POC:  Rose Dufour/Elizabeth Brenner       LAST UPDATED: 2003/12/29 11:41 EST
        SIO Ship Schedulers
      Scripps Institution of Oceanography
      University of California, San Diego
      9500 Gilman Drive
      La Jolla, CA 92093-0210
      Tel: (858) 534-2841
      Fax: NEW (858) 822-5811
      Email: shipsked@ucsd.edu

                       R/V Melville 2003 FINAL Schedule

=======================================================================
3/17- Brink Vietnamese cruise withdrawn from schedule.  Advanced
Nittrouer, and Overhaul schedules.
4/30/03  Add 2 ONR projects-Brink Timor Sea and possible LWAD work off
Japan
6/19 LWAD cruise cancelled
=======================================================================
                                                              DAYS/AGENCY/
CRUISE  MAP INDEX/AREA/        P.I./INSTITUTION/  PORTS       STATUS/
DATES   PURPOSE                PROPOSAL NO.                   CLEARANCE
=======================================================================
29,30,31,1
02 JAN  SA2/So. Atlantic/      Byrne, D/UM/       Cape Town   17/NSF/F
16 JAN  ASTTEX-CTD Moorings    OCE-0099177        Cape Town   South     
17                                                            Africa    
20 total; [11 sci, 4 port, 5 transit/arr/dep]
----------

18
19 JAN  IN6/SW Indian Ridge 5/ Dick, H./WHOI/     Cape Town   25/NSF/F
09 FEB  Geological Oceanograph OCE-9907630        Cape Town   South     
10,11                                                         Africa    
                                                              (ancillary
                                                              only)     
[10 sci, 3 port, 12 transit/arriv/dep]
----------

12,13
14 FEB  IN3/31S 31E 37S 22E/   Beal, L./RSMAS/    Cape Town   36/NSF/F
17 MAR  Physical Oceanography  OCE02-44769        Cape Town   South     
18,19                                                         Africa,   
                                                              Mozambique
(28 sci, 2 trans, 1.5 arr/dep, 4 port)
----------

20,21,22
23 MAR  SA2/10-30S, 13E/       Slowey, N./TAMU/   Cape Town   53/NSF/F
02 MAY  WHOI jumbo & gravity c OCE-0222101        Cape Town   So.       
3-11                                                          Africa,   
                                                              Namibia,  
                                                              Angola    
Intermediate port stop in Walvis Bay, Namibia about 10 April.
Angolan clearance not approval.
----------

12,13,14
15 MAY  IN3//                  transit/na/        Cape Town   12/NSF/F
13 JUN                         ship ops           Port Hedlan So.       
                                                              Africa,   
                                                              Australia 
        IN5/Indian Ocean/      Blackman, D/SIO/               11/DOE/F
        nuclear test monitor & ROA0101-44                               
        IN5/20 S, 58 E 32 S, / Ohman, M/SIO/                  4/NSF/F
        Biological Oceanograph OCE0221063                               
        IN5/Indian Ocean/      n.a./n.a./                     6/NAVY/F
        transit                N000                                     
21 transit (12 NSF/6 ONR/3 DOE)
DOE 5 sci, NSF 4 sci, 3 DOE port.
Personnel transfer in Cocos Keeling 8 June
----------

14,15,16,17
18 JUN  IN5/Timor Sea/         Brink, K./WHOI/    Port Hedlan 36/NAVY/F
17 JUL  CTD, Seasoar, MiniBat  N000               Darwin                
18,19                                                                   

20 JUL  IN5/USGC Inspections/  n.a./n.a./         Darwin      7/NAVY/F
26 JUL  /ABS Surveys           n.a.               Darwin                
USCG Inspection/ABS Survey
Firm Inspection Dates TBD
----------

27 JUL  IN5/In port Darwin/    n.a./n.a./         Darwin      8/NAVY/F
03 AUG                         n.a.               Darwin                

4-8   EM3000 Install
09 AUG  IN5/Northern           Naar, D./USF/      Darwin      13/NAVY/F
18 AUG  Australia/transit      n.a.               Cairns                
        AN5/Nothern Australia/ n.a./n.a./                     2/NSF/F
        EM3000 Install         OCE0203351                               
1240 NM Darwin to Cairns- 5.5 days of transit.
1.5 additional days for scientific equipment testing
2 days ONR-RAN Calibration and performance evaluation of EM3000
----------

19,20
21 AUG  IN5/19-30S,146-30E/    Nittrouer, C. et al/ Cairns      08/NSF/F
26 AUG  Geological Oceanograph UW/OCE0203351      Port Moresb Australia,
                                                              PNG       
*Leg 1 -- mostly instrument deployments
26 Aug (Wednesday morning): stop-and-go exchange of scientists and gear in Port
Moresby -- PNG scientists and some others board ship; small amounts of gear
transferred
----------

26 AUG  IN5/Fly River/PNG/     Nittrouer, Goni, Aller/ Port Moresb 22/NSF/F
17 SEP  Chemical Oceanography  USC/OCE0220600     Port Moresb PNG       
Intermediate stop in Port Moresby-Personnel transfer only               
*depart Port Moresby for Leg 2 -- water-column and seabed sampling in western
GOP
17 Sep (Wednesday morning): arrive in Port Moresby to exchange scientists
----------

18 SEP  IN5/19-30S,146-30E/    Aller,Goni, Nittrouer/ Port Moresb 10/NSF/F
27 SEP  Chemical Oceanography  Stony B/OCE0219919 Port Moresb PNG       
*depart Port Moresby for Leg 3 -- sampling and swath mapping in central GOP
(Saturday morning): stop-and-go exchange of scientists in Port Moresby -- PNG
scientists and some others leave ship
----------

27 SEP  IN5/19-30S,146-30E/    Nittrouer, Aller, Goni/ Port Moresb 10/NSF/F
05 OCT  Chemical Oceanography  Stony B/OCE0219919 Cairns      PNG,      
6,7                                                           Australia 
*27 Sep: depart Port Moresby for Leg 4 -- mostly instrument recoveries.
5 Oct (Sunday): arrive in Cairns
6, 7 Oct: demobilize swath-mapping system
----------

08 OCT  IN5/transit to         n.a./n.a./         Cairns      5(Non-Op)// 
12 OCT  Bri/to overhaul/lay-up n.a.               Brisbane    Australia 

13 OCT  IN5/Australia/         //                 Brisbane    78(Non-Op)// 
28 DEC  Overhaul and Lay-up                       Brisbane              
overhaul
----------

29 DEC  IN5/to Cairns/         n.a./n.a./         Brisbane    3(Non-Op)// 
31 DEC  transit                n.a.               Cairns                


Agency                    Funded            Proposed               TOTAL
------                    ------            --------               -----
 DOE                       11.0                 0.0                11.0
 NAVY                      70.0                 0.0                70.0
 NSF                      199.0                 0.0               199.0
------                     -----               -----               -----
 TOTAL                    280.0                 0.0               280.0