Site Map:
an index of the UNOLS web site

On-Line Forms
UNOLS Publications, Reports, and Manuals
Ship Scheduling Information and UNOLS Vessels

GENERAL UNOLS INFORMATION:

• List of On-Line Forms
• UNOLS Mailing List Addition Form
• UNOLS Change of Address Form
• UNOLS Office Feedback Form
• UNOLS Travel Claim Form
• Lessons Learned from previous R/V construction - Questionnaire
• Guidelines for Requesting/Becoming a UNOLS Vessel

• NSF Ship Operations Report (RVOC Only)
• Post Cruise Assessment Form
• Safety Statistics Form (RVOC Only)
• Ship Scheduling System
• Ship Time Request System
• Ship Utilization Form/Cruise Report
• Old Ship Scheduling Form
• Old Letter of Intent Form
• Old Ship Time Request Form

UNOLS Committees Homepage
Current Directory of Commitee Members

UNOLS Council

• Historical List of Council Members

Artic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee

• UNOLS Charter - AnnexVI
• USCGC Healy
   • Healy Cruise Planning Manual
   • Healy Ice Trial Plans
   • Healy's Past and Current Expeditions
• USCGC Polar Star
• USCGC Polar Sea
• USCG Aviation Polar Operations (POPDIV)
• Science of Opportunity on Polar Class Icebreakers
(none currently available)

DEep Submergence Science Committee

• UNOLS Charter - Annex II
• Terms of Reference

Reports and Papers:
• Future Needs in Submergence Science
• Letter to Deep Submergence Science Committee
• Being There - The Continuing Need for Human Presence In The Deep Ocean...
• Deep Submersibles and Potential Marine Geological, Biological, and Geochemical Research
• A Progress Report On The Design Study For An Alvin Replacement

NDSF Information:
• Atlantis/Alvin/ROV Schedules
• Guidelines for Proposals
• NDSF Vehicle Request Form
• NDSF Third Party Tool Policy
• NDSF Archiving Policy

Show and Tell:
• Dive and Discover
• Extreme 2003: To the Depths of Discovery

Marcus Langseth Science Oversight Committee

• Committee Contact Information

Ship Scheduling Committee

• UNOLS Charter - Annex I
• Ship Scheduling Information Page
• Facilities Proposal Guidelines

Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Aircraft Research

• UNOLS Charter - Annex II
• Terms of Reference

Travel Guidelines for UNOLS Travelers

• Travel Guidelines and Rules for UNOLS
• UNOLS Travel Worksheet
• Travel Claim Form

Fleet Improvement Committee

• UNOLS Charter - Annex IV
• UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee Reports
   • Past Trends and Future Projections
   • UNOLS Biennial Review of Sea Going Oceanographic Facilities
   • Coastal Oceanography: Future Trend and Vessel Requirements
   • Assessment of Future Science Needs in the Context of the Academic Oceanographic Fleet

• Fleet Renewal Activities:
   • Letter from UNOLS Chair regarding Fleet Renewal
   • An Implementation Plan for UNOLS Fleet Renewal
   • Ship Replacement (Renewal) Programming Thumb Rules
   • FOFC FINAL Fleet Renewal Plan
   • FOFC FINAL Fleet Renewal Plan - UNOLS Response
   • Ocean Class Research Vessel Planning
   • Regional Class Research Vessel Planning
   • Gulf of Mexico Research Vessel Planning

• Fleet Statistics and Projections
    • Fleet Statistics (FOFC Fleet Definition)

• Observatory Working Group
   • Observatory Working Group Report

• Research Vessel Design and Construction Efforts
   • Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV)
   • KILO MOANA (AGOR 26)
   • CAPE HENLOPEN Replacement
   • MAURICE EWING – Refit/Replacement Plans
• Science Mission Requirements
• Lessons Learned from previous R/V construction - Questionnaire

Research Vessel Operators Committee

• UNOLS Charter - Annex III
• UNOLS Scientific Van Manual
• Small Boat Compendium
• Facilities Proposal Guidelines
• Safety Subcommittee
   • RV Safety Standards
   • UNOLS Safety Training Manual (Chapter 1)
• Security Sub-Committee
   • Maritime Security Issues
• SOCP training materials available
• Chronological List of Past RVOC Meetings
• RVOC Only

Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee

• UNOLS Charter - Annex V
• RVTEC Training Site
• Technical Support points of contact
• UNOLS Resources
• Other Resources
• Data Interchange Subcommittee
• About RVTEC
• Wire and Cable Specifications Subcommittee

Scheduling

• Shiptime Request System
• Geographic Display of Ship Requests
• Index of R/V Schedules and Information
• Ship Scheduling System
• Letter of Intent System
• ALVIN and ROV Scheduling at WHOI
• Oceanic Worldwide Research Ships
• Post Cruise Assessments
• Permits and Permissions Resources - Foreign Clearance
• 2001 Science of Opportunity on USCG Icebreaker POLAR SEA

Ship Schedules:

• 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004

• 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 • 1995-1999

UNOLS Vessel Informaiton:

• Ship Listings With Images
• Marine Operations Contacts (RVOC)
• Scheduling Contacts (SSC)
• Technician Contacts (RVTEC)
• Alphabetical Index of Vessels Including Retired Vessels
• UNOLS Small Research Vessel Inventory

UNOLS Vessels

Global Class Research Vessels
   • Atlantis
   • Knorr
   • Marcus Langseth
   • Melville
   • Ronald H. Brown (NOAA)
   • Roger Revelle
   • Thomas G. Thompson
Ocean Class Research Vessels
   • Endeavor
   • Kilo Moana (SWATH)
   • New Horizon
   • Oceanus
   • Seward Johnson
   • Wecoma
Regional Class Research Vessels
   • Atlantic Explorer
   • Cape Hatteras
   • Hugh R. Sharp
   • Pelican
   • Point Sur
   • Robert Gordon Sproul
Local Class Research Vessels
   • Blue Heron
   • Clifford A. Barnes
   • Savannah
   • Urraca
   • Walton Smith
USCG Icebreakers
   • USCGC Healy
   • USCGC Polar Sea
   • USCGC Polar Star

Meeting Calendar/Minutes

Newsletters

Reports/Manuals

• UNOLS Annual Reports
• RVOC Safety Training Manual (Chapter 1)
• Shipboard Dive Safety Report
• 1996 Addendum to Shipboard Dive Safety Report
• Research Vessel Safety Standards
• Foreign Clearance Information
• Winch and Wire Symposium Report
• Draft Functional Requirements for Standard UNOLS Cable
• Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire and cable Technology
• Healy Cruise Planning Manual
• UNOLS Portable Scientific Vans Manual
• Report of the UNOLS Working Group on Ocean Observatory Facility Needs
• Science Mission Requirements
• Projections for UNOLS' Future - Substantial Financial Challenges (1995)
• UNOLS Recommendations - How to Address the Impact of Declining Budget Levels on Fleet Ops (2005)
• UNOLS Recommendations regarding non-operational periods for UNOLS Vessels (2006)
• Load Handling System Workshop Functional Requirements