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HVAC - Temperatures Maintain between 70° - 75°F (20° - 24° C) in all anticipated external environmental conditions
Maintain between 70° - 75°F (20° - 24° C). Meet the requirements for 80% of the anticipated environmental conditions.
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HVAC - Relative Humidity 50%
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HVAC - # of air changes in each space per hour 11
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Noise Levels
Pick numbers from standards listed (NVIC 12-82, IMO A.468 (XII), OSHA 29cfr1910.95
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Vibration
ABS or SNAME Standards?
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Light Levels Community Input Requested .Minimum OSHA Standard?
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ADA Design Features ADA Guidelines for UNOLS Vessels_Final_Feb08.pdf , Section 4Implement ADA Guidelines that do not impact size of vessel.
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Enhanced Habitability to improve productivity and well being of personnel Employ the services of an ethnographer with experience in vessel design.
The productivity of all personnel sailing in these vessels can be enhanced by providing comfortable, aesthetically pleasing spaces, and by including, to the extent possible, areas for off-hour activities other than staterooms and workspaces such as a library, lounge, or conference room with tables, good lighting, video capability, and etc. Equipment and appropriate space for exercise should be provided. Staterooms should include connections to the ship's network and entertainment systems, but they need also to be separated from the noise associated with off-hour activities.
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Hydrographic Winches Two winches with 10,000 meter capacity for wire rope, E-M cable and F-O cables from 1/4" to 1/2" diameter.
One winch with 10,000 meter capacity for wire rope, E-M cable and F-O cables from 1/4" to 1/2" diameter.UNOLS Load Handling System Functional Requirements for further detail.
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Heavy Duty Winch Complex Traction winch system with two drums with the capacity to hold 12,000 meters of 9/16" wire rope AND 10,000 meters of either 0.680" E-M cable or 0.681" F-O cable.
One winch system with interchangeable drums or capability to change wire/cable having a capacity for 12,000 meters of 9/16" wire rope or synthetic rope OR 10,000 meters of 0.680" E-M cable OR 10,000 meters of 0.681" F-O cable.
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Cranes A crane that can reach all working deck areas and that is capable of offloading vans and equipment weighing up to 20,000 lbs to a pier or vehicle in port.
At least one crane should be able to deploy buoys and other heavy equipment weighing up to 10,000 lbs up to 12 feet over the starboard side at sea in sea state 4.
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Towing Community Input Requested The ship should be capable of towing large scientific packages up to 10,000 lbs tension at 6 knots, and 25,000 lbs at 4 knots. Winches should be capable of sustaining towing operations continuously for days at a time.
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Working deck - Total 2,300 sq ft total
Total amount of clear working area available on the main deck aft should be at least 2,000 sq ft.
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Aft Deck Area 1,800 sq ft aft of deck houses
1,500 sq ft minimum aft of deck houses as open as possible.
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Side Deck Area 80 ft x 10 ft in addition to aft deck
Contiguous waist work area along one side that provides a minimum of 80 ft clear deck area.
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Vans Space to carry two standardized 8 ft by 20 ft portable deck vans and the capability to carry up to two additional portable, possibly non-standard size, vans (500 sq ft total)
Space for Two Standard Vans that is in addition to the working deck requirements.
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Laboratories Total lab space should be approximately 2,000 sq ft including:
Main (dry) lab area (1,000 sq ft) designed to be flexible for frequent subdivision;
Separate wet lab/hydro lab (400 sq ft) located contiguous to sampling areas;
An electronics/computer lab (300 sq ft);
A separate electronics repair shop/work space for resident technicians;
High bay/hanger space for multiple purposes adjacent to the aft main deck;
Climate controlled work space or chamber (approx.100 sq ft);
A dedicated, physically secure shipboard server compartment that is climate controlled.
1,800 sq ft total
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Storage Approximately 5,000 cubic feet of storage space that could also be used as shop or workspace when needed would be important.
4,000 cubic feet
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Science load 250 LT
Variable science load should be 200 LT.
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Workboats Capability to carry and deploy a 25 - 30 ft scientific workboat in addition to the inflatable boat.
At least one 16-ft or larger inflatable boat located for ease of launching and recovery
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Masts Second light weight mast and capacity for up to 250 lbs of mounted scientific equipment
Capacity for five scientific packages with a total weight of 200 lbs.
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On-Deck Incubations Additional XX sq ft of deck space? Community Input Requested
200 sq ft of clear deck space with access to 50 gals/min of water at a temperature within 1° C of ambient seawater temperature.
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Marine Mammal & Bird Observations Semi-protected location as high as possible for two to three marine mammal observers with 180° unobstructed view forward of the beam with mounting locations for big eyes and access to navigation data.
Location in pilothouse or flying bridge for marine mammal observations.
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Navigation Best available commercial systems, including:
Differential GPS
Automatic radio detection finder
Ship’s depth finder
GPS assisted inertial reference system with gyro backup
Doppler speed log
10- and 3- cm radars
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Data Network and Onboard Computing A modern and expandable data network should be integrated into the design for all spaces on the research vessel including labs, deck areas, instrument mounting spaces, bridge, machinery spaces, common areas, and staterooms. Wireless networks should be available in laboratories. Connecting cables/wiring should be installed to all areas and include provisions for growth.
