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NMS Flower Gardens
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2015
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Pelican
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Project Title: |
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Flower Garden Bank Dives 2015 |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Stuart Lochner, Oceangate |
Project Institution: |
Oceangate |
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Project ID: |
104589 |
Version #: |
5 |
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Date Submitted: |
10/7/2014 4:28:00 PM |
Created By: |
Stuart Lochner |
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Date Last Modified: |
12/2/2014 6:14:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
OTHER - OGI - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Flower Garden Reef Observation (More details TBD) |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Support for 4 person submersible "Cyclops 500" and crew of approx 6. LRT towed transport of 20,000 lb vehicle, 110VAC power for battery and air bank charging, deck space for 10 ft UNOLS support container. |
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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: |
1007351 |
Created By: |
Stuart Lochner |
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Date Last Modified: |
12/2/2014 6:04:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
10/7/2014 4:50:00 PM |
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Year: |
2015
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Ship/Facility: |
Pelican
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Optimum Start Date:
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8/5/2015 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
8/3/2015 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
8/6/2015 |
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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4 |
1 |
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8 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
27.916667, -93.600043 |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
Timing based on predicted reef bloom, after full moon in July/Aug. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Flower Gardens |
| Description of Op Area: |
GoMex Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
10 X 20 |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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27.916667° N
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93.6° W
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27° 55.00002' N
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93° 36' W
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Ending
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27.916667° N
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93.6° W
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27° 55.00002' N
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93° 36' W
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
No |
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 |
| Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?
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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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Galveston, TX, USA |
None |
Galveston, TX, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
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Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Stuart Lochner, Oceangate |
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# in Science Party |
6 |
# 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 |
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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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