| Ship: |
Neil Armstrong |
Schedule Status: |
Final |
Schedule ID: |
14478 |
| Schedule Year: |
2020 |
Schedule Name: |
Version 15 |
| Notes: |
****2020 US Academic Research Fleet vessel schedules are subject to change as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves.
Scheduled cruise Chief Scientists are urged to keep in close contact with the vessel operators to remain aware of any updates/changes.
12/20: AR49, returns 1 day early. ONR days for the cruise go from 22 to 21. Day count for the year goes from 179-178.
12/5: AR49, 1 day delayed departure d/t wx
12/1: AR48 Leg B: Homeport Nov 3 (wx and shifted equipment off/on ship)
At sea Nov 4 – Nov 12 / Off load Nov 13...Added 1 day to cruise* Day Count for the year goes up from 178 to 179.
11/4: Returned early, d/t weather, resumed ops the next day (no change in funding days)
10/27: Fall Pioneer arr/ dep dates adjusted- count stays the same
10/21: Arrived 1 day earlier than scheduled
9/15: Oct. 22nd USCG
9/4: 3 day early Irminger arrival
8/21: Add ONR's/ ADEON cruise ROV to pick up "JAX lander" & engineering dive
8/11: Removed 6 Non op days from March transit, wrongly calculated into CY20 funding.
8/10: 4 day early arrival from AR45 will not go to demobe. Day count goes from 190-186.
7/29: OOI Irminger adding 1 day to AR46 as per DB email
7/27: Armstrong arrives 4 days earlier than scheduled. Days added to demobe for a total of 6
7/24: Remove Pickarts 5 days from Irminger and add as "buffer/ in-port days" for after the cruise. Day count goes down from 194 to 189.
7/7: Remove JP Student cruise
6/17: Added a 2nd leg to Fall Pioneer, added a 3 day JP Student cruise
6/5: -12 d ONR/NESBA Pilot cruise. Defer to 2021
5/28: Shifting 2 of the 18 transit days to OSNAP W days for Irminger ops
5/13: -10 days from Spring/Fall Pioneer, -6 days from Irminger.
Added 7 days for Bill Johns OSNAP E.
3/31: May 11th earliest start date for Pioneer as per OOI meeting
3/25: -46 day BLT cruise d/t Covid19. Day count was 229, now 183)
3/16: CA DFO cruise cancelled d/t Corona Virus -28 days (Day count for the year was 257, now 229)
2/25: 1 day delay from yard d/t stern thruster issue.
2/13: Drydock delay, shift Adeon/ Peach off transit
1/29: Adding WHOI Stellwagen Mapping day
1/23: Adding the 4th DFO day at the end of the cruise for a total of 25 days
1/21: Adding 3 days to DFO (Removing WHOI funded day for mapping) and 1 day to Tampa to WHOI transit (was 7, now 8 days) Shift OTZ to the right 1 day.
1/15: Adding 1 charge day to NSF & ONR for home port mobe (PEACH & ADEON)
1/13: Departure DD must be Feb 23rd (39 days)
1/10/20: Swap Spring Pioneer dates as per OOI's request
Add Adeon & Peach to deadhead back to WHOI after DD
Change CA DFO from 33 to 18 days + 1 WHOI day
AND...Add pit stop in Reykjavik for Niskine as per CS & ONR
1/7/20: Oceaneering ROV transformer failure delayed departure by 4 days and cancelled the Adeon & Peach portion of the cruise/ deadhead from WHOI to Tampa.
11/12: Deadheads for CA DFO added & updated voy #'s
10/29: Adding "Rapid" PEACH recovery cruise (9 days)
10/1: Pioneer is 24 days each (STR said 26, so 4 days were removed from the schedule changing the day count from 251 to 247) Last 2 cruises of the year are 2 days earlier.
Thanksgiving is the 26th in 2020
8/28: Exports Cancelled on Armstrong d/t lack of funding (NASA)
7/23: Add possible DoD cruise to start 2020 season
Shift Inst cruise down to October as a TBD
7/1: -2 day from EXPORTS for Dever (NSF) "W"
5/1: Johns Dutch Vsl -27 days
4/15: OSNAP West notified of Barter
1/31: Pickart is looking for a 37 day cruise, same as 2018
Fall Pioneer missing*
NASA: Sampling starting on site on May 1, 2020 (could be May 15)
1/15: Makris 2 ONR cruises are for 2021. He will update the STR (-88 days!)
1/3: Ferrari "BLT" No earlier than 6/20 start
***1 – June 2020, Armstrong
***2 – September 2020, UK vessel
***3 – June 2021, UK vessel
2/15: Send "W" (-22 days)
2020 is a LEAP year 366 days |
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| Operator Cruise ID: |
AR46 |
| Chief Scientist: |
Sebastien Bigorre, WHOI |
| Activity Type: |
At Sea for Science |
| Created By: |
Kerry Strom |
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Dates To Be Determined
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| Load Non-charge Days: |
0 |
| Load Charge Days: |
3 |
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Load Date: |
8/5/2020 |
| Activity Days: |
15 |
Adjustment Days |
Start Date: |
8/8/2020 |
| Transit Days: |
13 |
0 |
End Date: |
9/4/2020 |
| Unload Charge Days: |
2 |
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Unload Date: |
9/6/2020 |
| Unload Non-charge Days: |
0 |
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| Mob Days: |
3 |
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| Science Days: |
12 |
Optimum Start Date: |
7/15/2020 |
| Transit Estimate: |
16 |
Earliest Start Date: |
6/1/2020 |
| Demob Days: |
2 |
Latest Start Date: |
8/15/2020 |
| Repeating Cruise: |
Yes |
Dates To Avoid: |
seek lowest sea states and winds, June-Aug are climatologically the best |
| Number of Repeating Cruises: |
7 |
Repeating Interval: |
12 months |
| Repeating Cruise Comments: |
annual service required, driven by power systems and by instrument degradation (biofouling and calibration) |
| Justification/Comments: |
capable, global class ship needed that can carry 4 moorings and anchors; summer months required to optimize chance of success at mooring deployments and improve safety |
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| PI |
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Project/Purpose |
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Agency |
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Funding Status |
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Op Days |
| Weller OOI Project Team, WHOI |
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OOI Irminger Sea |
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NSF-OOI/OOI |
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Funded |
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28 |
| Amy S. Bower, WHOI |
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OSNAP-GDWBC Moorings |
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NSF/OCE/PO |
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Funded |
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5 |
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| Requested Start Port: |
Woods Hole, MA, USA |
| Intermediate Port(s): |
None |
| Requested End Port: |
Woods Hole, MA, USA |
| Port Comments: |
WHOI is OOI CGSN homeport / facility |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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Ending
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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| Op Area Description: |
Irminger Sea |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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Ending
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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| Op Area Description: |
Irminger Sea |
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Coastal States Requiring Clearance:
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Greenland(T)
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| Foreign Clearance Required: |
Yes |
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Greenland
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| Foreign Clearance Comments: |
Will need min 4 months lead time for Greenland / Denmark clearance application. |
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| Instrumentation Requested: |
Dynamic Positioning
Multibeam
Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl Wire
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| Instrumentation Comments: |
trawl wire against need to drag for mooring |
| Ancil Facilities Requested: |
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| Ancil Facility Comments: |
Global class, rigged for mooring operations,
Sea Beam desired, 7000 lb crane, dynamic positioning, 10000 lb A-frame,
100,000 deck load, trawl winch with 9000 m 9/16 inch wire, 30 berths, 30 day
endurance, experience with mooring operations. |
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