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OC 461

Ship

R/V Oceanus

Cruise Party

Joan Bernhard: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Watson Building 219, MS#52 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3480 jbernhard@whoi.edu

Departure: May 14, 2010
Woods Hole
Arrival: May 16, 2010
Woods Hole
Operations Area
Shelf and slope south of Martha's Vineyard
Lat/Lon: 39° 51.4′ N / 69° 12.4′ W
Depth Range: 80 / 2000
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	no
Science Objectives
Collect as many Soutar Boxcores as possible of a ~1600 m deep site and, if time, a few at the Mud Patch (80 m).  Take MC800 multicorer as back up.
Science Activities
Soutar boxcoring.  CTD water casts (to collect bottom water)
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
Meeting Notes: I work at WHOI... No need for Prof. Goldstein to participate in cruise planning.
Stations:
Station 1   Distance: 120   Days: 14hr   Latitude: 39° 51.4’ N   Longitude: 69° 12.4’ W
Supporting documentation:
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Funding

Funding Agency: NSF

Grant or contract number: 0850494

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Oceanus

Other Science Vans:

Shipboard Equipment
Deionized Water System
Fume Hood
CTD/Water Sampling
911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
Critical CTD Sensors
Sediment Sampling
Box corer
Multi-core
Sample Storage
Chest Freezer (Household type) 0°F
Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft.
Storage Notes: We need a functional Soutar Boxcorer (not any old boxcorer).  And we need a functional MC800 multicorer as back up.
Navigation
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation?	no
How many nets?	0
How many tansponders?	0
Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation?	no
Winches
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Number of conductors:  Non-standard wire required? no Type:  Traction winch required? no Describe:

Science Van 1
Type/size: 20' UNOLS Shared Use Cold Lab		Location: Main deck
Water: Not required		Power:Required

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: no	Type:
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no	Type:
Nets Required: no	Type:

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? no

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: no	Identify:
Equipment Handling: no	Identify:
Inter/intraship Communications: no	Identify:
Science Stowage: no	Identify:
Water: no	Identify:

Additional Cruise Items/Activities

Explosive Devices:no Portable Air Compressors:no Flammable Gases:no Small Boat Operations:no SCUBA Diving Operations:no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?noDescribe deployment method and quantity:
I will fill the form out when the cruise is closer. 

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Depends when we leave port.  As discussed with E. caporelli, I would like to leave in the late afternoon so we arrive on station at dawn (~12 hr steam to site), allowing us to work all day and begin to steam back at dusk.  Thus, we would depart at 1700 hr on the 14th and return by 1700 hr on the 16th.  If we left in the AM, we would arrive on station at 10 PM and have to work all night, only to be steaming back to port during daylight hours.  It is far safer for all involved to be deploying the boxcorer dueign daylight hours.  This schedule, of course, depends on the Captain's approval. Other required equipment and special needs:
Crane / crutch for starboard boxcore deployments.
Sieving tables (to be mounted on quarterdeck; Bosun Clindor knows where to mount them).
Tarp rigged to keep rain and/or sun off of sieving table. 
UNOLS cold van to be functional at 5-7oC. 
Soutar to be ready for deployment.

Checklist & Notes

Checklist
U.S. Customs Form:	no
Diplomatic Clearance:	no
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
United States (Woods Hole, MA)      Master R/V Ship Name Attn: Scientist's Name OC 461 c/o WHOI 266 Woods Hole Rd. Woods Hole, MA 02543 Contact: Eric Benway Phone: (508) 289-3770 Fax: (508) 457-2185 Email: ebenway@whoi.edu
Countries:
Notes:
Isotope Use Approval:	no
Isotope Notes:
SCUBA Diving:	no
Checklist
SSSG Tech:
Sean Guss (male)
Tentative load date May 13th.   Off load May 16 & 17th