Shipboard Technician Support

南加州大学将支持与R/V VICKERS相关的船上技术人员活动，这是一艘220英尺长的研究船，由南加州大学拥有和运营。在过去的五年里，南加州大学一直在把维克斯号从一艘金枪鱼快艇改装成一艘科考船。在1991年期间，几乎所有的船舶运行计划都是为了支持国家科学基金会资助的研究项目。一些额外的努力将用于安装新的科学设备，并使这艘船做好进行科学研究的准备。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。活动水平和支持量与船舶的大小和能力及其科学装备和能力密切相关。

The University of Southern California will support shipboard technician activities associated with the R/V VICKERS, a 220-foot research vessel that is owned and operated by the University. USC has been converting the VICKERS to a research vessel from a tuna clipper over the past five years. Nearly all of the ship's operating schedule during 1991 is in support of NSF- sponsored research projects. Some extra effort will go into setting up new scientific equipment and getting the ship ready to do science. 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 size and capability of the vessel, and its scientific outfit and capability.