Ship Operations

南加州大学正在 将金枪鱼快船OSPREY改造成一艘研究船， 将被命名为维克斯号购买资金和 该船的改装主要由私人供应 源NSF将提供一个为期10天的邮轮上的资金， 1990年的船这项补助金仅为期一年。 这艘船是国家科学研究所使用的舰队的一部分 支持海洋学研究项目的基金会。最 海洋研究项目需要高度专业化 设备和船员的广泛支持。一个 越来越多的研究项目需要设备， 必须永久性地安装在船上， 必须是专门设计的。这种设备还需要 训练有素的船员进行维护和操作。 这些船只的运作方式与一般船只不同， 货船或渔船，因此，NSF支持 各种船舶的操作，专门用于 海洋学研究。这些船只由 全国各地的大学和研究机构。

The University of Southern California is in the process of converting the tuna clipper OSPREY into a research vessel that will be named the R/V VICKERS. Funding for the purchase and conversion of the vessel has been supplied mainly from private sources. NSF will supply funds for one 10-day cruise aboard the vessel in 1990. This grant is for one year only. 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 hightly 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.