Shipboard Technician Support

加州大学圣地亚哥分校斯克里普斯海洋研究所将为与该大学运营的四艘考察船有关的船上技术人员活动提供支助。近年来和1991年，这些船只的运营计划中有很大一部分是为了支持国家科学基金会赞助的研究项目。舰载技师计划有两个组成部分：海上组成部分和岸上组成部分。海上部分包括指导科学人员使用共享的船上设备；维护、修理和校准科学仪器；指导和监督甲板作业；以及向来往的科学人员提供后勤援助。陆上活动包括共同使用的海上设备的维护、维修和校准，并协助科学人员为船上的实地工作做准备。由该奖项资助的船上技术人员在提供成功完成海上研究项目所需的协调和援助方面负有广泛的责任。活动的程度和支援的数量与舰艇的大小和能力以及其科学装备和能力密切相关。

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California - San Diego, will receive support for shipboard technician activities associated with the four research vessels operated by the University. A significant portion of the ships' operating schedules in recent years and again in 1991 is in support of NSF-sponsored research projects. 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; maint- enance, repair, and calibration of scientific instrumenta- tion; instruction and supervision of deck operations; and providing logistics assistance to on-coming and off-going scientific parties. On shore activities include the mainten- ance, repair, and calibration of shared use seagoing equip- ment 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.