John Goff

Cruise Planning Questionnaire

Ship:	KNORR
Vehicle(s) required:
Name of ship for ROV ops:

Ch Sci:	John Goff
Affiliation:	University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
Address:	Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 196 (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd. (R2200, Austin, TX 78758
Phone:	512-471-0476
Email:	goff@ig.utexas.edu
POC / contact info:

Departure port & date:	Woods Hole, July 31, 2007
Distance to first station:	~180 nm
Number of stations:	~6
Distance between stations:	< 15 nm
Total days on station:	~11
Arrival port & date:	Woods Hole, August 13, 2007

Op area:	New Jersey outer shelf
Lat/Lon:	~39N/~73W
Depth range:	70-120 m

Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?
Which country?
Are visas or special travel documents required?

Funding agency:


ONR/Navy
	Specify:

Grant or contract number: N00014-06-1-0203

Science objectives/activities planned:

Drilling/coring with the AHC-800 system (through the moon pool), which will be operated by DOSECC

As part of the pre-cruise planning procedure, would you prefer (check one or both) a teleconference

or a visit to WHOI

WHOI shipboard scientific instrumentation desired:

Is nighttime work anticipated on this cruise? Yes

Critical MET sensors:
Critical CTD sensors:

Do you need Seabeam? (AT and KN only) No

Long baseline (LBL) transponder navigation? No No. of xpndrs/nets:
Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? No
Doppler/GPS navigation? Yes

Will you be using portable science vans? Yes How many: 3

	Science Van #1	Science Van #2	Science Van #3
Type/size	20' shop van	20' parts van	20' Cold storage van (whoi to provide)
Location	Fan Tail	Fan Tail	01 deck
Water	no	no	no
Power	yes	yes	yes

Anticipated standard oceanographic cable use:

	Instruments(s)	Instrument Weight(s)	Maximum Depth
Conducting hydro
Steel hydro
Steel trawl
.681" fiber optic

Do you require slip rings?	No	Number of conductors:
Do you need non-standard wire?	No	If so, what type?
Do you need a traction winch?	No

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers equipment over the side? Yes

If yes, please provide details: The 9500-lb AHC-800 drill rig will be mounted over the moon pool and lower drill string pipe through the moon pool to the seafloor for drilling. It is essential to maintain station very accurately (~5 m) with dynamic positioning during drilling operations. DOSECC will also lower a taut wire through the moon pool for heave compensation detection.

Drill pipe has a weak link for safety if ship has to move off site in an emergency.
Will there be special requirements for:

Electrical power	Yes
Equipment handling	Yes
Inter/intraship communications		No
Science stowage	Yes

If yes to any of the above, please identify: pipe rack and mud tank on fan tail; 10'x10' dog house w/power for heave comp system on 01 deck

Will any of the following items be used on board?

Explosive devices		No
Portable air compressors		No
Flammable gases		No
Radioisotopes	Yes
Isotope van		No

Will hazardous material be used aboard, or deployed by an ROV? No

What measures or plans have been made a) in the event of a spill, and b) for the removal and/or disposal of these materials at the completion of the cruise?

Vehicle equipment required:

Check one or both:

Major water samplers
Large capacity slurp samplers
Small capacity slurp samplers
Bio collection boxes
Push corers
Scoop nets
High temperature probe
Low temperature probe
Heat flow probe
Magnetometer
Portable CTD
Digital Still Camera
Search Sonar
Profiling Sonar
Rock Drill *(Jason only*)
Video Duplication *(Jason)*
Elevators

Other vehicle-related equipment (list):

Science equipment to be installed on vehicle:

Electronic equipment used in the ALVIN personnel sphere:

Other comments and information:	1) We sill be bringing WHOI's MST core logger system, which has a radioisotope source. 2) We must have very accruate (< 5 m)dynamic positioning for station keeping while drilling. 3) We need a reliable source of fresh water for circulating mud in the tank. 4) we need a diesel fuel line from the day fuel tank for our hydraulic generator. 5) we would like to use the WHOI core splitter, if possible. 6) we will need a cold storage van, supplied by whoi, on the 01 deck for core storage. Cores will be moved up from main deck to 01 deck in service elevator.

Date Submitted:

04/13/2007 04:39 PM