Ship Operations

约翰霍普金斯大学奇斯皮克湾研究所将 1990年，我作为一名将军驾驶R/V“里奇里”沃菲尔德号 海洋学船，以支持NSF资助的研究项目。 R/V RIDGELY沃菲尔德号是一艘106英尺的通用研究船， 由国家科学基金会。 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 船舶的运作方式与一般货物不同， 渔船，因此，NSF支持一个 各种专门用于海洋研究的船只 research. 这些船只由大学运营， 全国各地的研究机构。 R/V河沃菲尔德是一个有能力进行这些行动的平台。 该船由JHU于1967年建造，吃水浅， 船体设计非常适合其主要作业区域 在切萨皮克湾。 JHU的海上作业人员是 完全能够满足本提案的要求。 的 计划认为重要的是继续运作的 R/V河沃菲尔德，因为它是唯一的研究船， 切萨皮克湾，因为它的高成本效益 操作 该船支持许多短期巡航， 支持成本会高得多， 使用舰队中的其他船只

Johns Hopkins University, Cheaspeake Bay Institute will operate the R/V RIDGELY WARFIELD during 1990 as a general oceanographic vessel in support of NSF-funded research projects. The R/V RIDGELY WARFIELD is a 106' general research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation. 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 highly 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. R/V R. WARFIELD is a capable platform for these operations. Constructed by JHU in 1967, this vessel's shallow draft and twin hull design are well suited for its principal area of operations in the Chesapeake Bay. The marine operations staff at JHU are fully capable of meeting the requirements of this proposal. The program considers it important to continue the operations of the R/V R. WARFIELD because it is the only research vessel based in the Chesapeake Bay and because of its highly cost-effective operation. The ship supports many cruises of short duration that would be much more expensive to support and difficult to schedule using any other vessel in the fleet.