Ship Operations

9626754 BARBER杜克大学将于1996年停止运营R/V CAPE HATTERAS。这艘船将处于停泊状态。HATTERAS是一艘建于1981年的135英尺的通用研究船。这艘船归美国国家科学基金会所有，由杜克大学运营。该船预定在1996年有一艘非常轻的。为了提高船队的效率，计划在哈特拉斯上的几天被转移到其他船只上。哈特拉斯现在处于中年期，应该进行中年期升级。在停工期间，运营商将开始工程和中期改装。HATTERAS是美国国家科学基金会用于支持海洋科学研究的船队的一部分。大多数海洋学项目都要求在船上永久安装高度专业化的设备，因此需要专门的船只。这些船只的运作模式与一般货船/渔船不同。因此，NSF支持由全国各地的大学和机构运营的各种专门用于海洋学研究的船舶的运作。

9626754 BARBER Duke University will not operate the R/V CAPE HATTERAS in 1996. The vessel will be in lay-up status. The HATTERAS is a 135' general purpose research vessel constructed in 1981. The ship is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by Duke University. The vessel had a very light scheduled for 1996. For greater efficiency of the fleet the few days that were scheduled on Hatteras were switched to other vessels. The Hatteras is now at mid-life and is due for a mid-life upgrade. During the lay-up period the operator will start the engineering and mid-life refit. The HATTERAS is part of a fleet of ships used by the National Science Foundation in support of marine science research. Most oceanographic projects require highly specialized equipment be permanently installed on the vessel, thus the necessity for specialized ships. These vessels do not operate in the same mode as general cargo/fishing vessels. As a result, NSF supports the operation of a variety of ships specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and institutions around the country.