Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment

该项目将为研究船WECOMA提供船上科学支持设备，这是一艘由美国国家科学基金会拥有的船，由俄勒冈州立大学运营，专门用于支持海洋科学研究。船上科学支持设备方案为被认为对适当和安全地进行海洋科学研究至关重要的船舶设备提供资金。该方案为以下项目提供支助：甲板设备，包括用于部署和取回科学仪器的绞车系统，导航设备，如雷达、陀螺仪和地球卫星接收器，以确定研究地点的位置，通信设备，包括用于语音和科学数据通信的无线电收发信机和卫星收发信机，以及用于运送科学家往返数据检索地点的机动工作船等其他设备。项目总监Kennard Palfrey完全有资格指导这一项目，他在监督船上设备的采购和安装方面拥有丰富的经验。该项目将使该机构能够更换一个尺寸过小的绞车，再获得一个小型空气拖拉机绞车，更换一个磨损和过时的磁罗盘，安装一个用于可靠导航的备用全球定位系统，获得一个导航绘图仪，更换一个过时的无线电，为船上所有人员提供紧急呼吸装置，安装风速计，并更换一艘破旧的工作船。

This project will provide support for shipboard scientific support equipment for the research vessel WECOMA, an NSF-owned ship operated by Oregon State University, and dedicated to use in support of ocean science research. The Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment Program provides funds for ship equipment deemed essential to the proper and safe conduct of ocean science research. This Program provides support for such items as deck equipment including winch systems for the deployment and retrieval of scientific instruments, navigational equipment such as radars, gyroscopes and earth satellite receivers to pin point the location of research sites, communication equipment including radio transceivers and satellite transceivers for voice and scientific data communications and other equipment such as motorized workboats for transporting scientists to and from data retrieval sites. The Project Director, Kennard Palfrey is fully qualified to direct this project having had considerable experience in overseeing the acquisition and installation of shipboard equipment. The project will allow the institution to replace an undersize winch, obtain an additional small air tugger winch, replace a worn and outdated magnetic compass, install a backup GPS for reliable navigation, obtain a navigation plotter, replace an obsolete radio, provide emergency breathing devices for all on board personnel, install anemometers and replace a worn out workboat.