Sample records for shipboard system model

  1. Tailoring Shipboard Training to Fleet Performance Needs: IV. Training Modules and Administrative Aids for the Shipboard Propulsion Plant Operator Training (SPPOT) Program.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-08-01

    technology , main propulsion systems, on- board training, on-the-job training, performance-oriented training, shipboard training, shipboard training...ensure that the trainee has a general idea of the role played by the system or equipment in the operation of the propulsion plant. If a system is...the watchstation modules, greater care is taken in their design. When the amount ofinformation involved in a diagram is not excessive, both names and

  2. Optimization of Shipboard Manning Levels Using Imprint Pro Forces Module

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-09-01

    NPS-OR-15-008 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA OPTIMIZATION OF SHIPBOARD MANNING LEVELS USING IMPRINT PRO...Optimization of Shipboard Manning Levels Using IMPRINT Pro Forces Module 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER...ABSTRACT The Improved Performance Research Integration Tool ( IMPRINT ) is a dynamic, stochastic, discrete-event modeling tool used to develop a model

  3. An approach to built-in test for shipboard machinery systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hegner, H. R.

    This paper presents an approach for incorporating built-in test (BIT) into shipboard machinery systems. BIT, as used herein, denotes both built-in test and on-line monitoring. Since sensors are a key element to a successful machinery monitoring system, an assessment of shipboard sensors is included in the paper. Specific design examples are also presented for a marine diesel engine, gas turbine engine, and air conditioning plant.

  4. 75 FR 75532 - Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-03

    ...; --Validation of model training courses; --Unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency... Recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships; --Development of model procedures for executing shipboard emergency measures; --Development of training standards for recovery systems; --Development of...

  5. Expert Maintenance Advisor Development for Navy Shipboard Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-01-01

    Estoril (EDEN) Chair: Xavier Alaman, Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento, SPAIN "A Model of Handling Uncertainty in Expert Systems," 01 Zhao...for Supervisory Process Control," Xavier Alaman, Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento, SPAIN - (L) INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS IN POWER

  6. NGIPS Early Design Space Assessment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-07-17

    medium - voltage dc ( MVDC ) shipboard power system are described below. These studies pursue the questions posed in the white paper. In...usna.edu Abstract—Short-circuit protection is one of the greatest risks associated with a transition towards medium - voltage dc ( MVDC ) shipboard power...protection is one of the greatest risks associated with a transition towards medium - voltage dc ( MVDC ) shipboard power

  7. Shipboard Analytical Capabilities on the Renovated JOIDES Resolution, IODP Riserless Drilling Vessel

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Blum, P.; Foster, P.; Houpt, D.; Bennight, C.; Brandt, L.; Cobine, T.; Crawford, W.; Fackler, D.; Fujine, K.; Hastedt, M.; Hornbacher, D.; Mateo, Z.; Moortgat, E.; Vasilyev, M.; Vasilyeva, Y.; Zeliadt, S.; Zhao, J.

    2008-12-01

    The JOIDES Resolution (JR) has conducted 121 scientific drilling expeditions during the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the first phase of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) (1983-2006). The vessel and scientific systems have just completed an NSF-sponsored renovation (2005-2008). Shipboard analytical systems have been upgraded, within funding constraints imposed by market driven vessel conversion cost increases, to include: (1) enhanced shipboard analytical services including instruments and software for sampling and the capture of chemistry, physical properties, and geological data; (2) new data management capabilities built around a laboratory information management system (LIMS), digital asset management system, and web services; (3) operations data services with enhanced access to navigation and rig instrumentation data; and (4) a combination of commercial and home-made user applications for workflow- specific data extractions, generic and customized data reporting, and data visualization within a shipboard production environment. The instrumented data capture systems include a new set of core loggers for rapid and non-destructive acquisition of images and other physical properties data from drill cores. Line-scan imaging and natural gamma ray loggers capture data at unprecedented quality due to new and innovative designs. Many instruments used to characterize chemical compounds of rocks, sediments, and interstitial fluids were upgraded with the latest technology. The shipboard analytical environment features a new and innovative framework (DESCinfo) and application (DESClogik) for capturing descriptive and interpretive data from geological sub-domains such as sedimentology, petrology, paleontology, structural geology, stratigraphy, etc. This system fills a long-standing gap by providing a global database, controlled vocabularies and taxa name lists with version control, a highly configurable spreadsheet environment for data capture, and visualization of context data collected with the shipboard core loggers and other instruments.

  8. Megawatt-class free-electron laser concept for shipboard self-defense

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Todd, Alan M. M.; Colson, William B.; Neil, George R.

    1997-05-01

    An efficient MW-class free electron laser (FEL) directed energy weapon (DEW) system holds promise for satisfying shipboard self-defense (SSD) requirements on future generations of Navy vessels because of the potential for high- power operation and the accessibility to all IR wavelengths. In order to meet shipboard packaging and prime power constraints, the power efficiency and high real-estate gradient achievable in a FEL driven by a superconducting rf accelerator is attractive. Configuration options and the key development issues for such a system are described.

  9. Modeling new production in upwelling centers - A case study of modeling new production from remotely sensed temperature and color

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dugdale, Richard C.; Wilkerson, Frances P.; Morel, Andre; Bricaud, Annick

    1989-01-01

    A method has been developed for estimating new production in upwelling systems from remotely sensed surface temperatures. A shift-up model predicts the rate of adaptation of nitrate uptake. The time base for the production cycle is obtained from a knowledge of surface heating rates and differences in temperature between the point of upwelling and each pixel. Nitrate concentrations are obtained from temperature-nitrate regression equations. The model was developed for the northwest Africa upwelling region, where shipboard measurements of new production were available. It can be employed in two modes, the first using only surface temperatures, and the second in which CZCS color data are incorporated. The major advance offered by this method is the capability to estimate new production on spatial and time scales inaccessible with shipboard approaches.

  10. COMPARISON OF CFC-114 AND HFC-236EA PERFORMANCE IN SHIPBOARD VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEMS

    EPA Science Inventory

    The report gives results of a comparison of the performance of two refrigerants - 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) and 1,2-dichloro-tetrafluoroethane (CFC-114) - in shipboard vapor compression refrigeration systems. (NOTE: In compliance with the Montreal Protocol and Dep...

  11. Developments in Science and Technology.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-01-01

    control. Sucessful completion of the testing and cer- a single unduplicated track file, thereby reducing tification of readiness represents a...Navy shipboard surveillance radar systems Service Corp., is called the single radar performance has been successfully designed, developed, and tested at...for Navy deteciion/disclosure ranges. The single radar per- shipboard surveillance radar systems are reduced by formance prediction system can be

  12. Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-06-27

    include silicon carbide ( SiC )- based transistors, transformers and power converters. “ SiC is important because it improves power quality and reduces size...existing shipboard gun systems. An airborne mirror , perhaps mounted on an aerostat,11 could bounce light from a shipboard laser, so as to permit non-line...super conducting RF electron beam injectors, advanced high power cathode technologies, high power compact amplifiers, and advanced mirrors

  13. Microclimate Cooling Systems: A Shipboard Evaluation of Commercial Models

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-04-01

    NCTRF), under contract to the Navy SciencI Assistance Program (NSAP), evaluated the feasibility of using commercial microclimate coolin9" systems (MCS...exterior of the air distribution vest be covered with a fire-retardant material similar to the type used in this evaluation. The results of this evaluation

  14. Boilermodel: A Qualitative Model-Based Reasoning System Implemented in Ada

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-09-01

    comple- ment to shipboard engineering training. Accesion For NTIS CRA&I DTIO I A3 f_- Unairmoui1ccd [i Justification By ................... Distribut;or, I...investment (in terms of man-hours lost, equipment maintenance, materials, etc.) for initial training. On- going training is also required to sustain a...REASONING FROM MODELS Model-based expert systems have been written in many languages and for many different architectures . Knowledge representation also

  15. Robust Model-Based Fault Diagnosis for DC Zonal Electrical Distribution System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-06-01

    Conf. on Decision and Control, 1979, 149 [24] P. Balle, D. Juricic, A. Rakar and S. Ernst , "Identification of nonlinear processes and model based...Technology, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 12, pp. 183-192, 2004. [232] H. G. Kwatny, E. Mensah, D. Niebur and C. Teolis, "Optimal shipboard power

  16. Novel Membrane Separation System for Shipboard Oily Wastewater Treatment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-12-01

    OPNAVINST 5090.1B CH-2 regulates Navy ships to the same discharge limit for bilgewater and other oily waste discharges . Future discharge limits of...applicable to all Navy ship classes. An additional benefit is the potential to remove additional constituents of concern from bilgewater discharge ...treatment system on a Navy ship ................................................................ 26! 19. Shipboard Membrane Resistance of Full-Scale

  17. High Expansion Foam for Protecting Large Volume Mission Critical Shipboard Spaces

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-01-01

    aqueous film - forming foam ( AFFF ) sprinklers designed only to combat Class B two-dimensional pool fires.1 The...Validation Tests, Series 1 – An Evaluation of Aqueous Film Foaming Foam ( AFFF ) Suppression Systems for Protection of LHA(R) Well Deck and Vehicle... firefighting system design. NRL further recognized that employing a traditional high expansion foam generator would impact shipboard

  18. Shipboard CCTV for Globe-Girdling Students.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Anderton, Ray L.

    1983-01-01

    Describes installation, operation, and educational benefits of a closed circuit television system installed on a ship used for the "Semester at Sea" program. The program, jointly sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh and the Institute of Shipboard Education, provides undergraduates with the opportunity to pursue studies on a…

  19. Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-08-12

    Performing Organization: The Pennsylvania State University Department of Aerospace Engineering 231C Hammond Building University Park, PA 16802 Attn...Plant Models Used in the Study The H-60 class model was developed and distributed by ART to both NAVAIR and Penn State research teams. The model...To) 07 109 I 201 4 tD 07 I 08 12016 ’t TITLE AND SUBTITLE Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

  20. SeaFrame: Sustaining Today’s Fleet Efficiently and Effectively. Volume 5, Issue 1, 2009

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-01-01

    Maneuvering 11 Shipboard Launch and Recovery Systems 13 Integrated Logistics System 15 Special Hull Treatment Tile Manufacturing 17 Navy Shipboard Oil ...Developing advanced blade section design technology for propulsors that reduces cavitation damage and required repair cost and time. - Conducting...complex we have ever written.” Ammeen adds that steering and diving algorithms are also very complex, because hydrodynamic effects of a submarine

  1. The ZOG Technology Demonstration Project: A System Evaluation of USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-12-01

    part of a larger project involving development of a wide range of computer technologies, including artifcial intelligence and a long-range computer...shipboard manage- ment, aircraft management, expert systems, menu selection, man- machine interface, artificial intelligence , automation; shipboard It AWM...functions, planning, evaluation, training, hierarchical data bases The objective of this project was to conduct an evaluation of ZOG, a general purpose

  2. Characterizing shipboard bilgewater effluent before and after treatment.

    PubMed

    McLaughlin, Christine; Falatko, Debra; Danesi, Robin; Albert, Ryan

    2014-04-01

    Operational discharges from oceangoing vessels, including discharges of bilgewater, release oil into marine ecosystems that can potentially damage marine life, terrestrial life, human health, and the environment. Bilgewater is a mix of oily fluids and other pollutants from a variety of sources onboard a vessel. If bilgewater cannot be retained onboard, it must be treated by an oily water separator before discharge for larger ocean-going vessels. We evaluated the effectiveness of bilgewater treatment systems by analyzing land-based type approval data, collecting and analyzing shipboard bilgewater effluent data, assessing bilgewater effluent concentrations compared to regulatory standards, evaluating the accuracy of shipboard oil content monitors relative to analytical results, and assessing additional pollution reduction benefits of treatment systems. Land-based type approval data were gathered for 20 treatment systems. Additionally, multiple samples of influent and effluent from operational bilgewater treatment systems onboard three vessels were collected and analyzed, and compared to the land-based type approval data. Based on type approval data, 15 treatment systems were performing below 5 ppm oil. Shipboard performance measurements verified land-based type approval data for the three systems that were sampled. However, oil content monitor readings were more variable than actual oil concentration measurements from effluent samples, resulting in false negatives and positives. The treatment systems sampled onboard for this study generally reduced the majority of other potentially harmful pollutants, which are not currently regulated, with the exception of some heavy metal analytes.

  3. Hypertext: Improved Capability for Shipboard Naval Messages

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-09-01

    message handling system; a complete working model of the system has not been developed . 3 D. ORGANIZATION OF STUDY 1. The "Paperless" Ship Initiative...work in tandem to improve afloat message handling procedures. The objective of the PCMT project is to develop a system that could be installed on...working group has identified a list of requirements to guide the DoD’s progress towards improving its message communication system. These

  4. In-harbor and at-sea electromagnetic compatibility survey for maritime satellite L-band shipboard terminal

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1974-01-01

    Geostationary maritime satellites, one over the Pacific and one over the Atlantic Ocean, are planned to make available high-speed communications and navigation (position determination) services to ships at sea. A shipboard satellite terminal, operating within the authorized maritime L-band, 1636.5 to 1645.0 MHz, will allow ships to pass voice, teletype, facsimile, and data messages to shore communication facilities with a high degree of reliability. The shore-to-ship link will also operate in the maritime L-band from 1535.0 to 1543.5 MHz. A significant number or maritime/commercial ships are expected to be equipped with an L-band satellite terminal by the year 1980, and so consequently, there is an interest in determining electromagnetic compatibility between the proposed L-band shipboard terminal and existing, on-board, shipboard communications/electronics and electrical systems, as well as determining the influence of shore-based interference sources. The shipboard electromagnetic interference survey described was conducted on-board the United States Line's American Leader class (15,690 tons) commercial container ship, the "American Alliance" from June 16 to 20, 1974. Details of the test plan and measurements are given.

  5. Graphical Modeling of Shipboard Electric Power Distribution Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-12-01

    examined. A means of modeling a load for a synchronous generator is then shown which accurately interrelates the loading of the generator and the...frequency and voltage output of the machine. This load is then connected to the synchronous generator and two different scenarios are examined including a...examined. A means of modeling a load for a synchronous generator is then shown which accurately interrelates the loading of the generator and tht

  6. Descriptive epidemiology of deployment-related medical conditions and shipboard training-related injuries in a Chinese Navy population.

    PubMed

    Qi, R-R; Wang, J-Q; Pan, L-L; Zhou, W; Liu, J-L; Ju, J-T; Cai, Y-L

    2016-12-01

    To investigate the deployment-related medical conditions and shipboard tactical training-related injuries in a Chinese Navy population. A retrospective study with the Chinese Navy was conducted. The medical records of 1543 Navy crewmembers from 2011 to 2015 were collected. The distribution and incidence rate (IR) of different types of medical conditions were provided and compared between the Aden Gulf deployment and nondeployment periods. The occurrence of military training-related injuries in crewmembers receiving 12-week shipboard tactical training was compared with that of 956 marines and 4371 recruits receiving combat and physical training, respectively. The anatomic locations and types of training-related injury were analyzed. Compared with the nondeployment period, the percentages of the following injuries were significantly higher during deployment: injuries and certain other consequences of external causes (16.97% vs 7.76%), diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (15.40% vs 10.34%) and mental and behavioral disorders (11.23% vs 3.45%); however, respiratory system diseases had a lower percentage (19.84% vs 28.35%). Far seas deployment significantly increased the IRs of acute upper respiratory infection, skin and eye infection, sprains and low back pain as well as aphthous ulcer, insomnia, and seasickness (P < 0.05, 0.01 or 0.001). Shipboard training induced higher IRs of injuries to the upper extremities, spine and back and head and face than physical training and a higher incidence of head and face injury than combat training (P < 0.05 or 0.001). Physical training had higher IRs of overuse injuries than shipboard and combat training (P < 0.001). The IR of fracture was higher during combat and physical training than shipboard training (P < 0.01 and 0.001). The Chinese Navy has experienced novel health issues in crewmembers in recent years. Corresponding countermeasures should be taken to address deployment-related medical conditions and shipboard training-related injuries in the future. Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

  7. Management Principles to be Considered for Implementing a Data Base Management System Aboard U.S. (United States) Naval Ships under the Shipboard Non-Tactical ADP (Automated Data Processing) Program.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-12-01

    Data Base Management System Aboard U.S. Naval Ships Under the Shipboard Non-tactical ADP Program by Robert Harrison Dixon December 1982 Thesis Advisor...OF REPORT a PERIOD COVIAOtt Management Principles to be Considered for Master’s Thesis Implementing a Data Base Management System December 1982 Aboard...NOTES is. KEY s0mas (Coelte on revrs side of 0..e..mp am iNe or "Neo 00111) Data Base Management System , DBMS, SNAP, SNAP I, SNAP II, Information

  8. Enlisted Personnel Individualized Career System (EPICS) Test and Evaluation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-01-01

    The EPICS program, which was developed using an integrated personnel systems approach ( IPSA ), delays formal school training until after personnel have...received shipboard on-job training complemented by job performance aids (3PAs). Early phases of the program, which involved developing the IPSA EPICS...detailed description of the conception and development of the EPICS IPSA model, the execution of the front-end job design analyses, 3PA and instructional

  9. Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Volume 2. Navy Abstracts of Phase 1 Awards, 1987

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-04-01

    HABILITATION ) AS WELL AS FOR DIVERS. KRAUSE P C & ASSOCS INC 1414 RAVINIA RD WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906 CONTRACT NUMBER: PAUL C KRAUSE TITLE: MODELING OF SHIPBOARD...ELECTRONIC, HYDRODYNAMIC AND CON- TROL SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUITABLE SUBSEA ROBOT. IT WILL ALSO DESCRIBE THE SENSORY DEVICES, ACOUSTIC, VIDEO

  10. DOD Business Systems Modernization: Planned Investment in Navy Program to Create Cashless Shipboard Environment Needs to Be Justified and Better Managed

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-09-01

    Abbreviations ATM automated teller machine BEA business enterprise architecture DOD...Limitations Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)-At-Sea 1988 Localized, shipboard ATMs that received and accounted for a portion of sailors’ and...use smart card technology for electronic retail ransactions and (2) economically justified on the basis of reliable analyses of stimated costs and

  11. Distributed situation awareness in complex collaborative systems: A field study of bridge operations on platform supply vessels.

    PubMed

    Sandhåland, Hilde; Oltedal, Helle A; Hystad, Sigurd W; Eid, Jarle

    2015-06-01

    This study provides empirical data about shipboard practices in bridge operations on board a selection of platform supply vessels (PSVs). Using the theoretical concept of distributed situation awareness, the study examines how situation awareness (SA)-related information is distributed and coordinated at the bridge. This study thus favours a systems approach to studying SA, viewing it not as a phenomenon that solely happens in each individual's mind but rather as something that happens between individuals and the tools that they use in a collaborative system. Thus, this study adds to our understanding of SA as a distributed phenomenon. Data were collected in four field studies that lasted between 8 and 14 days on PSVs that operate on the Norwegian continental shelf and UK continental shelf. The study revealed pronounced variations in shipboard practices regarding how the bridge team attended to operational planning, communication procedures, and distracting/interrupting factors during operations. These findings shed new light on how SA might decrease in bridge teams during platform supply operations. The findings from this study emphasize the need to assess and establish shipboard practices that support the bridge teams' SA needs in day-to-day operations. Provides insights into how shipboard practices that are relevant to planning, communication and the occurrence of distracting/interrupting factors are realized in bridge operations.Notes possible areas for improvement to enhance distributed SA in bridge operations.

  12. Shipboard Electrical System Modeling for Early-Stage Design Space Exploration

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-04-01

    method is demonstrated in several system studies. I. INTRODUCTION The integrated engineering plant ( IEP ) of an electric warship can be viewed as a...which it must operate [2], [4]. The desired IEP design should be dependable [5]. The operability metric has previously been defined as a measure of...the performance of an IEP during a specific scenario [2]. Dependability metrics have been derived from the operability metric as measures of the IEP

  13. Design and implementation of a nuclear weapons management system submodule: Shipboard security force system. Master's thesis

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Settlemyer, S.R.

    1991-09-01

    The Nuclear Weapons Management System combines the strengths of an expert system with the flexibility of a database management system to assist the Weapons Officer, Security Officer, and the Personnel Reliability Program Officer in the performance of administrative duties associated with the nuclear weapons programs in the United States Navy. This thesis examines the need for, and ultimately the design of, a system that will assist the Security Officer in administrative duties associated with the Shipboard Self Defense Force. This system, designed and coded utilizing dBASE IV, can be implemented as a stand alone system. Furthermore, it interfaces with themore » expert system submodule that handles the PRP screening process.« less

  14. Fiber optic systems for mobile platforms IV; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Jose, CA, Sept. 18, 1990

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Lewis, Norris E.; Moore, Emery L.

    The present conference on fiber-optic (FO) systems discusses topics in shipboard, automotive, spacecraft, and aeronautical FO applications. Attention is given to an FO interferometric ellipsoidal shell hydrophone, an FO backbone for a submarine combat system, EM environmental effects on shipboard FO installations, and recent developments in polymeric FO systems for automotive use. Also discussed are a wavelength-multiplexed FO position encoder for aircraft control systems, a code-division multiple-access system for integrated modular avionics, fly-by-light systems for commercial aircraft, FO temperature sensors for aerospace applications, a hybrid FO/electrical network for launch vehicles, the effects of ionizing radiation on FO systems, and FO systems in liquid propellant rocket environments.

  15. The use of network theory to model disparate ship design information

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Rigterink, Douglas; Piks, Rebecca; Singer, David J.

    2014-06-01

    This paper introduces the use of network theory to model and analyze disparate ship design information. This work will focus on a ship's distributed systems and their intra- and intersystem structures and interactions. The three system to be analyzed are: a passageway system, an electrical system, and a fire fighting system. These systems will be analyzed individually using common network metrics to glean information regarding their structures and attributes. The systems will also be subjected to community detection algorithms both separately and as a multiplex network to compare their similarities, differences, and interactions. Network theory will be shown to be useful in the early design stage due to its simplicity and ability to model any shipboard system.

  16. Non-linear shipboard shock analysis of the Tomahawk missile shock isolation system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Leifer, Joel; Gross, Michael

    1987-01-01

    The identification, quantification, computer modeling and verification of the Tomahawk nonlinear liquid spring shock isolation system in a surface ship Vertical Launch System (VLS) are discussed. The isolation system hardware and mode of operation is detailed in an effort to understand the nonlinearities. These nonlinearities are then quantified and modeled using the MSC/NASTRAN finite element code. The model was verified using experimental data from the Navel Ordnance Systems Center MIL-S-901 medium weight shock tests of August 1986. The model was then used to predict the Tomahawk response to the CG-53 USS Mobile Bay shock trials of May-June 1987. Results indicate that the model is an accurate mathematical representation of the physical system either functioning as designed or in an impaired condition due to spring failure.

  17. Potential Observing Systems for Tropical Cyclone Motion Studies.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-05-01

    Relatively good coverage exists along the island chain between Taiwan and Japan. Although a number of stations occur along 10N east of the Philippines...shipboard CLASS units for use in GALE. A shipboard CLASS unit will be taking observations during the Taiwan Mesoscale Experiment (TAMEX) in May 1987. f...experiment. Another wind profiler (50 Mhz) is permanently located on the northern tip of Taiwan . Personnel of the Center for Space and Remote Sensing

  18. Distributed situation awareness in complex collaborative systems: A field study of bridge operations on platform supply vessels

    PubMed Central

    Sandhåland, Hilde; Oltedal, Helle A; Hystad, Sigurd W; Eid, Jarle

    2015-01-01

    This study provides empirical data about shipboard practices in bridge operations on board a selection of platform supply vessels (PSVs). Using the theoretical concept of distributed situation awareness, the study examines how situation awareness (SA)-related information is distributed and coordinated at the bridge. This study thus favours a systems approach to studying SA, viewing it not as a phenomenon that solely happens in each individual's mind but rather as something that happens between individuals and the tools that they use in a collaborative system. Thus, this study adds to our understanding of SA as a distributed phenomenon. Data were collected in four field studies that lasted between 8 and 14 days on PSVs that operate on the Norwegian continental shelf and UK continental shelf. The study revealed pronounced variations in shipboard practices regarding how the bridge team attended to operational planning, communication procedures, and distracting/interrupting factors during operations. These findings shed new light on how SA might decrease in bridge teams during platform supply operations. The findings from this study emphasize the need to assess and establish shipboard practices that support the bridge teams' SA needs in day-to-day operations. Practitioner points Provides insights into how shipboard practices that are relevant to planning, communication and the occurrence of distracting/interrupting factors are realized in bridge operations. Notes possible areas for improvement to enhance distributed SA in bridge operations. PMID:26028823

  19. Biological treatment and toxicity of low concentrations of oily wastewater (bilgewater).

    PubMed

    Stamper, David M; Montgomery, Michael T

    2008-08-01

    The biodegradability and toxicity of low concentrations of oily wastewater (bilgewater) were tested under simulated sanitary wastewater treatment conditions. This was done to establish the feasibility of a combined shipboard oily and nonoily wastewater treatment system. The biodegradability of oily wastewater was determined by proxy; 14C-labeled dodecane, toluene, and phenanthrene (representing alkane, aromatic, and polyaromatic compounds, respectively) were mineralized in petroleum fuels and lubricants. We found that low concentrations of oily wastewater components were mineralized, even in the presence of more abundant substrates (such as synthetic graywater, containing vegetable oil, detergent, gelatin, and starch). The toxic effects of diesel fuel and several other components of oily wastewater (such as surfactants and a synthetic lubricant) on a naïve wastewater assemblage was also tested. In concentrations much higher than would be expected under normal shipboard conditions, we found no evidence of toxic effects of the bilgewater compounds tested. Thus, a combined shipboard bilgewater and sanitary wastewater system might be feasible.

  20. Electromagnetic code for naval applications

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Crescimbeni, F.; Bessi, F.; Chiti, S.

    1988-12-01

    The use of an increasing number of electronic apparatus became vital to meet the high performance required for military Navy applications. Thus the number of antennas to be mounted on shipboard greatly increased. As a consequence of the high antenna density, of the complexity of the shipboard environment and of the powers used for communication and radar systems, the EMC (Electro-Magnetic Compatibility) problem is playing a leading role in the design of the topside of a ship. The Italian Navy has acquired a numerical code for the antenna siting and design. This code, together with experimental data measured at the Italian Navy test range facility, allows for the evaluation of optimal sitings for antenna systems on shipboard, and the prediction of their performances in the actual environment. The structure of this code, named Programma Elettromagnetico per Applicazioni Navali, (Electromagnetic Code for Naval Applications) is discussed, together with its capabilities and applications. Also the results obtained in some examples are presented and compared with the measurements.

  1. North Atlantic Aerosol Radiative Impacts Based on Satellite Measurements and Aerosol Intensive Properties from TARFOX and ACE-2

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Russell, P. B.; Bergstrom, Robert W.; Schmid, B.; Livingston, J. M.

    2000-01-01

    We estimate the impact of North Atlantic aerosols on the net short-wave flux at the tropopause by combining satellite-derived aerosol optical depth (AOD) maps with model aerosol properties determined via closure analyses in TARFOX and ACE 2. We exclude African dust, primarily by restricting latitudes to 25-60 N. The analyses use in situ aerosol composition measurements and air- and ship-borne sun-photometer measurements of AOD spectra. The aerosol model yields computed flux sensitivities (dFlux/dAOD) that agree with measurements by airborne flux radiometers in TARFOX. Its midvisible single-scattering albedo is 0.9. which is in the range obtained from in situ measurements of scattering and absorption in both TARFOX and ACE 2. Combining satellite-derived AOD maps with the aerosol model yields maps of 24-hour average net radiative flux changes. For simultaneous AVHRR, radiance measurements exceeded the sunphotometer AODs by about 0.04. However. shipboard sunphotometer and AVHRR AODs agreed Within 0.02 for data acquired during satellite overflights on two other days. We discuss attempts to demonstrate column closure within the MBL by comparing shipboard sunphotometer AODs and values calculated from simultaneous shipboard in-situ aerosol size distribution measurements. These comparisons were mostly unsuccessful, but they illustrate the difficulties inherent in this type of closure analysis. Specifically, AODs derived from near-surface in-situ size distribution measurements are extremely sensitive to the assumed hygroscopic growth model that itself requires an assumption of particle composition as a function of height and size, to the radiosonde-measured relative humidity, and to the vertical profile of particle number. We investigate further the effects of hygroscopic particle growth within the MBL by using shipboard lidar aerosol backscatter profiles together with the sunphotometer AOD.

  2. Hardware Model Of A Shipboard Zonal Electrical Distribution System (ZEDS): Alternating Current/Direct Current (AC/DC)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-06-01

    essential to fostering the loyalty , dedication and pride that enables the diverse student population within your department to be the very best systems...that I have enjoyed in my short time with you. Without you in my life, to share my success, I could not have ever achieved the level of satisfaction ...used. A typical wall mounted light switch is a single pole single throw switch. A common industrial motor start switch is a three pole single throw

  3. Shipboard Measurements of 0.6328 Micrometer Laser Beam Extinction in the Marine Boundary Layer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1976-06-01

    hdl.handle.net/10945/17938 Downloaded from NPS Archive: Calhoun SHIPBOARD MEASUREMENTS OF 0.6328 MICROMETER LASER BEAM EXTINCTION IN THE MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER P...W. Parish NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey, California THESIS SHIPBOARD MEASUREMENTS OF 0.6328 MICROMETER LASER BEAM EXTINCTION IN THE MARINE...CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PtkGE(Wh»n Dmta Enffd) Shipboard Measurements of 0.6328 Micrometer Laser Beam Extinction in the Marine Boundary Layer by P. W

  4. Investigation of L-band shipboard antennas for maritime satellite applications

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Heckert, G. P.

    1972-01-01

    A basic conceptual investigation of low cost L-band antenna subsystems for shipboard use was conducted by identifying the various pertinent design trade-offs and related performance characteristics peculiar to the civilian maritime application, and by comparing alternate approaches for their simplicity and general suitability. The study was not directed at a single specific proposal, but was intended to be parametric in nature. Antenna system concepts were to be investigated for a range of gain of 3 to 18 dB, with a value of about 10 dB considered as a baseline reference. As the primary source of potential complexity in shipboard antennas, which have beamwidths less than hemispherical as the beam pointing or selecting mechanism, major emphasis was directed at this aspect. Three categories of antenna system concepts were identified: (1) mechanically pointed, single-beam antennas; (2) fixed antennas with switched-beams; and (3) electronically-steered phased arrays. It is recommended that an L-band short backfire antenna subsystem, including a two-axis motor driven gimbal mount, and necessary single channel monopulse tracking receiver portions be developed for demonstration of performance and subsystem simplicity.

  5. Tailoring Shipboard Training to Fleet Performance Needs: III. Development of Deckplate Procedural Training for the Shipboard Propulsion Plant Operator Training (SPPOT) Program.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-10-01

    McMichael 7/i Released by James F. Kelly, Jr. Commanding Officer Navy Personnel Research and Development Center San Diego, California 92152 UNCLASSIFTED...Shipboard training media, Training Aids. 20., AGSTRACT (Cfnust on resee ofE. It neep se n ~11 by Wleek Mabee .) In designing a shipboard training program...Engineering Department personnel of CONSTELLATION. Without their help, the design and the development of SPPOT would not have been possible. JAMES F. KELLY

  6. Anti-ship missile tracking with a chirped amplitude modulation ladar

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Redman, Brian C.; Stann, Barry L.; Ruff, William C.; Giza, Mark M.; Aliberti, Keith; Lawler, William B.

    2004-09-01

    Shipboard infrared search and track (IRST) systems can detect sea-skimming anti-ship missiles at long ranges. Since IRST systems cannot measure range and velocity, they have difficulty distinguishing missiles from slowly moving false targets and clutter. ARL is developing a ladar based on its patented chirped amplitude modulation (AM) technique to provide unambiguous range and velocity measurements of targets handed over to it by the IRST. Using the ladar's range and velocity data, false alarms and clutter objects will be distinguished from valid targets. If the target is valid, it's angular location, range, and velocity, will be used to update the target track until remediation has been effected. By using an array receiver, ARL's ladar can also provide 3D imagery of potential threats in support of force protection. The ladar development program will be accomplished in two phases. In Phase I, currently in progress, ARL is designing and building a breadboard ladar test system for proof-of-principle static platform field tests. In Phase II, ARL will build a brassboard ladar test system that will meet operational goals in shipboard testing against realistic targets. The principles of operation for the chirped AM ladar for range and velocity measurements, the ladar performance model, and the top-level design for the Phase I breadboard are presented in this paper.

  7. 33 CFR 151.63 - Shipboard control of garbage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE... Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Garbage Pollution and Sewage § 151.63 Shipboard... plastics in ship stores. (6) Ongoing educational programs to train shipboard personnel of garbage handling...

  8. 33 CFR 151.63 - Shipboard control of garbage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE... Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Garbage Pollution and Sewage § 151.63 Shipboard... plastics in ship stores. (6) Ongoing educational programs to train shipboard personnel of garbage handling...

  9. 33 CFR 151.63 - Shipboard control of garbage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE... Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Garbage Pollution and Sewage § 151.63 Shipboard... plastics in ship stores. (6) Ongoing educational programs to train shipboard personnel of garbage handling...

  10. 33 CFR 151.63 - Shipboard control of garbage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE... Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Garbage Pollution and Sewage § 151.63 Shipboard... plastics in ship stores. (6) Ongoing educational programs to train shipboard personnel of garbage handling...

  11. 33 CFR 151.63 - Shipboard control of garbage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE... Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Garbage Pollution and Sewage § 151.63 Shipboard... plastics in ship stores. (6) Ongoing educational programs to train shipboard personnel of garbage handling...

  12. 46 CFR 162.060-28 - Shipboard testing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... the source water biological test conditions. (iii) The BWMS must operate successfully as designed... for making all arrangements for a vessel on which to conduct shipboard tests, including the provision and installation of a BWMS. (b) Shipboard tests must be conducted throughout a period of operation of...

  13. 46 CFR 162.060-28 - Shipboard testing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... the source water biological test conditions. (iii) The BWMS must operate successfully as designed... for making all arrangements for a vessel on which to conduct shipboard tests, including the provision and installation of a BWMS. (b) Shipboard tests must be conducted throughout a period of operation of...

  14. 46 CFR 162.060-28 - Shipboard testing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... the source water biological test conditions. (iii) The BWMS must operate successfully as designed... for making all arrangements for a vessel on which to conduct shipboard tests, including the provision and installation of a BWMS. (b) Shipboard tests must be conducted throughout a period of operation of...

  15. Measurement and Modeling of High Energy Laser (HEL)-Droplet Interactions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-11

    and a water droplet. Based upon these results, both offensive and defensive systems can be developed for distinct military applications. Analysis of...closer to being a realistic shipboard asset, so does the reality of other countries possessing equal capabilities. The Chinese military has recently...structural damage to many targets [2]. Although far from the stage of being able to penetrate the skin of a maritime military vessel, this weapon is the

  16. Proceedings of the Ship Control Systems Symposium (5th), Held at U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland on October 30 - November 3, 1978. Volume 5,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1978-11-03

    shipboard navigational aids (instrumentation) and enviromental navigational aid (buoys and other fixed references). The types of shipboard...life experiences of pilots. Ql 3-5 work t the direct indirectI I I authori1ties ’ mental standby physical travel home etc.! domestictypes of l / social ...the shipping industry, all sides of it, needs to take a long hard look at itself and get up-to-date for social as well as eccnomic reasons. Criteria

  17. 33 CFR 151.26 - Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Shipboard oil pollution emergency... SECURITY (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR... Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Oil Pollution § 151.26 Shipboard...

