22 January 2007
Dr. Jeffrey Gee:
As requested, you are designated chief scientist on R/V Melville and assigned
ship time, funded by
the National Science Foundation as follows:
Starting port: Brisbane, Australia
Loading Dates: 1 – 2 February 2007
Dates at sea: 3 February – 12 March 2007 (with an intermediate port
stop on 8 February 2007 in
Wellington, New Zealand)
Off-loading dates: 13 – 14 March 2007
End port: Pago Pago, Samoa
Loading Days charged: 2
Sea Days charged: 39 (cross date line, gain a day)
Off-loading Days charged: 2
Total Funded Days: 43
Please note that R/V Melville plans to depart Brisbane at 0800 on 3 February
2007, in transit to
Wellington, New Zealand, where a personnel pick up is scheduled for 8
February 2007. Immediately
thereafter on 8 February 2007, the ship will depart for science operations.
R/V Melville is
scheduled to return to Pago Pago no later than 0800 on 12 March 2007.
If your cruise plan calls for different departure/arrival times please
let us know. Final day in port may require shifting berth for
fueling. Please stay in contact with the Marine Superintendent as the
cruise dates approach to find
out about possible fueling issues.
Please check the link for your cruise at http://shipsked.ucsd.edu/schedules/2007/mv_2007/gee/.
There you will find your Ship Time Request and other information pertaining
to your cruise. If you wish to correct or add more information, please
contact the Ship Scheduling Office by e-mail at
shipsked@ucsd.edu or by phone at
(858) 534-2840.
Although most chief scientists already know the following, and full details
are provided in the
Chief Scientist's Manual, I have been asked to reiterate in each scheduling
letter the following
important rules;
1) The designation as chief scientist cannot be re-delegated without approval
from this office.
2) The chief scientist is responsible for the accomplishment of the scientific
work of the cruise,
and is responsible for the behavior of all members of the scientific party
whether they normally
work for him/her or not.
3) Hard liquor and drugs are strictly prohibited aboard ship. No alcoholic
beverages may be brought
aboard without specific permission from the captain. The chief scientist
is expected to inform the
scientific party of this and to enforce the rules with respect to scientific
party members.
4) No radioactive material or unnatural concentrations of stable isotopes
may be brought aboard by
anyone without advance permission from the SIO Isotope Committee. All
spills of material of this
nature must be reported promptly.
5) The chief scientist is expected to cooperate with the master in enforcement
of safety regulations
aboard. At the end of the cruise, reports for various government agencies
are due; a packet
containing forms will be distributed by the Ship Scheduling Office at
a later date.
6) As Chief Scientist you should be aware that the normal complement of
onboard STS personnel is too small to provide routine 24-hour support
to your work. This normal complement is meant and budgeted by agencies
to provide specialized knowledge, oversight of critical operations and
solution of
emergent problems, but not all hands required for routine loading, work
at sea or watchstanding.
The scientific party must provide people in numbers and with capabilities
commensurate with such
tasks. STS personnel normally work 10 hours per day and may not work more
than 12 hours per day
except in true emergencies. You should consult with the STS personnel
and scientific party members
prior to sailing in order to devise integrated work schedules or plans
that will honor these limits
on work hours.
Further information can be found in the Chief Scientist's Manual and
the R/V Melville Handbook on
our web site at http://shipsked.ucsd.edu.
We wish you a pleasant and successful cruise.
Robert A. Knox
Associate Director
PS. And best wishes for success with the aircraft.
cc: Captain, R/V Melville
Marine Superintendent
Manager, Shipboard Technical Support
Manager, Marine Personnel |
