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Voyage - Leg:       OC 396
Voyage Dates:       28 Nov - 22 Dec 2003
Chief Sci(s):       Peter Mignerey (Orr)
Address:            The Naval Research Laboratroy
                    4555 Overlook Ave. SW
                    Washington, DC 20375
Phone:              202 767- 3359
Email:              marshall.orr@nrl.navy.mil
Cruise Objective:   Relate fluid dynamic perturbation of the sound speed
                    field to acoustic signal variability.
Science Activities: Scanfish ops, mooring ops, CTD's, ADCP surveys
Operations Area:    New Jersey Shelf/Slope, USA
                    Vicinity of latitude 39.3 North & longitude 72.5 West
                    40-300 m, approx 162 nm southwest of Woods Hole, 75
                    miles east of NJ

SSSG Tech:             sssg @oceanus.whoi.edu
Departure Port:        Woods Hole, MA
Agent:                 Master R/V Oceanus
                       Attn: Scientist's Name
                       c/o WHOI
                       266 Woods Hole Rd.
                       Woods Hole, MA 02543

                       Contact: Jon Alberts
                       tel. (508) 289-2277
                       fax: (508) 457-2185
                       email: jalberts@whoi.edu
Arrival Port:          Woods Hole, MA
Agent:                 Same as above
Installed Scientific   12 & 3.5 kHz Transducer
Equipment:             ADCP
                       XBT System
                       CTD/Rosette System - temperature, conductivity,
                       pressure, chlorophyl, transmission
                       IMET Sensors - temperature, humidity, wind speed and
                       direction, pressure, Pinger for Wire Use
WHOI-Provided Science  (2) Rigging Shop TSE Mooring Winches, 480 volts, 60
Tools:                 amps, 3-phase
                       Steel Trawl Cable - see John Kemp - requirements
                       will be driven by his mooring operations
Program-Provided       Univ. of Delaware Scanfish, Portable Winch & tech
Science Tools:         will be on OCEANUS
                       UDEL winch is 63 inches X 59 inches, w/ deckplates
                       foorprint will be 6 ft X 6 ft..
                       Power required on the UDEL winch is 46 amps @ 460
                       VAC, wt = 5800 lbs

                       J-15 Winch 480 volts, 60 amps- 3 phase and Sound
                       Source
                       , (3) sound-source moorings & (3) environmental
                       moorings
Shipboard              Trawl Wire in case of need to drag for moorings
Equipment/Nav:
Other Requirements:    Special Requirements for: Electrical Power,
                       Equipment Handling, Inter/Intraship Communications
                       clean power for computers
Notes:                 Two-ship operation with ENDEAVOR- Marshall H. Orr on
                       ENDEAVOR
                       Sailing Time, ~1400 on Nov 28, moorings deployed
                       first.
                       Small boat transfer to be arranged with Rutgers/Rose
                       Petrecca
                       tel: 609-296-5260, ext 238

                       Notice to Mariners- to be submitted to USCG

                       Flammable Gases - Materials will be returned to each
                       investigators home laboratory
                       Night Work Anticipated

                       Pre-cruise planning meeting with crew requested

                       Purchase order has gone through John Kemps' dept.
Navy Clearance Status: Environmental Impact permit, pending with N-45-

Last Modified: 12/13/2006

Check List:          Required?          Comments
US Customs Form      No
Explosives Clearance No
Isotope Use Approval No
Diplomatic Clearance No
SCUBA Diving         No