Mid Life Overhaul: R/V OCEANUS

美国国家科学基金会拥有的研究船Oceanus根据伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的租约协议运营，已经连续运营了17年。一艘科考船的平均预计寿命为30年。该项目将对该船进行重大改装和升级，为其后半段的运营做好准备。海洋研究船进行不断变化的海洋科学研究需求的生存能力随着时间的推移而减弱。改装和升级将使大洋号现代化，并使其装备得与1975年最初交付服役时一样有效和可靠。这些改进主要集中在三个主要方面。改进以增加和加强船舶进行海洋科学研究的能力；升级以改善船舶的日常操作和可维护性；以及改进以改善船舶的宜居性。对所有这些领域的关注将导致一艘装备良好的船只继续为海洋科学研究界提供良好服务的长期传统。

The NSF-owned Research Vessel OCEANUS, operated under a charter party agreement by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, has operated continuously for 17 years. The average projected life of a research vessel is 30 years. This project will make major modifications and upgrades to the vessel to prepare her for the second half of her operational life. The viability of an oceanographic research vessel to conduct the changing needs of ocean science research diminishes with time. The modifications and upgrades will modernize the OCEANUS and equip her to be as effective and reliable as when she was originally delivered for service in 1975. The improvements focus on three major areas. Improvements to increase and enhance the ability of the ship to conduct ocean science research; upgrades to improve the day to day operation and maintainability of the ship; and refinements to improve the habitability of the ship. Attention to all these areas will result in a vessel well equipped to continue a long standing tradition of good service to the community of ocean science research.