Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment

多年来，用实际认证的绞车取代目前使用的线绕线机的需求一直是船队的迫切需求。整个船队用于系泊部署和回收工作的绳索缠绕机从未打算在海上使用，所以这些绳索缠绕机证明自己不适合航海也就不足为奇了。绞线机是一种类似绞车的便携式机器，用于架设和张紧陆地上的输电线路。它们既不符合联合国日内瓦办事处RVSS附录B，也不符合46 CFR。然而，它们并不昂贵，并得到了东海岸和西海岸温奇池的支持。船队迫切需要开始用系泊绞车取代绳索缠绕机，以满足安全标准和监管要求，并充分和可靠地支持使用系泊设备进行的实地研究项目。由于基本输入输出系统已开始支持越来越多的系泊工作，因此在小组中也对类似的建议进行了审查。该计划已决定在未来两年内开始向实际系泊绞车过渡。团购建议在两年内购买五台绞车。尽管WCWP的提案指定了一种“Markey”绞车，但在与该机构讨论后，他们对所有绞车都可以从同一制造商那里购买感到满意，而且批量折扣将使它们更容易负担得起。WCWP将负责与霍博尔特、制造商、基本输入输出系统以及ECWP合作，以指定正确的绞车(S)。WCWP将拥有这些设备的所有权，因此如果船只退役或改变用途，绞车将返回水池。这份为期两年的合同涵盖了五台绞车的所有费用，包括运输、电缆、调试和参加工厂验收试验的费用。第一年将构成开始建造绞车的首付款，余额将在年度报告记录工作完成后的第二年释放。广泛影响本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南(NSF 13-589)的优点审查标准2。它为科学家提供基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享仪器，以支持他们由NSF资助的海洋研究项目(这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查)。共享仪器的获取、维护和操作允许美国国家科学基金会资助的任何美国大学或实验室的研究人员获得用于其研究的工作、校准的仪器，从而降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The need to replace the currently used line-spoolers with actual certified winches has been a pressing need in the fleet for years. The line spoolers which are utilized throughout the fleet for mooring deployment and recovery efforts were never intended for use at sea, so it should come as no surprise these line spoolers haven?t proven themselves very sea-worthy. Line spoolers are portable winch-like machines designed for stringing and tensioning electric transmission lines on land. They are not compliant with both UNOLS RVSS Appendix B and 46 CFR. They are inexpensive, however, and have been supported through both the East and West Coast Winch Pools. The fleet urgently needs to begin replacing its line spoolers with mooring winches to meet safety standards and regulatory requirements, and to fully and reliably support field research projects carried out with moorings. A similar proposal was reviewed in panel from BIOS as they have begun to support increasing amounts of mooring work. The Program has decided to begin this transition to actual mooring winches over the next two years. A group purchase will be recommended to purchase five winches over two years. Although the WCWP proposal specified a "Markey" winch, after discussions with the institution, they are satisfied that all winches could be bought from the same manufacturer and that the volume discount will make them more affordable. The WCWP will be responsible for working with Hawboldt, the manufacturer, and BIOS, as well as the ECWP to spec the correct winch(s). The WCWP will take title to the equipment so if the vessel is retired or repurposed, the winches will return to the pool. All costs, including shipping, cables, commissioning, and attendance at the factory acceptance trials for the five winches are covered in this two-year award. Year one will constitute the down payment to beginning construction of the winches and the balance will be released in year two after an annual report documents that the work is complete.Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 13-589). It provides infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF). The acquisition, maintenance and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.