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AlvinUpgrade_SVC
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2013
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Atlantis
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Project Title: |
Science Verification Cruise for the Alvin HOV following upgrade. |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Peter R. Girguis, Harvard |
Project Institution: |
Harvard |
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Project ID: |
102571 |
Version #: |
6 |
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Date Submitted: |
7/28/2010 2:28:00 PM |
Created By: |
Christopher German |
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Date Last Modified: |
1/25/2013 7:07:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/IPS - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
This cruise will aim to engage a range of interested scientists from across the US HOV-user community to conduct a series of scientific investigations that will make increasingly complex demands of the upgraded Alvin HOV in Spring 2013, in pursuit of real-world scientific objectives, to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new vehicle and its readiness to resume National Deep Submergence Facility operations. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We will need the use of the RV Atlantis and the new upgraded version of the Alvin HOV - the cruise needs to follow the engineering seatrials of the vehicle (currently planned for early 2013) but should precede any scheduling of funded NDSF use of the vehicle to allow THIS cruise to be undertaken to ensure that the new science payloads etc are functioning correctly and as intended, ready for science usage. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1003935 |
Created By: |
Christopher German |
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Date Last Modified: |
1/24/2013 5:41:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
7/28/2010 2:28:00 PM |
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Year: |
2013
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Ship/Facility: |
Atlantis
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Optimum Start Date:
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5/1/2013 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Needs to follow engineering test dives of the Alvin Upgrade vehicle (PI J.Hickey, WHOI). |
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Earliest Start Date: |
4/1/2013 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
5/10/2013 |
Other Ship(s): |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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30 |
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30 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
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Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
The ship required will be the Atlantis as the support ship for the HOV Alvin. This cruise needs, ideally, to immediately follow the engineering trials cruise that will be led by Pat Hickey (Operations Manager for the Alvin HOV) and should precede any further cruises that are to be scheduled to make use of the Alvin HOV once it re-enters National Deep Submergence Facility service. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
GoMex ± CayRise |
| Description of Op Area: |
Florida Escarpment cold seeps (Gulf of Mexico) +/- Von Damm hydrothermal vent site, Mid Cayman Rise - precise areas to be decided according to co-PIs' interested, still to be confirmed. |
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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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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
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 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances
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Are you or any member in your science party bringing in any science equipment items which are regulated for export by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?
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No |
If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office?
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No |
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Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.) |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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St. George's, Bermuda |
None |
St. Petersburg, FL, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Starting Port: Bermuda or Florida - We know that the preceding (engineering dives) trials cruise will start and end in Bermuda, hence that is the most efficient start point for this cruise.
End Port - Florida? |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Peter R. Girguis, Harvard |
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# in Science Party |
24 |
# of different science teams |
1 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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1 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
We expect demand to participate in this cruise to be high.
4 Agencies reps, 4 DESSC evaluators and up to 16 science users - hence the full complement of science berths including shared staterooms with both SSSGs is proposed. |
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 Dynamic Positioning |  ADCP | Multibeam | Seismic |
| Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl Wire | Stern A-frame | Fiber Optic (.681) | 0.680 Coax Wire |
| SCUBA Diving | Radioisotope use - briefly describe | NO Radioisotope use/Natural level work | Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe |
| 0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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