| Year | Ship Requested/ Bunks required/Chief Scientist (if selected) | #Science Days (including transet days) | Day/Month/Yr | Alternate Day/Month/Yr |
| Broad-Scale Cruises | ||||
| 1997 | Medium Ship (14 bunks) TBD | 14 | January | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (16 bunks) TBD | 14 | February | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (16 bunks) TBD | 14 | March | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (16 bunks) TBD | 14 | April | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (14 bunks) TBD | 14 | May | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (14 bunks) TBD | 14 | June | none/time dependent |
| Process Cruises | ||||
| 1997 | Medium Ship (6 bunks) C. Davis | 14 | January | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (6 bunks) C. Davis | 14 | February | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium (16 bunks) K. Brink & C. Lee | 11 | March | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (18 bunks) D. Gifford/L. Madin/M. Sieracki/T. Durbin/ et. al. | 14 | March | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium ship (16 bunks) G. Lough | 16 | April | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (18 bunks) D. Gifford/L. Madin/M. Sieracki/T. Durbin/ et. al. | 14 | April | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (6 bunks) C. Davis | 14 | April | none/time dependent |
| Year | Ship Requested/ Bunks required/Chief Scientist (if selected) | #Science Days (including transet days) | Day/Month/Yr | Alternate Day/Month/Yr |
| 1997 | Medium (16 bunks) G. Lough | 18 | May | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (18 bunks) D. Gifford/L. Madin/M. Sieracki/T. Durbin/ et. al. | 14 | May | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium (16 bunks) K. Brink & C. Lee | 11 | June | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (6 bunks) C. Davis | 14 | June | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium (16 bunks) C. Greene | 10 | October | none/time dependent |
| Long-term and Process Mooring Cruises | ||||
| 1997 | Medium (16 bunks) R. Schlitz | 12 | January | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (16 bunks) J. Irish | 8 | April | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium (16 bunks) R. Schlitz (RetrieveMooring) | 6 | August | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium (16 bunks) R. Schlitz (Set Mooring) | 6 | August | none/time dependent |
| 1997 | Medium Ship (16 bunks) J. Irish | 8 | October | none/time dependent |
Vessel Equipment and Facilities Requirements for the
U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Study
Equipment or Facilities | Program Activity | ||
| Broad-Scale Cruises | Process Cruises | Long-term Mooring Cruises | |
| DECK | |||
| Trawl winch /w conducting cable for 10m2 MOC (.68") | Yes | Yes, coax cable needed | Yes (conducting wire not needed) |
| Medium winch /w conducting cable for double 1m2 MOC (0.322") | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Two stern mounted deck winches and davits for mid water trawl | Not needed | Yes | Not needed |
| Small winch for pump and collection of live samples | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Zodiac for diving | Not needed | Yes | Not needed |
| CTD/rossette with 10-liter Go flow bottles | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Uncontaminated running sea water | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Crane for mooring deployments | Not needed | Not needed | Yes |
| Davit for towed acoustics | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| LABORATORY | |||
| PDR | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| -80°c freezer | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Standard freezer | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Refrigerator | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| De-ionized water | Not needed | Yes | Not needed |
| Fume hood | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
Equipment or Facilities | Program Activity | ||
| Broad-Scale Cruises | Process Cruises | Long-term Mooring Cruises | |
| Provisions for isotope handling | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Dark room | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Microscope & video space | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| Provisions for liquid nitrogen | Yes | Yes | Not needed |
| OTHER | |||
| ADCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SAIL communication loop | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous surface temp/salt/fluoro | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Metereological measurements | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Loran/GPS Note: higher resolution P-code GPS required for some cruises | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ATS/fax | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite imagery transfer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Xerox machine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clean electrical power | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ample scientific storage for samples | Yes | Yes | Not needed |