  18. 33 CFR 151.26 - Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Shipboard oil pollution emergency... SECURITY (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR... Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Oil Pollution § 151.26 Shipboard...

  19. 33 CFR 151.26 - Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Shipboard oil pollution emergency... SECURITY (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR... Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Oil Pollution § 151.26 Shipboard...

  20. 33 CFR 151.26 - Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Shipboard oil pollution emergency... SECURITY (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR... Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships Oil Pollution § 151.26 Shipboard...

  1. 46 CFR 131.730 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 131.730 Section 131.730 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.730 Shipboard stowage. The master shall ensure that no work vest is stowed where any lifejacket is...

  2. 46 CFR 131.730 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 4 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 131.730 Section 131.730 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.730 Shipboard stowage. The master shall ensure that no work vest is stowed where any lifejacket is...

  3. 46 CFR 131.730 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 4 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 131.730 Section 131.730 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.730 Shipboard stowage. The master shall ensure that no work vest is stowed where any lifejacket is...

  4. 46 CFR 131.730 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 4 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 131.730 Section 131.730 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.730 Shipboard stowage. The master shall ensure that no work vest is stowed where any lifejacket is...

  5. 46 CFR 131.730 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 131.730 Section 131.730 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.730 Shipboard stowage. The master shall ensure that no work vest is stowed where any lifejacket is...

  6. Officer Computer Utilization Report

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-03-01

    Shipboard Non-tactical ADP Program (SNAP),Navy Intelligence Processing System (NIPS), Retail Operation Management (ROM)). Mainframe - An extremely...ADP Program (SNAP), Navy Intelligence Processing System (NIPS), Retail Operation Management (ROM), etc.) @0230@6 7 7. Technical/tactical systems (e.g

  7. Fleet logistics system : data administration plans and procedures manual

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-01-23

    This manual provides data administration (DA) procedures for developers and maintainers of Coast Guard fleet logistics information systems. Fleet logistics includes a community of supply, logistics, maintenance, and shipboard functions. The informati...

  8. A Prognostic Modeling Approach for Predicting Recurring Maintenance for Shipboard Propulsion Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-06-01

    CIT CDT 1 CIP CDP η γ 1γ T T adb (1) Compressor fouling has also been shown to increase vibration , (Ozgur et al (2000) and Tsalavoutas et al) but... vibration increases and secondly is the poor reliability with which performance degradation severity may be assessed. In lieu of these practical...Industrial Gas Turbines” International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, Belgium, June 1990 4. Kurtz, Rainer, Brun, Klaus, and

  9. Advanced Shipboard Control Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-05-07

    Nov 1989: 41-47. Carnivale, J. A. DD-21 Presentation. Jan 1999. Deitel H.M. and P. J. Deitel . C++ How To Program . Upper Saddle River...One distinct advantage to an OSI model is that each level of the network is clearly defined, allowing different users to understand how a specific...Pri) field that tells the layer how this message is to be sent. The L2Hdr is an 8 bit section of the Link Protocol Data Unit/MAC Protocol Data

  10. Next Steps in Network Time Synchronization For Navy Shipboard Applications

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-12-01

    40th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Meeting NEXT STEPS IN NETWORK TIME SYNCHRONIZATION FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD APPLICATIONS...dynamic manner than in previous designs. This new paradigm creates significant network time synchronization challenges. The Navy has been...deploying the Network Time Protocol (NTP) in shipboard computing infrastructures to meet the current network time synchronization requirements

  11. 40 CFR 1700.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Definitions. 1700.3 Section 1700.3 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNIFORM NATIONAL... operation of a marine propulsion system, shipboard maneuvering system, crew habitability system, or...

  12. 40 CFR 1700.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Definitions. 1700.3 Section 1700.3 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNIFORM NATIONAL... operation of a marine propulsion system, shipboard maneuvering system, crew habitability system, or...

  13. 40 CFR 1700.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Definitions. 1700.3 Section 1700.3 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNIFORM NATIONAL... operation of a marine propulsion system, shipboard maneuvering system, crew habitability system, or...

  14. 40 CFR 1700.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Definitions. 1700.3 Section 1700.3 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNIFORM NATIONAL... operation of a marine propulsion system, shipboard maneuvering system, crew habitability system, or...

  15. 40 CFR 1700.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Definitions. 1700.3 Section 1700.3 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNIFORM NATIONAL... operation of a marine propulsion system, shipboard maneuvering system, crew habitability system, or...

  16. Hardware Model of a Shipboard Zonal Electrical Distribution System (ZEDS): Alternating Current/Direct Current (AC/DC)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-06-01

    perfect example on how to lead, manage and strive for excellence in every aspect of your life. Your leadership is essential to fostering the loyalty ...share my success, I could not have ever achieved the level of satisfaction and enjoyment that I have. You will never understand how helpful the...A typical wall mounted light switch is a single pole single throw switch. A common industrial motor start switch is a three pole single throw switch

  17. Physical Security Modeling for the Shipboard Nuclear Weapons Security Program,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-04-01

    I AOA1IR 396 NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER SILVER SPRING MO F/G 15/3 PHYSICAL SECURITY MODELING FOR THE SHIPROARD NUCLEAR WEAPONS SE--ETEEU) APR A2 E ...WEAPONS SECURITY )PROGRAM 0% BY E . G. JACOUES D. L BARTUSEK R. W. MONROE M. S. SCHWARTZ WEAPONS SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT 1 APRIL 1982 A4pm lvW for p uic r...ASSIPICATIO N O F Tb IS PAGE t’W "mu Dat e E DLeT R)....... t READ W~STRUCTIoNs’ REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE BEFORE COMPLETNG FORM4 . REPiQRT NUM1e[i ja. VT

  18. NRL Fact Book

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1976-07-01

    Systems Division ......... ........................ 60 Oceanology Area ........... ............................ 62 Shipboard Computing Group...directed toward new and improved materials, equipment, techniques, systems , and related operational procedures for the Navy. In fulfillment of this...Within areas of technological expertise, develops prototype systems applicable to specific projects. (d) Performs scientific research development for

  19. Marine atmospheric effects on electro-optical systems performance

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Richter, Juergen H.; Hughes, Herbert G.

    1990-09-01

    For the past twelve years, a coordinated tri-service effort has been underway in the United States Department of Defense to provide an atmospheric effects assessment capability for existing and planned electro-optical (E0) systems. This paper reviews the exploratory development effort in the US Navy. A key responsibility for the Navy was the development of marine aerosol models. An initial model, the Navy Aerosol Model (NAN), was developed, tested, and transitioned into LOWTRAN 6. A more comprehensive model, the Navy Oceanic Vertical Aerosol Model (NOVAM), has been formulated and is presently undergoing comprehensive evaluation and testing. Marine aerosols and their extinction properties are only one important factor in EO systems performance assessment. For many EO systems applications, an accurate knowledge of marine background radiances is required in addition to considering the effects of the intervening atmosphere. Accordingly, a capability was developed to estimate the apparent sea surface radiance for different sea states and meteorological conditions. Also, an empirical relationship was developed which directly relates apparent mean sea temperature to calculated mean sky temperature. In situ measurements of relevant environmental parameters are essential for real-time EO systems performance assessment. Direct measurement of slant path extinction would be most desirable. This motivated a careful investigation of lidar (light detection and ranging) techniques including improvements to single-ended lidar profile inversion algorithms and development of new lidar techniques such as double-ended and dual-angle configurations. It was concluded that single-ended, single frequency lidars can not be used to infer slant path extinction with an accuracy necessary to make meaningful performance assessments. Other lidar configurations may find limited application in model validation and research efforts. No technique has emerged yet which could be considered ready for shipboard implementation. A shipboard real-time performance assessment system was developed and named PREOS (Performance and Range for EO Systems). PREOS has been incorporated into the Navy's Tactical Environmental Support System (TESS). The present version of PREOS is a first step in accomplishing the complex task of real-time systems performance assessment. Improved target and background models are under development and will be incorporated into TESS when tested and validated. A reliable assessment capability can be used to develop Tactical Decision Aids (TDAs). TDAs permit optimum selection or combination of sensors and estimation of a ship's own vulnerability against hostile systems.

  20. A polar-region-adaptable systematic bias collaborative measurement method for shipboard redundant rotational inertial navigation systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wang, Lin; Wu, Wenqi; Wei, Guo; Lian, Junxiang; Yu, Ruihang

    2018-05-01

    The shipboard redundant rotational inertial navigation system (RINS) configuration, including a dual-axis RINS and a single-axis RINS, can satisfy the demand of marine INSs of especially high reliability as well as achieving trade-off between position accuracy and cost. Generally, the dual-axis RINS is the master INS, and the single-axis RINS is the hot backup INS for high reliability purposes. An integrity monitoring system performs a fault detection function to ensure sailing safety. However, improving the accuracy of the backup INS in case of master INS failure has not been given enough attention. Without the aid of any external information, a systematic bias collaborative measurement method based on an augmented Kalman filter is proposed for the redundant RINSs. Estimates of inertial sensor biases can be used by the built-in integrity monitoring system to monitor the RINS running condition. On the other hand, a position error prediction model is designed for the single-axis RINS to estimate the systematic error caused by its azimuth gyro bias. After position error compensation, the position information provided by the single-axis RINS still remains highly accurate, even if the integrity monitoring system detects a dual-axis RINS fault. Moreover, use of a grid frame as a navigation frame makes the proposed method applicable in any area, including the polar regions. Semi-physical simulation and experiments including sea trials verify the validity of the method.

  1. Shipboard communications center modernization network simulation report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-08-01

    Commercially available simulation packages were investigated to determine their suitability for modeling the USCG Cutter Communications Center (CCC). The suitability of a candidate package was based upon it meeting the operational goals and hardware ...

  2. 33 CFR 164.43 - Automatic Identification System Shipborne Equipment-Prince William Sound.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... (AISSE) system consisting of a: (1) Twelve-channel all-in-view Differential Global Positioning System (d... to indicate to shipboard personnel that the U.S. Coast Guard dGPS system cannot provide the required... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Automatic Identification System...

  3. A numerical analysis of shipboard and coastal zone color scanner time series of new production within Gulf Stream cyclonic eddies in the South Atlantic Bight

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Pribble, J. Raymond; Walsh, John J.; Dieterle, Dwight A.; Mueller-Karger, Frank E.

    1994-01-01

    Eddy-induced upwelling occurs along the western edge of the Gulf Stream between Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in the South Atlantic Bight (SAB). Coastal zone color scanner images of 1-km resolution spanning the period April 13-21, 1979, were processed to examine these eddy features in relation to concurrent shipboard and current/temperature measurements at moored arrays. A quasi-one-dimensional (z), time dependent biological model, using only nitrate as a nutrient source, has been combined with a three-dimensional physical model in an attempt to replicate the observed phytoplankton field at the northward edge of an eddy. The model is applicable only to the SAB south of the Charleston Bump, at approximately 31.5 deg N, since no feature analogous to the bump exists in the model bathymetry. The modeled chlorophyll, nitrate, and primary production fields of the euphotic zone are very similar to those obtained from the satellite and shipboard data at the leading edges of the observed eddies south of the Charleston Bump. The horizontal and vertical simulated fluxes of nitrate and chlorophyll show that only approximately 10% of the upwelled nitrate is utilized by the phytoplankton of the modeled grid box on the northern edge of the cyclone, while approximately 75% is lost horizontally, with the remainder still in the euphotic zone after the 10-day period of the model. Loss of chlorophyll due to sinking is very small in this strong upwelling region of the cyclone. The model is relatively insensitive to variations in the sinking parameterization and the external nitrate and chlorophyll fields but is very sensitive to a reduction of the maximum potential growth rate to half that measured. Given the success of this model in simulating the new production of the selcted upwelling region, other upwelling regions for which measurements or successful models of physical and biological quantities and rates exist could be modeled similarly.

  4. Advanced Development Model (ADM) Program for the Shipboard Meteorological and Oceanographic Observing System (SMOOS).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-05-20

    SOURCE DOCUMENTS 1. N62269-84- R -0309 SHOOS Request for Proposal (RFP) 2. N62269-84-C-0309, SOOS Advanced Development Model (ADM) Contract 3. SA-TS-7833...b.n . II ii t .. ~ r 5* t **v *...to, $me$ d.v.... 0", tc htlo I . .. vtod. - BT 9S.td Fig. 3.5- Susse Funtina AlloatinMtri ittnits 0~~~~~~4. vii...LSyes T ttiL e Request To r Transmit 9 Upper Air II aaDspDatalay *S Ocear Sea Depth I71 dg I Dept Data3ttu tts Data Display Data Display Controller

  5. Electronic cooling design and test validation

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Murtha, W. B.

    1983-07-01

    An analytical computer model has been used to design a counterflow air-cooled heat exchanger according to the cooling, structural and geometric requirements of a U.S. Navy shipboard electronics cabinet, emphasizing high reliability performance through the maintenance of electronic component junction temperatures lower than 110 C. Environmental testing of the design obtained has verified that the analytical predictions were conservative. Model correlation to the test data furnishes an upgraded capability for the evaluation of tactical effects, and has established a two-orders of magnitude growth potential for increased electronics capabilities through enhanced heat dissipation. Electronics cabinets of this type are destined for use with Vertical Launching System-type combatant vessel magazines.

  6. Biological consequences of a recurrent eddy off Point Conception, California

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Haury, Loren R.; Simpson, James J.; Pelaez, Jose; Wisenhahn, David; Koblinsky, Chester J.

    1986-01-01

    The biological effects on three different time scales (100-day mesoscale, annual, and several-year) of a mesoscale anticyclonic eddy consistently found in shipboard surveys and satellite-sensed data several hundred kilometers southwest of Point Conception, CA, are described. A detailed shipboard study of the eddy in January 1981 found a complex system of fronts in surface chlorophyll at the northern edge of the eddy; microplankton and zooplankton distributions were strongly affected by entrainment processes at the surface and, apparently, at depth. Concurrent satellite coastal zone color scanner ocean color images show agreement with the general surface characteristics of the eddy chlorophyll field but do not reflect features deeper than about 25 m, including the contribution of the deep chlorophyll maximum to the integrated chlorophyll values. Satellite data for the period October 1980 through October 1981 and shipboard data from California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) for December 1980 to July 1981 show the continued presence of the eddy in the sea surface temperature and color field and in the distributions of surface chlorophyll and zooplankton displacement volume. A review of the CalCOFI survey results from 1949 to the present time demonstrates the recurrent nature of the eddy system on a year-to-year basis. The eddy system appears to have a significant effect on the distribution of both oceanic and nearshore organisms. Offshore transport of coastal species occurs in the form of large entrained plumes or filaments.

  7. Recent UAS Developments: VTOL HQ-series Shipboard Recovery and Autonomous Monitoring with MicroQuads

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wardell, L. J.; Farber, A. M.; Douglas, J.

    2017-12-01

    Ocean research would benefit from reliable shipboard launch and recovery of small class UAS. The vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) system reduces equipment footprint without the need for launchers or recovery systems. The HQ-60 (Latitude Engineering) has demonstrated reliable ship take-off and recovery on a 10x10' area on the R/V Falkor (Schmidt Ocean Institute) and other research vessels. The HQ-60 recently set a record for longest time aloft for a VTOL aircraft, flying nearly 22.5 hours non-stop. To support close-range research, autonomous MicroQuads that "perch" in a protective box that also recharges the aircraft and transmits the data is in development. Recent MicroQuad work with developing high-resolution (<1cm) DEMs using on-board cameras has yielded promising results for the use of surface change detection. Recent USDA development targeted erosion monitoring with this system. The latest updates and testing results for both systems will be presented.

  8. Shipboard Sunphotometer Measurements of Aerosol Optical Depth Spectra and Columnar Water Vapor During ACE-2 and Comparison with Selected Land, Ship, Aircraft, and Satellite Measurements

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Livingston, John M.; Kapustin, Vladimir N.; Schmid, Beat; Russell, Philip B.; Quinn, Patricia K.; Bates, Timothy S.; Durkee, Philip A.; Smith, Peter J.; Freudenthaler, Volker; Wiegner, Matthias; hide

    2000-01-01

    Analyses of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and colurnmn water vapor (CWV) measurements acquired with NASA Ames Research Center's 6-channel Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer (AATS-6) operated aboard the R/V Professor Vodyanitskiy during the 2nd Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-2) are discussed. Data are compared with various in situ and remote measurements for selected cases. The focus is on 10 July, when the Pelican airplane flew within 70 km of the ship near the time of a NOAA-14/AVHRR satellite overpass and AOD measurements with the 14-channel Ames Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer (AATS-14) above the marine boundary layer (MBL) permitted calculation of AOD within the MBL from the AATS-6 measurements. A detailed column closure test is performed for MBL AOD on 10 July by comparing the AATS-6 MBL AODs with corresponding values calculated by combining shipboard particle size distribution measurements with models of hygroscopic growth and radiosonde humidity profiles (plus assumptions on the vertical profile of the dry particle size distribution and composition). Large differences (30-80% in the mid-visible) between measured and reconstructed AODs are obtained, in large part because of the high sensitivity of the closure methodology to hygroscopic growth models, which vary considerably and have not been validated over the necessary range of particle size/composition distributions. The wavelength dependence of AATS-6 AODs is compared with the corresponding dependence of aerosol extinction calculated from shipboard measurements of aerosol size distribution and of total scattering mearured by a shipboard integrating nephelometer for several days. Results are highly variable, illustrating further the great difficulty of deriving column values from point measurements. AATS-6 CWV values are shown to agree well with corresponding values derived from radiosonde measurements during 8 soundings on 7 days and also with values calculated from measurements taken on 10 July with the AATS-14 and the University of Washington Passive Humidigraph aboard the Pelican.

  9. The ship as laboratory: making space for field science at sea.

    PubMed

    Adler, Antony

    2014-01-01

    Expanding upon the model of vessels of exploration as scientific instruments first proposed by Richard Sorrenson, this essay examines the changing nature of the ship as scientific space on expedition vessels during the late nineteenth century. Particular attention is paid to the expedition of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) as a turning point in the design of shipboard spaces that established a place for scientists at sea and gave scientific legitimacy to the new science of oceanography. There was a progressive development in research vessel design from "ship as instrument" to "ship as laboratory" and changing spatial practices aboard these vessels were paralleled by changes in shipboard culture. I suggest that the "ship as laboratory" has now in turn been supplanted by a new model, the "ship as invisible technician", as oceanographic research vessels deploy remote-sensing equipment and gather data that are no longer analyzed on board.

  10. AN/UPX-41(C) Digital Interrogator System Compatibility with the National Airspace System: Chesapeake Fixed-Base Test.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-10-31

    In 2012, the Navy requested spectrum certification for the shipboard AN/UPX-41(C) Digital Interrogator System, Software Version 5.5 with Mode 5. Current operating conditions for the Navys AN/UPX-41(C) are the same as restrictions imposed on the AN...

  11. 46 CFR 97.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Vests § 97.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  12. 46 CFR 196.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Vests § 196.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  13. 46 CFR 97.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Vests § 97.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  14. 46 CFR 196.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Vests § 196.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  15. 46 CFR 196.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Vests § 196.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  16. 46 CFR 196.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Vests § 196.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  17. 46 CFR 97.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Vests § 97.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  18. 46 CFR 97.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Vests § 97.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  19. Shipboard communications center modernization recommendations report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-08-01

    This report presents the results of a communications system modernization study for the radio room of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) high endurance cutter (WHEC) and medium endurance cutter (WMEC). A four step sequential analysis approach was undertaken...

  20. Navy Omni-Directional Vehicle (ODV) development program

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Mcgowen, Hillery

    1994-01-01

    The Omni-Directional Vehicle (ODV) development program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research at the Coastal Systems Station has investigated the application of ODV technology for use in the Navy shipboard environment. ODV technology as originally received by the Navy in the form of the Cadillac-Gage Side Mover Vehicle was applicable to the shipboard environment with the potential to overcome conditions of reduced traction, ship motion, decks heeled at high angles, obstacles, and confined spaces. Under the Navy program, ODV technology was investigated and a series of experimental vehicles were built and successfully tested under extremely demanding conditions. The ODV drive system has been found to be applicable to autonomous, remotely, or manually operated vehicles. Potential commercial applications include multi-directional forklift trucks, automatic guided vehicles employed in manufacturing environments, and remotely controlled platforms used in nuclear facilities or for hazardous waste clean up tasks.

  1. Navy Omni-Directional Vehicle (ODV) development program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    McGowen, Hillery

    1994-02-01

    The Omni-Directional Vehicle (ODV) development program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research at the Coastal Systems Station has investigated the application of ODV technology for use in the Navy shipboard environment. ODV technology as originally received by the Navy in the form of the Cadillac-Gage Side Mover Vehicle was applicable to the shipboard environment with the potential to overcome conditions of reduced traction, ship motion, decks heeled at high angles, obstacles, and confined spaces. Under the Navy program, ODV technology was investigated and a series of experimental vehicles were built and successfully tested under extremely demanding conditions. The ODV drive system has been found to be applicable to autonomous, remotely, or manually operated vehicles. Potential commercial applications include multi-directional forklift trucks, automatic guided vehicles employed in manufacturing environments, and remotely controlled platforms used in nuclear facilities or for hazardous waste clean up tasks.

  2. Training Effectiveness Evaluation (TEE) of the Advanced Fire Fighting Training System. Focus on the Trained Person.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cordell, Curtis C.; And Others

    A training effectiveness evaluation of the Navy Advanced Fire Fighting Training System was conducted. This system incorporates simulated fires as well as curriculum materials and instruction. The fires are non-pollutant, computer controlled, and installed in a simulated shipboard environment. Two teams of 15 to 16 persons, with varying amounts of…

  3. Engineering Administration.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Naval Personnel Program Support Activity, Washington, DC.

    This book is intended to acquaint naval engineering officers with their duties in the engineering department. Standard shipboard organizations are analyzed in connection with personnel assignments, division operations, and watch systems. Detailed descriptions are included for the administration of directives, ship's bills, damage control, training…

  4. Remote Boundary Layer Sensing - RO3571

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1997-09-30

    refractive index. However, the new availability of GPS-measured total precipitable water vapor, ( pwv ), (and total refractive index) allows radar-sensed...provide pwv with a moving shipboard receiver, it would presently be necessary to get the equivalent information with a shipboard microwave radiometer

  5. AN/UPX-41(C) IFF Interrogator Compatibility with the National Airspace System : Top-Level Test Plan Chesapeake Fixed-Base Experiment

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-08-04

    In 2012, the Navy requested spectrum certification for the shipboard AN/UPX-41(C) Digital Interrogator System, Software Version 5.5 with Mode 5. : Current operating conditions for the Navys AN/UPX-41(C) are the same as restrictions imposed on the ...

  6. 76 FR 72901 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-28

    .... The Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris was created based on methods used in studies of floating marine debris by established researchers, previous shipboard observational studies.... This survey will assist in carrying out activities prescribed in the Marine Debris Research, Prevention...

  7. 33 CFR 401.19 - Disposal and discharge systems.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., including overboard discharge pipes. (d) Burning of shipboard garbage is prohibited between CIP 2 & Cardinal and between CIP 15 and CIP 16. (68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...

  8. 33 CFR 401.19 - Disposal and discharge systems.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., including overboard discharge pipes. (d) Burning of shipboard garbage is prohibited between CIP 2 & Cardinal and between CIP 15 and CIP 16. (68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...

  9. 33 CFR 401.19 - Disposal and discharge systems.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., including overboard discharge pipes. (d) Burning of shipboard garbage is prohibited between CIP 2 & Cardinal and between CIP 15 and CIP 16. (68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...

  10. 33 CFR 401.19 - Disposal and discharge systems.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., including overboard discharge pipes. (d) Burning of shipboard garbage is prohibited between CIP 2 & Cardinal and between CIP 15 and CIP 16. (68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...

  11. Pre-deployment Alcohol Misuse Among Shipboard Active-Duty U.S. Military Personnel.

    PubMed

    Harbertson, Judith; Hale, Braden R; Watkins, Eren Y; Michael, Nelson L; Scott, Paul T

    2016-08-01

    The burden of alcohol misuse is unknown among shipboard U.S. Navy and Marine Corps military personnel immediately prior to deployment and may be elevated. Anonymous survey data on hazardous, dependent, and binge alcohol misuse and involuntary drug consumption were collected during 2012-2014 among shipboard personnel within approximately 2 weeks of deployment. Using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT-C), hazardous alcohol misuse was defined using two cut-point scoring criteria: (1) ≥3 for women and ≥4 for men; and (2) ≥4 for women and ≥5 for men; binge drinking as ≥4 drinks for women and ≥5 drinks for men on a typical day in past 30 days; and dependent alcohol misuse as an AUDIT-C score of ≥8. Demographic- and sex-stratified self-reported alcohol misuse prevalence was reported for analysis conducted during 2014-2015. Among 2,351 male and female shipboard personnel, 39%-54% screened positive for hazardous, 27% for binge, and 15% for dependent alcohol use. Seven percent reported involuntary drug consumption history. A larger proportion of those aged 17-20 years screened positive for dependent alcohol use compared with the overall study population prevalence. A large proportion of shipboard personnel screened positive for hazardous and dependent alcohol use (18% among those aged <21 years) at deployment onset. These data can inform interventions targeting shipboard personnel engaging in hazardous use before progression to dependent use and enable early identification and care for dependent users. Future studies should include more comprehensive assessment of factors associated with involuntary drug consumption. Copyright © 2016 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. All rights reserved.

  12. 33 CFR 151.26 - Shipboard oil pollution emergency plans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Shipboard oil pollution emergency... SECURITY (CONTINUED) POLLUTION VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE, AND BALLAST WATER Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on Environmental...

  13. 46 CFR 131.740 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.740 Shipboard inspections. Each buoyant work vest must be subject to examination by a marine... work vest is stamped as inspected. If not found serviceable, and if determined irreparable by the...

  14. 46 CFR 131.740 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.740 Shipboard inspections. Each buoyant work vest must be subject to examination by a marine... work vest is stamped as inspected. If not found serviceable, and if determined irreparable by the...

  15. 46 CFR 131.740 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.740 Shipboard inspections. Each buoyant work vest must be subject to examination by a marine... work vest is stamped as inspected. If not found serviceable, and if determined irreparable by the...

  16. 46 CFR 131.740 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.740 Shipboard inspections. Each buoyant work vest must be subject to examination by a marine... work vest is stamped as inspected. If not found serviceable, and if determined irreparable by the...

  17. 46 CFR 131.740 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 131.740 Shipboard inspections. Each buoyant work vest must be subject to examination by a marine... work vest is stamped as inspected. If not found serviceable, and if determined irreparable by the...

  18. Ship to Shore Data Communication and Prioritization

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-12-01

    First Out FTP File Transfer Protocol GCCS-M Global Command and Control System Maritime HAIPE High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor HTTP Hypertext...Transfer Protocol (world wide web protocol ) IBS Integrated Bar Code System IDEF0 Integration Definition IER Information Exchange Requirements...INTEL Intelligence IP Internet Protocol IPT Integrated Product Team ISEA In-Service Engineering Agent ISNS Integrated Shipboard Network System IT

  19. Defense | NREL

    Science.gov Websites

    Maritime Academy training ships to test promising energy saving technologies and increase steaming days between refuelings. The Maritime Pre-Screening Assessment of Conservation Technologies (M-PACT) project uses a ship-board test-bed with sophisticated sensors and a calibrated model to evaluate new and

  20. Shipboard Sunphotometer Measurements of Aerosol Optical Depth Spectra and Columnar Water Vapor During ACE-2, and Comparison with Selected Land, Ship, Aircraft, and Satellite Measurements

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Livingston, John M.; Kapustin, Vladimir N.; Schmid, Beat; Russell, Philip B.; Quinn, Patricia K.; Bates, Timothy S.; Durkee, Philip A.; Smith, Peter J.; Freudenthaler, Volker; Wiegner, Matthias

    2000-01-01

    Analyses of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and columnar water vapor (CWV) measurements acquired with NASA Ames Research Center's six-channel Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer (AATS-6) operated aboard the R/V (research vehicle) Professor Vodyanitskiy during the second Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-2) are discussed. Data are compared with various in situ and remote measurements for selected cases. The focus is on 10 July, when the Pelican airplane flew within 70 km of the ship near the time of a NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)-14/AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) satellite overpass and AOD measurements with the 14-channel Ames Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer (AATS-14) above the marine boundary layer (MBL) permitted calculation of AOD within the MBL from the AATS-6 measurements. A detailed column closure test is performed for MBL AOD on 10 July by comparing the AATS-6 MBL AODs with corresponding values calculated by combining shipboard particle size distribution measurements with models of hygroscopic growth and radiosonde humidity profiles (plus assumptions on the vertical profile of the dry particle size distribution and composition). Large differences (30-80% in the mid-visible) between measured and reconstructed AODs are obtained, in large part because of the high sensitivity of the closure methodology to hygroscopic growth models, which vary considerably and have not been validated over the necessary range of particle size/composition distributions. The wavelength dependence of AATS-6 AODs is compared with the corresponding dependence of aerosol extinction calculated from shipboard measurements of aerosol size distribution and of total scattering measured by a shipboard integrating nephelometer for several days. Results are highly variable, illustrating further the great difficulty of deriving column values from point measurements. AATS-6 CWV values are shown to agree well with corresponding values derived from radiosonde measurements during eight soundings on seven days and also with values calculated from measurements taken on 10 July with the AATS-14 and the University of Washington Passive Humidigraph aboard the Pelican.

  1. 46 CFR 147A.3 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Applicability. 147A.3 Section 147A.3 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.3 Applicability. This part prescribes the rules for shipboard fumigation on vessels...

  2. 46 CFR 147A.3 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Applicability. 147A.3 Section 147A.3 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.3 Applicability. This part prescribes the rules for shipboard fumigation on vessels...

  3. 46 CFR 147A.3 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Applicability. 147A.3 Section 147A.3 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.3 Applicability. This part prescribes the rules for shipboard fumigation on vessels...

  4. 46 CFR 147A.5 - General requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false General requirement. 147A.5 Section 147A.5 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.5 General requirement. No person may cause or authorize shipboard...

  5. 46 CFR 147A.5 - General requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false General requirement. 147A.5 Section 147A.5 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.5 General requirement. No person may cause or authorize shipboard...

  6. 46 CFR 147A.5 - General requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false General requirement. 147A.5 Section 147A.5 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.5 General requirement. No person may cause or authorize shipboard...

  7. 46 CFR 147A.3 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Applicability. 147A.3 Section 147A.3 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.3 Applicability. This part prescribes the rules for shipboard fumigation on vessels...

  8. 46 CFR 147A.3 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Applicability. 147A.3 Section 147A.3 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.3 Applicability. This part prescribes the rules for shipboard fumigation on vessels...

  9. 46 CFR 147A.5 - General requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false General requirement. 147A.5 Section 147A.5 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.5 General requirement. No person may cause or authorize shipboard...

  10. 46 CFR 147A.5 - General requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false General requirement. 147A.5 Section 147A.5 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.5 General requirement. No person may cause or authorize shipboard...

  11. Shipboard Wireless Sensor Networks Utilizing Zigbee Technology

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-09-01

    This thesis studies the feasibility of utilizing Zigbee standard devices to create a shipboard wireless sensor network . Two primary methods were used...the research effort would be a completely wireless sensor network which would result in a net savings in man hours required to maintain and monitor

  12. 46 CFR 196.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 196.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  13. 46 CFR 97.34-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 97.34-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall...

  14. Some Thoughts About Water Analysis in Shipboard Steam Propulsion Systems for Marine Engineering Students.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Schlenker, Richard M.; And Others

    Information is presented about the problems involved in using sea water in the steam propulsion systems of large, modern ships. Discussions supply background chemical information concerning the problems of corrosion, scale buildup, and sludge production. Suggestions are given for ways to maintain a good water treatment program to effectively deal…

  15. Shipboard Calibration Network Extension Utilizing COTS Products

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-09-01

    to emulate the MCS system console. C. KEYBOARD VIDEO AND MOUSE (KVM) SWITCH A ServSwitch Wizard IP Plus KVM switch is used to allow remote access...9 C. KEYBOARD VIDEO AND MOUSE (KVM) SWITCH .......................... 10 D. ROUTER...mechanical, and electrical KVM Keyboard Video and Mouse LAN Local Area Network MCS Machinery Control Systems NIST National Institute of Standards and

  16. 46 CFR 147A.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Purpose. 147A.1 Section 147A.1 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prescribe the requirements for shipboard...

  17. 46 CFR 147A.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Purpose. 147A.1 Section 147A.1 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prescribe the requirements for shipboard...

  18. 46 CFR 147A.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Purpose. 147A.1 Section 147A.1 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prescribe the requirements for shipboard...

  19. 46 CFR 147A.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Purpose. 147A.1 Section 147A.1 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prescribe the requirements for shipboard...

  20. 46 CFR 147A.1 - Purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Purpose. 147A.1 Section 147A.1 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prescribe the requirements for shipboard...

  1. 46 CFR 167.43-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 7 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 167.43-15 Section 167.43-15 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) NAUTICAL SCHOOLS PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS... separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work...

  2. 46 CFR 167.43-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 7 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 167.43-15 Section 167.43-15 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) NAUTICAL SCHOOLS PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS... separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work...

  3. 46 CFR 167.43-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 7 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 167.43-15 Section 167.43-15 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) NAUTICAL SCHOOLS PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS... separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work...

  4. 46 CFR 167.43-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 7 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Shipboard stowage. 167.43-15 Section 167.43-15 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) NAUTICAL SCHOOLS PUBLIC NAUTICAL SCHOOL SHIPS... separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work...

  5. 46 CFR 78.36-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  6. 46 CFR 78.36-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  7. 46 CFR 78.36-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  8. 46 CFR 78.36-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  9. 46 CFR 78.36-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  10. 46 CFR 167.43-15 - Shipboard stowage.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Work Vests § 167.43-15 Shipboard stowage. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not to be easily confused with that for approved life preservers. ...

  11. 33 CFR 401.19 - Disposal and discharge systems.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... discharge pipes. (d) Burning of shipboard garbage is prohibited between CIP 2 & Cardinal and between CIP 15 and CIP 16. (68 Stat. 93-96, 33 U.S.C. 981-990, as amended and secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 of sec...

  12. Ocean Data Acquisition System

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Johnson, B.; Cavanaugh, J.; Smith, J.; Esaias, W.

