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  Marion Rise  -  2019  -  Thomas G. Thompson  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Thin Crust Over the Marion Rise: Remelting the Gondwanan Mantle Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Henry J. Dick, WHOI Project Institution: WHOI
Project ID: 105732 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 3/3/2017 10:00:00 PM Created By: Henry J. Dick
Date Last Modified: 8/23/2018 11:21:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: OTHER - NONE - Funded
Summary of Field Work: This request is for the use of SENTRY on an NSF Funded cruise to the Marion Rise with separate funding provided through the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to do high resolution mapping, magnetics, and side-scan on the SW Indian Ridge mapping the rift valley floor and adjacent rift mountains.
Summary of Facility Requirements: AUV SENTRY
Summary of other requirements and comments: magnetometer for the AUV
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1009306 Created By: Henry J. Dick
Date Last Modified: 8/23/2018 11:21:00 AM Date Submitted: 3/3/2017 10:00:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2019 Ship/Facility: Thomas G. Thompson
Optimum Start Date: 10/1/2019 Dates to Avoid: Austral Winter, late spring or early fall
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 10/1/2018 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 3/1/2019 Other Ship(s): none

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
24 2 1 9 36
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval: 0 # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: none
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
This is a request for the use of AUV Sentry on an NSF funded cruise of the same project name under separate funding.
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Marion Rise
Description of Op Area: SW Indian Ridge between 39°E and 46°E on the Marion Rise
Op Area Size/Dia.: 450 by 90
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
43° S / 39.4° E map
476 map
IN06 map
Ending
38.5° S / 46.7° E map
439 map
IN06 map
  Show Degrees Minutes    
Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? No Coastal States:

NONE
 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.)
none required - cruise entirely in international waters
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Cape Town, South Africa None Durban, South Africa
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
Closest ports to operational area

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Henry J. Dick, WHOI
# in Science Party 30 # 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 The science party size has not been finally determined but will include the Sentry AUV Team plus two operator provided technicians to handle multi-beam sonar, gravimeter, and magnetometer, plus close to the maximum number of scientists and watch standers that can be accommodated.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Selected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Selected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeUnselected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
1 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

Presumably will require a van for Sentry
we will also need a gravimeter and ship-towed magnetometer

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 AUVSelected 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)
Unselected JasonUnselected 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.
AUV Sentry required for high resolution sea floor mapping and magnetics

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