Mid Life Overhaul: R/V OCEANUS

NSF拥有的研究船OCEANUS，根据租约运营 伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的一方协议， 连续运营了17年。 平均预期寿命 是30年 该项目将使主要 修改和升级的船只，以准备她的 她的后半生 一艘海洋学研究船进行 对海洋科学研究不断变化的需求随着时间的推移而减少。 修改和升级将使OCEANUS现代化， 让她像以前一样有效和可靠 最初于1975年交付使用。 这些改进集中在三个主要领域。 改进 增加和提高船舶的远洋航行能力 科学研究;升级以改善日常运营 和船舶的可维护性;和改进，以改善 船的可居住性。 对所有这些领域的关注将 使这艘船装备精良，能够长期 为海洋科学界提供良好服务的传统 research.

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.