    1988-01-01

    The Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) is a low cost instrument with potential commercial application. It is easily mounted on a small aircraft and flown over the coastal zone ocean to remotely measure sea surface temperature and three channels of ocean color information. From this data, chlorophyll levels can be derived for use by ocean scientists, fisheries, and environmental offices. Data can be transmitted to shipboard for real-time use with sea truth measurements, ocean productivity estimates and fishing fleet direction. The aircraft portion of the system has two primary instruments: an IR radiometer to measure sea surface temperature and a three channel visible spectro-radiometer for 460, 490, and 520 nm wavelength measurements from which chlorophyll concentration can be derived. The aircraft package contains a LORAN-C unit for aircraft location information, clock, on-board data processor and formatter, digital data storage, packet radio terminal controller, and radio transceiver for data transmission to a ship. The shipboard package contains a transceiver, packet terminal controller, data processing and storage capability, and printer. Both raw data and chlorophyll concentrations are available for real-time analysis.

  13. Intelligent approach to prognostic enhancements of diagnostic systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Vachtsevanos, George; Wang, Peng; Khiripet, Noppadon; Thakker, Ash; Galie, Thomas R.

    2001-07-01

    This paper introduces a novel methodology to prognostics based on a dynamic wavelet neural network construct and notions from the virtual sensor area. This research has been motivated and supported by the U.S. Navy's active interest in integrating advanced diagnostic and prognostic algorithms in existing Naval digital control and monitoring systems. A rudimentary diagnostic platform is assumed to be available providing timely information about incipient or impending failure conditions. We focus on the development of a prognostic algorithm capable of predicting accurately and reliably the remaining useful lifetime of a failing machine or component. The prognostic module consists of a virtual sensor and a dynamic wavelet neural network as the predictor. The virtual sensor employs process data to map real measurements into difficult to monitor fault quantities. The prognosticator uses a dynamic wavelet neural network as a nonlinear predictor. Means to manage uncertainty and performance metrics are suggested for comparison purposes. An interface to an available shipboard Integrated Condition Assessment System is described and applications to shipboard equipment are discussed. Typical results from pump failures are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the methodology.

  14. Modeling Techniques for Shipboard Manning: A Review and Plan for Development

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-02-01

    manning levels. Once manning models have been created, experiments can be conducted to show how changes in the manning structure might affect ship safety...these predictions, users of the manning models can evaluate how changes in crew configurations, manning levels, and voyage profiles affect ship safety...mitigate emergency situations would provide crucial information on how changes in manning structure would affect overall ship safety. Like emergency

  15. EMI survey for maritime satellite 1535-1645-MHz shipboard terminal

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Taylor, R. E.; Brandel, D. L.; Hill, J. S.

    1977-01-01

    A 15,690-ton commercial container ship was selected as lead ship for an onboard electromagnetic-interference (EMI) survey prior to installation of 1535-1645-MHz (L-Band) shipboard terminals for communication via a maritime satellite. In general, the EMI survey revealed tolerable interference levels on board ship. Radiometer measurements indicate antenna-noise temperatures less than 70 K at elevation angles of 5 deg and greater at 1559 MHz at the output terminals of the 1.2-m diameter parabolic-dish antenna for the L-band shipboard terminal. Other EMI measurements include field intensity from 3-cm and 10-cm wavelength pulse radars, and conducted-emission tests of primary power lines to both onboard radars.

  16. Demonstration of Advanced Oxidation Treatment of Shipboard Blackwater and Graywater

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-12-01

    Laboratory Measurement Equipment The influent, effluent and sludge flowrates were measured by electromagnetic flowmeters manufactured by Endress and... Hauser . The Proline Promag Model 53P50-EL0B1RC2BAAA is designed to measure wastewater flow in piping. The flowmeters were connected to the LWFS which

  17. The Ship Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System (STARRS): Observations of Small-Scale Surface Lateral Transport During the LAgrangian Submesoscale ExpeRiment (LASER)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Carlson, D. F.; Novelli, G.; Guigand, C.; Özgökmen, T.; Fox-Kemper, B.; Molemaker, M. J.

    2016-02-01

    The Consortium for Advanced Research on the Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) will carry out the LAgrangian Submesoscale ExpeRiment (LASER) to study the role of small-scale processes in the transport and dispersion of oil and passive tracers. The Ship-Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System (STARRS) will observe small-scale surface dispersion in the open ocean. STARRS is built around a high-lift-capacity (30 kg) helium-filled aerostat. STARRS is equipped with a high resolution digital camera. An integrated GNSS receiver and inertial navigation system permit direct geo-rectification of the imagery. Consortium for Advanced Research on the Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) will carry out the LAgrangian Submesoscale ExpeRiment (LASER) to study the role of small-scale processes in the transport and dispersion of oil and passive tracers. The Ship-Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System (STARRS) was developed to produce observational estimates of small-scale surface dispersion in the open ocean. STARRS is built around a high-lift-capacity (30 kg) helium-filled aerostat. STARRS is equipped with a high resolution digital camera. An integrated GNSS receiver and inertial navigation system permit direct geo-rectification of the imagery. Thousands of drift cards deployed in the field of view of STARRS and tracked over time provide the first observational estimates of small-scale (1-500 m) surface dispersion in the open ocean. The STARRS imagery will be combined with GPS-tracked surface drifter trajectories, shipboard observations, and aerial surveys of sea surface temperature in the DeSoto Canyon. In addition to obvious applications to oil spill modelling, the STARRS observations will provide essential benchmarks for high resolution numerical modelsDrift cards deployed in the field of view of STARRS and tracked over time provide the first observational estimates of small-scale (1-100 m) surface dispersion in the open ocean. The STARRS imagery will be combined with GPS-tracked surface drifter trajectories, shipboard observations, and aerial surveys of sea surface temperature in the DeSoto Canyon. In addition to obvious applications to oil spill modelling, the STARRS observations will provide essential benchmarks for high resolution numerical models

  18. IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES TO CFC-114 FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD CHILLERS

    EPA Science Inventory

    The paper outlines EPA's role in investigating alternatives to replace the chlorofluorocarbon CFC-114 (1,1,2,2-tetrafluorodichloroethane) as the refrigerant in retrofitted Navy shipboard chillers. The isomers HFC-236ea (1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane) and HFC-236fa (1,1,1,3,3,3-he...

  19. 46 CFR 78.36-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine... shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be...

  20. 46 CFR 78.36-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine... shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be...

  1. 46 CFR 35.03-15 - Shipboard stowage-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-15 Shipboard stowage—TB/ALL. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  2. 46 CFR 78.36-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine... shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be...

  3. 46 CFR 78.36-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine... shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be...

  4. 46 CFR 35.03-15 - Shipboard stowage-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-15 Shipboard stowage—TB/ALL. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  5. 46 CFR 35.03-15 - Shipboard stowage-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-15 Shipboard stowage—TB/ALL. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  6. 46 CFR 35.03-15 - Shipboard stowage-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-15 Shipboard stowage—TB/ALL. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  7. 46 CFR 78.36-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PASSENGER VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 78.36-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine... shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be...

  8. Shipboard Sunphotometer Measurements of Aerosol Optical Depth During ACE-2 and Comparison with Selected Ship, Aircraft and Satellite Measurements

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Livingston, J. M.; Kapustin, V. N.; Schmid, B.; Russell, P. B.; Quinn, P. K.; Bates, T. S.; Durkee, P. A.; Nielsen, K.; Freudenthaler, V.; Wiegner, M.; hide

    2000-01-01

    We present analyses of aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements taken with a shipboard six-channel tracking sunphotometer during ACE-2. For 10 July 1997, results are also shown for measurements acquired 70 km from the ship with a fourteen-channel airborne tracking sunphotometer.

  9. 46 CFR 35.03-15 - Shipboard stowage-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-15 Shipboard stowage—TB/ALL. (a) The approved buoyant work vests shall be stowed separately from the regular stowage of approved life preservers. (b) The locations for the stowage of work vests shall be such as not...

  10. VTOL shipboard letdown guidance system analysis

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Phatak, A. V.; Karmali, M. S.

    1983-01-01

    Alternative letdown guidance strategies are examined for landing of a VTOL aircraft onboard a small aviation ship under adverse environmental conditions. Off line computer simulation of shipboard landing task is utilized for assessing the relative merits of the proposed guidance schemes. The touchdown performance of a nominal constant rate of descent (CROD) letdown strategy serves as a benchmark for ranking the performance of the alternative letdown schemes. Analysis of ship motion time histories indicates the existence of an alternating sequence of quiescent and rough motions called lulls and swells. A real time algorithms lull/swell classification based upon ship motion pattern features is developed. The classification algorithm is used to command a go/no go signal to indicate the initiation and termination of an acceptable landing window. Simulation results show that such a go/no go pattern based letdown guidance strategy improves touchdown performance.

  11. Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Process for Shipboard Final Purification of Filtered Black Water, Gray Water, and Bilge Water, Vol. 1

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-08-01

    doped SnO2 developed by Memming and M`llers (1972) is most directly applicable to our electrodes. This model ignores the effect of ions in the...electron transfer model of Memming and M`llers (1972) with the surface charging/ ion complexation model of Davis et al. (1978). The combined model...model of Memming and M`llers. The model of Davis et al. represents the diffuse double layer by an analytical expression which describes only pure

  12. The Commanding Officer’s Perspective on Protecting Shipboard IT Networks

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-09-01

    potential checklist for protecting Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ( SCADA ) systems. “A SCADA system is the software that controls networks such as...NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THE COMMANDING... for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data

  13. Chemical and Isotopic Exploration: A Tale of Two Telepresence-Enabled Cruises

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wankel, S. D.; Michel, A.

    2016-02-01

    Ocean exploration has traditionally required a large team of shipboard scientists for quick decision-making as well as for sample handling and processing tasks. However, with the development of new field-going in situ sensors for chemical oceanography, comes the capability of making measurements in the deep ocean without the need for sample collection, processing and laboratory analysis. Through our participation in two cruises aboard the E/V Nautilus, we tested a new model for ocean exploration using Telepresence technology for making chemical analyses in the deep ocean with a laser spectrometer designed for in situ analyses of methane and carbon dioxide. In 2014, we used the E/V Nautilus and ROV Hercules to explore the chemical and isotopic composition of fluids and bubbles in the crater of the Kick `Em Jenny volcano ( 180m depth) just northwest off the island of Grenada. In 2015, we carried out exploration of a mud volcano/brine pool in the western Gulf of Mexico ( 1300m depth). For our focused chemical explorations in 2014, one scientist was shipboard while two were ashore at the Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island. Decisions concerning instrument parameters, sampling strategies and data collection and management were all carried out through this two-way remote operation scheme, while the shipboard scientist was responsible for all deployments, maintenance, and troubleshooting technical issues with instrumentation. In comparison, in 2015, two scientists were shipboard. Here we compare the successes and challenges of using Telepresence for chemical exploration. In addition, we detail our interactions with scientists, educators, and interested citizens ashore. The use of Telepresence enhanced both science communication, by enabling direct scientist-to-scientist interactions and decision-making, and science education, through broad participation of a global audience. As in situ chemical sensing advances, telepresence promises to increase engagement of a broader team of scientists ashore.

  14. The ``Adopt A Microbe'' project: Web-based interactive education connected with scientific ocean drilling

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Orcutt, B. N.; Bowman, D.; Turner, A.; Inderbitzen, K. E.; Fisher, A. T.; Peart, L. W.; Iodp Expedition 327 Shipboard Party

    2010-12-01

    We launched the "Adopt a Microbe" project as part of Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 327 in Summer 2010. This eight-week-long education and outreach effort was run by shipboard scientists and educators from the research vessel JOIDES Resolution, using a web site (https://sites.google.com/site/adoptamicrobe) to engage students of all ages in an exploration of the deep biosphere inhabiting the upper ocean crust. Participants were initially introduced to a cast of microbes (residing within an ‘Adoption Center’ on the project website) that live in the dark ocean and asked to select and virtually ‘adopt’ a microbe. A new educational activity was offered each week to encourage learning about microbiology, using the adopted microbe as a focal point. Activities included reading information and asking questions about the adopted microbes (with subsequent responses from shipboard scientists), writing haiku about the adopted microbes, making balloon and fabric models of the adopted microbes, answering math questions related to the study of microbes in the ocean, growing cultures of microbes, and examining the gases produced by microbes. In addition, the website featured regular text, photo and video updates about the science of the expedition using a toy microbe as narrator, as well as stories written by shipboard scientists from the perspective of deep ocean microbes accompanied by watercolor illustrations prepared by a shipboard artist. Assessment methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the Adopt a Microbe project included participant feedback via email and online surveys, website traffic monitoring, and online video viewing rates. Quantitative metrics suggest that the “Adope A Microbe” project was successful in reaching target audiences and helping to encourage and maintain interest in topics related to IODP Expedition 327. The “Adopt A Microbe” project mdel can be adapted for future oceanographic expeditions to help connect the public at large to cutting-edge, exploratory research and for engaging students in active learning.

  15. AN/UPX-41(C) Test Data Analysis of Impacts to Secondary Surveillance Radars.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-02-01

    In 2012, the Navy requested spectrum certification for the shipboard AN/UPX-41(C) Digital Interrogator System, Software Version 5.5 with Mode 5. Current operating conditions for the Navys AN/UPX-41(C) are the same as restrictions imposed on the AN...

  16. Automatic Web-based Calibration of Network-Capable Shipboard Sensors

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-09-01

    Server, Java , Applet, and Servlet . 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT Unclassified 18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE...49 b. Sensor Applet...........................................................................49 3. Java Servlet ...Table 1. Required System Environment Variables for Java Servlet Development. ......25 Table 2. Payload Data Format of the POST Requests from

  17. Interim Update to the AN/UPX-41(C) Spectrum Certification Conditions (SPS-18778/1).

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-11-01

    In 2012, the Navy requested spectrum certification for the shipboard AN/UPX-41(C) Digital Interrogator System, Software Version 5.5 with Mode 5. Current operating conditions for the Navys AN/UPX-41(C) are the same as restrictions imposed on the AN...

  18. 46 CFR 160.022-3 - Materials, workmanship, construction, and performance requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... be protected with a watertight cover having a finish which is corrosion-resistant to salt water and... when presented with supporting data. Igniter systems shall be corrosion-resistant metal. The... rusting or corrosion and will not back off and loosen under shipboard vibration. (d) Performance. Signals...

  19. 46 CFR 160.022-3 - Materials, workmanship, construction, and performance requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... be protected with a watertight cover having a finish which is corrosion-resistant to salt water and... when presented with supporting data. Igniter systems shall be corrosion-resistant metal. The... rusting or corrosion and will not back off and loosen under shipboard vibration. (d) Performance. Signals...

  20. 46 CFR 160.022-3 - Materials, workmanship, construction, and performance requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... be protected with a watertight cover having a finish which is corrosion-resistant to salt water and... when presented with supporting data. Igniter systems shall be corrosion-resistant metal. The... rusting or corrosion and will not back off and loosen under shipboard vibration. (d) Performance. Signals...

  1. 46 CFR 160.022-3 - Materials, workmanship, construction, and performance requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... be protected with a watertight cover having a finish which is corrosion-resistant to salt water and... when presented with supporting data. Igniter systems shall be corrosion-resistant metal. The... rusting or corrosion and will not back off and loosen under shipboard vibration. (d) Performance. Signals...

  2. 46 CFR 196.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Work Vests § 196.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a... service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work...

  3. 46 CFR 167.43-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... SHIPS Work Vests § 167.43-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination... vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine...

  4. 46 CFR 196.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Work Vests § 196.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a... service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work...

  5. 46 CFR 35.03-20 - Shipboard inspections-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-20 Shipboard inspections—TB/ALL. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to... stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable...

  6. 46 CFR 97.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... OPERATIONS Work Vests § 97.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by... in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel...

  7. 46 CFR 167.43-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... SHIPS Work Vests § 167.43-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination... vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine...

  8. 46 CFR 35.03-20 - Shipboard inspections-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-20 Shipboard inspections—TB/ALL. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to... stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable...

  9. 46 CFR 196.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Work Vests § 196.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a... service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work...

  10. 46 CFR 167.43-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... SHIPS Work Vests § 167.43-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination... vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine...

  11. 46 CFR 35.03-20 - Shipboard inspections-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-20 Shipboard inspections—TB/ALL. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to... stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable...

  12. 46 CFR 97.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... OPERATIONS Work Vests § 97.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by... in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel...

  13. 46 CFR 35.03-20 - Shipboard inspections-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-20 Shipboard inspections—TB/ALL. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to... stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable...

  14. 46 CFR 196.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Work Vests § 196.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a... service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work...

  15. 46 CFR 196.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Work Vests § 196.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a... service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work...

  16. 46 CFR 97.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... OPERATIONS Work Vests § 97.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by... in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel...

  17. 46 CFR 167.43-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... SHIPS Work Vests § 167.43-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination... vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine...

  18. 46 CFR 97.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... OPERATIONS Work Vests § 97.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by... in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel...

  19. 46 CFR 167.43-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... SHIPS Work Vests § 167.43-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination... vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel. If a work vest is beyond repair, it shall be destroyed or mutilated in the presence of a marine...

  20. 46 CFR 35.03-20 - Shipboard inspections-TB/ALL.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TANK VESSELS OPERATIONS Work Vests § 35.03-20 Shipboard inspections—TB/ALL. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by a marine inspector to... stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable...

  1. 46 CFR 97.34-20 - Shipboard inspections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... OPERATIONS Work Vests § 97.34-20 Shipboard inspections. (a) Each work vest shall be subject to examination by... in service, but shall not be stamped by a marine inspector with a Coast Guard stamp. If a work vest is found not to be in a serviceable condition, then such work vest shall be removed from the vessel...

  2. Shipboard measurements and modeling of the distribution of CH4 and 13CH4 in the western Pacific

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bromley, T.; Allan, W.; Martin, R.; Mikaloff Fletcher, S. E.; Lowe, D. C.; Struthers, H.; Moss, R.

    2012-02-01

    We present observations of methane (CH4) mixing ratio and 13C/12C isotopic ratios in CH4 (δ13C) data from a collaborative shipboard project using bulk carrier ships sailing between Nelson, New Zealand, and Osaka, Japan, in the western Pacific Ocean. Measurements of the CH4 mixing ratio and δ13C in CH4were obtained from large clean-air samples collected in each 2.5° to 5° of latitude between 30°S and 30°N on eight voyages from 2004 to 2007. The data show large variations in CH4 mixing ratio in the tropical western Pacific, and data analysis suggests that these large variations are related to the positions and strengths of the South Pacific Convergence Zone and the Intertropical Convergence Zone, with variability in the sources playing a much smaller role. These measurements are compared with results from a modified version of the Unified Model (UMeth) general circulation model along two transects, one similar to the ship transects and another 18.75° to the east. Although UMeth was run to a steady state with the same sources and sinks each year, the gradient structures varied considerably from year to year, supporting our conclusion that variability in transport is a major driver for the observed variations in CH4. Simulations forced with an idealized representation of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) suggest that a large component of the observed variability in latitudinal gradients of CH4 and its δ13C arises from intrinsic variability in the climate system that does not occur on ENSO time scales.

  3. Applying Modeling and Simulation to Predict Human Injury due to a Blast Attack on a Shipboard Environment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-10-01

    score is also used to assess inca - pacitation using the Military Functional Incapacity Score (MFIS), which characterizes the degree of impairment in...firefighting), are com- pared to any injury impairments (Champion & Lawnick, 2012). Thus, an individual with a sprained ankle will be inca - pacitated if his

  4. USN shipboard infrared search and track (IRST) program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Misanin, Joseph E.

    1997-08-01

    On May 17, 1987 two EXOCET missiles hit and crippled the frigate USS STARK. Thirty seven sailors lost their lives due to the inability of the ship to defend itself against a sea- skimming cruise missile attack. In 1991, as a result of this incident, Congress mandated the establishment of a Program Executive Office for Ship Self Defense. The purpose of the legislation was to preclude another incident by placing a high priority on the combat system engineering process used to design and field the anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) defense capability of surface ships. Over 35 countries now have sea- skimming ASCMs and this type of threat continues to proliferate. The use of IRST is a critical element of ship self defense, providing early and reliable detection of sea- skimming cruise missiles. This paper describes the contribution of IRST in providing self-defense and the current status of the United States Navy (USN) shipboard IRST development program.

  5. Carbon: Chlorophyll Ratios and Net Primary Productivity of Subarctic Pacific Surface Waters Derived From Autonomous Shipboard Sensors

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Burt, William J.; Westberry, Toby K.; Behrenfeld, Michael J.; Zeng, Chen; Izett, Robert W.; Tortell, Philippe D.

    2018-02-01

    We present optically derived estimates of phytoplankton carbon (Cphyto) and chlorophyll a concentration (Chl) across a wide range of productivity and hydrographic regimes in the Subarctic Pacific Ocean. Our high-frequency measurements capture changes in Cphyto and Chl across regional gradients in macronutrient and micronutrient limitations and submesoscale hydrographic frontal zones. Throughout the majority of our survey region, carbon to chlorophyll ratios (Cphyto:Chl) ranged between 50 and 100. Lower values (10-20) were constrained to the highly productive coastal upwelling system along Vancouver Island, whereas higher estimated values (>200) were found directly off the southern British Columbia continental shelf. Further offshore, Cphyto:Chl was less variable, ranging from 50 to 80 in high nutrient low Chl waters in June and from 80 to 120 in the Gulf of Alaska in July. Much of the variability in Cphyto:Chl throughout the study region could be explained by mixed-layer light levels (i.e., photoacclimation), with additional variability attributed to nutrient-controlled changes in phytoplankton growth rates in some regions. Elevated Cphyto:Chl ratios resulting from apparent nutrient stress were found in areas of low macronutrient concentrations. In contrast, iron-limited waters exhibited Cphyto:Chl ratios lower than predicted from the photoacclimation model. Applying the carbon-based production model, we derived Cphyto and Chl-based estimates of net primary productivity, which showed good coherence with independent 14C uptake measurements. Our results highlight the utility of ship-board optical data to examine phytoplankton physiological ecology and productivity in surface marine waters.

  6. The Residence Education Center System of Chapman College, 1958-1982: An Essay with Bibliography and Appendices.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Morris, Marilyn L.; Dye, Charles M.

    The history of the Chapman College Residence Education Center (REC) System is traced from 1958 to 1982. After experimenting near its home campus in Orange, California, the program has grown to 41 centers in California and eight other states, including the Navy's shipboard PACE program. In 1958 the college met the request of students at nearby El…

  7. A Graphical User Interface for the Low Cost Combat Direction System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-09-16

    the same tasks. These shipboard tasks, which include contact management , moving geometry calculations, intelligence compila- tion, area plotting and...Display Defaults Analysis This category covers a wide range of required data input and system configuration issues. To keep the screen display manageable ...parts or dialog boxes. The implementation of an Ada application using STARS is quite straightforward, although knowlede of X Protocol primitives is

  8. NRL Review 1989-1990

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-06-01

    NancY L. Garland, James W. Fleming, and Herbert H. N¢’so, Epoxy Coatings for Shipboard Copper-Nickel Piping 113 Robert F. Brady, Jr. ELECTROMAGNETIC...carrier collection-holding-transfer Positioning System. Today, NRL is the Navy’s discharge piping systems. Laboratory researchers lead laboratory in space...several confinement fusion target heating at short years, congressionally approved military wavelengths. A new 3-MJ, 10-MA pulsed- construction

  9. Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-03-14

    absorption and turbulence , suitable for use to evaluate notional maritime beam director subsystems, and shall include studies in adaptive optics for...is good enough in terms of atmospheric transmission to permit the laser to disable targets of interest at tactically useful ranges, and that...Countering Targets ........................................................ 7 Types of Lasers Being Developed for Potential Shipboard Use

  10. Results of Shipboard Approval Tests of Ballast Water Treatment Systems in Freshwater

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-11-01

    AOC). This AOC notably has contaminated sediments, including PCBs, PAHs and heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium , chromium and lead (USEPA, 2014...because they are considered essential to the object of this report. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation...Organic Matter, Percent Transmittance and Mineral Matter

  11. Organic Complexation of Dissolved Copper and Iron from Shipboard Incubations in the Central California Current System: Investigating the Impacts of Light Conditions and Phytoplankton Growth on Iron- and Copper-Binding Ligand Characteristics

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Mellett, T.; Parker, C.; Brown, M.; Coale, T.; Duckham, C.; Chappell, D.; Maldonado, M. T.; Bruland, K. W.; Buck, K. N.

    2016-02-01

    Two shipboard incubation experiments were carried out in July of 2014 to investigate potential sources and sinks of iron- and copper-binding organic ligands in the surface ocean. Seawater for the experiments was collected from the central California Current System (cCCS) and incubated under varying light conditions and in the presence and absence of natural phytoplankton communities. Incubation treatments were sampled over a period of up to 3 days for measurements of total dissolved copper and iron, and for the concentration and conditional stability constants of copper- and iron-binding organic ligands. Dissolved copper and iron were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) following preconcentration on a Nobias PA1 resin. Organic ligand characteristics for iron and copper were determined using a method of competitive ligand exchange-absorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (CLE-ACSV) with the added competing ligand salicylaldoxime. Trends in ligand concentrations and conditional stability constants across the different treatments and over the course of the incubation experiments will be presented.

  12. Simulation evaluation of two VTOL control/display systems in IMC approach and shipboard landing

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Merrick, V. K.

    1984-01-01

    Two control/display systems, which differed in overall complexity but were both designed for VTOL flight operations to and from small ships in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), were tested using the Ames Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft (FSAA). Both systems have attitude command in transition and horizontal-velocity command in hover; the more complex system also has longitudinal-acceleration and flightpath-angle command in transition, and vertical-velocity command in hover. The most important overall distinction between the two systems for the viewpoint of implementation is that in one - the more complex - engine power and nozzle position are operated indirectly through flight controllers, whereas in the other they are operated directly by the pilot. Simulated landings were made on a moving model of a DD 963 Spruance-class destroyer. Acceptable transitions can be performed in turbulence of 3 m/sec rms using either system. Acceptable landings up to sea state 6 can be performed using the more complex system, and up to sea state 5 using the other system.

  13. 2005 Navy MWR Customer Survey

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-07-01

    serve. The opportunity to do several different things, boat rental, theme parks, trips, discount movie tickets, camping, trailer rental etc. all...events77%Playing fields82%Shipboard recreation programs 75%Library Media Resource77%On-base movies /theatres82%Outdoor recreation areas 75%Outdoor...activities77%Library Media Resource Center83%Shipboard movies 76%Outdoor recreation rental78%Recreation Center facilities83%Sports fields 79%Playing fields79

  14. Developments in Science and Technology

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-01-01

    University of Maryland) A New Sutureless Method for the Anastomosis of Blood Vessels 142 J. J. Wozniak Arterial Response to Hemodynamic Siear Stress 145...structure of shipboard combat systems such as the Ae- gis Combat System, Terrier and Tartar New Threat Upgrades, and the multimis- sion DDG-51 Combat...ships and their aircraft are coordinated at the battle group lev- el to achieve new levels of antiair-warfare etfectiveness. The development of long-range

  15. Treatment of Simulated Shipboard Gray Water in a Lab-Scale Membrane Bioreactor

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-12-01

    bioreactors ( MBRs ). MBRs with submerged membrane modules are considered a promising wastewater technology for use aboard ships since significant treatment...system, which consisted of an equalization tank, an MBR with submerged hollow fiber membranes, and a UV disinfection system. The reactor was...1999) optimized removal of TN in an intermittently aerated MBR with submerged hollow fiber membranes. They achieved an average TN removal of 83

  16. VHF downline communication system for SLAR data

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Schertler, R. J.; Chase, T. L.; Mueller, R. A.; Kramarchuk, I.; Jirberg, R. J.; Gedney, R. T.

    1979-01-01

    A real time VHF downlink communication system is described for transmitting side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) data directly from an aircraft to a portable ground/shipboard receiving station. Use of this receiving station aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw for generating real-time photographic quality radar images is discussed. The system was developed and demonstrated in conjunction with the U.S Coast Guard and NOAA National Weather Service as part of the Project Icewarn all weather ice information system for the Great Lakes Winter Navigation Program.

  17. Phase 1 IWAR Test Results

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    Symantec Server Antivirus 1 1 1 1 2 7 8 8 Service Passwords 0 10 4 4 4 10 5 5 Banner Needs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unauthorized Software 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 1... software needed to manage and operate systems in the testing rooms. Systems in the testing rooms were made to resemble shipboard Navy systems as closely...i.e., work- station and server software , routing and switching, operating systems, and so forth). This training was also designed to provide

  18. Navigational Heads-Up Display: Will a Shipboard Augmented Electronic Navigation System Sink or Swim?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-03-01

    of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington, DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) I 2. REPORT DATE I 3. REPORT...empirical results demonstrate the viability of using such a system in an operation environment and support a need for further research and development...empirical results demonstrate the viability of using such a system in an operation environment and support a need for further research and development

  19. An In-Port Feeding System for Shipboard Personnel. Volume 4. Recommended Quality Control Requirements for a Central Food Service System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-10-01

    NUMBER(e) Ronald Josephson and Bonnie Sattler 9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 10. PRGRAM ELEMENT. PROJECT. TASK San Diego State University... substances ; (2) determining sources and specific points of contamination, survival and growth of pathogens during food service operations; and (3...Control in Atlanta, has recommended (1981) the HACCP system as the best available insurance policy for prevention of foodborne illness in foodservice

  20. Potential contamination of shipboard air samples by diffusive emissions of PCBs and other organic pollutants: implications and solutions.

    PubMed

    Lohmann, Rainer; Jaward, Foday M; Durham, Louise; Barber, Jonathan L; Ockenden, Wendy; Jones, Kevin C; Bruhn, Regina; Lakaschus, Soenke; Dachs, Jordi; Booij, Kees

    2004-07-15

    Air samples were taken onboard the RRS Bransfield on an Atlantic cruise from the United Kingdom to Halley, Antarctica, from October to December 1998, with the aim of establishing PCB oceanic background air concentrations and assessing their latitudinal distribution. Great care was taken to minimize pre- and post-collection contamination of the samples, which was validated through stringent QA/QC procedures. However, there is evidence that onboard contamination of the air samples occurred,following insidious, diffusive emissions on the ship. Other data (for PCBs and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs)) and examples of shipboard contamination are presented. The implications of these findings for past and future studies of global POPs distribution are discussed. Recommendations are made to help critically appraise and minimize the problems of insidious/diffusive shipboard contamination.

  1. Navy Shipboard Investigation of Oily Wastes

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1975-01-01

    of bilge oily waste conducted on 32 ships, bilge fluld conservatively applicable to all the other smaller diesel and non generation rates, while in...visits, Indicate that approximately 10% of all shipboard oily waste Is comprised of ballast waters of which 73% Is contributed by Sh modes logers: over...50% of the remaining ship population accounts for less than 3% of the ballast oily waste. Additional oily waste sources are defined. Principal bilge

  2. Shipboard Visibility Measurement System Definition Study.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-01-01

    Aerosol Extinction (AAE) Coef- ficients Derived from NRL Long - Path Transmission Measurements at CCAFS...determined. Occasionally long - path extinction measurements for many laser lines were collected (as many as 80 CO2 laser lines on some days and repeated...EXPERIMENT DAY FIGURE 22. PLOT OF APPARENT AEROSOL EXTINCTION (AAE) COEFFICIENTS DERIVED FROM NRL LONG - PATH TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS AT CCAFS MINUS

  3. Scientists as Communicators: Inclusion of a Science/Education Liaison on Research Expeditions

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sautter, L. R.

    2004-12-01

    Communication of research and scientific results to an audience outside of one's field poses a challenge to many scientists. Many research scientists have a natural ability to address the challenge, while others may chose to seek assistance. Research cruise PIs maywish to consider including a Science/Education Liaison (SEL) on future grants. The SEL is a marine scientist whose job before, during and after the cruise is to work with the shipboard scientists to document the science conducted. The SEL's role is three-fold: (1) to communicate shipboard science activities near-real-time to the public via the web; (2) to develop a variety of web-based resources based on the scientific operations; and (3) to assist educators with the integration of these resources into classroom curricula. The first role involves at-sea writing and relaying from ship-to-shore (via email) a series of Daily Logs. NOAA Ocean Exploration (OE) has mastered the use of web-posted Daily Logs for their major expeditions (see their OceanExplorer website), introducing millions of users to deep sea exploration. Project Oceanica uses the OE daily log model to document research expeditions. In addition to writing daily logs and participating on OE expeditions, Oceanica's SEL also documents the cruise's scientific operations and preliminary findings using video and photos, so that web-based resources (photo galleries, video galleries, and PhotoDocumentaries) can be developed during and following the cruise, and posted on the expedition's home page within the Oceanica web site (see URL). We have created templates for constructing these science resources which allow the shipboard scientists to assist with web resource development. Bringing users to the site is achieved through email communications to a growing list of educators, scientists, and students, and through collaboration with the COSEE network. With a large research expedition-based inventory of web resources now available, Oceanica is training teachers and college faculty on the use and incorporation of these resources into middle school, high school and introductory college classrooms. Support for a SEL on shipboard expeditions serves to catalyze the dissemination of the scientific operations to a broad audience of users.

  4. Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-04-28

    knowledge of the physical environment. Data must be obtained by a suite of remote sensors (satellites, radars), autonomous sensors (data buoys...unmanned vehicles), and manned sensors (shipboard, coastal observing stations). Computer-based ocean and atmospheric models must be adjusted to the... soot ). 6. Implementation: In carrying out this policy as it relates to environmental protection and conservation of natural resources, the

  5. Enlisted Personnel Individualized Career System (EPICS) and Conventional Personnel System (CPS): Preliminary Comparison of Training and Ancillary Costs

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-04-01

    NUMNIIIR(e) A. M. Megrditchian S. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME ANO ADDRESS 10. PROGRAM ELEMENT. PROJECT, TASK AREA & WORK UNIT NUMUERS Navy Personnel...individualized career system (EPICS) program provides an alternative that strives for these advantages. It defers formal school assignment to follow sea duty...enabling the seaman to understand and adjust to the shipboard environment as well as prepare for an opt imall y- phased, formal, shore-based schools program

  6. Survey and Analysis of Environmental Requirements for Shipboard Electronic Equipment Applications. Appendix A. Volume 2.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-07-31

    INTELLIGENT SCSI DMV-719 MAS MIL CONTROLLER DY-4 SYSTEMS BYTE-WIDE MEMORY CARD DMV-536 MEM MIL DY-4 SYSTEMS POWER SUPPLY UNIT DMV-870 PWR MIL P age No. 5 06/10...FORCE COMPUTERS PROCESSOR CPU-386 SERIES SBC COM FORCE COMPUTERS ADVANCED SYSTEM CONTROL ASCU -1/2 SBC COM UNITI FORCE COMPUTERS GRAPHICS CONTROLLER AGC...RECORD VENDOR: JANZ COMPUTER AG DIVISION: VENDOR ADDRESS: Im Doerener Feld 3 D-4790 Paderborn Germany MARKETING: Johannes Kunz TECHNICAL: Arnulf

  7. Satellite Observations of Aerosol Variations in the Central North Pacific Ocean

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-12-01

    which wvere the Gobi desert dust storms and the eruption of Kilauea volcano . By cormparing shipboard and satellite data, satellite retrieval technique...the Gobi desert dust storms and the eruption of Kilauea volcano . By comparing shipboard and satellite data, satellite retrieval techniques were...0,125 The second major aerosol producing event is the eruption of the Kilauea vol- cano on the island of Hawaii (190 N, 1570 W). Debris from this

  8. Testing of a Shrouded, Short Mixing Stack Gas Eductor Model Using High Temperature Primary Flow.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-10-01

    problem but of less significance than the heated surfaces of shipboard structure. Various types of electronic equipments and sensors carried by a combatant...here was to validate current procedures by comparison with previous data it was not considered essential to rein- stall these sensors or duplicate...sec) 205 tABLE XIX Mixing Stack Temperatura Data, Model B Thermocouple Axial Mixing Stack Temperature _ mbjr Posii--- .. (I IF) . Uptake 180 850 950

  9. Shipboard Measurements During ACE-Asia: an Overview

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bates, T. S.; Uematsu, M.; Miura, K.

