| 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) |
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| Operator Cruise ID: |
AR61-B |
| Chief Scientist: |
Al Plueddemann, 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: |
0 |
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Load Date: |
11/8/2021 |
| Activity Days: |
8 |
Adjustment Days |
Start Date: |
11/8/2021 |
| Transit Days: |
0 |
0 |
End Date: |
11/15/2021 |
| Unload Charge Days: |
1 |
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Unload Date: |
11/16/2021 |
| Unload Non-charge Days: |
0 |
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| Mob Days: |
2 |
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| Science Days: |
20 |
Optimum Start Date: |
9/15/2021 |
| Transit Estimate: |
0 |
Earliest Start Date: |
9/1/2021 |
| Demob Days: |
2 |
Latest Start Date: |
9/15/2021 |
| Repeating Cruise: |
Yes |
Dates To Avoid: |
Mooring servicing in spring and fall, timed for weather and biofouling cycle |
| Number of Repeating Cruises: |
6 |
Repeating Interval: |
6 months |
| Repeating Cruise Comments: |
Recover, redeploy, refresh power system and sensors every 6 months. |
| Justification/Comments: |
Recover, redeploy, refresh power system and sensors every 6 months, address biofouling. Deck payload when deploying and servicing moorings requires a large Global or Oceans Class vessel with Dynamic Positioning. |
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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 |
| Al Plueddemann, WHOI |
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OOI Pioneer |
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NSF-OOI/OOI |
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Funded |
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9 |
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| Requested Start Port: |
Woods Hole, MA, USA |
| Intermediate Port(s): |
None |
| Requested End Port: |
Woods Hole, MA, USA |
| Port Comments: |
Home port of CGSN OOI facility and close proximity to op area. |
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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: |
Pioneer |
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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: |
NE Shelf |
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Coastal States Requiring Clearance:
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US EEZ(T)
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| Foreign Clearance Required: |
No |
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| Foreign Clearance Comments: |
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| Instrumentation Requested: |
Dynamic Positioning
ADCP
Multibeam
Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl Wire
Stern A-frame
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| Instrumentation Comments: |
Trawl wire needed to deploy mooring anchors and possible need to drag for moorings |
| Ancil Facilities Requested: |
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| Ancil Facility Comments: |
Global vessel with Dynamic Positioning, crane rated to 10,000lbs, A-Frame rated to 10 tons, 1200sq ft working deck, 60,000 lbs deck payload, 9,000m 9/16" trawl, 12 days endurance,experience with mooring operations. |
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