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  Schedule Information  
Ship: Neil Armstrong Schedule Status: Final Schedule ID: 14585
Schedule Year: 2021 Schedule Name: Version 10
Notes: ***2021 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.

11/1: 3 day later departure from WHOI for Fall Pioneer d/t a severe storm. Removed an in-between port day and 2 days from overall cruise.
10/21: Deadhead from Reykjavik departed 1 day later than scheduled d/t severe N/ Atlantic storm. Arrival WHOI stayed the same.
8/25: C.Lee end port changed from Reykjavik to Hafnarfjordur back to Reykjavik.
6/5: Rearrange Norse mobe days btw whoi & reykj.
5/25: Split Fall Pioneer to 2, 12 days cruises
5/13: Added 8 day OTZ cruise in July
5/7: AR54 Arrives 1 day later d/t unfinished ops., removing the covid cleaning day, 1 day added to ONR funding for the year.
4/26: AR53 departs 1 day later d/t wx (23rd). Return 25th d/t medical situation. Depart 26th, taking the Covid cleaning day on the 28th to make up for time lost. 1 day added to ONR funding for the year.
4/17: Pioneer arrives home 1 day earlier (April 17th), day was added to demobe.
3/16: 1 day delayed departure d/t covid test/ isolation timing
2/1: YT Lin TFO Test cruise deferred to mid March d/t weather
Late departure & early return for YT Lin TFO Test Cruise d/t wx
1/25: Swap Nesba #1 w/ OOI Pioneer to help w/ Isolation time
12/17: AR50, Shift 2 days to the right to help engineering team prep
11/25: Removed 22 day July cruise, "SBCEXP" as per CS P. Wilson
10/5: Nesba shifts all cruises & adds 2 days
9/17: Nesba Pilot Jan 25- Feb 10 NE Shelf or Hatteras or off GA
*Wilson has until March 1, 2021 to decide if this coring cruise will be on Armstrong
8/28: Covid days added & NESBA cleaned up
8/4: -10d J.Coates "W"
7/30: NESBA Pilot shifted to March as per DB
6/5: NESBA Pilot fm fall 2020, shifted to fall 2021 d/t lack of staff/ covid timing-
K.Becker may defer the 3 ship spring operation. TBD
5/5: -26d D'Hondt "W"
2/28: 3 Ship ONR Ops w/ Armstrong, Endeavor & Hugh Sharp
2/13th: Mullholland not funded
2/10: S. Biggore "HOSTA" not funded
Makris: AR has an EK80...Not going until 2022
2/7: No OSNAP W, BLT, Niskine or Davis Straights in 2022
2/6/2020: OOI Pioneer STR's missing
Aug 2019: Institutional days for 2021 will be a 7 day cruise via a call for proposals, and the usual 3 days cruise with the joint program students (Tivey)
  Cruise Information  
Ship Request Information
Operator Cruise ID: AR56
Chief Scientist: David P. Knobles, ARL:UT
Activity Type: At Sea for Science
Created By: Kerry Strom
Compare Request:
Project Short Title: SBCEXP 2021
Requested Year: 2021
Requested Ship: Neil Armstrong  
Request Type: Collaborative  
Created By: David Knobles  
Load Non-charge Days: 0
Load Charge Days: 1   Load Date: 5/21/2021
Activity Days: 13 Adjustment Days Start Date: 5/22/2021
Transit Days: 0 0 End Date: 6/3/2021
Unload Charge Days: 1   Unload Date: 6/4/2021
Unload Non-charge Days: 0
Mob Days: 1  
Science Days: 13 Optimum Start Date: 5/23/2021
Transit Estimate: 1 Earliest Start Date: 5/23/2021
Demob Days: 1 Latest Start Date: 5/23/2021
Repeating Cruise: No Dates To Avoid: The Armstrong is reserved to May 22 and we would like our part to start May 23. We are supposed to be back in port June 06
Number of Repeating Cruises: 0 Repeating Interval:
Repeating Cruise Comments: NA since this request is not for a repeating cruise
Justification/Comments: NA since this request is not for a repeating cruise
PI   Project/Purpose   Agency   Funding Status   Op Days
David Knobles, KSA   SBCEXP 2021   NAVY/ONR   Funded   15
  Start Port: Woods Hole, MA, USA
  End Port: Woods Hole, MA, USA
Requested Start Port: Woods Hole, MA, USA
Intermediate Port(s): None,
Requested End Port: Woods Hole, MA, USA
Port Comments: Woods Hole is the home port of the Armstrong and is the nearest port to the area of operations
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
40° N / 70° W map
152 map
NA06 map
Ending
40° N / 71° W map
152 map
NA06 map
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Op Area Description: Off M. Vineyard
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
40.5° N / 70.5° W map
152 map
NA06 map
Ending
40.056° N / 71.8° W map
152 map
NA06 map
  Show Degrees Minutes    
 
Op Area Description: New Eng Shelf
Coastal States Requiring Clearance: US EEZ(T)
Foreign Clearance Required: No
NONE
Foreign Clearance Comments: NA
Ancil Facilities:
Instrumentation Requested: Dynamic Positioning
Multibeam
Stern A-frame
Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe
Instrumentation Comments: We also need the conductivity, depth, and temperature measurements of the water column
Ancil Facilities Requested: Portable Winch
Ancil Facility Comments: N/A
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