Cruise Planning Questionnaire


Ship: ATLANTIS
    Vehicle(s) required:
    Name of ship for ROV ops:
    Ch Sci:
Paul Johnson
    Affiliation:
University of Washington
    Address:
School of Oceanography
Box 357940
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
    Phone:
206-543-8474
    Email:
johnson@ocean.washinggton.edu
    POC / contact info:
Departure port & date:29 August 02
    Distance to first station:
    Number of stations:
    Distance between stations:
    Total days on station:
26
Arrival port & date:23 Sept 02
Op area:northern Juan de Fuca Ridge
Lat/Lon:46 to 48 N; 123 to 130 W.
Depth range:3600
    Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?
    Which country?
    Are visas or special travel documents required?

Funding agency:
      NSF
 Specify:

Grant or contract number: OCE-0085615

    Science objectives/activities planned:
Jason-2 operations. Deploying fluid sampling probe with piston coring apparatus.
Elevator deployments, SEABEAM survey, CTD casts.

WHOI shipboard scientific instrumentation desired:
    12 kHz Transducer
    3.5 kHz Transducers
Fume Hood
XBT SystemRefrigerator
    Piston Corer
Chest Freezer
    Gravity Corer
CTD/Rosette System-70 Deg Freezer
10-liter Niskin Bottles
 Pinger for Wire Use

Is nighttime work anticipated on this cruise? Yes

    Critical MET sensors:
    Critical CTD sensors:

Do you need Seabeam? (AT and KN only) Yes

Long baseline (LBL) transponder navigation? Yes No. of xpndrs/nets: 4
Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation?
Doppler/GPS navigation?

Will you be using portable science vans? Yes How many: depends on C-14 contamination of labs


Science Van #1
Science Van #2
Science Van #3
    Type/size
    Location
    Water
    Power

Anticipated standard oceanographic cable use:

Instruments(s)
Instrument Weight(s)
Maximum Depth
    Conducting hydro
CTD
CTD, 30 liter bottles, ADCP
3600 m
    Steel hydro
    Steel trawl
coring
6000 lbs
3600 m
    .681" fiber optic
    Do you require slip rings?
NoNumber of conductors:
    Do you need non-standard wire?
YesIf so, what type?
    Do you need a traction winch?
Yes
Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers equipment over the side?

If yes, please provide details:
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: Jason-2 operations

Will any of the following items be used on board?

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

Will hazardous material be used aboard, or deployed by an ROV? Yes

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:
detailed cruise plan and equipment list to follow.

Date Submitted: 04/26/2002 06:32 PM