    2001-12-01

    Shipboard measurements of aerosol properties and related parameters were conducted from the US NOAA R/V Ronald H. Brown and the Japanese R/V Mirai (MR01-K02) during the ACE-Asia Intensive Field Program (http://saga.pmel.noaa.gov/aceasia/). The R/V Brown cruise (14 March - 20 April 2001), with scientists from 22 research institutions, included measurements across the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Japan, in the East China Sea and in the Sea of Japan. Measurements were coordinated with the US NSF/NCAR C-130, US CIRPAS Twin Otter, and the Australian ARA King Air Aircraft, Terra and SeaWiFS satellite overpasses, and the ground station at Hachijo, Japan. Distinct aerosol and trace gas signatures were observed from the Miyakejima volcano, the deserts of China and Mongolia, the Chang Jiang Basin, the Korean Peninsula and the islands of Japan. The R/V Mirai cruise (14 - 28 May 2001), with scientists from 10 research institutions, focused on the region east of Japan along 146.5 E from 30 N to 38 N. Enhanced concentrations of radon and super-micron aerosol were measured in a post-frontal air mass along the 146.5 E transect. Observations from a Kytoon and the NIES two-wavelength (1064 nm and 532 nm) dual-polarization lidar detected dust and sulfate aerosol plumes from the Asian continent. The vertical distribution patterns of the dust and sulfate aerosols qualitatively agreed with the model prediction by the Chemical Weather Forecasting System (CFORS).

  10. Enhancing the capability of the research fleet.

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Pinkel, R.

    2012-12-01

    While the performance and economics of our vessels and manned platforms are fixed by fundamental principles, their scientific capabilities can be considerably extended through the development of new technology. Potential future systems include multi-beam swath- mapping sonars for 3-D imaging of plankton patchiness, wire-guided profiling velocity sensors for establishing full-ocean-depth velocity profiles, shipboard HF radar (CODAR) for mapping energetic currents, and shipboard Doppler radar for mapping the surface wave spectrum. Research vessel users should have access to undersea gliders and autonomous aircraft as well as the current AUVs. In addition, the use of manned stable platforms in an observatory setting deserves further consideration. As well as providing an ideal mount for meteorological and oceanographic sensors, the platforms can provide electrical power and a "heavy lift" capability for sea floor and water column studies. Concerted community effort will be required to develop these new technologies, not all of which will be commercially viable. A strong academic technology base is necessary.

  11. Transports and tidal current estimates in the Taiwan Strait from shipboard ADCP observations (1999-2001)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wang, Y. H.; Jan, S.; Wang, D. P.

    2003-05-01

    Tidal and mean flows in the Taiwan Strait are obtained from analysis of 2.5 years (1999-2001) of shipboard ADCP data using a spatial least-squares technique. The average tidal current amplitude is 0.46 ms -1, the maximum amplitude is 0.80 ms -1 at the northeast and southeast entrances and the minimum amplitude is 0.20 ms -1 in the middle of the Strait. The tidal current ellipses derived from the shipboard ADCP data compare well with the predictions of a high-resolution regional tidal model. For the mean currents, the average velocity is about 0.40 ms -1. The mean transport through the Strait is northward (into the East China Sea) at 1.8 Sv. The transport is related to the along Strait wind by a simple regression, transport (Sv)=2.42+0.12×wind (ms -1). Using this empirical formula, the maximum seasonal transport is in summer, about 2.7 Sv, the minimum transport is in winter, at 0.9 Sv, and the mean transport is 1.8 Sv. For comparison, this result indicates that the seasonal amplitude is almost identical to the classical estimate by Wyrtki (Physical oceanography of the southeast Asian waters, scientific results of marine investigations of the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand, 1959-1961. Naga Report 2, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, 195 pp.) based on the mass balance in the South China Sea, while the mean is close to the recent estimate by Isobe [Continental Shelf Research 19 (1999) 195] based on the mass balance in the East China Sea.

  12. Shipboard Aggregate Power Monitoring

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-01

    low pressure air serves to operate various valves and provide pneumatic power for certain plant equipment. The compressor is an Ingersoll-Rand NAXI...List of Figures Figure 1-1: Raw AC voltage and current measurements for recorded during a motor start-up. (1...filters, valves, etc.) of a given system. Figure 1-1: Raw AC voltage and current measurements recorded during a motor start-up. (1) Figure

  13. GPS System Specification for Shipboard TACAN Replacement.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-11-08

    BE 0.4 uS 2II2I S FOR JTIDS INTEROPERAMILITY, OR 32 IaS FOR UNK4 OR LeAND LPiIAJ DATA LNK 64 AS MINIMUM SPACING Figure 3. Evolution of JTIDS Signal...the manufacturer of the equipment to prove that, if they receive the correct signal and the correct data, the equipment processes it properly to avoid

  14. Agile Port and High Speed Ship Technologies

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-12-31

    Alternative Shipboard Powering Systems for Naval and Regulatory Review • The Evaluation and Implementation Plan for Southern California Maglev ...Ackerman". CSULB Foundation Annual Report. CSULB Foundation, Long Beach, CA. December 2005. " Maglev Technology ’Conveys’ Port Transportation Solutions...34. Newsflash. College of Engineering, California State University, Long Beach. Cover page. Spring 2006 Hanson, Kristopher. "Engineers Tout Maglev at

  15. The Impact of Onboard Maintenance Training on Surface Ship Readiness.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-12-01

    receives the majority of formal shipboard training time and resources. Watchstander training is managed through the t theory , systems, and watch...ASS :F(LSHIP.EQ .1.OR.LGE(CSHIP(NCASRP+1),CLASS(N4CLASS41)))THEN DO 795 J=1,NEIC IF(ITOTTM1(1 ,J) UGT 0)THEN FAILI’FLOAT(ITOTAL(1,J))/FLOAT(ITOTTM(1,J

  16. Prediction of shipboard electromagnetic interference (EMI) problems using artificial intelligence (AI) technology

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Swanson, David J.

    1990-01-01

    The electromagnetic interference prediction problem is characteristically ill-defined and complicated. Severe EMI problems are prevalent throughout the U.S. Navy, causing both expected and unexpected impacts on the operational performance of electronic combat systems onboard ships. This paper focuses on applying artificial intelligence (AI) technology to the prediction of ship related electromagnetic interference (EMI) problems.

  17. Verification and Validation of the Malicious Activity Simulation Tool (MAST) for Network Administrator Training and Evaluation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-03-01

    to sell fake antivirus software ; Gammima, which was used to steal gaming login information; and Zeus, which was used to steal banking information...13 3. Viruses ......................................14 C. PROOF OF CONCEPT OF SOFTWARE TRAINING USING MALWARE MIMICS...33 2. Software .....................................34 3. COMPOSE CG-71 Virtual Machines ...............37 a. Integrated Shipboard Network System

  18. Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) for the Shipboard Nontactical ADP Program (SNAP). Interim report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Duncan, L.D.; Hammons, C.E.; Hume, R.

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory is developing a prototype computer aided instruction package for the Navy Management Systems Support Office. This report discusses the background of the project and the progress to date including a description of the software design, problems encountered, solutions found, and recommendations. The objective of this project is to provide a prototype that will enhance training and can be used as a shipboard refresher and retraining tool. The prototype system will be installed onboard ships where Navy personnel will have ready access to the training. The subsequent testing and evaluation of the prototype could provide the basismore » for a Navy-wide effort to implement computer aided instruction. The work to date has followed a rigorous structured analysis methodology based on the Yourdon/DeMarco techniques. A set of data flow diagrams and a data dictionary are included in the appendices. The problems encountered revolve around requirements to use existing hardware, software, and programmer capabilities for development, implementation, and maintenance of the instructional software. Solutions have been developed which will allow the software to exist in the given environment and still provide advanced features not available in commercial courses.« less

  19. Development of an underwater in-situ spectrophotometric sensor for seawater pH

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    Waterbury, Robert D.; Byrne, Robert H.; Kelly, John; Leader, Bram; McElligott, Sean; Russell, Randy

    1996-12-01

    A pH sensor based upon spectrophotometric techniques has been developed for in-situ analysis of surface seawater. This sensor utilizes a spectrophotometric pH indicator (Thymol Blue) which has been calibrated for use in seawater as a function of temperature and salinity. Shipboard spectrophotometric pH analyses routinely demonstrate a precision on the order of plus or minus 0.0004 pH units. In- situ analysis of seawater pH has demonstrated a precision on the order of plus or minus 0.001 and an accuracy, using shipboard measurements as a standard, on the order of plus or minus 0.01. The sensor is a self-contained system which pumps seawater, meters in indicator, spectrophotometrically determines indicator absorbance and stores data with a 1 Hz acquisition frequency. The sensor employs two absorbance cells, each with three wavelength channels, to obtain the spectrophotometric absorbance. The sensor system, rated for depths up to 500 m, provides pH, conductivity, temperature and can be operated via computer or in a standalone mode with internal data storage. The sensor utilizes less than 12 watts of power and is packaged in a 29' long by 4.5' diameter aluminum housing.

  20. Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

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    2016-04-28

    Contract # N00014-14-C-0004 Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States Progress Report...Aviation (ONR BAA12-SN-0028). This project addresses the Sea Based Aviation (SBA) initiative in Advanced Handling Qualities for Rotorcraft. Landing a...and a degraded visual environment, workload during the landing task begins to approach the limits of a human pilot’s capability. It is a similarly

  1. An Adaptive, Multi-Rate Linear Quadratic Regulator for a Shipboard MVDC Distribution System with Constant Power Loads

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    2017-09-01

    12. xii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK xiii LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AC alternating current ATG auxiliary turbine generator...invariant MTG main turbine generator MVDC medium voltage DC NAVSEA U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command PGM power generation module RC resistor-capacitor RL...arrangement because the gas turbines used for prime movers are more efficient when they are fully loaded. By amalgamating loads onto fewer machines

  2. Naval Fuel Management System (NFMS): A Decision Support System for a Limited Resource

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-09-01

    Figure 14. Proof of concept displayed on Google Earth. ..................................................50 Figure 15. GTG fuel burn rate. From [10...the gas turbine generators ( GTG ) to provide electricity. An average of 280 gallons per hour (GPH) was used for the GTG to take into account changing... GTGs or operating on more than one GTG for short periods of time. The amount of fuel burned by the GTGs was found in the Shipboard Energy

  3. A Prototype Flight-Deck Airflow Hazard Visualization System

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    Aragon, Cecilia R.

    2004-01-01

    Airflow hazards such as turbulence, vortices, or low-level wind shear can pose a threat to landing aircraft and are especially dangerous to helicopters. Because pilots usually cannot see airflow, they may be unaware of the extent of the hazard. We have developed a prototype airflow hazard visual display for use in helicopter cockpits to alleviate this problem. We report on the results of a preliminary usability study of our airflow hazard visualization system in helicopter-shipboard operations.

  4. Optical Emission Studies of the NRL Plasma Torch for the Shipboard Waste Treatment Program

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-02-26

    Arc Heating of Molten Steel in a Tundish", Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Vol.14, pp.361-381,1994. [3] H. Herman, "Plasma-sprayed...Treatment", Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Vol.15, pp.677-692,1995. [5] S. Paik and H.D. Nguyen, "Numerical Modeling of Multiphase Plasma/Soil Row...Gleizes, S. Vacquie and P. Brunelot, "Modeling of the Cathode Jet of a High- Power Transferred Arc", Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Vol.13

  5. Hardware Model of a Shipboard Generator

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-05-19

    controller output PM motor power RM motor resistance Td derivative time constant Tf1 fuel valve time constant Tg1 governor time constant Tg2 governor...in speed, sending a response signal to the fuel valve that regulates gas turbine power. At this point, there is an inherent variation between the...basic response analysis [5]. 29 Electrical Power Rotor Inertia Amplifiers Fuel Valve Turbine Dynamics Rotational Friction and Windage

  6. Resistance of Navy Shipboard Work Clothing Materials to Extreme Heat.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-10-01

    OCT 82 NCTRR _, 48. SSFED N00140-81CRBA83 / 1p N = L. G1.8 IL 5 111 . 1112.6 MIC.5 IIIIONTE III 1. MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TESI CHART n-WN’ :01 IIA...Final Report - 3 December 1980 RESISTANCE OF NAVY SHIPBOARD WORK CLOTHING to 31 July 1982 MATERIALS TO EXTREME HEAT 6. PERFORMING ORO. REPORT NUMBER 7...to Bilateral Radiant Heat (Tables) Appendix 3 : Heat Transfer from Outerwear Fabrics Exposed 153 to Various Radiant Heat Flux Levels (Tables) Appendix 4

  7. Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-04-15

    50 0 50 Singular Values Frequency (rad/s) S in g u la r V a lu e s ( d B ) controller . The non -output variables can be estimated by reliable linear...Contract # N00014-14-C-0004 Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States Progress Report...recovery of a VTOL UAV. There is a clear need for additional levels of stability and control augmentation and, ultimately, fully autonomous landing

  8. Fire Hazard Assessment of Shipboard Plastic Waste Processing Systems

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    1994-02-28

    cm 1.6 Wood panel (S178M) 1.6 Plastic wage (processed) 1.65 Hardboard, gloss paint, 3.4 mm 1.7 Mineral wool , textile paper (S160M) 1.7 Hardboard...1.27 cm 390 Chipboard (Si 18M) 390 Plywood, plain, 0.635 cm 390 Foam, flexible, 2.54 cm 390 GRP, 2.24 mm 390 Pha waste -(ressed 400 Mineral wool , textile

  9. Department of Defense Interface Standard Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Requirements for Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-12-19

    effective tool in evaluating IMI. A5.2.2 Shipboard internal electromagnetic environment (EME). For ship applications, electric fields (peak V/m-rms...effects waveform parameters ........................................ 9 MIL-STD-464A v CONTENTS Page TABLES 2B Electromagnetic fields from near...blasting of hardware. 3.8 Lightning indirect effects. Electrical transients induced by lightning due to coupling of electromagnetic fields . 3.9

  10. Field-Deployable Video Cloud Solution

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-03-01

    78 2. Shipboard Server or Video Cloud System .......................................79 3. 4G LTE and Wi-Fi...local area network LED light emitting diode Li-ion lithium ion LTE long term evolution Mbps mega-bits per second MBps mega-bytes per second xv...restrictions on distribution. File size is dependent on both bit rate and content length. Bit rate is a value measured in bits per second (bps) and is

  11. Linear-Force Actuators for Use on Shipboard Weapons and Cargo Elevators.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-01-09

    lock units an electro-mechanical brake is furnished so that when the unit stops at any position, its brake locks automatically , preventing any drift...NAME AND ADDRESS 12. REPORT DATE Naval Sea Systems Command (Code 56W4) f~nur 9, 1984 Washigton DC 03623. NUM4BER Of PAGES .9 ~, DC24 1.MONITORING...Hydraulic systems Weapons elevators a&. )TRACT (Couinsiu an ,evelee aide It nogceoy and fdentflr by block nunbov) "-Reports of hydraulic problems in

  12. Development of a Shipboard Remote Control and Telemetry Experimental System for Large-Scale Model’s Motions and Loads Measurement in Realistic Sea Waves

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    Jiao, Jialong; Ren, Huilong; Adenya, Christiaan Adika; Chen, Chaohe

    2017-01-01

    Wave-induced motion and load responses are important criteria for ship performance evaluation. Physical experiments have long been an indispensable tool in the predictions of ship’s navigation state, speed, motions, accelerations, sectional loads and wave impact pressure. Currently, majority of the experiments are conducted in laboratory tank environment, where the wave environments are different from the realistic sea waves. In this paper, a laboratory tank testing system for ship motions and loads measurement is reviewed and reported first. Then, a novel large-scale model measurement technique is developed based on the laboratory testing foundations to obtain accurate motion and load responses of ships in realistic sea conditions. For this purpose, a suite of advanced remote control and telemetry experimental system was developed in-house to allow for the implementation of large-scale model seakeeping measurement at sea. The experimental system includes a series of technique sensors, e.g., the Global Position System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) module, course top, optical fiber sensors, strain gauges, pressure sensors and accelerometers. The developed measurement system was tested by field experiments in coastal seas, which indicates that the proposed large-scale model testing scheme is capable and feasible. Meaningful data including ocean environment parameters, ship navigation state, motions and loads were obtained through the sea trial campaign. PMID:29109379

  13. Communications strategies for on-ship CDPC systems.

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    Jerome, Carlos

    2012-01-01

    Individual countries and international organisations have worked on standardising methods for on-ship prevention and control of communicable disease (CDPC). A number of voices have called for integrating the various aspects of maritime CDPC. The purpose of this article is to further conceptualise the totality of on-ship CDPC activity as an integrated system and to suggest a few strategies for communications in such systems. The methods used to summarise standardisation and integration of ship-board CDPC procedures included a scientific literature review and a web search. The fields of the review were maritime, health, and technology sources. Special attention was paid to material dealing with communications methods and issues related to ship-board systems and methods to manage communicable diseases. Effective communications strategies are vital for the success of CDPC systems. I suggest some specific viewpoints and strategies to improve communications: (i) It is sometimes helpful to view the Constituent Relations Management (CRM) team as a system component. This view highlights the fact that an on-ship CDPC system will be well designed and maintained only if constituent relations are well designed and maintained. (ii) For rapid communications with appropriate groups of constituents, it is important to structure groups of constituents, with the ability to rapidly apply set-theoretic operations to those groups. (iii) Optimistic concurrency control is generally the appropriate general strategy for synchronisation of on-ship CDPC data locations and data storage types. This may be modified in special situations, in particular with a latest-update-wins policy for disease contraction data in an epidemic. (iv) To encourage traveller cooperation with CDPC efforts, cultural activities may be helpful.

  14. Performance and Durability Assessment of Two Emission Control Technologies Installed on a Legacy High-Speed Marine Diesel Engine

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-11-05

    program investigated cost- effective technologies to reduce emissions from legacy marine engines. High-speed, high-population engine models in both...respectively) were driven by health effects and environmental impacts. The U.S. Navy assessed its contribution to the domestic marine emission inventory...greatest potential. A laboratory developmental assessment was followed by a shipboard evaluation. Effective technology concepts applied to high

  15. A Study of Ballast Water Treatment Using Engine Waste Heat

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    Balaji, Rajoo; Yaakob, Omar; Koh, Kho King; Adnan, Faizul Amri bin; Ismail, Nasrudin bin; Ahmad, Badruzzaman bin; Ismail, Mohd Arif bin

    2018-05-01

    Heat treatment of ballast water using engine waste heat can be an advantageous option complementing any proven technology. A treatment system was envisaged based on the ballast system of an existing, operational crude carrier. It was found that the available waste heat could raise the temperatures by 25 °C and voyage time requirements were found to be considerable between 7 and 12 days to heat the high volumes of ballast water. Further, a heat recovery of 14-33% of input energies from exhaust gases was recorded while using a test rig arrangement representing a shipboard arrangement. With laboratory level tests at temperature ranges of around 55-75 °C, almost complete species mortalities for representative phytoplankton, zooplankton and bacteria were observed while the time for exposure varied from 15 to 60 s. Based on the heat availability analyses for harvesting heat from the engine exhaust gases(vessel and test rig), heat exchanger designs were developed and optimized using Lagrangian method applying Bell-Delaware approaches. Heat exchanger designs were developed to suit test rig engines also. Based on these designs, heat exchanger and other equipment were procured and erected. The species' mortalities were tested in this mini-scale arrangement resembling the shipboard arrangement. The mortalities realized were > 95% with heat from jacket fresh water and exhaust gases alone. The viability of the system was thus validated.

  16. Suitability of commercially available laboratory cryogenic refrigerators to support shipboard electro-optical systems in the 10 - 77 Kelvin region

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hansen, R. G.; Byrd, E. A.

    1983-01-01

    The primary development of cryogenically cooled infrared systems was accomplished by FLIR systems designed for airborne, passive night vision. Essential to the development of these FLIR systems was a family of closed cycle refrigerators which had to meet a limited envelope requirement, utilize a nonlubricated compressor module, and be light in weight. Closed cycle refrigerators accomplished the same cooling function, they use modified oil lubricated reciprocating compressors which are limited in their axis of orientation to an angle of approximately 15-20 degrees maximum from horizon.

  17. Technical Data Requirements for Shipboard and Shorebased Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) Aircraft. Revision A

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    1978-04-26

    Geometry 11-13 13-12 Shipboard Heavw Weather Tiedown 11-14 11-13 Nose & ’Main Gear Load Deflection Curves 11-15 11-14 Main Wheel Tire Span vs Aircraft...sustained taxi roll under conditions of 40-knot headwind and for wheel roll over 1-1/2 inch cable immediately after initial forward motion? 9. Planform...rolling/roll-oG vertical takeoff versus VTO. Discuss various methods of approach (e. g., stern, offset, cross axial). A Define minimum wheel -to-deck

  18. A fuzzy Petri-net-based mode identification algorithm for fault diagnosis of complex systems

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    Propes, Nicholas C.; Vachtsevanos, George

    2003-08-01

    Complex dynamical systems such as aircraft, manufacturing systems, chillers, motor vehicles, submarines, etc. exhibit continuous and event-driven dynamics. These systems undergo several discrete operating modes from startup to shutdown. For example, a certain shipboard system may be operating at half load or full load or may be at start-up or shutdown. Of particular interest are extreme or "shock" operating conditions, which tend to severely impact fault diagnosis or the progression of a fault leading to a failure. Fault conditions are strongly dependent on the operating mode. Therefore, it is essential that in any diagnostic/prognostic architecture, the operating mode be identified as accurately as possible so that such functions as feature extraction, diagnostics, prognostics, etc. can be correlated with the predominant operating conditions. This paper introduces a mode identification methodology that incorporates both time- and event-driven information about the process. A fuzzy Petri net is used to represent the possible successive mode transitions and to detect events from processed sensor signals signifying a mode change. The operating mode is initialized and verified by analysis of the time-driven dynamics through a fuzzy logic classifier. An evidence combiner module is used to combine the results from both the fuzzy Petri net and the fuzzy logic classifier to determine the mode. Unlike most event-driven mode identifiers, this architecture will provide automatic mode initialization through the fuzzy logic classifier and robustness through the combining of evidence of the two algorithms. The mode identification methodology is applied to an AC Plant typically found as a component of a shipboard system.

  19. Shipboard Fluid System Diagnostics Using Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-06-01

    brute.s(3).data; tDPP = brute.s(3).time; FL = brute.s(4).data; tFL = brute.s(4).time; RM = brute.s(5).data; tRM = brute.s(5).time; DPF = brute.s...s’, max(tP1), files(n).name)); ylabel(’Power’); axis tight grid on; subplot(4,1,2); plot( tDPP , DPP, tDPF, DPF) ylabel(’DP Gauges’); axis

  20. Sea-Based Automated Launch and Recovery System Virtual Testbed

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-12-02

    integrated with an Extended Kalman Filter to study sensor fusion in a fixed wing aircraft shipboard recovery scenario. 15. SUBJECT TERMS...the sensors and filter performance are graded both on pure estimation error, and by examining the touchdown performance of the aircraft on the ship...v, and w body-axis velocity components of the aircraft , while the velocities applied to the extremities are used to calculate estimated rotational

  1. Implementation of DoD ManTech Projects Receiving FY03-05 Funds

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    2008-12-01

    ManTech project is providing an integrated tool to grind, laser clad , and finish repair work of submarine VLS tubes. The system is scheduled for...hours from about 400 - 500 hours to 40 - 50 hours resulting in improved readiness. The in- situ laser clad process eliminates the use of hazardous...Alternate Remote Shipboard Lighting for Reduced Costs .......................................................... 14 2.2.10 ManTech for Military Lasers

  2. Supply and Financial Systems Training for the Line Officer Afloat.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1977-09-01

    Structural training is a most efficient and recognized method to obtain basic knowledge of shipboard life . The line officer’s first contact with...resources in order to support the ship’s mission. For example, when he signs requests for leave, early liberty, advancement , or any other request...Naval War College, Naval Postgraduate School, and Department Head School (formerly Destroyer School). These provide advanced training in a great

  3. Comparison of chronic disease prevalence between U.S. Navy ships without medical doctors and a similar shore-based population.

    PubMed

    Hurd, Edward S; Rockswold, Paul D; Westphal, Richard J

    2013-05-01

    Most U.S. Navy ships operate without embarked physicians, employing Independent Duty Corpsmen to provide primary and emergency medical care to crewmembers. We sought to characterize the burden of chronic disease faced by Independent Duty Corpsmen aboard Navy ships and compare it to that of a similar shore-based population. We conducted cross-sectional analyses of shipboard and shore-based samples using 1,305 records from Norfolk, Virginia-based U.S. Navy ships without doctors between March and May 2007, and records for Norfolk shore-based sailors from the same time frame matched 3:1 on age, sex, and race against the shipboard sample. Asthma prevalence was 2.0% and 5.9% for the shipboard and shore-based samples, respectively (p < 0.0001). Cervical dysplasia among women was 16.2% and 23.1% (p = 0.3687). Depression was 4.6% and 8.4% (p < 0.0001). Diabetes was 1.0% and 2.3% (p = 0.0096). Hyperlipidemia was 20.6% and 21.4% (p = 0.5597). Hypertension was 25.5% and 36.1% (p < 0.0001). Total prevalence for any of the above conditions was 42.5% and 50.9% (p = 0.0001). Over 42% of shipboard sailors have one or more chronic health conditions. Even though the studied conditions were significantly less prevalent aboard ship than in the comparable shore-based sample, nonphysician practitioners aboard ships must be prepared to diagnose and treat chronic diseases. Reprint & Copyright © 2013 Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

  4. Distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the north-central and western Gulf of Mexico. Final report. Volume 3. Appendix A

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    Davis, R.W.; Fargion, G.S.

    1996-05-24

    The purpose of the study was to determine the distribution and abundance of cetaceans in areas potentially affected by future oil and gas activities along the continental slope of the north-central and western Gulf of Mexico. This 3.75 year project commenced 1 October 1991 and finished 15 July 1995. The study area was bounded by the Florida-Alabama border, the Texas-Mexico border, and the 100 m and 2,000 m isobaths. Cetacean distribution and abundance were determined from seasonal aerial and shipboard visual surveys and shipboard acoustic surveys. In addition, hydrographic data were collected in situ and by satellite remote sensing tomore » characterize cetacean habitat. Finally, tagging and tracking of sperm whales using satellite telemetry was attempted. Appendix A contains: the cetacean, trutle, and bird sighting data from all shipboard and aerial visual surveys; contact data from the shipboard acoustic survey; and the cetacean environmental profiles. Cetaceans were observed throughout the study area during all four seasons. Nineteen species were identified, including two species (melon-headed whales and Fraser`s dolphins) previously thought to be rare in the Gulf. Pantropical spotted dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, clymene dolphins, striped dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins, and melon-headed whales were the most common small cetaceans and the sperm whale was the most common large cetacean. The mean annual abundance for all cetaceans was estimated to be 19,198. Although the study area had complex and dynamic oceanography, bottom depth was the only environmental variable which correlated to cetacean distribution.« less

  5. Advanced Shipboard Communications Demonstrations with ACTS

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    Axford, Roy A.; Jedrey, Thomas C.; Rupar, Michael A.

    2000-01-01

    For ships at sea. satellites provide the only option for high data rate (HDR), long haul communications. Furthermore the demand for HDR satellite communications (SATCOM) for military and commercial ships. and other offshore platforms is increasing. Presently the bulk of this maritime HDR SATCOM connectivity is provided via C-band and X-band. However, the shipboard antenna sizes required to achieve a data rate of, say T 1 (1.544 Mbps) with present C-/X-band SATCOM systems range from seven to ten feet in diameter. This limits the classes of ships to which HDR services can be provided to those which are large enough to accommodate the massive antennas. With its high powered K/Ka-band spot beams, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) was able to provide T I and higher rate services to ships at sea using much smaller shipboard antennas. This paper discusses three shipboard HDR SATCOM demonstrations that were conducted with ACTS between 1996 and 1998. The first demonstration involved a 2 Mbps link provided to the seismic survey ship MN Geco Diamond equipped with a 16-inch wide, 4.5-inch tall, mechanically steered slotted waveguide array antenna developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In this February 1996 demonstration ACTS allowed supercomputers ashore to process Geco Diamond's voluminous oceanographic seismic data in near real time. This capability allowed the ship to adjust its search parameters on a daily basis based on feedback from the processed data, thereby greatly increasing survey efficiency. The second demonstration was conducted on the US Navy cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) with the same antenna used on Geco Diamond. Princeton conducted a six-month (January-July 1997) Western Hemisphere solo deployment during which time T1 connectivity via ACTS provided the ship with a range of valuable tools for operational, administrative and quality-of-life tasks. In one instance, video teleconferencing (VTC) via ACTS allowed the ship to provide life-saving emergency medical aid, assisted by specialists ashore. to a fellow mariner - the Master of a Greek cargo ship. The third demonstration set what is believed to be the all-time SATCOM data rate record to a ship at sea, 45 Mbps in October 1998. This Lake Michigan (Chicago area) demonstration employed one of ACTS' fixed beams and involved the smallest of the three vessels, the 45-foot Bayliner M/V Entropy equipped with a modified commercial-off-the-shelf one-meter antenna. A variety of multi-media services were provided to Entropy through a stressing range of sea states. These three demonstrations provided a preview of the capabilities that could be provided to future mariners on a more routine basis when K/Ka-band SATCOM systems are widely deployed.

  6. Laboratory tests on heat treatment of ballast water using engine waste heat.

    PubMed

    Balaji, Rajoo; Lee Siang, Hing; Yaakob, Omar; Koh, Kho King; Adnan, Faizul Amri Bin; Ismail, Nasrudin Bin; Ahmad, Badruzzaman Bin; Ismail, Mohd Arif Bin; Wan Nik, W B

    2018-05-01

    Waste heat recovery from shipboard machineries could be a potential source for heat treatment of ballast water. Similar to a shipboard schematic arrangement, a laboratory-scale engine-heat exchanger set-up harvesting waste heat from jacket water and exhaust gases was erected to test the level of species' mortalities. Mortalities were also assessed under experimental conditions for cultured and natural plankton communities at laboratory level. Effect of pump impellers on species' mortalities were also tested. Exposures between 60°C and 70°C for 60 sec resulted in 80-100% mortalities. Mortalities due to pump impeller effects were observed in the range of 70-100% for zooplankton. On the laboratory-scale arrangement, >95% mortalities of phytoplankton, zooplankton and bacteria were recorded. It was demonstrated that the temperature of tropical sea waters used as secondary coolant can be raised to cause species' mortalities, employing engine exhaust gases. The results also indicated that pump impeller effects will enhance species' mortalities. The limitations of the shipboard application of this method would be the large ballast volumes, flow rates and time for treatment.

  7. Simulation and evaluation of the Sh-2F helicopter in a shipboard environment using the interchangeable cab system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Paulk, C. H., Jr.; Astill, D. L.; Donley, S. T.

    1983-01-01

    The operation of the SH-2F helicopter from the decks of small ships in adverse weather was simulated using a large amplitude vertical motion simulator, a wide angle computer generated imagery visual system, and an interchangeable cab (ICAB). The simulation facility, the mathematical programs, and the validation method used to ensure simulation fidelity are described. The results show the simulator to be a useful tool in simulating the ship-landing problem. Characteristics of the ICAB system and ways in which the simulation can be improved are presented.

  8. Feasibility of MHD submarine propulsion

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    Doss, E.D.; Sikes, W.C.

    1992-09-01

    This report describes the work performed during Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the collaborative research program established between Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (NNS). Phase I of the program focused on the development of computer models for Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) propulsion. Phase 2 focused on the experimental validation of the thruster performance models and the identification, through testing, of any phenomena which may impact the attractiveness of this propulsion system for shipboard applications. The report discusses in detail the work performed in Phase 2 of the program. In Phase 2, a two Teslamore » test facility was designed, built, and operated. The facility test loop, its components, and their design are presented. The test matrix and its rationale are discussed. Representative experimental results of the test program are presented, and are compared to computer model predictions. In general, the results of the tests and their comparison with the predictions indicate that thephenomena affecting the performance of MHD seawater thrusters are well understood and can be accurately predicted with the developed thruster computer models.« less

  9. Control and Optimization of Electric Ship Propulsion Systems with Hybrid Energy Storage

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hou, Jun

    Electric ships experience large propulsion-load fluctuations on their drive shaft due to encountered waves and the rotational motion of the propeller, affecting the reliability of the shipboard power network and causing wear and tear. This dissertation explores new solutions to address these fluctuations by integrating a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) and developing energy management strategies (EMS). Advanced electric propulsion drive concepts are developed to improve energy efficiency, performance and system reliability by integrating HESS, developing advanced control solutions and system integration strategies, and creating tools (including models and testbed) for design and optimization of hybrid electric drive systems. A ship dynamics model which captures the underlying physical behavior of the electric ship propulsion system is developed to support control development and system optimization. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed control approaches, a state-of-the-art testbed has been constructed which includes a system controller, Li-Ion battery and ultra-capacitor (UC) modules, a high-speed flywheel, electric motors with their power electronic drives, DC/DC converters, and rectifiers. The feasibility and effectiveness of HESS are investigated and analyzed. Two different HESS configurations, namely battery/UC (B/UC) and battery/flywheel (B/FW), are studied and analyzed to provide insights into the advantages and limitations of each configuration. Battery usage, loss analysis, and sensitivity to battery aging are also analyzed for each configuration. In order to enable real-time application and achieve desired performance, a model predictive control (MPC) approach is developed, where a state of charge (SOC) reference of flywheel for B/FW or UC for B/UC is used to address the limitations imposed by short predictive horizons, because the benefits of flywheel and UC working around high-efficiency range are ignored by short predictive horizons. Given the multi-frequency characteristics of load fluctuations, a filter-based control strategy is developed to illustrate the importance of the coordination within the HESS. Without proper control strategies, the HESS solution could be worse than a single energy storage system solution. The proposed HESS, when introduced into an existing shipboard electrical propulsion system, will interact with the power generation systems. A model-based analysis is performed to evaluate the interactions of the multiple power sources when a hybrid energy storage system is introduced. The study has revealed undesirable interactions when the controls are not coordinated properly, and leads to the conclusion that a proper EMS is needed. Knowledge of the propulsion-load torque is essential for the proposed system-level EMS, but this load torque is immeasurable in most marine applications. To address this issue, a model-based approach is developed so that load torque estimation and prediction can be incorporated into the MPC. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, an input observer with linear prediction is developed as an alternative approach to obtain the load estimation and prediction. Comparative studies are performed to illustrate the importance of load torque estimation and prediction, and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in terms of improved efficiency, enhanced reliability, and reduced wear and tear. Finally, the real-time MPC algorithm has been implemented on a physical testbed. Three different efforts have been made to enable real-time implementation: a specially tailored problem formulation, an efficient optimization algorithm and a multi-core hardware implementation. Compared to the filter-based strategy, the proposed real-time MPC achieves superior performance, in terms of the enhanced system reliability, improved HESS efficiency, and extended battery life.

