Ship Operations

夏威夷大学将在1993年将R/V MOANA WAVE作为支持国家科学基金会资助的研究项目的一艘普通海洋船使用。MOANA WAVE是一艘210英尺高的通用研究船，由美国海军拥有，作为联合国日内瓦办事处的船只运行，以支持学术研究。1993年初，MOANA WAVE将支持全球变化项目TOGA-CORE。4月下旬，这艘船将支持40天的ODP型巡航，这将绘制出海底裂谷系统与新几内亚东南端(伍德拉克盆地)外大陆地壳汇合的区域。然后，该舰艇将为关岛和日本之间的海军巡航提供支持。在日本附近巡航之后，MOANA浪将进入一个广泛的造船厂时期。在恢复服务后，这艘船将支持一次物理海洋巡航，将船带回火奴鲁鲁。在今年剩余的时间里，MOANA WAVE将支持夏威夷的短途邮轮，包括夏威夷时间系列项目。MOANA波是NSF用于支持海洋研究的学术舰队的一部分。大多数海洋研究需要高度专业化的设备，这些设备必须永久安装在必须为其专门设计的船只上。这种设备还需要训练有素的船员进行维护和操作。这些船只的运作方式与普通货船或渔船不同，因此，NSF支持由全国各地的大学和研究机构运营的各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的运作。

The University of Hawaii will operate the R/V MOANA WAVE in 1993 as a general oceanographic vessel in support of NSF-funded research projects. The MOANA WAVE is a 210' general research vessel owned by the U.S. Navy and operated as a UNOLS vessel in support of academic research. In early 1993 MOANA WAVE will support the global change project TOGA-CORE. In late April the vessel will support a 40 day ODP cruise, which will map an area of the seafloor where undersea rift system are converging with continental crust off the southeast tip of New Guinea (Woodlark Basin). The vessel will then support Navy cruises between Guam and Japan. Following the cruise off Japan the MOANA WAVE will enter an extensive shipyard period. On returning to service the vessel will support a physical oceanography cruise that will take the vessel back to Honolulu. For the remainder of the Year, MOANA WAVE will support short cruise out of Hawaii including the Hawaii Time Series project. The MOANA WAVE is part of the academic fleet used by NSF to support oceanographic research. Most oceanographic research requires highly specialized equipment that must be permanently installed on a ship for which the ship must be specifically designed. This 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, therefore, NSF supports the operation of a variety of vessels specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and research institutions around the country.