration cruise Aug 11 - 31, plus 8 day transit from Barbados to WHOI. Total of 29 days added. Boston still being used as a place holder until a shipyard is chosen for A Frame Modification in September.
6/11/12: May 28 Sea Trial for Traction / Markey winch. Used 1 mob day from Van Dover (NSF/OCE/BIO). Van Dover cruise end 1 day early June 17. D. Smith begin 1 day early June 21.
2/3/12: Removed German Alvin Sci Verification cruise. Shifted Hickey to Dec 1.
Added Debbie Smith cruise June 22 - * 20 days total . Shifted Yager to July 12 sailing. Shifted Swift mid cruise port stop to April 17 - 19 in Barbados.
12/21/11: a} Added 2 days to Feb transit to WHOI for multibeam training (Konsburg). b} Added Yager cruise June 23 - July 9. c} Boston added as port place holder for A Frame work. d} Shifted A Frame modifications to July 19 - Sep 16. e} Added Oct 1 dock trails. f} Shifted Hickey / Alvin Engineering sea trials to Nov 1.
10/27/11: Transit days from Barbados to US east coast port (7) now NON OP days (per nsf). Added maintenance periods (2) at WHOI.
10/20/11: Added 1 transit day Jan 1st & Shifted German, NSF inspection and transit PE to WHOI 3 days later.
10/17/11: Recalculated Van Dover sea days. Cruise ends June 18.
10/11/11: Updated transit dates from WHOI to Barbados. Added 1 Jason engineering dive day to Van Dover cruise. Added one mob day for Van Dover. Adjusted Transit dates Bridgetown to JAX June 21 - June 27. Added 1 demob day for Hickey.
10/4/11: Added two day NSF inspection schedule Jan 27 - 28 2012. Port Everglades to Port Everglades.
10/3/11: Published AT 2012 schedule.
  Cruise Information  
Ship Request Information
Operator Cruise ID:
Chief Scientist: Deborah Smith, NSF
Activity Type: At Sea for Science
Created By: Eric Benway
Compare Request:
Project Short Title: Equatorial MAR
Requested Year: 2012
Requested Ship: Knorr  
Request Type: Primary  
Created By: Deborah Smith  
Load Non-charge Days: 0
Load Charge Days: 1   Load Date: 6/20/2012
Activity Days: 2 Adjustment Days Start Date: 6/21/2012
Transit Days: 17 0 End Date: 7/9/2012
Unload Charge Days: 1   Unload Date: 7/10/2012
Unload Non-charge Days: 0
Mob Days: 0  
Science Days: 1 Optimum Start Date: 1/15/2012
Transit Estimate: 11 Earliest Start Date: 1/1/2012
Demob Days: 0 Latest Start Date: 2/28/2012
Repeating Cruise: No Dates To Avoid: April - May 2012 to avoid deployment of hydrophones on the PIRATA servicing cruise.
Number of Repeating Cruises: 0 Repeating Interval:
Repeating Cruise Comments:
Justification/Comments: We budget for 8 hrs/hydrophone deployment and 10.5 days of transit RT from Fortaleza, Brazil. We chose the Knorr because it is in the Atlantic and might be available in late 2011/early 2012.
PI   Project/Purpose   Agency   Funding Status   Op Days
Deborah Smith, NSF   Equatorial MAR   NSF/EAR   Funded   20
  Van Dover moorings   NSF/OCE/BIO   Funded   1
  Start Port: Bridgetown, Barbados
  End Port: Bridgetown, Barbados
Requested Start Port: Fortaleza, Brazil
Intermediate Port(s): None
Requested End Port: Fortaleza, Brazil
Port Comments: Fortaleza appears to be the closest port to the hydrophone locations
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Coastal States Requiring Clearance:
Foreign Clearance Required: No
Foreign Clearance Comments:
Ancil Facilities:
Instrumentation Requested: Multibeam
Instrumentation Comments: mooring winch for deploying the hydrophone mooring
XBTs to obtain sound velocity profile at 3 mooring locations
multibeam bathymetry to map the region to define a flat area to anchor the mooring
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Cruise Notes: 6/11: Smith cruise to depart 1 day early for recovery of Van Dover moorings (3) inside Trinidad Tobago EEZ. Recovery unsuccessful. Will try in 2013.