  10. Collaborative Protection and Control Schemes for Shipboard Electrical Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-03-26

    VSCs ) for fault current limiting and interruption. Revisions needed on the VSCs to perform these functions have been identified, and feasibility of this...disturbances very fast - less than 3-4 ms [3]. Next section summarizes the details of the agent based protection scheme that uses the VSC as the...fault currents. In our previous work [2, 3], it has been demonstrated that this new functionally for VSC can be achieved by proper selection of

  11. Two-Way Pattern Design for Distributed Subarray Antennas

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-09-01

    GUI Graphical User Interface HPBW Half-power Beamwidth MFR Multifunction Radar RCS Radar Cross Section RRE Radar Range Equation...The Aegis ships in the US Navy use phased arrays for the AN/SPY-1 multifunction radar ( MFR ) [2]. The phased array for the AN/SPY-1 radar is shown in...arrays. This is a challenge for design of antenna apertures for shipboard radar systems. One design approach is to use multi-function subarray

  12. Revolution at Sea Starts Here. A 1987 History of the Naval Surface Warfare Center

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    1988-03-01

    MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10 . SPONSOR/MONITOR’S ACRONYM(S) 11. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S REPORT NUMBER(S) 12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY...Blake, Mary H. Hagen, Mark E. Chase, Gary Kendrick, Barbara Wisdom, George L. Hamlin, Pamela 0. Lama, Marcella Westermeyer, and Dave Meggs. Without...needs over the next 10 to 20 years. These thrusts were to: * Emphasize development and integration of Shipboard Electronic Warfare Systems; * Increase

  13. Relational Database Design of a Shipboard Ammunition Inventory, Requisitioning, and Reporting System

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    1990-06-01

    history of transactions effecting the status or quantity of that NI1N. Information on the current inventory balance is obtained from this section of...Number * Julian Date of Transaction * Activity Classification Code (ACC) * NALC * N1IN * Condition Code * Beginning Balance * Serial Number (if applicable...Ending Balance * Remarks As with the inventory information, ATR format varies with the type of control (Material Condition Code) applicable to that

  14. Cybersickness Onset With Reflexive Head Movements During Land and Shipboard Head-Mounted Display Flight Simulation

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    2010-09-09

    provoked a predictable OKCR coronal head tilt (p < 0.001) whenever aircraft angle of bank (AOB) increased (Fig. 2). With 90º of simulated AOB, land... head pitch were –3.3 ± 3.8 to 6.8 ± 5.9 on land, and –4.0º ± 5.6 to 7.6º ± 9.7 at sea (Fig. 3). 7 Combined Coronal OKCR ( Head Tilt ) Data for...Land OKCR Figure 2: Coronal OKCR ( head tilt ) vs. angle of bank, during both land based and shipboard HMD/VR flight simulation. Combined

  15. MIL-H-8501B: Application to shipboard terminal operations

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    Cappetta, A. N.; Johns, J. B.

    1993-01-01

    The philosophy and structure of the proposed U.S. Military Specification for Handling Qualities Requirements for Military Rotorcraft, MIL-H-8501B, are presented with emphasis on shipboard terminal operations. The impact of current and future naval operational requirements on the selection of appropriate combinations of basic vehicle dynamics and usable cue environments are identified. An example 'walk through' of MIL-H-8501B is conducted from task identification to determination of stability and control requirements. For selected basic vehicle dynamics, criteria as a function of input/response magnitude are presented. Additionally, rotorcraft design development implications are discussed.

  16. Impact of 50% Alcohol to Jet Blends on Aviation Turbine Fuel Filtration and Coalescence

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    2014-06-20

    Aviation and Distillate Fuel, Naval Shipboard 4. Energy Institute, July 2002. EI 1581 5th Edition Specifications and Qualification Procedures For... Distillate Fuel, Naval Shipboard 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Se di m en t C on ce nt ra...2000 - Distillation Initial (°C) 10% Recovered (°C) 20% Recovered (°C) 50% Recovered (°C) 90 % Recovered (°C) End Point (°C) Residue (volume

  17. Quantifying Acoustic Uncertainty Due to Marine Mammals and Fish Near the Shelfbreak Front off Cape Hatteras

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    2015-09-30

    an AUV mounted acoustic source, 2) moored multi-element SHRU acoustic receiver arrays, 3) a shipboard acoustic resonator, 4) fish-attraction...devices (FAD’s), 5) a three- AUV fish-field mapping effort (employing sidescan sonar plus optics) and 6) ScanFish, ADCP, and moored sensor oceanographic...The acoustic model has been further refined. To obtain a better estimate of source positions, the navigation data of the source AUV (Snoopy) was

  18. The Lifetime of DMS in Northern Latitudes: Results from Four Shipboard Experiments

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    Norman, A.; Wadleigh, M. A.; Zaganescu, C.; Burridge, C.; Eaton, S.; Seguin, M.; Siauw, A.; Sharma, S.; Levasseur, M.; Scarratt, M.; Michaud, S.; Leaitch, R.; Blanchet, J.; Steiner, N.; McFarlane, N.

    2006-12-01

    The lifetime of dimethylsulfide (DMS) is usually referred to as being a day or more and is typically based on oxidation by OH and nitrate. However, the definition of DMS lifetime is not simply academic. It is an essential component for climate models attempting to estimate the effect of DMS oxidation as a feedback to global warming: an effect that is of increasing importance at high latitudes. The relevance of DMS oxidation by halogens, which are present at concentrations below detection limits of most current instrumentation, has largely been left as a modeling exercise. However, recent results from studies incorporating DMS flux from surface water and atmospheric measurements at mid to high latitudes permit a closer examination of the assumptions surrounding oxidation. A unique series of atmospheric and ocean DMS measurements were performed as part of Canadian Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (C-SOLAS) in 2002 and 2003 to clarify new aerosol formation. Month-long shipboard campaigns were conducted in the summer of 2002 over the North Pacific and a seasonal study with three campaigns was performed in 2003 above the NW Atlantic. Land- and ship-based measurements of the oxidation products sulphur dioxide, aerosol sulphate, and methane sulfonic acid provide a larger context in which to place the results. Sulphur isotope apportionment was used to quantify the contribution of DMS to sulphate and sulphur dioxide to link gas concentrations with biogenic aerosol formation.

  19. 4DVAR data Assimilation with the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS): Impact on the Water Mass Distributions in the Yellow Sea

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    Lee, Joon-Ho; Kim, Taekyun; Pang, Ig-Chan; Moon, Jae-Hong

    2018-04-01

    In this study, we evaluate the performance of the recently developed incremental strong constraint 4-dimensional variational (4DVAR) data assimilation applied to the Yellow Sea (YS) using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). Two assimilation experiments are compared: assimilating remote-sensed sea surface temperature (SST) and both the SST and in-situ profiles measured by shipboard CTD casts into a regional ocean modeling from January to December of 2011. By comparing the two assimilation experiments against a free-run without data assimilation, we investigate how the assimilation affects the hydrographic structures in the YS. Results indicate that the SST assimilation notably improves the model behavior at the surface when compared to the nonassimilative free-run. The SST assimilation also has an impact on the subsurface water structure in the eastern YS; however, the improvement is seasonally dependent, that is, the correction becomes more effective in winter than in summer. This is due to a strong stratification in summer that prevents the assimilation of SST from affecting the subsurface temperature. A significant improvement to the subsurface temperature is made when the in-situ profiles of temperature and salinity are assimilated, forming a tongue-shaped YS bottom cold water from the YS toward the southwestern seas of Jeju Island.

  20. Potential benefits of magnetic suspension and balance systems

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    Lawing, Pierce L.; Dress, David A.; Kilgore, Robert A.

    1987-01-01

    The potential of Magnetic Suspension and Balance Systems (MSBS) to improve conventional wind tunnel testing techniques is discussed. Topics include: elimination of model geometry distortion and support interference to improve the measurement accuracy of aerodynamic coefficients; removal of testing restrictions due to supports; improved dynamic stability data; and stores separation testing. Substantial increases in wind tunnel productivity are anticipated due to the coalescence of these improvements. Specific improvements in testing methods for missiles, helicopters, fighter aircraft, twin fuselage transports and bombers, state separation, water tunnels, and automobiles are also forecast. In a more speculative vein, new wind tunnel test techniques are envisioned as a result of applying MSBS, including free-flight computer trajectories in the test section, pilot-in-the-loop and designer-in-the-loop testing, shipboard missile launch simulation, and optimization of hybrid hypersonic configurations. Also addressed are potential applications of MSBS to such diverse technologies as medical research and practice, industrial robotics, space weaponry, and ore processing in space.

  1. Naval Postgraduate School Research. Volume 11, Number 2, June 2001

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    2001-06-01

    Asynchronous Transfer Mode Protocols for Communi- cation of TCP / IP Based Voice, Video and Data over Long Delay Wireless Links.” LCDR Bermingham is...accurate, DD-21 is planned to employ an Integrated Power System ( IPS ), where both ship service and ship propulsion power are derived from a common set...electric drive and to shipboard distribu- tion. The advantages of electric drive and IPS are manifold including: a reduction in the number of prime movers

  2. Cruise report for a seismic investigation of gas hydrates in the Mississippi Canyon region, northern Gulf of Mexico; cruise M1-98-GM

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    Cooper, Alan K.; Hart, Patrick E.; Pecher, Ingo

    1998-01-01

    During the cruise about 850 km of multichannel and single-channel seismic data were recorded. Seismic measurements at nine ocean-bottom seismometer (OBS) stations were recorded for several of the multichannel tracklines (see Fig. 3 in report). The following report describes the field operations and equipment systems employed, gives two examples of ship-board seismic records, and outlines a few preliminary results.

  3. An In-Port Feeding System for Shipboard Personnel. Volume 1

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-12-01

    Tips w/Gravy E-5 Steamed Rice Q-46-3 Lyonnaise Potatoes Q-G-3 Buttered Zucchini Special Pumpkin Pie G-5 Banana Cake G-39-1 Banana Cream Frosting...lasagna) or partially prepared (e.g., dehydrated potatoes , cake mixes, etc.). One of the types of the prepared convenience foods evaluated were...well accepted. Nevertheless, Tray Pack Items receiving mean hedonic ratings below 6.0 were found in all four categories: entrees, vegetables, potatoes

  4. A Systems Analysis to Define the Types of Rations Needed to Support Amphibious Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-09-01

    Navy and the individual Marine) and in cost. • RATION QUALITY - High Acceptance - Maximize Quality - Minimize Menu Cycle As one of four...maintaining high customer acceptance. Carbohydrate-enhanced A- or B-Ration menus would be provided to embarked (shipboard) Marines for approximately 72...assistance; 2) the typical dietery myth that high protein meals are what will "help me perform at my peak" would be circumvented; the Marine would

  5. Recommendations for Evaluating Multiple Filters in Ballast Water Management Systems for US Type Approval

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-01-01

    is extremely unlikely to be practicable . A second approach is to conduct a full suite of TA testing on a BWMS with a “base filter” configuration...that of full TA testing. Here, three land-based tests would be conducted, and O&M and component testing would also occur. If time or practicality ... Practical salinity units SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SDI Silt density index SOP Standard operating procedure STEP Shipboard Technology

  6. Analysis of gravity and topography in the GLIMPSE study region: Isostatic compensation and uplift of the Sojourn and Hotu Matua Ridge systems

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Harmon, N.; Forsyth, D.W.; Scheirer, D.S.

    2006-01-01

    The Gravity Lieations Intraplate Melting Petrologic and Seismic Expedition (GLIMPSE) Experiment investigated the formation of a series of non-hot spot, intraplate volcanic ridges in the South Pacific and their relationship to cross-grain gravity lineaments detected by satellite altimetry. Using shipboard gravity measurements and a simple model of surface loading of a thin elastic plate, we estimate effective elastic thicknesses ranging from ???2 km beneath the Sojourn Ridge to a maximum of 10 km beneath the Southern Cross Seamount. These elastic thicknesses are lower than predicted for the 3-9 Ma seafloor on which the volcanoes lie, perhaps due to reheating and thinning of the plate during emplacement. Anomalously low apparent densities estimated for the Matua and Southern Cross seamounts 2050 and 2250 kg m-3, respectively, probably are artifacts caused by the assumption of only surface loading, ignoring the presence of subsurface loading in the form of underplated crust and/or low-density mantle. Using satellite free-air gravity and shipboard bathymetry, we calculate the age-detrended, residual mantle Bouguer anomaly (rMBA). The rMBA corrects the free-air anomaly for the direct effects of topography, including the thickening of the crust beneath the seamounts and volcanic ridges due to surface loading of the volcanic edifices. There are broad, negative rMBA anomalies along the Sojourn and Brown ridges and the Hotu Matua seamount chain that extend nearly to the East Pacific Rise. These negative rMBA anomalies connect to negative free-air anomalies in the western part of the study area that have been recognized previously as the beginnings of the cross-grain gravity lineaments. Subtracting the topographic effects of surface loading by the ridges and seamounts from the observed topography reveals that the ridges are built on broad bands of anomalously elevated seafloor. This swell topography and the negative rMBA anomalies contradict the predictions of lithospheric cracking models for the origin of gravity lineaments and associated volcanic ridges, favoring models with a dynamic mantle component such as small-scale convection or channelized asthenospheric return flow. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union.

  7. Adaptability of solar energy conversion systems on ships

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Visa, I.; Cotorcea, A.; Neagoe, M.; Moldovan, M.

    2016-08-01

    International trade of goods largely uses maritime/transoceanic ships driven by engines using fossil fuels. This two centuries tradition is technologically mature but significantly adds to the CO2 emissions; therefore, recent trends focus on on-board implementation of systems converting the solar energy into power (photovoltaic systems) or heat (solar-thermal systems). These systems are carbon-emissions free but are still under research and plenty of effort is devoted to fast reach maturity and feasibility. Unlike the systems implemented in a specific continental location, the design of solar energy conversion systems installed on shipboard has to face the problem generated by the system base motion along with the ship travelling on routes at different latitudes: the navigation direction and sense and roll-pitch combined motion with reduced amplitude, but with relatively high frequency. These raise highly interesting challenges in the design and development of mechanical systems that support the maximal output in terms of electricity or heat. The paper addresses the modelling of the relative position of a solar energy conversion surface installed on a ship according to the current position of the sun; the model is based on the navigation trajectory/route, ship motion generated by waves and the relative sun-earth motion. The model describes the incidence angle of the sunray on the conversion surface through five characteristic angles: three used to define the ship orientation and two for the solar angles; based on, their influence on the efficiency in solar energy collection is analyzed by numerical simulations and appropriate recommendations are formulated for increasing the solar energy conversion systems adaptability on ships.

  8. Numerical Electromagnetic Models of Cube-Shaped Boxes - An Initial Investigation for Near-Field Prediction of HF Shipboard Environments

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    1987-12-01

    de Armamento y Electronica 2 Comandancia de la Armada Av. Vollmer San Benardino Caracas, 1011 Venezuela 10. Director de Comunicaciones 2 Comandancia...Prof. Harry Atwater, Code 62An 1 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943-5000 6. Capitdn de Corbeta 5 Carlos R Molina T Comandancia de la Armada Av...Vollmer San Benardino Caracas, 1011 Venezuela 7. Escuela Naval de Venezuela 2 Director Comandancia de la Armada Av. Vollmer San Benardino Caracas

  9. Fuel Lubricity Impact on Shipboard Engine and Fuel Systems and Sensitivity of U.S. Navy Diesel Engines to Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-06-30

    load fuel and operated with a dummy injector to make sure the system was clean. The rig was de -fueled and a fresh charge of 2000-gram fuel was added...the rocker arm on the injector. The rocker arm contact was repositioned when it was noted it was hitting the injector off-center, and it was felt...going up. Figure B6. DD 149 Unit Injector with Diesel Fuel and Centered Rocker Arm Figure B7. Wear Rate Deviation Attributed to Head

  10. The EX-SHADWELL-Full Scale Fire Research and Test Ship

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    1988-01-20

    If shipboard testing is necessary after the large scale land tests at China Lake, the EX-SHADWELL has a helo pad and well deck available which makes...8217 *,~. *c ’q.. ~ I b. Data acquistion system started. c. Fire started d. Data is recorded until all fire activity has ceased. 3.0 THE TEST AREA 3.1 Test...timing clocks will be started at the instant the fuel is lighted. That instant will be time zero . The time the cables become involved will be recorded

  11. Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). Volume 2. Navy Projects, Abstracts of Phase 1 Awards from FY 1989 SBIR Solicitation

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    1990-04-01

    DECISION AIDS HAVE CREATED A VAST NEW POTENTIAL FOR SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL OPERATIONS. THE NON-MONOTONIC PROBABILIST (NMP), DEVELOPED BY...QUALITY OF THE NEW DESIGN WILL BE EVALUATED BY CREATING A VIDEO TAPE USING A VIDEO ANIMATION SYSTEM, AND A SOFTWARE SIMULATION OF THE NEW DESIGN. THE...FAULT TOLERANT, SECURE SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS. THE LAN WILL UTILIZE PHOENIX DIGITAL’S FAULT TOLERANT, " SELF - HEALING " SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH

  12. Optimal approaches for inline sampling of organisms in ballast water: L-shaped vs. Straight sample probes

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    Wier, Timothy P.; Moser, Cameron S.; Grant, Jonathan F.; Riley, Scott C.; Robbins-Wamsley, Stephanie H.; First, Matthew R.; Drake, Lisa A.

    2017-10-01

    Both L-shaped ("L") and straight ("Straight") sample probes have been used to collect water samples from a main ballast line in land-based or shipboard verification testing of ballast water management systems (BWMS). A series of experiments was conducted to quantify and compare the sampling efficiencies of L and Straight sample probes. The findings from this research-that both L and Straight probes sample organisms with similar efficiencies-permit increased flexibility for positioning sample probes aboard ships.

  13. Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate Communications Branch History from 1960-2011

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    2011-12-01

    transponders on three UHF Follow-On ( UFO ) satellites to provide high data rate (i.e. up to 23.5 Mbps) broadcast service to ground and shipboard users...Luneberg Lens antenna. The Milstar system was also used as a reach-back channel to Norfolk to request changes in the test sequence. Figure 5 UFO ...UHF SATCOM use a pair of Raytheon ARC- 231 radios through the UHF Follow-On ( UFO ) satellites into military ground entry stations to provide secure

  14. Autonomous Control Modes and Optimized Path Guidance for Shipboard Landing in High Sea States

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    2015-11-16

    a degraded visual environment, workload during the landing task begins to approach the limits of a human pilot’s capability. It is a similarly...Figure 2. Approach Trajectory ±4 ft landing error ±8 ft landing error ±12 ft landing error Flight Path -3000...heave and yaw axes. Figure 5. Open loop system generation ±4 ft landing error ±8 ft landing error ±12 ft landing error -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4

  15. Shipboard Sewage Treatment System for Great Lakes Vessels

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    1979-09-01

    practical and economical method available today for large-scale 03 production is by the electrical, or corona , discharge principle. 7 In this method...2-L2 corona generator.* It required a standard, grounded 120-V, 10-A, 60-Hz electrical source for power. Compressed air at 75 psig (517 kPag) for the...from 50 to 100 psig (340 to 690 kPag). Electrical power supplied to the corona cell was adjusted manually with a variable resistor. In general, for a

  16. Near Surface Ocean Experimental Technology Workshop Proceedings Held at Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity, NSTL Station, Mississippi on 6-8 November 1979,

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    1980-02-01

    instrumentation, but also are limited by the availability, mobility , convenience, at.’ accuracy of suitable methods. As a result, velocity profiles...advantage of the XTVP method is that it is mobile , requiring no bottom beacons or special shipboard navigation systems. The data is telemetered to the...Tal 5 NAVGATCONr id ME DIUM SUBMERSIBLES Marine Aplications -0-MRS) F2- -C, HIGH SONOBUOYS ( COUNTERMEASURES & 11 HR) PORTABLE DECOYS,5- CONATIONS fA3

  17. Feasibility of MHD submarine propulsion. Phase II, MHD propulsion: Testing in a two Tesla test facility

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    Doss, E.D.; Sikes, W.C.

    1992-09-01

    This report describes the work performed during Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the collaborative research program established between Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (NNS). Phase I of the program focused on the development of computer models for Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) propulsion. Phase 2 focused on the experimental validation of the thruster performance models and the identification, through testing, of any phenomena which may impact the attractiveness of this propulsion system for shipboard applications. The report discusses in detail the work performed in Phase 2 of the program. In Phase 2, a two Teslamore » test facility was designed, built, and operated. The facility test loop, its components, and their design are presented. The test matrix and its rationale are discussed. Representative experimental results of the test program are presented, and are compared to computer model predictions. In general, the results of the tests and their comparison with the predictions indicate that thephenomena affecting the performance of MHD seawater thrusters are well understood and can be accurately predicted with the developed thruster computer models.« less

  18. Unexpected hazard of illegal immigration: Outbreak of viral myocarditis exacerbated by confinement and deprivation in a shipboard cargo container.

    PubMed

    Li, Melissa K; Beck, Melinda A; Shi, Qing; Harruff, Richard C

    2004-06-01

    We present a group of 18 illegal immigrant stowaways who arrived in a shipboard cargo container suffering from gastroenteritis, dehydration, and malnutrition and showing evidence of viral myocarditis in 3 of 4 fatalities. Our investigation included an evaluation of the 2-week ocean voyage, analysis of medical records and laboratory results of the survivors, autopsies on the decedents, and viral studies on their heart tissue. Of 3 stowaways who died shipboard, 2 showed lymphocytic myocarditis and 1 could not be evaluated histologically due to decomposition. A fourth stowaway died 4 months after arrival with dilated cardiomyopathy and lymphocytic myocarditis. Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and nucleotide sequencing of viral isolates from the decedents' heart tissues demonstrated Coxsackie virus B3 genome. We believe that these cases represent an outbreak of viral myocarditis, exacerbated by acute dehydration and malnutrition, due to confinement within the shipping container. Our evidence indicates that close confinement promoted the spread of the virus, and nutritional deprivation increased the stowaways' vulnerability. Furthermore, our observations support the conclusion, based on experimental studies, that nutritionally induced oxidative stress increased the virulence of the etiologic viral agent. In summary, these cases represent a potential infectious disease hazard of illegal immigration.

  19. An Investigation of EME as a Potential Cause of Fuel Tank Ignition

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    Ely, Jay J.; Nguyen, Truong X.; Dudley, Kenneth L.; Scearce, Stephen A.; Beck, Fred B.; Deshpande, Manohar D.; Cockrell, C. R.

    2000-01-01

    NASA researchers were tasked to study the potential for radio signals to excite an aircraft fuel quantity indication system (FQIS) enough to cause arcing, sparking or excessive heating within a fuel tank. Computational techniques were used to determine the threat from external high intensity radiated field (HIRF) transmitters nearby, like shipboard and airborne RADAR systems. Experimental methods were used to determine the threat from Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) carried aboard by passengers. To support this work, unique electromagnetic coupling measurements were performed on a retired Boeing 747 aircraft, and new test and analysis methods were developed that may be applied to other FQIS designs as well as other aircraft electronic systems.

  20. The 5000 GPM firefighting module evaluation test

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    Burns, Ralph A.

    1986-01-01

    The 5000 GPM Firefighting Module development was sponsored and shared by the Navy Facilities Engineering Command. It is a lightweight, compact, self-contained, helicopter-transportable unit for fighting harbor and other specialty fires as well as for use in emergency and shipboard water pumping applications. This unit is a more advanced model of the original 1500 GPM module developed for the U.S. Coast Guard. The module and an evaluation test program conducted at the North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, by NASA and the U.S. Navy, are described.

  1. Reconfigurable Mobile System - Ground, sea and air applications

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    Lamonica, Gary L.; Sturges, James W.

    1990-11-01

    The Reconfigurable Mobile System (RMS) is a highly mobile data-processing unit for military users requiring real-time access to data gathered by airborne (and other) reconnaissance data. RMS combines high-performance computation and image processing workstations with resources for command/control/communications in a single, lightweight shelter. RMS is composed of off-the-shelf components, and is easily reconfigurable to land-vehicle or shipboard versions. Mission planning, which involves an airborne sensor platform's sensor coverage, considered aircraft/sensor capabilities in conjunction with weather, terrain, and threat scenarios. RMS's man-machine interface concept facilitates user familiarization and features iron-based function selection and windowing.

  2. Using eddy covariance to measure the dependence of air-sea CO2 exchange rate on friction velocity

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    Landwehr, Sebastian; Miller, Scott D.; Smith, Murray J.; Bell, Thomas G.; Saltzman, Eric S.; Ward, Brian

    2018-03-01

    Parameterisation of the air-sea gas transfer velocity of CO2 and other trace gases under open-ocean conditions has been a focus of air-sea interaction research and is required for accurately determining ocean carbon uptake. Ships are the most widely used platform for air-sea flux measurements but the quality of the data can be compromised by airflow distortion and sensor cross-sensitivity effects. Recent improvements in the understanding of these effects have led to enhanced corrections to the shipboard eddy covariance (EC) measurements.Here, we present a revised analysis of eddy covariance measurements of air-sea CO2 and momentum fluxes from the Southern Ocean Surface Ocean Aerosol Production (SOAP) study. We show that it is possible to significantly reduce the scatter in the EC data and achieve consistency between measurements taken on station and with the ship underway. The gas transfer velocities from the EC measurements correlate better with the EC friction velocity (u*) than with mean wind speeds derived from shipboard measurements corrected with an airflow distortion model. For the observed range of wind speeds (u10 N = 3-23 m s-1), the transfer velocities can be parameterised with a linear fit to u*. The SOAP data are compared to previous gas transfer parameterisations using u10 N computed from the EC friction velocity with the drag coefficient from the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE) model version 3.5. The SOAP results are consistent with previous gas transfer studies, but at high wind speeds they do not support the sharp increase in gas transfer associated with bubble-mediated transfer predicted by physically based models.

  3. Preliminary evaluation of a compound cycle engine for shipboard gensets

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    Castor, J. G.; Wintucky, W. T.

    1986-01-01

    The results of a thermodynamic cycle (SFC) and weight analysis performed to establish engine configuration, size, weight and performance are reported. Baseline design configuration was a 2,000 hour MTBO Compound Cycle Engine (CCE) for a helicopter application. The CCE configuration was extrapolated out to a 10,000 MTBO for a shipboard genset application. The study showed that an advanced diesel engine design (CCE) could be substantially lighter and smaller (79% and 82% respectively) than todays contemporary genset diesel engine. Although the CCE was not optimized, it had about a 7% reduction in mission fuel consumption over today's genset diesels. The CCE is a turbocharged, power-compounded, high power density, low-compression ratio diesel engine. Major technology development areas are presented.

  4. Improving Shipboard Decision Making in the CBR-D (Chemical/Biological Radiological Defense) Environment: Concepts of Use for and Functional Description of a Decision Aid/Training System (DECAID)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-08-19

    take place over the period of several days. Decisions regarding MOPP level or resource allocation made on day I may have no immediate impact, but a...present -- conditions, and manage a resource library to assist the DCA in making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Several areas of utilization are...students work through a scenario, the device couid then display the consequences of those decisions or provide optimal decision recommendations

  5. Shipboard/Shoreside Computer Information and Management System. M.V. Sugar Islander. Phase II. Preventive Maintenance and Machinery History.

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    1984-07-01

    was removed from the vessel and transported to Durban. The problem was apparently caused by a small piece of scrap metal inside the unit which caused...several wires to short circuit. How the scrap metal entered the CRT remains a mystery. The equipment may have been shipped from the factory with the... metal inside or the metal may have been inadvertently left within the CRT during installation aboard the ship or it may have rolled/bounced from the

  6. Directional wave navigation radar measurements compared with pitch-roll buoy data

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    A.-Munoyerro, M.A.; Borge, J.C.N.

    1997-02-01

    The knowledge of the spectral behavior of a specific sea region is complete when one knows surface elevations and directional wave movements. Usually, sea directional descriptions have been made using pitch-roll buoys, which can provide one with several wave characteristic time series. Alternatively, there are other measure systems, which belong to remote sensing technics, such as shipboard navigation radars. The aim of the present work is to compare results obtained from pitch-roll data and ship radar wave measurements obtained during a campaign in the Cantabric Sea.

  7. Application of Plasma Arcs to the to the Remediation of Shipboard Waste(Supported by ONR and NSWC.)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Giuliani, John L.

    1996-10-01

    The Naval Research Laboratory (B. Sartwell, (Chemistry Division NRL); J. Apruzese, (Plasma Physics Division NRL); S. Peterson, D. Counts, (Geo-Centers Inc.),and Q. Han (U. Minn.)) (NRL) is investigating the application of plasma arc technology for the on-board remediation of waste material generated by sea faring ships. A 150kW DC arc torch within a 1 meter diameter chamber has been used for the pyrolysis of liquid and solid material which simulate the waste stream from a naval ship. A general discussion of the materials treated and the associated problems arising from their pyrolysis in a plasma torch will be presented. The greatest challenge for a shipboard plasma remediation, including any exhaust gas treatment, is the overall size of the system imposed by the limited confines of a ship. Connected with this issue are choices of the arc configuration: transfered vs non-transfered; and the feed stock gas: reducing vs oxidizing. The research component of NRL's program is to characterize the gaseous by-products, the remnant slag, and the plasma arc through systematic experiments, as well as to model the plasma dynamics and chemistry within the chamber. The environment within the chamber is primarily defined by several temperature measurements. Two color pyrometry is used to determine the molten slag temperature ( ~2200 degK) and a suite of thermocouples within the chamber indicate a slighter cooler gas phase temperature. Synthetic spectra were generated from radiation transport calculations and compared with optical emission spectroscopy to map the gas temperature around the plasma arc itself ( ~ 5000 degK). Spectroscopy offers the potential of a non-invasive diagnostic to eventually be used for on-line process control, a necessary feature for an operating system due to the heterogeneous waste stream. Other studies will be described including the addition of O2 through a ring to achieve combustion of hydrocarbon wastes, residual gas analysis of the exhaust for different waste material, the voltage-current characteristic at various plasma arc lengths to estimate plasma conductivity, and the surface shape of the molten slag given the pitch and roll of a ship.

  8. Foraminiferal signatures of mass transport from the North-West Continental Shelf off Western Australia, IODP Expedition 356

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    Mamo, B. L.; McHugh, C.; Renema, W.; Gallagher, S. J.; Fulthorpe, C.; Bogus, K.

    2017-12-01

    In 2015, International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 356 cored a transect along the margin off Western Australian to investigate the history of the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) and its integral role in the development of global thermohaline circulation and climate. Throughout the expedition, a suite of foraminiferal analyses were employed wherein an incredibly diverse benthic fauna ( 260 species) was used to reveal palaeo-water depth, palaeobathymetric setting and variable conditions at the sediment-water interface. Benthic foraminiferal biofacies are particularly sensitive to changes in environmental conditions, have a rapid turnover and are ideal proxies for monitoring physical and chemical changes in marine environments. When this information is combined with lithostratigraphic and other microfossil data, a robust understanding of past environments and past geological events can be reconstructed. Shipboard data were used to isolate horizons of interest for more intense sampling at Site U1461, situated on the Northwest Shelf (127 m water depth). The shipboard data revealed a large ( 150 m-thick) turbidite horizon hosting benthic foraminifera from a substantially shallower water depth than the horizon immediately preceding. We present preliminary foraminiferal results combined with shipboard sedimentological descriptions to better constrain the deposit's occurrence in the biostratigraphic record, use benthic foraminifera to elucidate the deposit's sedimentary origins and link this event with others in the region to investigate potential catalysts for its deposition.

  9. Moving base simulation of an integrated flight and propulsion control system for an ejector-augmentor STOVL aircraft in hover

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    Mcneill, Walter, E.; Chung, William W.; Stortz, Michael W.

    1995-01-01

    A piloted motion simulator evaluation, using the NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulator, was conducted in support of a NASA Lewis Contractual study of the integration of flight and propulsion systems of a STOVL aircraft. Objectives of the study were to validate the Design Methods for Integrated Control Systems (DMICS) concept, to evaluate the handling qualities, and to assess control power usage. The E-7D ejector-augmentor STOVL fighter design served as the basis for the simulation. Handling-qualities ratings were obtained during precision hover and shipboard landing tasks. Handling-qualities ratings for these tasks ranged from satisfactory to adequate. Further improvement of the design process to fully validate the DMICS concept appears to be warranted.

  10. Ocean Drilling Program: Publication Services

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    before each cruise. Preliminary Report: A summary of the shipboard scientific results and technical detailed summary the scientific and engineering results from each leg including visual core descriptions

  11. High-Frequency Observation of Water Spectrum and Its Application in Monitoring of Dynamic Variation of Suspended Materials in the Hangzhou Bay.

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    Dai, Qian; Pan, De-lu; He, Xian-qiang; Zhu, Qian-kun; Gong, Fang; Huang, Hai-qing

    2015-11-01

    In situ measurement of water spectrum is the basis of the validation of the ocean color remote sensing. The traditional method to obtain the water spectrum is based on the shipboard measurement at limited stations, which is difficult to meet the requirement of validation of ocean color remote sensing in the highly dynamic coastal waters. To overcome this shortage, continuously observing systems of water spectrum have been developed in the world. However, so far, there are still few high-frequency observation systems of the water spectrum in coastal waters, especially in the highly turbid and high-dynamic waters. Here, we established a high-frequency water-spectrum observing system based on tower in the Hangzhou Bay. The system measures the water spectrum at a step of 3 minutes, which can fully match the satellite observation. In this paper, we primarily developed a data processing method for the tower-based high-frequency water spectrum data, to realize automatic judgment of clear sky, sun glint, platform shadow, and weak illumination, etc. , and verified the processing results. The results show that the normalized water-leaving radiance spectra obtained through tower observation have relatively high consistency with the shipboard measurement results, with correlation coefficient of more than 0. 99, and average relative error of 9.96%. In addition, the long-term observation capability of the tower-based high-frequency water-spectrum observing system was evaluated, and the results show that although the system has run for one year, the normalized water-leaving radiance obtained by this system have good consistency with the synchronously measurement by Portable spectrometer ASD in respect of spectral shape and value, with correlation coefficient of more than 0.90 and average relative error of 6.48%. Moreover, the water spectra from high-frequency observation by the system can be used to effectively monitor the rapid dynamic variation in concentration of suspended materials with tide. The tower-based high-frequency water-spectrum observing system provided rich in situ spectral data for the validation of ocean color remote sensing in turbid waters, especially for validation of the high temporal-resolution geostationary satellite ocean color remote sensing.

