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OCEAN FACILITIES EXCHANGE GROUP update on a bottom-up approach of cruise co-ordination

OCEAN FACILITIES EXCHANGE GROUP update on a bottom-up approach of cruise co-ordination. Report to ERVO 2006. Marieke J. Rietveld. Main objective : exchange of shiptime and exchange of major equipment based on ‘bartering’; joint cruises

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OCEAN FACILITIES EXCHANGE GROUP update on a bottom-up approach of cruise co-ordination

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  1. OCEAN FACILITIES EXCHANGE GROUP update on a bottom-up approach of cruise co-ordination Report to ERVO 2006 Marieke J. Rietveld

  2. Main objective: exchange of shiptime and exchange of major equipment based on ‘bartering’; joint cruises Exchange based on value points according to scientific capacity as agreed between members Report to ERVO 2006 Marieke J. Rietveld

  3. The OFEG partners: NERC: Natural Environment Research Council BMBF: Federal Ministry of Education and Research IFREMER: French Institute of Research and Exploitation of the Sea NIOZ: Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research CSIC: Spanish Council for Scientific Research (observer status - hopefully full member 2006) IMR: Institute of Marine Research - invited this Spring to consider membership

  4. The OFEG fleet • Alkor • Charles Darwin* • Discovery • Heincke • James Clark Ross • L’Atalante • Le Suroit • M.S. Merian • Meteor • Thalassa • Pelagia • Poseidon • Sonne • Pourquoi Pas? • James Cook*

  5. OFEG marine facilities • ROV Victor • Submersible Nautile • TOBI, SAR • Multichannel seismics • Mobile compressors • containers

  6. average 12 average < 3 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

  7. Activity (no. of exchanged days) average > 180 average 35 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

  8. Opportunistic interventions This is of growing importance now use of long term mooring is increasing

  9. OFEG announcement of opportunity 2007/2008 issued 30 September 2005 Encourage science community to take advantage of the geographic positioning of OFEG ships Deployment of OFEG Research Ships in 2007/08 It is anticipated that the European research ships of the Ocean Facilities ExchangeGroup (OFEG), which provides ship-time and equipment exchanges for UK, French, German and Dutch scientists under the Tripartite Agreement, will be operating in the following regions in 2007/08: Dutch research ship • PELAGIA: subtropical to subpolar North Atlantic (E), Mediterranean & North seas (2008: Indian Ocean (N & W)) French research ships • L'ATALANTE: North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea (2008: mid-life refit) • POURQUOI PAS?: North Atlantic (W & E), South Atlantic (E) (2008: Indian Ocean (S & W)) • THALASSA: North Atlantic (E) • LE SUROIT: Indian Ocean (N & W), Mediterranean Sea German research ships • ALKOR: Baltic & North seas • HEINCKE: North & Baltic seas • MERIAN: North Atlantic (N & E), Nordic & Mediterranean seas • METEOR: Mediterranean & Black seas, Indian Ocean or South Atlantic • POSEIDON: subtropical to subpolar North Atlantic (E), Mediterranean, North & Baltic seas • SONNE: Indonesian region UK research ships • DISCOVERY: subtropical to subpolar North Atlantic (E & W) • JAMES COOK: North Atlantic (E&W), Pacific Ocean (E), South Atlantic (N & E) (2008: Indian Ocean (SW)) • JAMES CLARK ROSS: Arctic, North & South Atlantic, Southern Ocean Spanish research ships • HESPERIDES: Arctic, North & South Atlantic, Southern Ocean • SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA: North Atlantic (E)

  10. 2006 Spring meeting: 20 - 21 April, Amsterdam 2006 Fall meeting: 23 - 24 November, Spain Further information on http://ofeg.nerc.ac.uk

  11. NEW Virtual Pool of Major exchangeable Equipment WEB pages

  12. Proposed format: http://www.nioz.nl/nioz_nl/dcf455ccfbaf6dc3c910b9ba73acbfd3.php

  13. THANK YOU ERVO 2006 Marieke J. Rietveld

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