Chief Scientist's Manual

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

SECTION I. PRE-CRUISE REQUIREMENTS

• Chief Scientist
• Scheduling
• Cruise Plan, Cruise Prospectus
• Size and Composition of Scientific Party
• Medical Requirements
• Radioactive and Other Isotopes
• Explosives
• Scuba Diving
• Loading and Stowage
• Shipboard Technical Support (STS)
• Resident Marine Technicians
• Shipboard Computer Group
• Welding, Bolting and Wire

SECTION II. SHIPBOARD PROCEDURES

• Authority of the Master and the Chief Scientist
• Moving Aboard
• Orientation Session(s)
• Fire and Boat Drills
• Housekeeping
• Plastics and Other Trash
• Mess Hall Protocol
• Alcohol and Drugs
• Smoking
• Sexual Harassment
• Shipboard Safety and Accident Reports
• Schedule Changes
• Communications
• Daily and Weekly Reports

SECTION III. EXPEDITIONS AND FOREIGN CLEARANCES

• Cruise Name
• Foreign Waters
• Visas and Vaccinations
• Customs Rules
• Pre-Cruise Meeting
• Sea Time and Port Time
• Logistics/Loading/Unloading/Storage/Shipping
• Berthing and Meals in Port
• Ship's Agent
• Ancillary Programs
• Unloading After an Expedition

SECTION IV. POST-CRUISE REQUIREMENTS

• Reports
• Custody of Samples and Underway Data