  12. Developing Interpretive Turbulence Models from a Database with Applications to Wind Farms and Shipboard Operations

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    Schau, Kyle A.

    This thesis presents a complete method of modeling the autospectra of turbulence in closed form via an expansion series using the von Karman model as a basis function. It is capable of modeling turbulence in all three directions of fluid flow: longitudinal, lateral, and vertical, separately, thus eliminating the assumption of homogeneous, isotropic flow. A thorough investigation into the expansion series is presented, with the strengths and weaknesses highlighted. Furthermore, numerical aspects and theoretical derivations are provided. This method is then tested against three highly complex flow fields: wake turbulence inside wind farms, helicopter downwash, and helicopter downwash coupled with turbulence shed from a ship superstructure. These applications demonstrate that this method is remarkably robust, that the developed autospectral models are virtually tailored to the design of white noise driven shaping filters, and that these models in closed form facilitate a greater understanding of complex flow fields in wind engineering.

  13. 77 FR 26513 - Marine Mammals; File No. 15777

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    2012-05-04

    ... natural and anthropogenic factors on these seal species. Types of take include harassment during shipboard...., blood, blubber biopsy, skin, hair, swab samples, vibrissae), and attachment of telemetry devices. Up to...

  14. Design for Maintainability with Modified Petri Nets (MPNs): Shipboard Propulsion System Application.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-11-01

    hazard (in acco- Fance with current environmental protection requirements). P20 YES T20 T2 1 EOOW report to 000, "Fire hazards removed from No engine room...8217-..! AARCA: GAS TURBINE MAIN ENGINE - GENERATOR Room NO 2 , .’ .- " SE7 NO. 2 \\ N 2 GEN MRGA GTM ,RZT 4o i .. .E rAF- _....Pr AJ*~ IAMR...GA Z0GYM GEN "-- ~ ~ P LL-L GIM. I I - GT MAIN ENGINE/ \\ t I . ROOM NO. I GAS 7RBINE ALIX MCHRY AUX MCHRY O OROO NO OOM NO. GENEU.ATOF ROOM NO 2 R

  15. Evaluation of control and display configurations for helicopter shipboard operations

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    Paulk, C. H., Jr.; Donley, S. T.; Hollis, M. K.

    1983-01-01

    A simulation evaluation of several approach and landing flight-control configurations and of two out-of-the-cockpit display devices (a head-up display and a helmet-mounted display) was performed for the task of landing a helicopter on a destroyer in adverse weather. The results indicated that the ship airwake turbulence was the most significant environmental variable affecting hover performance. In addition, to achieve adequate landing performance, attitude-command control compensation was required for the pilot regardless of the display used. For improved performance with reduced pilot effort, a velocity-command, position-hold control system was desired.

  16. 77 FR 64959 - Marine Mammals; File Nos. 15777 and 17670

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    2012-10-24

    ... effects of natural and anthropogenic factors. Types of take include harassment during shipboard, skiff..., blubber biopsy, skin, hair, swab samples, vibrissae), and attachment of telemetry devices. Up to 200 harp...

  17. Shipboard fisheries management terminals

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    Nagler, R. G.; Sager, E. V.

    1980-01-01

    The needs of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMGS), National Weather Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard for locational, biological, and environmental data were assessed. The fisheries conservation zones and the yellowfin tuna jurisdiction of the NMFS operates observer programs on foreign and domestic fishing vessels. Data input terminal and data transfer and processing technology are reviewed to establish available capability. A matrix of implementation options is generated to identify the benefits of each option, and preliminary cost estimates are made. Recommendations are made for incremental application of available off the shelf hardware to obtain improved performance and benefits within a well bounded cost. Terminal recommendations are made for three interdependent shipboard units emphasizing: (1) the determination of location and fishing activity; (2) hand held data inputting and formatting in the fishing work areas; and (3) data manipulation, merging, and editing.

  18. Atmospheric Methane Mixing Ratios--The NOAA/CMDL Global Cooperative Air Sampling Network\\, 1983-1993

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    Dlugokencky, E. J. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado (USA); Lang, P. M. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado (USA); Masarie, K. A. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado (USA); Steele, L. P. [Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia

    1994-01-01

    This data base presents atmospheric methane (CH4) mixing ratios from flask air samples collected over the period 1983-1993 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory's (NOAA/CMDL's) global cooperative air sampling network. Air samples were collected approximately once per week at 44 fixed sites (37 of which were still active at the end of 1993). Samples were also collected at 5 degree latitude intervals along shipboard cruise tracks in the Pacific Ocean between North America and New Zealand (or Australia) and at 3 degree latitude intervals along cruise tracks in the South China Sea between Singapore and Hong Kong. The shipboard measurements were made approximately every 3 weeks per latitude zone by each of two ships in the Pacific Ocean and approximately once every week per latitude zone in the South China Sea. All samples were analyzed for CH4 at the NOAA/CMDL laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection, and each aliquot was referenced to the NOAA/CMDL methane standard scale. In addition to providing the complete set of atmospheric CH4 measurements from flask air samples collected at the NOAA/CMDL network sites, this data base also includes files which list monthly mean mixing ratios derived from the individual flask air measurements. These monthly summary data are available for 35 of the fixed sites and 21 of the shipboard sampling sites.

  19. Comparing historical and modern methods of Sea Surface Temperature measurement - Part 1: Review of methods, field comparisons and dataset adjustments

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    Matthews, J. B. R.

    2012-09-01

    Sea Surface Temperature (SST) measurements have been obtained from a variety of different platforms, instruments and depths over the post-industrial period. Today most measurements come from ships, moored and drifting buoys and satellites. Shipboard methods include temperature measurement of seawater sampled by bucket and in engine cooling water intakes. Engine intake temperatures are generally thought to average a few tenths of a °C warmer than simultaneous bucket temperatures. Here I review SST measurement methods, studies comparing shipboard methods by field experiment and adjustments applied to SST datasets to account for variable methods. In opposition to contemporary thinking, I find average bucket-intake temperature differences reported from field studies inconclusive. Non-zero average differences often have associated standard deviations that are several times larger than the averages themselves. Further, average differences have been found to vary widely between ships and between cruises on the same ship. The cause of non-zero average differences is typically unclear given the general absence of additional temperature observations to those from buckets and engine intakes. Shipboard measurements appear of variable quality, highly dependent upon the accuracy and precision of the thermometer used and the care of the observer where manually read. Methods are generally poorly documented, with written instructions not necessarily reflecting actual practices of merchant mariners. Measurements cannot be expected to be of high quality where obtained by untrained sailors using thermometers of low accuracy and precision.

  20. Crew awareness as key to optimizing habitability standards onboard naval platforms: A 'back-to-basics' approach.

    PubMed

    Neelakantan, Anand; Ilankumaran, Mookkiah; Ray, Sougat

    2017-10-01

    A healthy habitable environment onboard warships is vital to operational fleet efficiency and fit sea-warrier force. Unique man-machine-armament interface issues and consequent constraints on habitability necessitate a multi-disciplinary approach toward optimizing habitability standards. Study of the basic 'human factor', including crew awareness on what determines shipboard habitability, and its association with habitation specifications is an essential step in such an approach. The aim of this study was to assess crew awareness on shipboard habitability and the association between awareness and maintenance of optimal habitability as per specifications. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 552 naval personnel onboard warships in Mumbai. Data on crew awareness on habitability was collected using a standardized questionnaire, and correlated with basic habitability requirement specifications. Data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel, Epi-info, and SPSS version 17. Awareness level on basic habitability aspects was very good in 65.3% of crew. Area-specific awareness was maximum with respect to living area (95.3%). Knowledge levels on waste management were among the lowest (65.2%) in the category of aspect-wise awareness. Statistically significant association was found between awareness levels and habitability standards (OR = 7.27). The new benchmarks set in the form of high crew awareness levels on basic shipboard habitability specifications and its significant association with standards needs to be sustained. It entails re-iteration of healthy habitation essentials into training; and holds the key to a fit fighting force.

  1. Long-term performance of Aanderaa optodes and sea-bird SBE-43 dissolved-oxygen sensors bottom mounted at 32 m in Massachusetts Bay

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    Martini, Marinna A.; Butman, Bradford; Mickelson, Michael J.

    2007-01-01

    A field evaluation of two new dissolved-oxygen sensing technologies, the Aanderaa Instruments AS optode model 3830 and the Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., model SBE43, was carried out at about 32-m water depth in western Massachusetts Bay. The optode is an optical sensor that measures fluorescence quenching by oxygen molecules, while the SBE43 is a Clark polarographic membrane sensor. Optodes were continuously deployed on bottom tripod frames by exchanging sensors every 4 months over a 19-month period. A Sea-Bird SBE43 was added during one 4-month deployment. These moored observations compared well with oxygen measurements from profiles collected during monthly shipboard surveys conducted by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The mean correlation coefficient between the moored measurements and shipboard survey data was >0.9, the mean difference was 0.06 mL L−1, and the standard deviation of the difference was 0.15 mL L−1. The correlation coefficient between the optode and the SBE43 was >0.9 and the mean difference was 0.07 mL L−1. Optode measurements degraded when fouling was severe enough to block oxygen molecules from entering the sensing foil over a significant portion of the sensing window. Drift observed in two optodes beginning at about 225 and 390 days of deployment is attributed to degradation of the sensing foil. Flushing is necessary to equilibrate the Sea-Bird sensor. Power consumption by the SBE43 and required pump was 19.2 mWh per sample, and the optode consumed 0.9 mWh per sample, both within expected values based on manufacturers’ specifications.

  2. A review of the ionospheric model for the long wave prediction capability

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    Ferguson, J. A.

    1992-11-01

    The Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center's Long Wave Prediction Capability (LWPC) has a built-in ionospheric model. The latter was defined after a review of the literature comparing measurements with calculations. Subsequent to this original specification of the ionospheric model in the LWPC, a new collection of data were obtained and analyzed. The new data were collected aboard a merchant ship named the Callaghan during a series of trans-Atlantic trips over a period of a year. This report presents a detailed analysis of the ionospheric model currently in use by the LWPC and the new model suggested by the shipboard measurements. We conclude that, although the fits to measurements are almost the same between the two models examined, the current LWPC model should be used because it is better than the new model for nighttime conditions at long ranges. This conclusion supports the primary use of the LWPC model for coverage assessment that requires a valid model at the limits of a transmitter's reception.

  3. 46 CFR 28.370 - Wiring methods and materials.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Boat or UL Marine Shipboard cable; or (iii) Meet 46 CFR part 111, subpart 111.60. (e) All metallic... enclosure such as a junction box, fixture enclosure, or panel enclosure. A fire retardant plastic enclosure...

  4. Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds Infrared Sea Surface Temperature Autonomous Radiometer (ISAR) Field Campaign Report

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    Reynolds, R. Michael; Long, Charles N.

    Sea surface temperature (SST) is one of the most appropriate and important climate parameters: a widespread increase is an indicator of global warming and modifications of the geographical distribution of SST are an extremely sensitive indicator of climate change. There is high demand for accurate, reliable, high-spatial-and-temporal-resolution SST measurements for the parameterization of ocean-atmosphere heat, momentum, and gas (SST is therefore critical to understanding the processes controlling the global carbon dioxide budget) fluxes, for detailed diagnostic and process-orientated studies to better understand the behavior of the climate system, as model boundary conditions, for assimilation into climate models, and for themore » rigorous validation of climate model output. In order to achieve an overall net flux uncertainty < 10 W/m 2 (Bradley and Fairall, 2006), the sea surface (skin) temperature (SSST) must be measured to an error < 0.1 C and a precision of 0.05 C. Anyone experienced in shipboard meteorological measurements will recognize this is a tough specification. These demands require complete confidence in the content, interpretation, accuracy, reliability, and continuity of observational SST data—criteria that can only be fulfilled by the successful implementation of an ongoing data product validation strategy.« less

  5. A sensitive flow-batch system for on board determination of ultra-trace ammonium in seawater: Method development and shipboard application.

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    Zhu, Yong; Yuan, Dongxing; Huang, Yongming; Ma, Jian; Feng, Sichao

    2013-09-10

    Combining fluorescence detection with flow analysis and solid phase extraction (SPE), a highly sensitive and automatic flow system for measurement of ultra-trace ammonium in open ocean water was established. Determination was based on fluorescence detection of a typical product of o-phthaldialdehyde and ammonium. In this study, the fluorescence reaction product could be efficiently extracted onto an SPE cartridge (HLB, hydrophilic-lipophilic balance). The extracted fluorescence compounds were rapidly eluted with ethanol and directed into a flow cell for fluorescence detection. Compared with the common used fluorescence method, the proposed one offered the benefits of improved sensitivity, reduced reagent consumption, negligible salinity effect and lower cost. Experimental parameters were optimized using a univariate experimental design. Calibration curves, ranging from 1.67 to 300nM, were obtained with different reaction times. The recoveries were between 89.5 and 96.5%, and the detection limits in land-based and shipboard laboratories were 0.7 and 1.2nM, respectively. The relative standard deviation was 3.5% (n=5) for an aged seawater sample spiked with 20nM ammonium. Compared with the analytical results obtained using the indophenol blue method coupled to a long-path liquid waveguide capillary cell, the proposed method showed good agreement. The method had been applied on board during a South China Sea cruise in August 2012. A vertical profile of ammonium in the South East Asia Time-Series (SEATS, 18° N, 116° E) station was produced. The distribution of ammonium in the surface seawater of the Qiongdong upwelling in South China Sea is also presented. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  6. Transform Faults and Lithospheric Structure: Insights from Numerical Models and Shipboard and Geodetic Observations

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    Takeuchi, Christopher S.

    In this dissertation, I study the influence of transform faults on the structure and deformation of the lithosphere, using shipboard and geodetic observations as well as numerical experiments. I use marine topography, gravity, and magnetics to examine the effects of the large age-offset Andrew Bain transform fault on accretionary processes within two adjacent segments of the Southwest Indian Ridge. I infer from morphology, high gravity, and low magnetization that the extremely cold and thick lithosphere associated with the Andrew Bain strongly suppresses melt production and crustal emplacement to the west of the transform fault. These effects are counteracted by enhanced temperature and melt production near the Marion Hotspot, east of the transform fault. I use numerical models to study the development of lithospheric shear zones underneath continental transform faults (e.g. the San Andreas Fault in California), with a particular focus on thermomechanical coupling and shear heating produced by long-term fault slip. I find that these processes may give rise to long-lived localized shear zones, and that such shear zones may in part control the magnitude of stress in the lithosphere. Localized ductile shear participates in both interseismic loading and postseismic relaxation, and predictions of models including shear zones are within observational constraints provided by geodetic and surface heat flow data. I numerically investigate the effects of shear zones on three-dimensional postseismic deformation. I conclude that the presence of a thermally-activated shear zone minimally impacts postseismic deformation, and that thermomechanical coupling alone is unable to generate sufficient localization for postseismic relaxation within a ductile shear zone to kinematically resemble that by aseismic fault creep (afterslip). I find that the current record geodetic observations of postseismic deformation do not provide robust discriminating power between candidate linear and power-law rheologies for the sub-Mojave Desert mantle, but longer observations may potentially allow such discrimination.

  7. Shipboard Crew Fatigue, Safety and Reduced Manning

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1990-11-01

    This report describes an exploratory first phase of an investigation of human stress and : fatigue in the merchant marine. Its principal purposes were to: survey the effects of : fatigue on human performance in the transportation industries; describe...

  8. Suspected meningococcal meningitis on an aircraft carrier.

    PubMed

    Farr, Wesley; Gonzalez, Michele J; Garbauskas, Heather; Zinderman, Craig E; LaMar, James E

    2004-09-01

    A suspected case of meningococcal meningitis was diagnosed in a 24-year-old sailor onboard an aircraft carrier at sea in 2003. He was immediately confined to the ship's hospital ward under respiratory isolation precautions and was treated with intravenously administered antibiotics. His illness resolved without sequelae. A total of 99 close contacts from the ship were identified and given antibiotic prophylaxis, with directly observed therapy. British public health authorities were contacted to trace and treat persons identified as close contacts during a port call a few days before presentation. Managing a communicable disease such as meningococcal meningitis in the austere shipboard environment represents a unique challenge to military medical personnel. Successful management is possible through prompt treatment, respiratory isolation, and open communication between primary health care providers and public health officials. The identification of shipboard close contacts and other infection control procedures used by the ship's medical department are reviewed.

  9. EMI survey for maritime satellite, L-band, shipboard terminal

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    Taylor, R. E.; Brandel, D. L.; Hill, J. S.

    1975-01-01

    The paper presents results of an onboard EMI survey of an L-band shipboard terminal for operation with two geostationary maritime satellites. Significant EMC results include: (1) antenna noise temperature measurements indicate a maximum of 70 K steady background component at 1.6 GHz at sea for elevation angles of 5 degrees and higher; (2) field intensity measurements from 1-10 GHz show that a L-band terminal can operate simultaneously with onboard S-band and X-band navigation radar; (3) radar transmitter case emissions, below deck, in-band from 1535-1660 MHz, at 1 m distance from the cabinet, are equivalent, or greater than above-deck emissions in the same frequency range; and (4) conducted-emission tests of a ship's power lines to both radars show both narrow band and broad band emissions are 15 dB to 50 dB higher than equivalent U.S. commercial power lines from 150 kHz to 32 MHz.

  10. Beaked whales demonstrate a marked acoustic response to the use of shipboard echosounders

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    DeAngelis, Annamaria I.; Palka, Debra; Corkeron, Peter J.; Van Parijs, Sofie M.

    2017-01-01

    The use of commercial echosounders for scientific and industrial purposes is steadily increasing. In addition to traditional navigational and fisheries uses, commercial sonars are used extensively for oceanographic research, benthic habitat mapping, geophysical exploration, and ecosystem studies. Little is known about the effects of these acoustic sources on marine animals, though several studies have already demonstrated behavioural responses of cetaceans to shipboard echosounders. Some species of cetaceans are known to be particularly sensitive to acoustic disturbance, including beaked whales. In 2011 and 2013, we conducted cetacean assessment surveys in the western North Atlantic in which a suite of Simrad EK60 echosounders was used to characterize the distribution of prey along survey tracklines. Echosounders were alternated daily between active and passive mode, to determine whether their use affected visual and acoustic detection rates of beaked whales. A total of 256 groups of beaked whales were sighted, and 118 definitive acoustic detections were recorded. Regression analyses using generalized linear models (GLM) found that sea state and region were primary factors in determining visual sighting rates, while echosounder state was the primary driver for acoustic detections, with significantly fewer detections (only 3%) occurring when echosounders were active. These results indicate that beaked whales both detect and change their behaviour in response to commercial echosounders. The mechanism of this response is unknown, but could indicate interruption of foraging activity or vessel avoidance, with potential implications for management and mitigation of anthropogenic impacts. PMID:29308236

  11. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Bishop, James K.B.

    Prediction of the substantial biologically mediated carbon flows in a rapidly changing and acidifying ocean requires model simulations informed by observations of key carbon cycle processes on the appropriate space and time scales. From 2000 to 2004, the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) supported the development of the first low-cost fully-autonomous ocean profiling Carbon Explorers that demonstrated that year-round real-time observations of particulate organic carbon (POC) concentration and sedimentation could be achieved in the world's ocean. NOPP also initiated the development of a sensor for particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) suitable for operational deployment across all oceanographic platforms. As a result,more » PIC profile characterization that once required shipboard sample collection and shipboard or shore based laboratory analysis, is now possible to full ocean depth in real time using a 0.2W sensor operating at 24 Hz. NOPP developments further spawned US DOE support to develop the Carbon Flux Explorer, a free-vehicle capable of following hourly variations of particulate inorganic and organic carbon sedimentation from near surface to kilometer depths for seasons to years and capable of relaying contemporaneous observations via satellite. We have demonstrated the feasibility of real time - low cost carbon observations which are of fundamental value to carbon prediction and when further developed, will lead to a fully enhanced global carbon observatory capable of real time assessment of the ocean carbon sink, a needed constraint for assessment of carbon management policies on a global scale.« less

  12. Sea change: Charting the course for biogeochemical ocean time-series research in a new millennium

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    Church, Matthew J.; Lomas, Michael W.; Muller-Karger, Frank

    2013-09-01

    Ocean time-series provide vital information needed for assessing ecosystem change. This paper summarizes the historical context, major program objectives, and future research priorities for three contemporary ocean time-series programs: The Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT), the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS), and the CARIACO Ocean Time-Series. These three programs operate in physically and biogeochemically distinct regions of the world's oceans, with HOT and BATS located in the open-ocean waters of the subtropical North Pacific and North Atlantic, respectively, and CARIACO situated in the anoxic Cariaco Basin of the tropical Atlantic. All three programs sustain near-monthly shipboard occupations of their field sampling sites, with HOT and BATS beginning in 1988, and CARIACO initiated in 1996. The resulting data provide some of the only multi-disciplinary, decadal-scale determinations of time-varying ecosystem change in the global ocean. Facilitated by a scoping workshop (September 2010) sponsored by the Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry (OCB) program, leaders of these time-series programs sought community input on existing program strengths and for future research directions. Themes that emerged from these discussions included: 1. Shipboard time-series programs are key to informing our understanding of the connectivity between changes in ocean-climate and biogeochemistry 2. The scientific and logistical support provided by shipboard time-series programs forms the backbone for numerous research and education programs. Future studies should be encouraged that seek mechanistic understanding of ecological interactions underlying the biogeochemical dynamics at these sites. 3. Detecting time-varying trends in ocean properties and processes requires consistent, high-quality measurements. Time-series must carefully document analytical procedures and, where possible, trace the accuracy of analyses to certified standards and internal reference materials. 4. Leveraged implementation, testing, and validation of autonomous and remote observing technologies at time-series sites provide new insights into spatiotemporal variability underlying ecosystem changes. 5. The value of existing time-series data for formulating and validating ecosystem models should be promoted. In summary, the scientific underpinnings of ocean time-series programs remain as strong and important today as when these programs were initiated. The emerging data inform our knowledge of the ocean's biogeochemistry and ecology, and improve our predictive capacity about planetary change.

  13. Open Vessel Data Management (OpenVDM) - Open-source Middleware to Assist Vessel Operators Produce Consistent Cruise Data Packages for Archival and Monitor Data Quality.

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    Pinner, J. W., IV

    2016-02-01

    Data from shipboard oceanographic sensors come in various formats and collection typically requires multiple data acquisition software packages running on multiple workstations throughout the vessel. Technicians must then corral all or a subset of the resulting data files so that they may be used by shipboard scientists. On many vessels the process of corralling files into a single cruise data package may change from cruise to cruise or even from technician to technician. It is these inconsistencies in the final cruise data packages that pose the greatest challenge when attempting to automate the process of cataloging cruise data for submission to data archives. A second challenge with the management of shipboard data is ensuring it's quality. Problems with sensors may go unnoticed simply because the technician/scientist was unaware the data from a sensor was absent, invalid, or out of range. The Open Vessel Data Management project (OpenVDM) is a ship-wide data management solution developed to address these issues. In the past three years OpenVDM has successfully demonstrated it's ability to adapt to the needs of vessels with different capabilities/missions while delivering a consistent cruise data package to scientists and adhering to the recommendations and best practices set forth by 3rd party data management groups such as R2R. In the last year OpenVDM has implemented a plugin architecture for monitoring data quality. This allowed vessel operators to develop custom data quality tests tailored to their vessel's unique raw datasets. Data quality test are performed in near-real-time and the results are readily available within a web-interface. This plugin architecture allows 3rd party data quality workgroups like SAMOS to migrate their data quality tests to the vessel and provide immediate determination of data quality. OpenVDM is currently operating aboard three vessels. The R/V Endeavor, operated by the University of Rhode Island, is a regional-class UNOLS research vessel operating under the traditional NFS, P.I. driven model. The E/V Nautilus, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust specializes in ROV-based, telepresence-enabled oceanographic research. The R/V Falkor operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute is an ocean research platform focusing on cutting-edge technology development.

  14. Changes in fitness and shipboard task performance following circuit weight training programs featuring continuous or interval running.

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    Marcinik, E J; Hodgdon, J A; Englund, C E; O'Brien, J J

    1987-01-01

    Pre- and post-physiological data were collected on 57 Navy men (mean age = 19.5 years) who participated in either circuit weight training/continuous run (CWT/CR) (N = 31) or circuit weight training/interval run (CWT/IR) (N = 26) programs. Measured variables included 4 measures of upper torso dynamic strength (one repetition maximum [1 RM] for arm curl, bench press, shoulder press, and lat pull-down); two measures of lower torso dynamic strength (1 RM) for knee extension and leg press); one measure of power (number of revolutions completed on an arm ergometer (Monark) at maximum drag); three measures of muscular endurance (number of repetitions at 60% 1 RM for bench press and leg press and maximal number of bent-knee sit-ups in 120 s); one stamina measure (time to exhaustion on a cycle ergometer (Monark) maximal work capacity [MWC] test; and three simulated shipboard tasks: manikin shoulder drag, open/secure a water tight door and paint bucket carry. Composite shipboard performance derived from the summed time (s) required to complete the three tasks was also calculated. Results show performance on the manikin shoulder drag and majority of evaluative fitness measures was significantly (p less than 0.05) enhanced following both circuit weight training/run formats. Significantly (p less than 0.05) higher values for shoulder press (F = 7.2), arm ergometer (F = 5.3), and sit-ups (F = 6.8) and lower values for leg press muscular endurance (F = 5.1) were observed in CWT/IR when compared to CWT/CR.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

  15. 75 FR 61520 - Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)

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    2010-10-05

    ... of marine bacteria, previously collected from Antarctic waters, will be used in shipboard experiments... microbes (algae and protozoa) for use in experiments, for preservation for future examination, and for...

  16. Shipboard Electronic Equipments.

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    Naval Personnel Program Support Activity, Washington, DC.

    Fundamentals of major electronic equipments on board ships are presented in this text prepared for naval officers in general. Basic radio principles are discussed in connection with various types of transmitters, receivers, antennas, couplers, transfer panels, remote-control units, frequency standard equipments, teletypewriters, and facsimile…

  17. Generic Protocol for the Verification of Ballast Water Treatment Technology

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    In anticipation of the need to address performance verification and subsequent approval of new and innovative ballast water treatment technologies for shipboard installation, the U.S Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency‘s Environmental Technology Verification Progr...

  18. Shipboard communications center Intelligent Gateway demonstration report

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-03-01

    The United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center (USCG R&D Center) had a requirement to modernize and improve communications centers on Coast Guard cutters. The USCG R&D Center teamed with the Volpe Center to evaluate requirements in the...

  19. 46 CFR 310.59 - Courses of instruction.

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    2011-10-01

    ... science courses prescribed by the Department of the Navy. All curriculums include general education... Academy. Three major curriculums are offered: Nautical Science, for the preparation of deck officers... addition to practical shipboard assignments, midshipmen are required to complete written study assignments...

  20. Tests of Halon 1301 test gas simulants

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    Carhart, H. W.; Leonard, J. T.; Dinenno, P. J.; Starchville, M. D.; Forssell, E. W.; Wong, J. T.

    1989-02-01

    All new and retrofit installations of Halon 1301 (CBrF3) total flooding fire protection systems in shipboard machinery spaces require full acceptance discharge test. It is desirable to use a suitable simulant test gas in these tests in view of current and future regulation of Halon 1301. Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, and chlorodifluromethane R-22, were identified as candidate simulants on the basis of their similarity in physical properties to Halon 1301. These two candidates were then evaluated on the basis of leakage from an enclosure. SF6 was determined to be an excellent simulant for Halon 1301 when considering leakage from an enclosure. Further testing of SF6 and R-22 is planned for other important aspects of Halon 1301 systems, i.e., flow hydraulics, initial mixing.

  1. A distributed control approach for power and energy management in a notional shipboard power system

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    Shen, Qunying

    The main goal of this thesis is to present a power control module (PCON) based approach for power and energy management and to examine its control capability in shipboard power system (SPS). The proposed control scheme is implemented in a notional medium voltage direct current (MVDC) integrated power system (IPS) for electric ship. To realize the control functions such as ship mode selection, generator launch schedule, blackout monitoring, and fault ride-through, a PCON based distributed power and energy management system (PEMS) is developed. The control scheme is proposed as two-layer hierarchical architecture with system level on the top as the supervisory control and zonal level on the bottom as the decentralized control, which is based on the zonal distribution characteristic of the notional MVDC IPS that was proposed as one of the approaches for Next Generation Integrated Power System (NGIPS) by Norbert Doerry. Several types of modules with different functionalities are used to derive the control scheme in detail for the notional MVDC IPS. Those modules include the power generation module (PGM) that controls the function of generators, the power conversion module (PCM) that controls the functions of DC/DC or DC/AC converters, etc. Among them, the power control module (PCON) plays a critical role in the PEMS. It is the core of the control process. PCONs in the PEMS interact with all the other modules, such as power propulsion module (PPM), energy storage module (ESM), load shedding module (LSHED), and human machine interface (HMI) to realize the control algorithm in PEMS. The proposed control scheme is implemented in real time using the real time digital simulator (RTDS) to verify its validity. To achieve this, a system level energy storage module (SESM) and a zonal level energy storage module (ZESM) are developed in RTDS to cooperate with PCONs to realize the control functionalities. In addition, a load shedding module which takes into account the reliability of power supply (in terms of quality of service) is developed. This module can supply uninterruptible power to the mission critical loads. In addition, a multi-agent system (MAS) based framework is proposed to implement the PCON based PEMS through a hardware setup that is composed of MAMBA boards and FPGA interface. Agents are implemented using Java Agent DEvelopment Framework (JADE). Various test scenarios were tested to validate the approach.

  2. An investigation into the vertical axis control power requirements for landing VTOL type aircraft onboard nonaviation ships in various sea states

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    Stevens, M. E.; Roskam, J.

    1985-01-01

    The problem of determining the vertical axis control requirements for landing a VTOL aircraft on a moving ship deck in various sea states is examined. Both a fixed-base piloted simulation and a nonpiloted simulation were used to determine the landing performance as influenced by thrust-to-weight ratio, vertical damping, and engine lags. The piloted simulation was run using a fixed-based simulator at Ames Research center. Simplified versions of an existing AV-8A Harrier model and an existing head-up display format were used. The ship model used was that of a DD963 class destroyer. Simplified linear models of the pilot, aircraft, ship motion, and ship air-wake turbulence were developed for the nonpiloted simulation. A unique aspect of the nonpiloted simulation was the development of a model of the piloting strategy used for shipboard landing. This model was refined during the piloted simulation until it provided a reasonably good representation of observed pilot behavior.

  3. Shipboard Programs: A Coast-to-Coast Sampler.

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    Landscroener, Barbara, Ed.

    1982-01-01

    Describes marine education programs in five states which provide participants with onboard ship experiences including sailing, sampling, and collecting in different marine environments. Includes public and higher education programs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, and California and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Corp…

  4. Review of the ionospheric model for the long wave prediction capability. Final report

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    Ferguson, J.A.

    1992-11-01

    The Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center's Long Wave Prediction Capability (LWPC) has a built-in ionospheric model. The latter was defined after a review of the literature comparing measurements with calculations. Subsequent to this original specification of the ionospheric model in the LWPC, a new collection of data were obtained and analyzed. The new data were collected aboard a merchant ship named the Callaghan during a series of trans-Atlantic trips over a period of a year. This report presents a detailed analysis of the ionospheric model currently in use by the LWPC and the new model suggested by themore » shipboard measurements. We conclude that, although the fits to measurements are almost the same between the two models examined, the current LWPC model should be used because it is better than the new model for nighttime conditions at long ranges. This conclusion supports the primary use of the LWPC model for coverage assessment that requires a valid model at the limits of a transmitter's reception.... Communications, Very low frequency and low frequency, High voltage, Antennas, Measurement.« less

  5. Missed opportunity to screen and diagnose PTSD and depression among deploying shipboard US military personnel

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    Hale, Braden R.; Michael, Nelson L.; Scott, Paul T.

    2016-01-01

    Background Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are significant risks for suicide and other adverse events among US military personnel, but prevalence data among ship-assigned personnel at the onset of deployment are unknown. Aims To determine the prevalence of shipboard personnel who screen positive for PTSD and/or major depressive disorder (MDD) at the onset of deployment, and also those who reported these diagnoses made by a physician or healthcare professional in the year prior to deployment. Method Active-duty ship-assigned personnel (N = 2078) completed anonymous assessments at the beginning of deployment. Depression was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; score of ≥22), and PTSD was assessed using the PTSD Checklist–Civilian Version (PCL-C; both score and symptom criteria were used). Results In total, 7.3% (n = 151 of 2076) screened positive for PTSD and 22% (n = 461 of 2078) for MDD at deployment onset. Only 6% and 15% of those who screened positive for PTSD or MDD, respectively, had been diagnosed by a healthcare professional in the past year. Conclusions Missed opportunities for mental healthcare among screen-positive shipboard personnel reduce the benefits associated with early identification and linkage to care. Improved methods of mental health screening that promote early recognition and referral to care may mitigate psychiatric events in theatre. Declaration of interest This work was performed as part of the official duties of the authors as military service members or employees of the US Government. Copyright and usage This work was prepared by military service members or employees of the US Government as part of their official duties. As such, copyright protection is not available for this work (Title 17, USC, §105). PMID:27713833

  6. Cloud fractions estimated from shipboard whole-sky camera and ceilometer observations between East Asia and Antarctica

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    Kuji, M.; Hagiwara, M.; Hori, M.; Shiobara, M.

    2017-12-01

    Shipboard observations on cloud fraction were carried out along the round research cruise between East Asia and Antarctica from November 2015 to Aril 2016 using a whole-sky camera and a ceilometer onboard Research Vessel (R/V) Shirase. We retrieved cloud fraction from the whole-sky camera based on the brightness and color of the images, while we estimated cloud fraction from the ceilometer as a cloud frequency of occurrence. As a result, the average cloud fractions over outward open ocean, sea ice region, and returning openocean were approximately 56% (60%), 44% (64%), and 67% (72%), respectively, with the whole-sky camera (ceilometer). The comparison of the daily-averaged cloud fractions from the whole-sky camera and the ceilometer, it is found that the correlation coefficient was 0.73 for the 129 match-up dataset between East Asia and Antarctica including sea ice region as well as open ocean. The results are qualitatively consistent between the two observations as a whole, but there exists some underestimation with the whole-sky camera compared to the ceilometer. One of the reasons is possibly that the imager is apt to dismiss an optically thinner clouds that can be detected by the ceilometer. On the other hand, the difference of their view angles between the imager and the ceilometer possibly affects the estimation. Therefore, it is necessary to elucidate the cloud properties with detailed match-up analyses in future. Another future task is to compare the cloud fractions with satellite observation such as MODIS cloud products. Shipboard observations in themselves are very valuable for the validation of products from satellite observation, because we do not necessarily have many validation sites over Southern Ocean and sea ice region in particular.

