Ship Operations

约翰霍普金斯大学奇斯皮克湾研究所将在1990年作为一艘普通海洋船运营R/V Ridgely Warfield，以支持NSF资助的研究项目。R/V Ridgely Warfield是一艘106英尺高的通用研究船，由美国国家科学基金会所有。这艘船是美国国家科学基金会用于支持海洋研究项目的船队的一部分。大多数海洋研究项目都需要高度专业化的设备和船员的广泛支持。越来越多的研究项目需要设备，这些设备必须永久安装在船上，而且必须为其专门设计。这种设备还需要训练有素的船员进行维护和操作。这些船只的作业方式与普通货船或渔船不同，因此，国家科学基金会支持各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的作业。这些船只由全国各地的大学和研究机构运营。R/V R.Warfield是执行这些任务的有效平台。这艘船由JHU于1967年建造，其浅吃水和双壳设计非常适合其在切萨皮克湾的主要作业区。JHU的海洋业务工作人员完全有能力满足这项提议的要求。该计划认为继续R/V R.Warfield的作业很重要，因为它是切萨皮克湾唯一的考察船，而且它的作业成本效益很高。这艘船支持许多短期巡航，支持成本要高得多，而且很难使用船队中的任何其他船只进行调度。

Johns Hopkins University, Cheaspeake Bay Institute will operate the R/V RIDGELY WARFIELD during 1990 as a general oceanographic vessel in support of NSF-funded research projects. The R/V RIDGELY WARFIELD is a 106' general research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation. This vessel is part of a fleet used by the National Science Foundation to support oceanographic research projects. Most oceanographic research projects require highly specialized equipment and extensive support from a ship's crew members. An increasing number of research projects require equipment that must be permanently installed on a ship and for which the ship must be specifically designed. Such equipment also requires highly trained crew members for maintenance and operation. These vessels do not operate in the same manner as general cargo or fishing vessels, and therefore, NSF supports the operation of a variety of vessels specifically dedicated to oceanographic research. These vessels are operated by universities and research institutions around the country. R/V R. WARFIELD is a capable platform for these operations. Constructed by JHU in 1967, this vessel's shallow draft and twin hull design are well suited for its principal area of operations in the Chesapeake Bay. The marine operations staff at JHU are fully capable of meeting the requirements of this proposal. The program considers it important to continue the operations of the R/V R. WARFIELD because it is the only research vessel based in the Chesapeake Bay and because of its highly cost-effective operation. The ship supports many cruises of short duration that would be much more expensive to support and difficult to schedule using any other vessel in the fleet.