Shipboard Technician Support

该项目将为哥伦比亚大学拉蒙特-多尔蒂地质观测站提供新的支持，以支持与CONRAD科考船有关的船上技术人员活动。这是一艘装备齐全的209英尺船，由大学运营，专门用于地质和地球物理研究。1987年，这艘船运行计划的很大一部分是为了支持nsf赞助的研究项目。船上技术员计划有两个组成部分：海上部分和岸上部分。海上部分包括指导科学人员使用共用的船上设备；科学仪器的维护、修理和校准；指导和监督甲板操作；并为即将到来和即将离开的科学团体提供后勤援助。岸上活动包括维护、修理和校准共用的海上设备，以及协助科学人员为船上的实地工作做准备。该奖项资助的船上技术人员有广泛的责任，为成功完成海上研究项目提供所需的协调和协助。活动水平和支持数量与船舶的作业区域和日历年的计划、船舶的大小和能力以及其科学装备和能力密切相关。

This project will provide renewed support to the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University for shipboard technician activities associated with the research vessel CONRAD. This is an extensively instrumented, 209-foot ship that is operated by the University, and is specially outfitted for geological and geophysical research. A significant portion of the ship's operating schedule during 1987 is in support of NSF-sponsored research projects. The Shipboard Technician Program has two components: an at-sea component and an ashore component. The at-sea component consists of instructing scientific personnel in the use of shared shipboard equipment; maintenance, repair, and calibration of scientific instrumentation; instruction and supervision of deck operations; and providing logistics assistance to on-coming and off-going scientific parties. On shore activities include the maintenance, repair, and calibration of shared use seagoing equipment and assisting scientific personnel in preparing for field work on the vessel. Shipboard technicians funded by this award have broad responsibilities for providing the coordination and assistance needed for the successful completion of research projects at sea. The level of activity and amount of support are closely related to the vessel's operating areas and schedule for the calendar year, the size and capability of the vessel, and its scientific outfit and capability.