How to schedule and plan your cruise

These are the steps required to request and plan for a cruise aboard a Scripps research vessel. If you have any questions, please contact the Scripps Ship Scheduling Office.

When you request funding:
Submit a UNOLS Ship Time Request Form
Remember to request travel funds to attend a precruise meeting in San Diego.

After you are funded:
Request foreign clearances at least 7 months before cruise: email Rose Dufour/Elizabeth Brenner - SIO Ship Schedulers/Clearance Officers
Request a precruise meeting at SIO: email Rose Dufour/Elizabeth Brenner - SIO Ship Schedulers/Clearance Officers

Before your precruise meeting:
Submit a cruise plan: email Ship Scheduling Office
Submit a cruise planning guide: RTF format | MS Word
Contact SIO technicians regarding
    Loading plan for deck & interior spaces: email SIO Research Technician Group
    Special fabrication or engineering needs: email SIO Research Technician Group
    Winch & wire needs: email SIO Research Technician Group
    Customs requirements for scientific equipment: email SIO Research Technician Group
Using isotopes? If so, please read and submit the following:
    README: Isotope use aboard SIO research vessel
    Request to use isotopes aboard SIO vessels (SIO scientists): PDF | MS Word
    Request to use isotopes aboard SIO vessels (non-SIO scientists): PDF | MS Word
    Request an Isotope Laboratory Van: email Gary Lain - SIO Radiation Safety Officer
Planning to use scientific diving in your program? If so, please read and submit the following:
    Submit a vessel dive plan: PDF
    README: SIO diving safety manual
    Discuss your plan with the SIO Diving Officer: email Christian McDonald

One month prior to sailing:
Submit U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariners (SIO Ship Scheduling can assist you): USCG web site
Obtain clearance to work inside U.S. Navy operations areas: email Eric Buck - SIO Port Captain

Two weeks prior to sailing:
Submit your scientific party list online:
    Read these instructions regarding our web-based scientific party list form
    Click here to open the online scientific party list form
Submit these documents to SIO Ship Scheduling:
    Signed agreement on Alcohol, Drugs and Sexual Harassment Aboard SIO Vessels: PDF
    UC Waiver of Liability (if necessary): PDF

Give to the Captain when you board the vessel:
Physical Ability to Work at Sea: PDF
Medical History Questionnaire (this form is voluntary): PDF

Submit these immediately after your cruise:
UNOLS post-cruise assessment: Web-based form
Foreign clearance preliminary cruise report (send to SIO Ship scheduling): PDF | MS Word