Shipboard Technician Support

南加州大学将支持船上 与R/V维克斯相关的技术人员活动，一个220英尺的 研究船是由大学拥有和经营。 USC 一直在把维克斯号从金枪鱼改造成研究船 在过去的五年里，快船。 船上几乎所有的 1991年的运行时间表是为了支持NSF赞助的 研究项目。 一些额外的努力将进入建立新的 科学设备和让船准备好做科学研究。 的 船上技术员计划有两个组成部分： 组件和岸上组件。 海上部分包括指导科学 使用共用船上设备的人员;维护， 科学仪器的修理和校准.说明 和监督甲板作业;并提供后勤保障 为即将到来和即将离开的科学团体提供援助。 在海岸 活动包括维护、修理和校准 共同使用航海设备，并协助科学人员 准备在船上进行实地考察 船上技术人员 由该奖项资助的有广泛的责任，提供 为顺利完成《联合国宪章》 海上研究项目。 活动水平和数量 支持是密切相关的规模和能力， 船，以及它的科学装备和能力。

The University of Southern California will support shipboard technician activities associated with the R/V VICKERS, a 220-foot research vessel that is owned and operated by the University. USC has been converting the VICKERS to a research vessel from a tuna clipper over the past five years. Nearly all of the ship's operating schedule during 1991 is in support of NSF- sponsored research projects. Some extra effort will go into setting up new scientific equipment and getting the ship ready to do science. The Shipboard Technician Program has two components: an at-sea component and an ashore component. The at-sea component consists of instructing scientific personnel in the use of shared shipboard equipment; maintenance, repair, and calibration of scientific instrumentation; instruction and supervision of deck operations; and providing logistics assistance to on-coming and off-going scientific parties. On shore activities include the maintenance, repair, and calibration of shared use seagoing equipment and assisting scientific personnel in preparing for field work on the vessel. Shipboard technicians funded by this award have broad responsibilities for providing the coordination and assistance needed for the successful completion of research projects at sea. The level of activity and amount of support are closely related to the size and capability of the vessel, and its scientific outfit and capability.