  7. Quantifying K, U, and Th contents of marine sediments using shipboard natural gamma radiation spectra measured on DV JOIDES Resolution

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    De Vleeschouwer, David; Dunlea, Ann G.; Auer, Gerald; Anderson, Chloe H.; Brumsack, Hans; de Loach, Aaron; Gurnis, Michael; Huh, Youngsook; Ishiwa, Takeshige; Jang, Kwangchul; Kominz, Michelle A.; März, Christian; Schnetger, Bernhard; Murray, Richard W.; Pälike, Heiko

    2017-03-01

    During International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) expeditions, shipboard-generated data provide the first insights into the cored sequences. The natural gamma radiation (NGR) of the recovered material, for example, is routinely measured on the ocean drilling research vessel DV JOIDES Resolution. At present, only total NGR counts are readily available as shipboard data, although full NGR spectra (counts as a function of gamma-ray energy level) are produced and archived. These spectra contain unexploited information, as one can estimate the sedimentary contents of potassium (K), thorium (Th), and uranium (U) from the characteristic gamma-ray energies of isotopes in the 40K, 232Th, and 238U radioactive decay series. Dunlea et al. (2013) quantified K, Th, and U contents in sediment from the South Pacific Gyre by integrating counts over specific energy levels of the NGR spectrum. However, the algorithm used in their study is unavailable to the wider scientific community due to commercial proprietary reasons. Here, we present a new MATLAB algorithm for the quantification of NGR spectra that is transparent and accessible to future NGR users. We demonstrate the algorithm's performance by comparing its results to shore-based inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), inductively coupled plasma-emission spectrometry (ICP-ES), and quantitative wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses. Samples for these comparisons come from eleven sites (U1341, U1343, U1366-U1369, U1414, U1428-U1430, and U1463) cored in two oceans during five expeditions. In short, our algorithm rapidly produces detailed high-quality information on sediment properties during IODP expeditions at no extra cost.

  8. Shipboard testing of the efficacy of SeaKleen as a ballast water treatment to eliminate non-indigenous species aboard a working tanker in Pacific waters.

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    Wright, D A; Dawson, R; Caceres, V; Orano-Dawson, C E; Kananen, G E; Cutler, S J; Cutler, H G

    2009-08-01

    Trials were conducted aboard the tanker Seabulk Mariner to test a natural product, SeaKleen, as a biocide controlling non-indigenous populations of plankton and bacteria in ballast water. SeaKleen was dosed into matched ballast tanks at two different concentrations, 0.8 mg L(-1) active ingredient (a.i.) and 1.6 mg L(-1) a.i. during ballasting off the Oregon coast during a three-day passage to Prince William Sound, Alaska. Live organism counts from treated ballast water were compared with those from untreated (control tank) water collected from the same source location. Shipboard chemical analyses were made to verify dose and quantify chemical degradation and residuals following dilution. Results indicated that both SeaKleen doses resulted in complete zooplankton and phytoplankton mortality and that the higher dose (1.6 mg L(-1) a.i.) caused a two-log removal of culturable bacteria over a 92 h grow-out period. Spectrophotometry confirmed initial dosing to within 5% of nominal values. Shipboard bioassays were conducted using larval fish (Cyprinodon variegatus), brine shrimp (Artemia salina) and the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Pyrocystis lunula. Exposure of the test organisms to water drawn from treated ballast tanks 48 h after SeaKleen was added to the tanks resulted in 100% mortalities in Cyprinodon and Pyrocystis at both doses. Corresponding mortalities for Artemia larvae were 100% and 60% for high and low SeaKleen doses, respectively. Toxicity testing of treated water, subjected to varying dilutions, indicated that residual toxicity to even the most sensitive organisms would be eliminated once the discharge had dispersed beyond 100 feet from the vessel.

  9. Sexually transmitted infections and sexual behaviour of deploying shipboard US military personnel: a cross-sectional analysis.

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    Harbertson, Judith; Scott, Paul T; Moore, John; Wolf, Michael; Morris, James; Thrasher, Scott; D'Onofrio, Michael; Grillo, Michael P; Jacobs, Marni B; Tran, Bonnie R; Tian, Jun; Ito, Stanley I; McAnany, Jennifer; Michael, Nelson; Hale, Braden R

    2015-12-01

    Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and risk behaviour may differ at different phases of deployment. We examined STI prevalence and sexual behaviour in the predeployment time period (12 months prior) among recently deployed shipboard US Navy and Marine Corps military personnel. Data were collected from 1938 male and 515 female service members through an anonymous, self-completed survey assessing sexual behaviours and STI acquisition characteristics in the past 12 months. Cross-sectional sex-stratified descriptive statistics are reported. Overall, 67% (n=1262/1896) reported last sex with a military beneficiary (spouse, n=931, non-spouse service member, n=331). Among those with a sexual partner outside their primary partnership, 24% (n=90/373) reported using a condom the last time they had sex and 30% (n=72/243) reported their outside partner was a service member. In total, 90% (n=210/233) reported acquiring their most recent STI in the USA (88%, n=126/143 among those reporting ≥1 deployments and an STI ≥1 year ago) and a significantly higher proportion (p<0.01) of women than men acquired the STI from their regular partner (54% vs 21%) and/or a service member (50% vs 26%). Findings suggest a complex sexual network among service members and military beneficiaries. Findings may extend to other mobile civilian and military populations. Data suggest most STI transmission within the shipboard community may occur in local versus foreign ports but analyses from later time points in deployment are needed. These data may inform more effective STI prevention interventions. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/

  10. Users' evaluation of the Navy Computer-Assisted Medical Diagnosis System.

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    Merrill, L L; Pearsall, D M; Gauker, E D

    1996-01-01

    U.S. Navy Independent Duty Corpsmen (IDCs) aboard small ships and submarines are responsible for all clinical and related health care duties while at sea. During deployment, life-threatening illnesses sometimes require evacuation to a shore-based treatment facility. At-sea evacuations are dangerous, expensive, and may compromise the mission of the vessel. Therefore, Group Medical Officers and IDCs were trained to use the Navy Computer-Assisted Medical Diagnosis (NCAMD) system during deployment. They were then surveyed to evaluate the NCAMD system. Their responses show that NCAMD is a cost-efficient, user-friendly package. It is easy to learn, and is especially valuable for training in the diagnosis of chest and abdominal complaints. However, the delivery of patient care at sea would significantly improve if computer hardware were upgraded to current industry standards. Also, adding various computer peripheral devices, structured forms, and reference materials to the at-sea clinician's resources could enhance shipboard patient care.

  11. Estimating labile particulate iron concentrations in coastal waters from remote sensing data

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    McGaraghan, Anna R.; Kudela, Raphael M.

    2012-02-01

    Owing to the difficulties inherent in measuring trace metals and the importance of iron as a limiting nutrient for biological systems, the ability to monitor particulate iron concentration remotely is desirable. This study examines the relationship between labile particulate iron, described here as weak acid leachable particulate iron or total dissolvable iron, and easily obtained bio-optical measurements. We develop a bio-optical proxy that can be used to estimate large-scale patterns of labile iron concentrations in surface waters, and we extend this by including other environmental variables in a multiple linear regression statistical model. By utilizing a ratio of optical backscatter and fluorescence obtained by satellite, we identify patterns in iron concentrations confirmed by traditional shipboard sampling. This basic relationship is improved with the addition of other environmental parameters in the statistical linear regression model. The optical proxy detects known temporal and spatial trends in average surface iron concentrations in Monterey Bay. The proxy is robust in that similar performance was obtained using two independent particulate iron data sets, but it exhibits weaker correlations than the full statistical model. This proxy will be a valuable tool for oceanographers seeking to monitor iron concentrations in coastal regions and allows for better understanding of the variability of labile particulate iron in surface waters to complement direct measurement of leachable particulate or total dissolvable iron.

  12. Identifying Capabilities Gaps in Shipboard Visit, Board, Search, Seizure (VBSS) Teams

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    2010-12-01

    always remains some risk, however small, of a data breach . Anticipated Benefits. Anticipated benefits from this study are potentially increasing the...there always remains some risk, however small, of a data breach . Anticipated Benefits. Anticipated benefits from this study are potentially

  13. Environmental Influences on Diel Calling Behaviorin Baleen Whales

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-09-30

    low winds and calm seas were infrequent and short (Figure 1b), making traditional shipboard marine mammal observations difficult. The real time...M shown as a filled black square. Inset shows deployment (filled green circle) and recovery (filled red circle) locations. (b) Wind speed (black

  14. Principles of Naval Engineering.

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    Naval Personnel Program Support Activity, Washington, DC.

    Fundamentals of shipboard machinery, equipment, and engineering plants are presented in this text prepared for engineering officers. A general description is included of the development of naval ships, ship design and construction, stability and buoyancy, and damage and casualty control. Engineering theories are explained on the background of ship…

  15. Shipboard Experiences Unite Scientists with Educators and Decision-Makers for Lasting Impacts

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    The confined, immersive, and hands-on environment aboard a ship is an excellent venue for building a community of practice related to researching, teaching about, and managing aquatic resources and surrounding lands. Communities of practice bring people together around collective...

  16. Chasing a Fault across Ship and Shore

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    Evans, Michael A.; Schwen, Thomas M.

    2006-01-01

    Knowledge management (KM) in the U.S. Navy is championed as a strategic initiative to improve shipboard maintenance and troubleshooting at a distance. The approach requires capturing, coordinating, and distributing domain expertise in electronics and computer engineering via advanced information and communication technologies. Coordination must be…

  17. Reiter's syndrome among Asian shipboard immigrants: the case of The Golden Venture.

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    Solitar, B M; Lozada, C J; Tseng, C E; Lowe, A M; Krajewski, W M; Blanchard, K; Pillinger, M; Weissmann, G; Weissman, G

    1998-04-01

    To assess the incidence of Reiter's syndrome aboard The Golden Venture, a ship carrying illegal immigrants from China to the United States. After identification of an index case, we conducted telephone interviews with medical staff at immigrant detention centers in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. When a potential case was identified at one facility, we performed a site inspection, reviewing the medical records of all detainees and performing histories and physicals on all those with joint and/or ocular complaints. We identified two patients, both HLA B27 positive, with Reiter's syndrome. The observed incidence (0.87%) approximated the predicted incidence but may have underestimated the actual incidence. We review the history of shipboard Reiter's syndrome, and discuss the pathogenic roles of HLA B27 and particular infectious agents. Continued transportation of illegal immigrants from China and other parts of the world is likely to result in occasional clusters of Reiter's syndrome. Physicians treating immigrant populations should remain aware of the possibility of reactive arthritis.

  18. Outbreaks of diarrhoeal illness on passenger cruise ships, 1975-85.

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    Addiss, D. G.; Yashuk, J. C.; Clapp, D. E.; Blake, P. A.

    1989-01-01

    We reviewed data from the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), established by the US Public Health Service in 1975, to describe the epidemiology of shipboard diarrhoeal outbreaks, determine the risk of outbreak-related illness among cruise ship passengers, and evaluate changes in rates and patterns of shipboard diarrhoeal illness since the VSP was implemented. When the programme began, none of the cruise ships passed periodic VSP sanitation inspections; since 1978, more than 50% of ships have met the standard each year. On cruises lasting 3-15 days and having at least 100 passengers, diarrhoeal disease outbreaks investigated by the Centers for Disease Control decreased from 8.1 to 3.0 per 10 million passenger days between 1975-79 and 1980-85. The proportion of outbreaks due to bacterial pathogens (36%) did not change. Seafood cocktail was implicated in 8 of 13 documented food-borne outbreaks. The risk of diarrhoeal disease outbreaks on cruise ships appears to have decreased since implementation of the VSP but has not been eliminated. PMID:2776853

  19. Ocean currents and acoustic backscatter data from shipboard ADCP measurements at three North Atlantic seamounts between 2004 and 2015.

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    Mohn, Christian; Denda, Anneke; Christiansen, Svenja; Kaufmann, Manfred; Peine, Florian; Springer, Barbara; Turnewitsch, Robert; Christiansen, Bernd

    2018-04-01

    Seamounts are amongst the most common physiographic structures of the deep-ocean landscape, but remoteness and geographic complexity have limited the systematic collection of integrated and multidisciplinary data in the past. Consequently, important aspects of seamount ecology and dynamics remain poorly studied. We present a data collection of ocean currents and raw acoustic backscatter from shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements during six cruises between 2004 and 2015 in the tropical and subtropical Northeast Atlantic to narrow this gap. Measurements were conducted at seamount locations between the island of Madeira and the Portuguese mainland (Ampère, Seine Seamount), as well as east of the Cape Verde archipelago (Senghor Seamount). The dataset includes two-minute ensemble averaged continuous velocity and backscatter profiles, supplemented by spatially gridded maps for each velocity component, error velocity and local bathymetry. The dataset is freely available from the digital data library PANGAEA at https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.883193.

  20. An In-Port Feeding System for Shipboard Personnel. Volume 2. A Cost Benefit Analysis of the Use of Convenience Foods in a Military Foodservice Operation.

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    1981-10-01

    levels Day 1 Item 500 1000 A. Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup 11$/#5 cn 500-45% cns 1000-91 cnsGrilled Reuben Sandwich* .3 min/batch 250-125# 500-250...500-78#Fried Chicken 10 oz. 250-160# 500-320# Mashed Potatoes 24$1# Instant ; 32$/1 gal 500-21#/16 gal 1000-42*/32 galGreen Peas 1/2 c. 250-50# 500-100...500-91 cns Veal Parmesan 2.5$/# 250-100# 500-200# NChicken A La King 21$/gal 250-12 gal 500-24 gal Mashed Potatoes 24$/1* instant ; 32$/gal 500-21#/16

  1. Enduring the shipboard stressor complex: a systems approach.

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    Comperatore, Carlos A; Rivera, Pik Kwan; Kingsley, Leonard

    2005-06-01

    A high incidence of physiological and psychological stressors characterizes the maritime work environment in many segments of the commercial maritime industry and in the military. Traditionally, crewmembers work embedded in a complex of stressors. Stressors rarely act independently because most occur concurrently, simultaneously taxing physical and mental resources. Stressors such as extreme environmental temperatures, long work hours, heavy mental and physical workload, authoritative leadership, isolation from family and loved ones, lack of exercise, and unhealthy diets often combine to degrade crewmember health and performance, particularly on long voyages. This complex system of interacting stressors affects the ability of maritime crewmembers to maintain adequate levels of alertness and performance. An analytical systems approach methodology is described here as a viable method to identify workplace stressors and track their systemic interactions. A systems-based program for managing the stressor complex is then offered, together with the empirical research supporting its efficacy. Included is an example implementation of a stressor-control program aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.

  2. Failure of the public health testing program for ballast water treatment systems.

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    Cohen, Andrew N; Dobbs, Fred C

    2015-02-15

    Since 2004, an international testing program has certified 53 shipboard treatment systems as meeting ballast water discharge standards, including limits on certain microbes to prevent the spread of human pathogens. We determined how frequently certification tests failed a minimum requirement for a meaningful evaluation, that the concentration of microbes in the untreated (control) discharge must exceed the regulatory limit for treated discharges. In 95% of cases where the result was accepted as evidence that the treatment system reduced microbes to below the regulatory limit, the discharge met the limit even without treatment. This shows that the certification program for ballast water treatment systems is dysfunctional in protecting human health. In nearly all cases, the treatment systems would have equally well "passed" these tests even if they had never been turned on. Protocols must require minimum concentrations of targeted microbes in test waters, reflecting the upper range of concentrations in waters where ships operate. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  3. Empirical algorithms to predict aragonite saturation state

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    Turk, Daniela; Dowd, Michael

    2017-04-01

    Novel sensor packages deployed on autonomous platforms (Profiling Floats, Gliders, Moorings, SeaCycler) and biogeochemical models have a potential to increase the coverage of a key water chemistry variable, aragonite saturation state (ΩAr) in time and space, in particular in the under sampled regions of global ocean. However, these do not provide the set of inorganic carbon measurements commonly used to derive ΩAr. There is therefore a need to develop regional predictive models to determine ΩAr from measurements of commonly observed or/and non carbonate oceanic variables. Here, we investigate predictive skill of several commonly observed oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, oxygen, nitrate, phosphate and silicate) in determining ΩAr using climatology and shipboard data. This will allow us to assess potential for autonomous sensors and biogeochemical models to monitor ΩAr regionally and globally. We apply the regression models to several time series data sets and discuss regional differences and their implications for global estimates of ΩAr.

  4. Deposition of Atmospheric Nitrogen to Coastal Ecosystems (DANCE): A study in seasonally oligotrophic waters off the eastern U.S.

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Najjar, R.; Sedwick, P.; Mulholland, M. R.; Friedrichs, M. A.; Thompson, A. M.; Martins, D. K.; Bernhardt, P. W.; Herrmann, M.; Price, L. M.; Sohst, B. M.; Sookhdeo, C.; St-Laurent, P.; Widner, B.

    2016-02-01

    We carried out a program of process-oriented field measurements and biogeochemical modeling in oligotrophic coastal waters off the eastern U.S.—a region that currently receives high levels of atmospheric nitrogen deposition (AND)—to test whether wet AND events stimulate primary productivity and accumulation of algal biomass in coastal waters following summer storms. Our results from shipboard incubations and numerical modeling indicate that nitrogen in rain stimulated primary production in these waters during the summer of 2014. We will present isotopic, tracer, and modeling analyses that determine the relative roles of vertical mixing and atmospheric deposition during the wet AND events in two anticyclonic eddies north and south of the Gulf Stream. 3-D atmospheric and oceanic modeling results will also be presented, which allow the understanding gained during the summer 2014 field campaign to be applied to quantifying the role of atmospheric deposition throughout coastal waters of the eastern US over many years.

  5. Optimized efficiency of all-electric ships by dc hybrid power systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zahedi, Bijan; Norum, Lars E.; Ludvigsen, Kristine B.

    2014-06-01

    Hybrid power systems with dc distribution are being considered for commercial marine vessels to comply with new stringent environmental regulations, and to achieve higher fuel economy. In this paper, detailed efficiency analysis of a shipboard dc hybrid power system is carried out. An optimization algorithm is proposed to minimize fuel consumption under various loading conditions. The studied system includes diesel engines, synchronous generator-rectifier units, a full-bridge bidirectional converter, and a Li-Ion battery bank as energy storage. In order to evaluate potential fuel saving provided by such a system, an online optimization strategy for fuel consumption is implemented. An Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) is simulated over different operating modes using the online control strategy. The resulted consumed fuel in the simulation is compared to that of a conventional ac power system, and also a dc power system without energy storage. The results show that while the dc system without energy storage provides noticeable fuel saving compared to the conventional ac system, optimal utilization of the energy storage in the dc system results in twice as much fuel saving.

  6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SHIP BALLAST WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION PROTOCOL THROUGH AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT PARTNERSHIP

    EPA Science Inventory

    The introduction of nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species through the discharge of shipboard ballast water into coastal areas around the world has profound negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Aquatic nuisance species are one of the most important environmental issu...

  7. Operation Uphold Democracy: Observations on Joint Assault Forces Operated from a CV.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1996-07-01

    shipboard environment. This was particularly a problem for post-maintenance check flights ( PMCFs ). JSOTF pilots were appar- ently accustomed to making...able to accommodate late requests for PMCFs . Again, procedures designed for cyclic, fixed-wing operations should not be arbitrarily imposed. FOD

  8. HEAT TRANSFER EVALUATION OF HFC-236FA IN CONDENSATION AND EVAPORATION

    EPA Science Inventory

    The report gives results of an evaluation of the shell-side heat transfer performance of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-236fa, which is considered to be a potential substitute for chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-114 in Navy shipboard chillers, for both conventional finned [1024- and 1575-fpm (...

  9. 78 FR 1586 - Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-08

    .... Additionally, this project would update shipboard marine pollution emergency plans for noxious liquid substance... regulations on vessels carrying oil, oil pollution prevention, oil transfer operations, and rules for marine... No. 318 Marine Transportation- 1625-AA12 Related Facility Response Plans for Hazardous Substances...

  10. 78 FR 60099 - Nontank Vessel Response Plans and Other Response Plan Requirements

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-30

    ... Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships MEPC Marine Environment Protection Committee NAICS... vessels to prepare and submit oil spill response plans. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act defines.... Additionally, this final rule updates the international Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan requirements...

  11. Navy and Marine Corps Medical News. Issue 24

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-12-19

    for shipboard surgeries, including hernia repair and eye sur- gery. One of the mission’s most memorable surgeries involved two eight-year...the command in all BU- MED required and tracked popula- tion health metrics, except for one ( cervical cancer screening). Dick concluded, “My

  12. 46 CFR 13.507 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.507 Section 13.507... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Engineerâ Endorsement § 13.507 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting section...

  13. 46 CFR 13.207 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.207 Section 13.207... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PICâ Endorsement § 13.207 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... from a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  14. 46 CFR 13.507 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.507 Section 13.507... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Engineerâ Endorsement § 13.507 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting section...

  15. 46 CFR 13.507 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.507 Section 13.507... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Engineerâ Endorsement § 13.507 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting section...

  16. 46 CFR 13.207 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.207 Section 13.207... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PICâ Endorsement § 13.207 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... from a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  17. 46 CFR 13.407 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.407 Section 13.407... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Assistantâ Endorsement § 13.407 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  18. 46 CFR 13.407 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.407 Section 13.407... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Assistantâ Endorsement § 13.407 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  19. 46 CFR 13.507 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.507 Section 13.507... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Engineerâ Endorsement § 13.507 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting section...

  20. 46 CFR 13.207 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.207 Section 13.207... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PICâ Endorsement § 13.207 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... from a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  1. 46 CFR 13.407 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.407 Section 13.407... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Assistantâ Endorsement § 13.407 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  2. 46 CFR 13.407 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.407 Section 13.407... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-Assistantâ Endorsement § 13.407 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  3. 46 CFR 13.207 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.207 Section 13.207... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PICâ Endorsement § 13.207 Eligibility: Firefighting course. Each... from a course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting...

  4. 75 FR 80833 - Shipboard Air Emission Reduction Technology Report

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-23

    ... Reduction Technology Report AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In... Protection Agency, on Ship Emission Reduction Technology for cargo and passenger vessels that operate in... will survey new technology and new applications of existing technology for reducing air emissions from...

  5. A Two Million Year Equatorial Paleogeomagnetic and Relative Paleointensity Record from IODP Site U1489 in the West Pacific Warm Pool: Towards an Improved Tuning Target.

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    He, L.; Chen, L.; Wang, X.; Zhao, X.; Xi, X.; Chen, R.

    2016-12-01

    International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 363 drilled nine sites in the West Pacific Warm Pool in October-December 2016. IODP Site U1489 (02°07.19'N, 141°01.67'E, 3421 meters water depth) located on the Eauripik Rise was drilled to a depth of 270 meters below sea floor using the advanced piston corer. Shipboard data revealed the upper 112 meters composite depth (mcd) consist of clay-rich nanno fossil ooze and contain all twenty-two geomagnetic reversals over the last 5 million years (Myrs). Shipboard generated rock magnetic data and post-cruise hysteresis data suggest the paleomagnetic record is carried by fine-grained pseudo-single domain magnetite. A shipboard estimate of relative paleointensity (RPI) was generated by normalizing the natural remanent magnetization (NRM) intensity after 15mT peak alternating field (AF) demagnetization of the shipboard half core measurement by whole round magnetic susceptibility (MS). Coherence of the NRM15mT/MS record with existing RPI stacks over the last 2 Myrs highlighted the potential for development of a RPI record back to the earliest Pliocene. Here we present the first u-channel measurements of the upper 40 mcd from Site U1489 spanning the last 2 Myrs. The NRM was measured at 1 cm intervals after stepwise AF demagnetization in peak fields of 15-100mT. Component inclination plots around that predicted by a geocentric axial dipole field and maximum angular deviation values are so far generally < 3° implying the paleomagnetic record is well resolved at Site U1489. Measurements of MS and anhysteretic remanent magnetization (ARM) characterize the environmental variability and provide a normalizer for the NRM to generate an estimate of RPI. The chronology is iteratively developed, initially based on polarity reversals boundaries, then by tuning MS to astronomical precession. We compare our RPI estimates to PISO-1500 and NARPI-2200 whose chronologies are based upon δ18O of benthic foraminifera to assess the appropriateness of orbital tuning and further constrain the U1489 chronology. Future plans include the measurement of the full 5 Myr sequence and integration of the RPI record with the benthic δ18O chronology over the same period to improve our understanding of the paleogeomagnetic record and provide a robust tuning target extending through the Pliocene.

  6. A Two Million Year Equatorial Paleogeomagnetic and Relative Paleointensity Record from IODP Site U1489 in the West Pacific Warm Pool: Towards an Improved Tuning Target.

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hatfield, R. G.; Stoner, J. S.; Kumagai, Y.

    2017-12-01

    International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 363 drilled nine sites in the West Pacific Warm Pool in October-December 2016. IODP Site U1489 (02°07.19'N, 141°01.67'E, 3421 meters water depth) located on the Eauripik Rise was drilled to a depth of 270 meters below sea floor using the advanced piston corer. Shipboard data revealed the upper 112 meters composite depth (mcd) consist of clay-rich nanno fossil ooze and contain all twenty-two geomagnetic reversals over the last 5 million years (Myrs). Shipboard generated rock magnetic data and post-cruise hysteresis data suggest the paleomagnetic record is carried by fine-grained pseudo-single domain magnetite. A shipboard estimate of relative paleointensity (RPI) was generated by normalizing the natural remanent magnetization (NRM) intensity after 15mT peak alternating field (AF) demagnetization of the shipboard half core measurement by whole round magnetic susceptibility (MS). Coherence of the NRM15mT/MS record with existing RPI stacks over the last 2 Myrs highlighted the potential for development of a RPI record back to the earliest Pliocene. Here we present the first u-channel measurements of the upper 40 mcd from Site U1489 spanning the last 2 Myrs. The NRM was measured at 1 cm intervals after stepwise AF demagnetization in peak fields of 15-100mT. Component inclination plots around that predicted by a geocentric axial dipole field and maximum angular deviation values are so far generally < 3° implying the paleomagnetic record is well resolved at Site U1489. Measurements of MS and anhysteretic remanent magnetization (ARM) characterize the environmental variability and provide a normalizer for the NRM to generate an estimate of RPI. The chronology is iteratively developed, initially based on polarity reversals boundaries, then by tuning MS to astronomical precession. We compare our RPI estimates to PISO-1500 and NARPI-2200 whose chronologies are based upon δ18O of benthic foraminifera to assess the appropriateness of orbital tuning and further constrain the U1489 chronology. Future plans include the measurement of the full 5 Myr sequence and integration of the RPI record with the benthic δ18O chronology over the same period to improve our understanding of the paleogeomagnetic record and provide a robust tuning target extending through the Pliocene.

  7. 46 CFR 147A.25 - Entry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Entry. 147A.25 Section 147A.25 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.25 Entry. (a) No person may enter the spaces that immediately adjoin the space...

  8. 46 CFR 147A.25 - Entry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Entry. 147A.25 Section 147A.25 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.25 Entry. (a) No person may enter the spaces that immediately adjoin the space...

  9. 46 CFR 147A.25 - Entry.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Entry. 147A.25 Section 147A.25 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.25 Entry. (a) No person may enter the spaces that immediately adjoin the space...

  10. Development of a Distributed Digital Array Radar (DDAR)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-09-01

    likely HF or VHF). The availability of COTS hardware and the fact that no license is needed for operating in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands is the reason for...synchronization, geolocation and wireless communication in a shipboard opportunistic array,” Master’s thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

  11. COSEE Superior Creates Passion for Science

    EPA Science Inventory

    COSEE was a transformative educational experience that has changed the way I teach. In July, I participated in the COSEE Lake Superior Shipboard and Shoreline Science program. I spent a week on the US EPA’s R/V Lake Guardian with 14 other teachers and a crew of sailors and scient...

  12. The 3"/50 Gun. NAVPERS 10110.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, DC.

    The document has been designed to provide enlisted men assigned to the 3"/50 gun with a self-study, on-the-job-training source for shipboard use. The material covered includes general description and operation, functions of various components, disassembly and reassembly, maintenance, and operational casualties of the 3"/50 gun. Detailed…

  13. Feasibility of Shipboard Laser-Attenuation Measurements With a Portable Transmissometer.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1979-02-26

    Aerosol Extinction The transmittance of monochromatic, single-scattered light through aerosol is given by - S the Bouguer .-Beer law, (1) o where is the...of Applicability of the Bouguer Law in Scattering Media for Collimated Light Beams,” (English trans.), Izu. Atm. and Oceanic Phys. 3, 724-732 (1967

  14. HEAT TRANSFER EVALUATION OF HFC-236EA WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ENHANCED TUBES IN CONDENSATION AND EVAPORATION

    EPA Science Inventory

    The report gives results of an evaluation of the heat transfer performance of pure hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-236ea for high performance enhanced tubes which had not been previously used in Navy shipboard chillers. Shell-side heat transfer coefficient data are presented for condensa...

  15. 18 CFR 1304.403 - Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... stations and holding tanks. 1304.403 Section 1304.403 Conservation of Power and Water Resources TENNESSEE... OTHER ALTERATIONS Miscellaneous § 1304.403 Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks. All pump... operating requirements: (a) Spill-proof connection with shipboard holding tanks; (b) Suction controls or...

  16. 46 CFR 13.307 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.307 Section 13.307... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PIC (Barge)â Endorsement § 13.307 Eligibility: Firefighting course... completion from— (a) A course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic...

  17. 46 CFR 13.307 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.307 Section 13.307... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PIC (Barge)â Endorsement § 13.307 Eligibility: Firefighting course... completion from— (a) A course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic...

  18. 46 CFR 13.307 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.307 Section 13.307... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PIC (Barge)â Endorsement § 13.307 Eligibility: Firefighting course... completion from— (a) A course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic...

  19. 46 CFR 13.307 - Eligibility: Firefighting course.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Eligibility: Firefighting course. 13.307 Section 13.307... TANKERMEN Requirements for âTankerman-PIC (Barge)â Endorsement § 13.307 Eligibility: Firefighting course... completion from— (a) A course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic...

  20. Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment for Nitrogen at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipboard

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-12-01

    Under authority of J. G. Grovhoug, Head R. H. Moore, Head Marine Environmental Quality Branch Environmental Science Division P I I I I I I I I PS I i... Environmental Science estuaries nitrogen Dissolved Concentration Potential eutrophication Particle Retention Efficiency Ecological Risk Assessment 16

  1. A Decomposition Approach for Shipboard Manpower Scheduling

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-01-01

    generalizes the bin-packing problem with no conflicts ( BPP ) which is known to be NP-hard (Garey and Johnson 1979). Hence our focus is to obtain a lower...to the BPP ; while the so called constrained packing lower bound also takes conflict constraints into account. Their computational study indicates

  2. A Step or Two Back in Time.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Thomson, Peggy

    1979-01-01

    Describes the National Park Service's Environmental Living Program for elementary school children in the San Francisco Bay Area, where teachers, parents, and children stay overnight in a historic fort and schooner, experience living in a past age, use candles and oil stoves, and engage in mock military and shipboard activities. (MF)

  3. Measurement and evolution of the thickness distribution and morphology of deformed features of Antarctic sea ice

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tin, Tina

    Antarctic sea ice thickness data obtained from drilling on sea ice floes were examined with the goal of enhancing our capability to estimate ice thickness remotely, especially from air- or space-borne altimetry and shipboard visual observations. The state of hydrostatic equilibrium of deformed ice features and the statistical relationships between ice thickness and top surface roughness were examined. Results indicate that ice thickness may be estimated fairly reliably from surface measurements of snow elevation on length scales of ≥100 m. Examination of the morphology of deformed ice features show that Antarctic pressure ridges are flatter and less massive than Arctic pressure ridges and that not all surface features (ridge sails) are associated with features underwater (ridge keels). I propose that the differences in morphology are due to differences in sampling strategies, parent ice characteristics and the magnitude and duration of driving forces. As a result of these findings, the existing methodology used to estimate ice thickness from shipboard visual observations was modified to incorporate the probability that a sail is associated with a keel underwater, and the probability that keels may be found under level surfaces. Using the improved methodology, ice thickness was estimated from ship observations data obtained during two cruises in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The dynamic and thermodynamic processes involved in the development of the ice prior to their observation were examined employing a regional sea ice-mixed layer-pycnocline model. Both our model results and previously published ice core data indicate that thermodynamic thickening is the dominant process that determines the thickness of first year ice in the central Ross Sea, although dynamic thickening also plays a significant role. Ice core data also indicate that snow ice forms a significant proportion of the total ice mass. For ice in the northeast Ross Sea in the summer, model results and evidence from ice core and oceanographic data indicate that dynamic thickening, snow ice formation and bottom melting compete to determine the ice thickness during mid and late winter.

  4. Inferring Upper Ocean Dynamics from Horizontal Wavenumber Spectra in the Southern California Current System

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Chereskin, T. K.; Gille, S. T.; Rocha, C. B.; Menemenlis, D.

    2016-02-01

    At the largest horizontal scales (> 100 km), the surface kinetic energy of the ocean appears dominated by a regime of balanced geostrophic motions. At the smallest scales, it transitions to a regime where unbalanced motions (such as internal waves, mixed-layer instabilities, etc.) dominate the surface kinetic energy. The length scale at which the transition occurs depends on the relative energies of balanced and unbalanced motions, which in turn display significant geographic variability. Wavenumber spectra in the upper ocean have been hypothesized to have slopes consistent with either quasi-geostrophic (QG) or surface quasi-geostrophic (SQG) theory. In previous analyses of repeat-track shipboard acoustic Doppler Current profiler (ADCP) velocity observations in the Gulf Stream and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, spectral slopes were more consistent with QG than SQG theory for length scales between 40 km and 200 km. For scales less than 40 km, the spectra deviated from both QG and SQG theory, and this was attributed in part to internal wave effects. A spectral Helmholtz decomposition was used to split the kinetic energy spectra into rotational and divergent components, identified with balanced and ageostrophic motions, respectively. The California Current System (CCS) provides a contrasting environment characterized by a weak mean flow and an energetic meso- and submeso- scale. It is a nonlinear regime where the amplitude of eddies can be as large as the total steric height increase across the California Current, and hence southward flow in the CCS can, and often is, disrupted by its eddies. This study uses 10 years of shipboard ADCP observations collected on the quarterly cruises of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations. Horizontal wavenumber spectra from 36 cruises along 6 repeated tracks in the southern CCS that extend from the coast to the subtropical gyre are used to diagnose the dominant governing dynamics at meso- to submeso- scales (10-200 km), with particular attention to the partition into balanced and ageostrophic flows.

  5. [Construction and application of an onboard absorption analyzer device for CDOM].

    PubMed

    Lin, Jun-Fang; Sun, Zhao-Hua; Cao, Wen-Xi; Hu, Shui-Bo; Xu, Zhan-Tang

    2013-04-01

    Colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) plays an important role in marine ecosystems. In order to solve the current problems in measurement of CDOM absorption, an automated onboard analyzer based on liquid core waveguides (Teflon AF LWCC/LCW) was constructed. This analyzer has remarkable characteristics including adjusted optical pathlength, wide measurement range, and high sensitivity. The model of filtration and injection can implement the function of automated filtration, sample injection, and LWCC cleaning. The LabVIEW software platform can efficiently control the running state of the analyzer and acquire real time data including light absorption spectra, GPS data, and CTW data. By the comparison experiments and shipboard measurements, it was proved that the analyzer was reliable and robust.