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Real-Time Data Acquisition A well designed "system" for real time collection of data from permanently installed sensors and equipment as well as provision for temporarily installed sensors and equipment that allows for archiving, display, distribution, and application of this data for a variety of scientific and ship board purposes should be designed and specified by a group of knowledgeable science users and operators.
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Communications - Internal Telephone system, public address system, and sound powered telephone system
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Communications - External Commercially available voice and data channels for continuous communications to shore stations, other ships, boats and aircraft including satellite, VHF, FAX, aircraft transceivers, cellular phone, INMARSAT B, and high speed data communications links.
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Underway Data Sampling and Collection The infrastructure and space for continuous underway sampling and data collection for as many ocean and atmospheric parameters as possible should be included in all design phases and construction details.
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Scientific Electrical Power
Use current IEEE 45 or equivalent standards for shipboard power and wiring and current IEEE standard for UPS and clean power specifications.
110 VAC, single phase 75-100 amps service for each lab;
208/230 VAC, 3-phase, 50 amps, "readily available" (i.e., in the panel, or 1-2 outlets); and
480VAC, 3-phase available "on demand" (for example, run into the lab from auxiliary outlets on deck).
Provide for multiple simultaneous connections for 480V 3-phase, 208 - 230V 3-phase and single phase, and 110V single phase with up to 50 amps service for vans, laboratories, and on deck.
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Lab - Water
Uncontaminated seawater should be supplied to most laboratories, vans, and several key deck areas. This water must be collected as close as possible to the bow and piping must be made from materials acceptable to the majority of science users. It is desired that uncontaminated seawater intakes be available at multiple depths from the surface including access to surface water at about 1m depth. As a minimum, one uncontaminated seawater intake is required.
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Lab - Air
The ship's service compressed air supply (@100 psi) should be available in the labs and have the ability to add filters as needed. Clean dry air needs are to be handled by bottled air or user supplied filter systems. Air quality should meet or exceed ISO 8573.1:2001 Class 1.2.1
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Multibeam - deep water 1° x 1° deep water multibeam
1° x 2° deep water multibeam
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Multibeam - shallow water Multibeam system capable of obtaining useful data in water as shallow as 50 meters
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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling system with transducer wells for more than one frequency (i.e. 38, 75 or 150 kHz); hull mounted with a combined capability of 1000-meter depth and fine scale shallow water performance.
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling system with transducer well either 38 or 75 kHz frequency; hull mounted with a capability of 1000 meter depth.
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Deep Water Echo Sounder Multi-frequency Deep Water Echo Sounder
12 kHz Echo Sounder
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Sub-Bottom Profiler 2 - 8 kHz Sub-Bottom Profiler
Capability to install 2 - 8 kHz Sub-Bottom Profiler
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Acoustic Navigation and Tracking System Transducers and equipment installed
Mounting location for transducers and equipment
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Underwater Communications system Transducers and equipment installed
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Additional Transducer Mounts
Locations in hull and for over-the-side mounting with capability of changing in-hull transducers while afloat.
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Acoustic performance and radiated noise
As acoustically quiet, as is feasible considering the choice of all shipboard systems, their location, and installation. Special consideration should be given to machinery noise isolation, including heating and ventilation. Propeller(s) are to be designed for minimal cavitation, and hull form should attempt to minimize bubble sweep down.
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Discharges
All liquid discharges from sinks, deck drains, sewage treatment systems, cooling systems, ballast pumps, fire fighting pumps, and other shipboard or science systems should be on the port side, with tanks capable of holding normal discharges for a minimum of 24 hours. Design should allow for zero discharges on the starboard side, including deck drains, when required during normal operations.
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Waste Management
A well thought out waste management plan should be developed during the design phases so that these vessels can prevent, control, or minimize all discharge of garbage and other wastes at sea. The use of all appropriate and best available systems and methods such as compactors, incinerators, vacuum toilets, low flow showers, oily water separators, efficient marine sanitary devices, recycling, adequate holding tanks, and others should be used to prevent, reduce, and control waste discharges. The location of garbage storage areas should be well defined. The vessel should be designed and equipped so that it can effectively adhere to all local, state, federal, and international (MARPOL) pollution regulations, to prevent contamination of science experiments, protect the environment, and to ensure the health and safety of embarked personnel.
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Hazardous Waste
An on-deck hazardous storage capability for chemicals plus a holding capability for class C waste should be provided. Provisions for low-level radioactive waste storage will be incorporated in the radiation vans.
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Exhaust Discharges
Discharges of engine exhaust, tank and sewage system vents, exhaust from fume hoods, and ventilation systems should be designed so they do not re-enter the ship-s interior or ventilation systems, and so they can all be directed away from the ship at the same time with proper placement of the relative wind (i.e. all on the port side aft). Exhaust and air system discharges should be separated from sensor locations as much as possible. Engine choices should emphasize minimized exhaust discharges and should as a minimum adhere to Federal regulations and State regulations for normal operating area.
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Green Technology Every effort should be made to incorporate recycled materials, non-polluting equipment and instrumentation and fuel efficient or alternative fuel technologies to make these vessels as environmentally friendly and cost effective as possible.
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Maintainability
The ability to maintain, repair, and overhaul these vessels, and the installed machinery and systems efficiently and effectively with a small crew should be a high priority. The choice of machinery and ship's system should consider the cost and level of effort necessary to maintain and operate these systems.
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