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  Cascadia ACORK  -  2016  -  Thomas G. Thompson  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Instillation of a Real TIme Seafloor Geodetic and Thermal Observatory at the Cascadia Subduction Zone Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey J. McGuire, WHOI Project Institution: WHOI
Project ID: 103551 Version #: 3
Date Submitted: 8/9/2012 1:01:00 PM Created By: Jeffrey J. McGuire
Date Last Modified: 6/5/2015 9:08:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/MGG - 1259243 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: The goal of this proposal is to install an instrument string in the IODP borehole observatory offshore of Vancouver Island that already has an active ACORK observatory. We will also install a wider array of seafloor geodetic instruments.
Summary of Facility Requirements: Global class ship capable of supporting either the Jason or ROPOS ROV team. Either the Jason or ROPOS ROV would be necessary to install the instruments. We have been working with the JASON ROV team in anticipation of a cruise in fall 2015 but had to delay the cruise till the weather window in 2016 due to delays in our construction of the instrument package.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1005612 Created By: Jeffrey J. McGuire
Date Last Modified: 6/5/2015 9:08:00 AM Date Submitted: 8/9/2012 1:01:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2016 Ship/Facility: Thomas G. Thompson
Optimum Start Date: 7/1/2016 Dates to Avoid: Work will be offshore of Vancouver Island with an ROV, so the optimal weather window is ~July-September.
It may be possible to combine our cruise with a NEPTUNE Canada cruise to the same region/node location.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 7/1/2016 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 9/15/2016 Other Ship(s): Any large ship that JASON can be operated from would be sufficient.

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
5 2 2 2 11
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
 
Description of Op Area:
Op Area Size/Dia.:  
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
48.2° N / 126.8° W map
157 map
NP09 map
Ending
48.2° N / 126.8° W map
157 map
NP09 map
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Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? Yes Coastal States:

Canada
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances  

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)?
No If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office? No
 Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?

Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.)
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Seattle, WA, USA None Seattle, WA, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
We've also discussed starting the cruise out of Esquimalt/Victoria. This may be significantly more convenient if there is Ocean Networks Canada involvement with the ship right before, during, or after our cruise.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Jeffrey J. McGuire, WHOI
# in Science Party 13 # of different science teams 1 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
2
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements 24 hour ROV operations will require 2 technicians. There will be an ROV team in addition to our science team.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Selected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Unselected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeUnselected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

Major Ancillary Facilities (that require coordination of schedules with ship schedule)
Aircraft
Unselected Helicopter Ops (USCG)Unselected Twin OtterUnselected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Unselected Other AUVUnselected Sentry  
Coring Facility
Unselected Jumbo Piston CoringUnselected Large Gravity Core Unselected MC800 multicorer w/ MISO camera/telemetryUnselected OSU Coring Facility (MARSSAM)
Unselected Other Large Coring FacilityUnselected WHOI Long Core  
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV)
Unselected AlvinUnselected Clelia (HBOI)Unselected JSL I & II (HBOI)Unselected Other HOV
Other Facility
Unselected MISO Facility - deep-sea imagingUnselected Other FacilityUnselected Potential Fields Pool Equipment 
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Selected JasonSelected Other ROV  
Seismic Facility
Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Center (OBSIC)Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool (OBSIP)Unselected Ocean-Bottom Seismometer Program (UTIG)Unselected Other Seismic/OBS Facility
Unselected PASSCALUnselected Portable MCS groupUnselected Portable MCS/SCS groupUnselected U.S. Geological Survey Ocean Bottom Seismometer Facility (USGS at WHOI)
Towed Underwater Vehicle
Unselected ARGO IIUnselected Hawaii MR1 (HMRG)Unselected IMI12 (HMRG)Unselected IMI120 (HMRG - formerly DSL 120A)
Unselected IMI30 (HMRG)Unselected Other Towed Underwater VehicleUnselected Towfish 
UNOLS Van Pool
Unselected AUV Lab Van #1Unselected Clean Lab VanUnselected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Unselected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Unselected Mooring SpoolerUnselected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.
Either Jason or ROPOS ROV would work. We could possibly join an existing NEPTUNE Canada cuise that utilizes ROPOS.

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