U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program - Phase 3
1999 Vessel Equipment and Facilities Requirements



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 Yes
Winch to tow Biomapper/Green Bomber, fiber optic cable winch

Yes

Yes

Not needed

Medium winch /w conducting cable for 1-m2 MOC (0.322") Yes Yes Not needed
Two after deck mounted air tuggers and A-frame (or acceptable alternatives) for 10m2 MOCNESS

Yes

Yes Not needed
CTD/rosette with 10-liter Go-flow bottles Yes Yes Yes
Uncontaminated running sea water Yes Yes Not needed
Crane for mooring deployments Not needed Yes Yes
Davit or boom for towed acoustics Yes Yes Not needed
LABORATORY
PDR Yes Yes Yes
-80c freezer Yes Not needed 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
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
Meteorological 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 (plus 440v for 10Kv transformer)

Yes (plus 440v for 10Kv transformer)

Yes
Ample scientific storage for samples Yes Yes Not needed

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Last updated: December 10, 1998