Chief Scientist Cruise Check-off List

1. Request foreign clearances, if needed (7 months before cruise)

o Ship Scheduling

Rose Dufour/Liz Brenner (858) 534-2841

2. Customs requirements for scientific equipment placed on research vessel, or shipped to/from portsoutside U.S.

o Shipboard Technical Support

Res. Tech. (858) 534-1632

3. Submit Cruise Plan

o Ship Scheduling

Email plan to shipsked@ucsd.edu

4. Arrange shop needs- any special loading or construction (winch needs & wire type/size)

o Marine Facility Shop

Joe Corduan (858) 534-1629

5. Submit loading plan

o Resident Technician Group

(858) 534-1632
Email plan to restech@sdsioa.ucsd.edu

6. Request for Isotope Usage on SIO Vessel


6a. Request Isotope Van

o Radiation Safety Officer




o Resident Technician Group

David Skydel (858) 822-5526

Form on website at following address:
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/shipsked/general/forms/isotopes/index.html

Resident Technician Group (858) 534-1632

7. Arrange explosive handling, if needed

o Resident Technician Group

(858) 534-1632 Email request to restech@sdsioa.ucsd.edu

8 Submit Notice to Mariners to USCG Guard Office

o Local Operation Area Coast Guard

(Ship Scheduling can refer)
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/shipsked/sub_dir/cs/chief_scientist/clear.html

9. Obtain clearance for Navy op areas, esp. off San Diego (1 mo. Prior to Cruise)

o Marine Facility Office

Port Captain(858) 534-5568

10. Distribute and return forms for cruise participants

o Ship Scheduling

Graziella Bruni (858) 534-2840 / Forms on website at following address: http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/shipsked/forms/forms.html

11. Return Dive Plan, if any diving is to be done

o Ship Scheduling

Discuss with SIO Diving Officer/ Mr. Christian McDonald (858) 534-2002 Form on website at following address: http://sioscuba.ucsd.edu/

12. Submit Cruise Participant/Status list

o Ship Scheduling

Graziella Bruni (858) 534-2840 / Form on website at following address: http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/shipsked/forms/forms.html

13. Submit Chief Scientist Post-Cruise Assessment to UNOLS

o Ship Scheduling

Graziella Bruni (858) 534-2840 / Form on website at following address: http://www.gso.uri.edu/unols/pcarform.htm