A Reconstructed Boat Landing for California Polytechnic State University's Center for Coastal Marine Sciences Pier Facility

加州理工州立大学将替换停靠在加州理工码头的固定水平船只，该码头是海岸海洋科学中心（CCMS）的主要现场设施。CCMS协调大学的海洋研究和教学，主要使用加州保利码头。该码头延伸至圣路易斯港湾1公里，并拥有广泛的海水流通系统，以及潜水作业和小船部署的设施。然而，停泊在码头上的现有船只是一个老化的固定平台，只有在最平静的海况下才能勉强安全使用，这种情况在加州中部海岸很少出现。该项目将用一个更大的固定平台取代目前的通道平台，并要求安装驼形船舶系泊和护舷系统，以在码头和停泊在码头上的船舶之间提供缓冲。该项目还将增加提升机的容量，使船只更容易部署。这将使船只的部署和进入水线和船只更加安全和容易，允许在各种海况和潮汐高度下进入。新的平台和提升机将使CCMS进一步增加全年现场研究和现场教学的能力和范围，同时改善访问和效率，并大大提高安全性。CCMS，码头和所有资源由科学与数学学院管理。除了消耗品（例如燃料）外，这些资源可供学院的任何研究人员或教职员工免费使用，为海洋科学教学和研究提供了重要的实物贡献，并降低了成本。CCMS目前运营着五艘科考船，从13英尺长的波士顿捕鲸船到26英尺长的Radon号，即R/V Tom Richards号。在码头目前的状态下，唯一的船只进入水是通过一个固定的平台，上面和下面的元素分别高出平均低潮（MLLW）约3米和1米。因此，除了最平静的海况外，进入水域都是一项挑战，这种海况很少出现在加州中部海岸。该项目的主要内容包括拆除当前的较低平台，将上部平台扩展到12 x 20英尺的区域，安装骆驼船系泊和护舷系统，以在码头和停泊在码头上的船只之间提供缓冲，并将当前的悬臂起重机电机和提升机构更换为1吨容量的系统。这一扩建和改进将大大增加加州理工学院在各种海况下使用水线和小型船队的机会，大大提高了安全性，并为加州理工学院海洋科学专业的学生和研究人员扩大了教育和科学机会。

California Polytechnic State University will replace a fixed-level vessel landing at the Cal Poly Pier, the primary field facility of the Center for Coast Marine Sciences (CCMS). The CCMS coordinates the marine research and teaching at the University, primarily using the Cal Poly Pier. The Pier extends 1 km into Port San Luis Bay, and has an extensive flow-through seawater system as well as facilities for diving operations and the deployment of small boats. However, the existing boat landing on the pier is an aging, fixed platform that is marginally safe and usable only during the calmest of sea conditions, conditions that are rarely present on the California central coast. This project will replace the current access platforms with a larger fixed platform and calls for the installation of a camel vessel mooring and fender system to provide a buffer between the pier and vessels moored against it. The project will also increase the capacity of the hoist, allowing for easier deployment of vessels. This will make deployment of vessels and access to the waterline and vessels much safer and easier, permitting access in a variety of sea conditions and tidal heights. The new platforms and hoist will allow the CCMS to further increase capacity and scope for year-round field research and field teaching, all while improving access and efficiency and greatly increasing safety. The CCMS, the Pier, and all resources are managed by the College of Science and Math. These resources are available to any researcher or faculty member in the College for no cost, aside from consumables (e.g. fuel), providing a significant in-kind contribution to and lowering the cost of marine science teaching and research. The CCMS currently operates five research vessels, from a 13 foot Boston Whaler to a 26 foot Radon, the R/V Tom Richards. In the Pier's current state, the only boat access to the water is via a fixed landing with upper and lower elements at approximately 3 and 1 m above mean lower low water (MLLW), respectively. As such, access to the water is challenging in all but the calmest sea conditions, which are rarely present along the California central coast. The main elements of this project include removal of the current lower landing, expansion of the upper landing to cover an area of 12 x 20 ft., installation of a camel vessel mooring and fender system to provide a buffer between the pier and vessels moored against it, and replacement of the current jib crane motor and hoist mechanism to a 1-ton capacity system. This expansion and improvement will provide greatly enhanced access to the waterline and to Cal Poly's fleet of small boats in a range of sea conditions, significantly improving safety and expanding the educational and scientific opportunities for marine science students and researchers at Cal Poly.