Ship Operations

南加州大学正在将金枪鱼捕捞船鱼鹰号（OSPREY）改造成一艘科考船，并将其命名为R/V VICKERS号。购买和改装该船的资金主要来自私人来源。国家科学基金会将为1990年乘坐该船进行一次为期10天的巡航提供资金。这项补助金仅限一年。这艘船是美国国家科学基金会用来支持海洋学研究项目的船队的一部分。大多数海洋学研究项目需要高度专业化的设备和船员的广泛支持。越来越多的研究项目需要设备，这些设备必须永久安装在船上，并且必须为这些设备专门设计。这种设备还需要训练有素的机组人员进行维护和操作。这些船只的作业方式与普通货船或渔船不同，因此，NSF支持各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的作业。这些船只由全国各地的大学和研究机构运营。

The University of Southern California is in the process of converting the tuna clipper OSPREY into a research vessel that will be named the R/V VICKERS. Funding for the purchase and conversion of the vessel has been supplied mainly from private sources. NSF will supply funds for one 10-day cruise aboard the vessel in 1990. This grant is for one year only. 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 hightly 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.