  6. Lidar observation of marine mixed layer

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Yamagishi, Susumu; Yamanouchi, Hiroshi; Tsuchiya, Masayuki

    1992-01-01

    Marine mixed layer is known to play an important role in the transportation of pollution exiting ship funnels. The application of a diffusion model is critically dependent upon a reliable estimate of a lid. However, the processes that form lids are not well understood, though considerable progress toward marine boundary layer has been achieved. This report describes observations of the marine mixed layer from the course Ise-wan to Nii-jima with the intention of gaining a better understanding of their structure by a shipboard lidar. These observations were made in the summer of 1991. One interesting feature of the observations was that the multiple layers of aerosols, which is rarely numerically modeled, was encountered. No attempt is yet made to present a systematic analysis of all the data collected. Instead we focus on observations that seem to be directly relevant to the structure of the mixed layer.

  7. Massive Pyroclastic Eruptions Accompanied the Sector Collapse of Oahu and the Nu`uanu Landslide: Petrological Evidence for a Submarine Directed Blast

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Natland, J. H.; Atlas, Z.

    2003-12-01

    During ODP Leg 200 in December, 2002, a series of thinly bedded volcaniclastic turbidites and silty muds interbedded with two thicker and strongly indurated vitric tuffs was drilled at Site 1223 on the crest of the Hawaiian arch east of the island of Oahu. The massive Nu`uanu landslide debris field, derived from a massive collapse of the eastern half of Oahu at about 2 Ma, lies in the flexural moat between the site and the island. The shipboard interpretation (1) was that the muds and silts are typical turbidites derived by redeposition from beaches and nearshore benches, but that the tuffs represent the distal portions of large submarine pyroclastic eruptions that may have attended the landslide. We report electron probe microanalyses of basaltic glass, olivine, Cr-spinel, palagonite and secondary minerals in the tuffs supporting the shipboard interpretation. In particular, the glass compositions from individual thin sections match precisely the range of compositions obtained from numerous samples of coarse volcaniclastic breccia sampled from the steep flanks of landslide blocks in the moat (2). This includes somewhat higher SiO2 and lower total iron as FeO(T) at given MgO than similar basaltic glasses from other Hawaiian volcanoes, a distinctive attribute of tholeiitic basalt from Oahu's Ko`olau volcano. Key attributes of the glasses in the tuffs and the minerals in them are that they are poly-compositional and they are strongly differentiated, with a range of compositions typical of those erupted from modern Hawaiian volcanic rift systems supplied by lateral diking from central conduits. The finer-grained tuffs at Site 1223 thus are indeed a distal pyroclastic facies that seemingly tapped much of the suddenly exposed, magma-inflated, deep flanking rift system of Ko`olau volcano. Over-steepening of the NE flank of the volcano coupled with internal weakening provided by near saturation of its rift system with magma may have triggered the landslide. This was almost immediately followed by massive submarine pyroclastic eruptions of magma mainly at submarine levels in the rift that, accelerated by steep downslope descent, were directed all the way to the ENE in rapidly-moving debris flows. These sorted themselves by size (mass) with the coarsest material plastering the sides of the landslide blocks, and the finer grained material, mainly glass and olivine grains, reaching the crest of the Hawaiian arch. The palagonite is compositionally-modified glass that probably formed by leaching in response to lateral migration of warm hydrothermal fluids from beneath thicker and still hot proximal pyroclastic material that was abruptly deposited in the moat to the west following the landslide. (1)Shipboard Scientific Party, 2003. Site 1223. In Stephen, R.A., Kasahara, J., Acton, G.D., et al., Proc. ODP, Init. Rept. 200 [CD-ROM], College Station, TX (Ocean Drill. Prog), 1-159. (2)Clague, D.A., Moore, J.G., and Davis, A.S., 2002. In Takahashi, E.,Lipman, P., Garcia, M.O., and Aramaki, S., (Eds.), Geophys. Monog. 128: Washington (AGU), 279-296.

  8. Application Of Multi-grid Method On China Seas' Temperature Forecast

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    Li, W.; Xie, Y.; He, Z.; Liu, K.; Han, G.; Ma, J.; Li, D.

    2006-12-01

    Correlation scales have been used in traditional scheme of 3-dimensional variational (3D-Var) data assimilation to estimate the background error covariance for the numerical forecast and reanalysis of atmosphere and ocean for decades. However there are still some drawbacks of this scheme. First, the correlation scales are difficult to be determined accurately. Second, the positive definition of the first-guess error covariance matrix cannot be guaranteed unless the correlation scales are sufficiently small. Xie et al. (2005) indicated that a traditional 3D-Var only corrects some certain wavelength errors and its accuracy depends on the accuracy of the first-guess covariance. And in general, short wavelength error can not be well corrected until long one is corrected and then inaccurate first-guess covariance may mistakenly take long wave error as short wave ones and result in erroneous analysis. For the purpose of quickly minimizing the errors of long and short waves successively, a new 3D-Var data assimilation scheme, called multi-grid data assimilation scheme, is proposed in this paper. By assimilating the shipboard SST and temperature profiles data into a numerical model of China Seas, we applied this scheme in two-month data assimilation and forecast experiment which ended in a favorable result. Comparing with the traditional scheme of 3D-Var, the new scheme has higher forecast accuracy and a lower forecast Root-Mean-Square (RMS) error. Furthermore, this scheme was applied to assimilate the SST of shipboard, AVHRR Pathfinder Version 5.0 SST and temperature profiles at the same time, and a ten-month forecast experiment on sea temperature of China Seas was carried out, in which a successful forecast result was obtained. Particularly, the new scheme is demonstrated a great numerical efficiency in these analyses.

  9. Passive microwave remote sensing of rainfall with SSM/I: Algorithm development and implementation

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    Ferriday, James G.; Avery, Susan K.

    1994-01-01

    A physically based algorithm sensitive to emission and scattering is used to estimate rainfall using the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I). The algorithm is derived from radiative transfer calculations through an atmospheric cloud model specifying vertical distributions of ice and liquid hydrometeors as a function of rain rate. The algorithm is structured in two parts: SSM/I brightness temperatures are screened to detect rainfall and are then used in rain-rate calculation. The screening process distinguishes between nonraining background conditions and emission and scattering associated with hydrometeors. Thermometric temperature and polarization thresholds determined from the radiative transfer calculations are used to detect rain, whereas the rain-rate calculation is based on a linear function fit to a linear combination of channels. Separate calculations for ocean and land account for different background conditions. The rain-rate calculation is constructed to respond to both emission and scattering, reduce extraneous atmospheric and surface effects, and to correct for beam filling. The resulting SSM/I rain-rate estimates are compared to three precipitation radars as well as to a dynamically simulated rainfall event. Global estimates from the SSM/I algorithm are also compared to continental and shipboard measurements over a 4-month period. The algorithm is found to accurately describe both localized instantaneous rainfall events and global monthly patterns over both land and ovean. Over land the 4-month mean difference between SSM/I and the Global Precipitation Climatology Center continental rain gauge database is less than 10%. Over the ocean, the mean difference between SSM/I and the Legates and Willmott global shipboard rain gauge climatology is less than 20%.

  10. Variational data assimilative modeling of the Gulf of Maine in spring and summer 2010

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    Li, Yizhen; He, Ruoying; Chen, Ke; McGillicuddy, Dennis J.

    2015-05-01

    A data assimilative ocean circulation model is used to hindcast the Gulf of Maine [GOM) circulation in spring and summer 2010. Using the recently developed incremental strong constraint 4D Variational data assimilation algorithm, the model assimilates satellite sea surface temperature and in situ temperature and salinity profiles measured by expendable bathythermograph, Argo floats, and shipboard CTD casts. Validation against independent observations shows that the model skill is significantly improved after data assimilation. The data-assimilative model hindcast reproduces the temporal and spatial evolution of the ocean state, showing that a sea level depression southwest of the Scotian Shelf played a critical role in shaping the gulf-wide circulation. Heat budget analysis further demonstrates that both advection and surface heat flux contribute to temperature variability. The estimated time scale for coastal water to travel from the Scotian Shelf to the Jordan Basin is around 60 days, which is consistent with previous estimates based on in situ observations. Our study highlights the importance of resolving upstream and offshore forcing conditions in predicting the coastal circulation in the GOM.

  11. Lake Pontchartrain Basin: bottom sediments and related environmental resources

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    Manheim, Frank T.; Hayes, Laura

    2002-01-01

    Lake Pontchartrain is the largest estuary southern Louisiana. It is an important recreational, commercial, and environmental resource for New Orleans and southwestern Louisiana. This publication is part of a 5-year cooperative program led by the USGS on the geological framework and sedimentary processes of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.This presentation is divided into two main parts:- Scientific Research and Assessments- Multimedia Tools and Regional ResourcesThe scientific sections include historical information on the area; shipboard, field, and remote sensing studies; and a comprehensive sediment database with geological and chemical discussions of the region.The multimedia and resources sections include Geographic Information System (GIS) tools and data, a video demonstrating vibracore sampling techniques in Lake Pontchartrain, and abstracts from four Basics of the Basin symposia.

  12. 46 CFR 147A.21 - Person in charge of fumigation; during fumigation.

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    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Person in charge of fumigation; during fumigation. 147A.21 Section 147A.21 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.21 Person in charge of...

  13. 46 CFR 147A.6 - Right of appeal.

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    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Right of appeal. 147A.6 Section 147A.6 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.6 Right of appeal. Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under...

  14. 46 CFR 147A.6 - Right of appeal.

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    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Right of appeal. 147A.6 Section 147A.6 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.6 Right of appeal. Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under...

  15. 46 CFR 147A.21 - Person in charge of fumigation; during fumigation.

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    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Person in charge of fumigation; during fumigation. 147A.21 Section 147A.21 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.21 Person in charge of...

  16. 46 CFR 147A.21 - Person in charge of fumigation; during fumigation.

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    2014-10-01

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  17. 46 CFR 147A.23 - Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation. 147A.23 Section 147A.23 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.23 Person in charge of vessel...

  18. 46 CFR 147A.31 - Removal of fumigation material and warning signs.

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    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Removal of fumigation material and warning signs. 147A.31 Section 147A.31 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION After Ventilation § 147A.31 Removal of fumigation...

  19. 46 CFR 147A.23 - Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation.

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    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation. 147A.23 Section 147A.23 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.23 Person in charge of vessel...

  20. 46 CFR 147A.23 - Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation.

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    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation. 147A.23 Section 147A.23 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.23 Person in charge of vessel...

  1. 46 CFR 147A.21 - Person in charge of fumigation; during fumigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Person in charge of fumigation; during fumigation. 147A.21 Section 147A.21 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.21 Person in charge of...

  2. 46 CFR 147A.31 - Removal of fumigation material and warning signs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Removal of fumigation material and warning signs. 147A.31 Section 147A.31 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION After Ventilation § 147A.31 Removal of fumigation...

  3. 46 CFR 147A.6 - Right of appeal.

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    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Right of appeal. 147A.6 Section 147A.6 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.6 Right of appeal. Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under...

  4. 46 CFR 147A.23 - Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation.

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    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Person in charge of vessel; during fumigation. 147A.23 Section 147A.23 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION During Fumigation § 147A.23 Person in charge of vessel...

  5. 46 CFR 147A.6 - Right of appeal.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Right of appeal. 147A.6 Section 147A.6 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.6 Right of appeal. Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under...

  6. 18 CFR 1304.403 - Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks.

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    2011-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Marina sewage pump-out... OTHER ALTERATIONS Miscellaneous § 1304.403 Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks. All pump... operating requirements: (a) Spill-proof connection with shipboard holding tanks; (b) Suction controls or...

  7. 18 CFR 1304.403 - Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks.

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    2012-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Marina sewage pump-out... OTHER ALTERATIONS Miscellaneous § 1304.403 Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks. All pump... operating requirements: (a) Spill-proof connection with shipboard holding tanks; (b) Suction controls or...

  8. 18 CFR 1304.403 - Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2013-04-01 2012-04-01 true Marina sewage pump-out... OTHER ALTERATIONS Miscellaneous § 1304.403 Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks. All pump... operating requirements: (a) Spill-proof connection with shipboard holding tanks; (b) Suction controls or...

  9. 18 CFR 1304.403 - Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Marina sewage pump-out... OTHER ALTERATIONS Miscellaneous § 1304.403 Marina sewage pump-out stations and holding tanks. All pump... operating requirements: (a) Spill-proof connection with shipboard holding tanks; (b) Suction controls or...

  10. Engineman 3 & 2. Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Thayer, C. B.; Farris, C. L.

    This Navy training and self-study manual is designed to provide a basic theoretical and practical understanding of primarily diesel engines and associated equipment, the main emphasis being on shipboard types and operations. Each chapter offers verbal and pictorial description of machinery, with both schematic and equipment-specific depiction of…

  11. Hazardous Materials on Board. Second Edition. Marine Advisory Bulletin No. 43.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hild, Carl

    Intended for boat captains, this illustrated book describes hazards, activities at risk, precautions to take, and procedures for spills. The inside front and back covers provide general rules for treatment of poisonings and emergency phone numbers. Chapter 1 focuses on recognizing the risk and causes of shipboard hazards and describes hazardous…

  12. 46 CFR 147A.6 - Right of appeal.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Right of appeal. 147A.6 Section 147A.6 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.6 Right of appeal. Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken under...

  13. Hybrid Ultra-Low VOC and Non-HAP Rain Erosion Coatings

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2018-01-12

    cavitation test stand for running the modified ASTM G32 method...Objective Numerous military aircraft and shipboard surfaces, such as radomes, antennas, gun shields, wing leading edges, and helicopter blade leading edges... blades , and helicopter blade leading edges. The application market is extremely widespread. Luna will leverage existing internal contacts for

  14. 47 CFR 80.753 - Signal strength requirements at the service area contour.

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    2010-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Signal strength requirements at the service... Station VHF Coverage § 80.753 Signal strength requirements at the service area contour. (a) The requirements for reception by a marine VHF shipboard receiver are satisfied if the field strength from the...

  15. 47 CFR 80.753 - Signal strength requirements at the service area contour.

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    2011-10-01

    ... 47 Telecommunication 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Signal strength requirements at the service... Station VHF Coverage § 80.753 Signal strength requirements at the service area contour. (a) The requirements for reception by a marine VHF shipboard receiver are satisfied if the field strength from the...

  16. Mass Conflagration: An Analysis and Adaptation of the Shipboard Damage Control Organization

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-03-01

    the span of control narrows, as each supervisor is able to better monitor the actions and environment of his subordinates. (6) Communciation and... computed decision is reached by the decision makers, often based on a prior formal doctrine or methodology. [Ref. 4:p. 364] While no decision process

  17. Ar-Xe Laser: The Path to a Robust, All-Electric Shipboard Directed Energy Weapon

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-12-18

    Krypton Fluoride (KrF) laser for fusion energy and is sponsored by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) High Average Power Laser (HAPL) program. DOE...Electronics Conference, Arlington VA, October 2007. 9. “Electron Beam Pumped Lasers for Fusion Energy and Directed Energy Applications”, presented by

  18. Shipboard surveys of endangered cetaceans in the northwestern Gulf of Alaska. Final report

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    Brueggeman, J.J.; Green, G.A.; Tressler, R.W.

    1988-10-01

    Shipboard surveys were conducted during June-July 1987 along 2,034 nmi of trackline south of the Alaska Peninsula to determine the abundance and distribution of endangered whales and other marine mammals. There were 150 observations of humpback whales, 122 of finback whales, 351 of Dall porpoises, 101 of killer whales, 12 of minke whales, 3 of harbor porpoises, and 170 of pinnipeds and sea otters. Humpbacks were primarily associated with the 50- and 100-fathom isobaths, particularly near the Shelikof Strait submarine canyon and some banks. Humpbacks and finbacks were observed on one occasion feeding together, but their distribution generally did notmore » overlap. The other species were widespread in the study area except for killer whales, which were observed together east of Kodiak Island. Abundance was estimated for humpbacks at 1,247 (+ or - 392 SE) and finbacks at 1,257 (+ or - 563 SE). Sample sizes were too small to estiamte abundance for the other species. These results are similar to those developed for this area in 1985.« less

  19. Biological and physical oceanographic observations pertaining to the trawl fishery in a region of persistent coastal upwelling

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    Howe, J. T.; Gibson, D. B.; Evans, T. O.; Breaker, L.; Wrigley, R. C.; Broenkow, W. W.

    1981-01-01

    An upwelling episode in the Point Sal region of the central California coast is examined by using data obtained by a data buoy. The episodes was interrupted by the abrupt abatement of the strong wind which promotes coastal upwelling. The mean hourly upwelling index is calculated to be higher than the 20 year mean monthly value. During 3 days of light wind commercial bottom trawl operations were possible. Shipboard estimates of chlorophyll content in surface waters during trawling show the high concentrations that are indicative of a rich biomass of phytoplankton, a result of the upwelling episode. Satellite imagery shows the extent of the upwelling water to be of the order of 100 km offshore; the result of many upwelling episodes. Shipboard echo sounder data show the presence of various delmersal species and of zooplakton; the latter graze on the phytoplankton in the upper euphotic layers. The fish catch data are recorded according to species for 2 days of trawling, and the catch per trawl hour is recorded.

  20. GPS interferometric attitude and heading determination: Initial flight test results

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    Vangraas, Frank; Braasch, Michael

    1991-01-01

    Attitude and heading determination using GPS interferometry is a well-understood concept. However, efforts have been concentrated mainly in the development of robust algorithms and applications for low dynamic, rigid platforms (e.g., shipboard). This paper presents results of what is believed by the authors to be the first realtime flight test of a GPS attitude and heading determination system. The system is installed in Ohio University's Douglas DC-3 research aircraft. Signals from four antennas are processed by an Ashtech 3DF 24-channel GPS receiver. Data from the receiver are sent to a microcomputer for storage and further computations. Attitude and heading data are sent to a second computer for display on a software generated artificial horizon. Demonstration of this technique proves its candidacy for augmentation of aircraft state estimation for flight control and navigation as well as for numerous other applications.

  1. Photonic sensor applications in transportation security

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Krohn, David A.

    2007-09-01

    There is a broad range of security sensing applications in transportation that can be facilitated by using fiber optic sensors and photonic sensor integrated wireless systems. Many of these vital assets are under constant threat of being attacked. It is important to realize that the threats are not just from terrorism but an aging and often neglected infrastructure. To specifically address transportation security, photonic sensors fall into two categories: fixed point monitoring and mobile tracking. In fixed point monitoring, the sensors monitor bridge and tunnel structural health and environment problems such as toxic gases in a tunnel. Mobile tracking sensors are being designed to track cargo such as shipboard cargo containers and trucks. Mobile tracking sensor systems have multifunctional sensor requirements including intrusion (tampering), biochemical, radiation and explosives detection. This paper will review the state of the art of photonic sensor technologies and their ability to meet the challenges of transportation security.

  2. Airflow Hazard Visualization for Helicopter Pilots: Flight Simulation Study Results

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    Aragon, Cecilia R.; Long, Kurtis R.

    2005-01-01

    Airflow hazards such as vortices or low level wind shear have been identified as a primary contributing factor in many helicopter accidents. US Navy ships generate airwakes over their decks, creating potentially hazardous conditions for shipboard rotorcraft launch and recovery. Recent sensor developments may enable the delivery of airwake data to the cockpit, where visualizing the hazard data may improve safety and possibly extend ship/helicopter operational envelopes. A prototype flight-deck airflow hazard visualization system was implemented on a high-fidelity rotorcraft flight dynamics simulator. Experienced helicopter pilots, including pilots from all five branches of the military, participated in a usability study of the system. Data was collected both objectively from the simulator and subjectively from post-test questionnaires. Results of the data analysis are presented, demonstrating a reduction in crash rate and other trends that illustrate the potential of airflow hazard visualization to improve flight safety.

  3. Paleomagnetism Onboard the IODP Research Vessel JOIDES Resolution: Recent Advances, Best Practices, and Pitfalls

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Acton, G. D.; Morris, A.; Musgrave, R. J.; Zhao, X., , prof; Clement, B. M.; Evans, H. F.; Hastedt, M.; Houpt, D.; Mills, B.; Novak, B.; Petronotis, K. E.

    2017-12-01

    One of the largest openly available paleomagnetism databases is derived from paleomagnetic data acquired continuously along drill cores collected by the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) and its predecessors. The bulk of data are magnetic remanences measured using superconducting rock magnetometers (SRMs) with automated track systems and in-line alternating field (AF) demagnetization units produced by 2G Enterprises. Our goal in this study is to (1) report on the new SRM that was installed onboard the JOIDES Resolution in December 2016 prior to the start of IODP Expedition 366, (2) consider best practices that may aid shipboard scientists in collecting high quality data, and (3) discuss common pitfalls associated with using an SRM in the shipboard environment to measure a diverse range of lithologies collected in metal core barrels that pass through a relatively strongly magnetized drill string. From a series of tests conducted on the new SRM during a June 11-13, 2017 port call, our main conclusion was that the new magnetometer is functioning as designed. While overall its capabilities are comparable to the previous magnetometer, the new SRM does have several significant advances, including better flux counting, which allows more strongly magnetized rocks to be measured accurately. It also performs AF demagnetizations at high fields (up to 80 mT) without imparting spurious anhysteretic magnetizations, which was a common problem in the old SRM. A worrisome observation, and one that has been made in many shore-based labs, is that devices that emit radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, like actively transmitting cell phones, interfere significantly with SRM measurements. This pitfall will likely have to be addressed on all forthcoming cruises unless better electromagnetic shielding for the SQUID sensors can be found.

  4. Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia Data Atlas: High-resolution hydrographic and chemical observations from 2003-2014

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Zimmerle, H.; DiMarco, S. F.

    2016-02-01

    The Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia (MCH) project consisted of 31 cruises from 2003-2014 with an objective to investigate the physical and biogeochemical processes that control the hypoxic zone on the Texas-Louisiana shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The known seasonal low oxygen conditions in this region are the result of river-derived nutrients, freshwater input, and wind. The MCH Data Atlas showcases in situ data and subsequent products produced during the duration of the project, focusing on oceanographic observations from 2010-2014. The Atlas features 230 high-resolution vertical sections from nine cruises using the Acrobat undulating towed vehicle that contained a CTD along with sensors measuring oxygen, fluorescence, and turbidity. Vertical profiles along the 20-meter isobaths section feature temperature, salinity, chlorophyll, and dissolved oxygen from the Acrobat towfish and CTD rosette as well as separate selected profiles from the CTD. Surface planview maps show the horizontal distribution of temperature, salinity, chlorophyll, beam transmission, and CDOM observed by the shipboard flow-through system. Bottom planview maps present the horizontal distribution of dissolved oxygen as well as temperature and salinity from the CTD rosette and Acrobat towfish along the shelf's seafloor. Informational basemaps display the GPS cruise track as well as individual CTD stations for each cruise. The shelf concentrations of CTD rosette bottle nutrients, including nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, ammonia, and silicate are displayed in select plots. Shipboard ADCP current velocity fields are also represented. MCH datasets and additional products are featured as an electronic version to compliment the published atlas. The MCH Data Atlas provides a showcase for the spatial and temporal variability of the environmental parameters associated with the annual hypoxic event and will be a useful tool in the continued monitoring and assessment of Gulf coastal hypoxia.

  5. WHOI and SIO (I): Next Steps toward Multi-Institution Archiving of Shipboard and Deep Submergence Vehicle Data

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    Detrick, R. S.; Clark, D.; Gaylord, A.; Goldsmith, R.; Helly, J.; Lemmond, P.; Lerner, S.; Maffei, A.; Miller, S. P.; Norton, C.; Walden, B.

    2005-12-01

    The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have joined forces with the San Diego Supercomputer Center to build a testbed for multi-institutional archiving of shipboard and deep submergence vehicle data. Support has been provided by the Digital Archiving and Preservation program funded by NSF/CISE and the Library of Congress. In addition to the more than 92,000 objects stored in the SIOExplorer Digital Library, the testbed will provide access to data, photographs, video images and documents from WHOI ships, Alvin submersible and Jason ROV dives, and deep-towed vehicle surveys. An interactive digital library interface will allow combinations of distributed collections to be browsed, metadata inspected, and objects displayed or selected for download. The digital library architecture, and the search and display tools of the SIOExplorer project, are being combined with WHOI tools, such as the Alvin Framegrabber and the Jason Virtual Control Van, that have been designed using WHOI's GeoBrowser to handle the vast volumes of digital video and camera data generated by Alvin, Jason and other deep submergence vehicles. Notions of scalability will be tested, as data volumes range from 3 CDs per cruise to 200 DVDs per cruise. Much of the scalability of this proposal comes from an ability to attach digital library data and metadata acquisition processes to diverse sensor systems. We are able to run an entire digital library from a laptop computer as well as from supercomputer-center-size resources. It can be used, in the field, laboratory or classroom, covering data from acquisition-to-archive using a single coherent methodology. The design is an open architecture, supporting applications through well-defined external interfaces maintained as an open-source effort for community inclusion and enhancement.

  6. Quantifying K, U and Th contents of marine sediments using shipboard natural gamma radiation spectra measured on DV JOIDES Resolution

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    De Vleeschouwer, David; Dunlea, Ann G.; Auer, Gerald; Anderson, Chloe H.; Brumsack, Hans; de Loach, Aaron; Gurnis, Michael C.; Huh, Youngsook; Ishiwa, Takeshige; Jang, Kwangchul; Kominz, Michelle A.; März, Christian; Schnetger, Bernhard; Murray, Richard W.; Pälike, Heiko; Expedition 356 shipboard scientists, IODP

    2017-04-01

    During International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) expeditions, shipboard-generated data provide the first insights into the cored sequences. The natural gamma radiation (NGR) of the recovered material, for example, is routinely measured on the ocean drilling research vessel DV JOIDES Resolution. At present, only total NGR counts are readily available as shipboard data, although full NGR spectra (counts as a function of gamma-ray energy level) are produced and archived. These spectra contain unexploited information, as one can estimate the sedimentary contents of potassium (K), thorium (Th), and uranium (U) from the characteristic gamma-ray energies of isotopes in the 40K, 232Th, and 238U radioactive decay series. Dunlea et al. [2013] quantified K, Th and U contents in sediment from the South Pacific Gyre by integrating counts over specific energy levels of the NGR spectrum. However, the algorithm used in their study is unavailable to the wider scientific community due to commercial proprietary reasons. Here, we present a new MATLAB algorithm for the quantification of NGR spectra that is transparent and accessible to future NGR users. We demonstrate the algorithm's performance by comparing its results to shore-based inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), inductively coupled plasma-emission spectrometry (ICP-ES), and quantitative wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses. Samples for these comparisons come from eleven sites (U1341, U1343, U1366-U1369, U1414, U1428-U1430, U1463) cored in two oceans during five expeditions. In short, our algorithm rapidly produces detailed high-quality information on sediment properties during IODP expeditions at no extra cost. Dunlea, A. G., R. W. Murray, R. N. Harris, M. A. Vasiliev, H. Evans, A. J. Spivack, and S. D'Hondt (2013), Assessment and use of NGR instrumentation on the JOIDES Resolution to quantify U, Th, and K concentrations in marine sediment, Scientific Drilling, 15, 57-63.

  7. Developing a High-Resolution Paleointensity Assisted Chronology Through the Matuyama-Brunhes Transitional Interval (0.7 to 1.25 Ma) for the NE Pacific From IODP Expedition 341, Sites U1417 and U1418

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Stoner, J. S.; Morey, A. E.; Mix, A. C.; Velle, J. H.; St-Onge, G.; Ge, S.; Asahi, H.

    2016-12-01

    Our understanding of the geomagnetic field and its application as a stratigraphic dating method are fundamentally limited by a lack of high quality records from many regions of the globe. The NE Pacific is one such region, not only lacking in quality paleomagnetic records, but as a region that is difficult to date using traditional Quaternary marine sediment methods, that would greatly benefit from detailed magnetic stratigraphies. We present u-channel and shipboard paleomagnetic data focusing on Matuyama-Brunhes transitional interval ( 0.7 to 1.25 Ma) from two IODP Sites (U1417 and U1418) drilled during Expedition 341 (South Alaska). Progressive AF demagnetization of u-channel samples, constrained by hysteresis data in the 100 to 200 m (CCSF-a) interval of Site U1417 define a well resolved, low coercivity, magnetization consistent with geocentric axial dipole expectations that improves upon reliable shipboard directions and intensities. Although ultrahigh resolution (>1 m /kyr) Site U1418 could not be u-channeled through the 400 to 900 m (CSF-a) rotary cored interval, correlations between u-channel data at Site U1417 and shipboard data at Site U1418 are robust enough to allow transference of its substantially more complete oxygen isotopic record to Site U1417. Passing all criteria for reliability, normalized remanence at Site U1417 using both ARM acquisition and ARM demagnetization, provides a relative paleointensity proxy that can be correlated with well-dated paleointensity stacks. This comparison allows an initial paleointensity assisted chronology to be developed; facilitating evaluation of both regional climate records through the middle Pleistocene transition, and the paleo-geomagnetic record that preserves polarity transitions, excursions, intensity variations, and secular variation during both polarities.

  8. Intercomparison of Air-Sea Fluxes in the Bay of Bengal

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Buckley, J.; Weller, R. A.; Farrar, J. T.; Tandon, A.

    2016-02-01

    Heat and momentum exchange between the air and sea in the Bay of Bengal is an important driver of atmospheric convection during the Asian Monsoon. Warm sea surface temperatures resulting from salinity stratified shallow mixed layers trigger widespread showers and thunderstorms. In this study, we compare atmospheric reanalysis flux products to air-sea flux values calculated from shipboard observations from four cruises and an air-sea flux mooring in the Bay of Bengal as part of the Air-Sea Interactions in the Northern Indian Ocean (ASIRI) experiment. Comparisons with months of mooring data show that most long timescale reanalysis error arises from the overestimation of longwave and shortwave radiation. Ship observations and select data from the air-sea flux mooring reveals significant errors on shorter timescales (2-4 weeks) which are greatly influenced by errors in shortwave radiation and latent and sensible heat. During these shorter periods, the reanalyses fail to properly show sharp decreases in air temperature, humidity, and shortwave radiation associated with mesoscale convective systems. Simulations with the Price-Weller-Pinkel (PWP) model show upper ocean mixing and deepening mixed layers during these events that effect the long term upper ocean stratification. Mesoscale convective systems associated with cloudy skies and cold and dry air can reduce net heat into the ocean for minutes to a few days, significantly effecting air-sea heat transfer, upper ocean stratification, and ocean surface temperature and salinity.

  9. The Berlin Exoplanet Search Telescope

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Rauer, H.; Erikson, A.; Voss, H.; Hatzes, A.; Eisloeffel, J.

    Several authors have suggested that nonlinear internal waves (solitary waves) can transport plankton over considerable distances. In this talk we present a preliminary analysis of the data collected during a 10-day long experiment in Massachusetts Bay that was specifically designed to test this hipothesys. We sampled over 15 trains of solitary waves, collecting current data with the shipboard ADCP while at the same time sampling the concentration and taxonomic distribution of plankton in the water column by means of a towed Video Plankton Recorder, which also collected hydro- graphic data. In the analisys, we compare the current data with the data from the towed instrument to test wether the waves act as concentrator. We have also devel- oped a model to asses the effect of particular behavioral responses with regard to the ability to surf the waves.

  10. Gravity study of the Pitcairn-Easter hotline

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    Maia, M.; Dehghani, G. A.; Diament, M.; Francheteau, J.; Stoffers, P.

    1994-11-01

    Shipboard free air gravity and bathymetric anomalies with an extension of 400 km were identified across the Pitcairn-Easter hotline in the South Pacific. The anomalies are associated with one of the positive geoid undulations observed in the area from satellite data. Several smaller topographic features, volcano-tectonic ridges oriented N 65 deg E, are superimposed on the topographic hig. Admittance computations and direct modeling show that the swell topography is compensated by a low density zone within the lithosphere, 4 to 8 km below the crust. The volcano tectonic ridges are locally compensated in a classical Airy sense. The swell and the associated ridges were probably created by the action of a thermal anomaly resulting from the interaction of the Easter Island hotspot and of the Easter Microplate accretion centers.

  11. 46 CFR 147A.10 - Notice to Captain of the Port.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Notice to Captain of the Port. 147A.10 Section 147A.10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.10 Notice to Captain of the Port. Unless otherwise authorized by the...

  12. 46 CFR 147A.10 - Notice to Captain of the Port.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Notice to Captain of the Port. 147A.10 Section 147A.10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.10 Notice to Captain of the Port. Unless otherwise authorized by the...

  13. 46 CFR 147A.9 - Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation. 147A.9 Section 147A.9 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.9 Persons in charge of fumigation and...

  14. 46 CFR 147A.13 - Person in charge of the vessel; before fumigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Person in charge of the vessel; before fumigation. 147A.13 Section 147A.13 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION Before Fumigation § 147A.13 Person in charge of the...

  15. 46 CFR 147A.13 - Person in charge of the vessel; before fumigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Person in charge of the vessel; before fumigation. 147A.13 Section 147A.13 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION Before Fumigation § 147A.13 Person in charge of the...

  16. 46 CFR 147A.9 - Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation. 147A.9 Section 147A.9 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.9 Persons in charge of fumigation and...

  17. 46 CFR 147A.9 - Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation. 147A.9 Section 147A.9 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.9 Persons in charge of fumigation and...

  18. 46 CFR 147A.10 - Notice to Captain of the Port.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Notice to Captain of the Port. 147A.10 Section 147A.10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.10 Notice to Captain of the Port. Unless otherwise authorized by the...

  19. 46 CFR 147A.9 - Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation. 147A.9 Section 147A.9 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.9 Persons in charge of fumigation and...

  20. 46 CFR 147A.13 - Person in charge of the vessel; before fumigation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Person in charge of the vessel; before fumigation. 147A.13 Section 147A.13 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION Before Fumigation § 147A.13 Person in charge of the...

  1. 46 CFR 147A.10 - Notice to Captain of the Port.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Notice to Captain of the Port. 147A.10 Section 147A.10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.10 Notice to Captain of the Port. Unless otherwise authorized by the...

  2. 46 CFR 147A.9 - Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Persons in charge of fumigation and the vessel; designation. 147A.9 Section 147A.9 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.9 Persons in charge of fumigation and...

  3. 46 CFR 147A.10 - Notice to Captain of the Port.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 46 Shipping 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Notice to Captain of the Port. 147A.10 Section 147A.10 Shipping COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) DANGEROUS CARGOES INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SHIPBOARD FUMIGATION General § 147A.10 Notice to Captain of the Port. Unless otherwise authorized by the...

  4. 50 CFR 216.165 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... which case post-test survey dates must be extended, and (v) for a period of 7 days after the last..., of marine mammals in the Safety Range at the time of detonation based on post-test aerial monitoring... area off Mayport, FL. (2) The test area must be monitored by aerial and shipboard monitoring for the...

  5. 50 CFR 216.165 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... which case post-test survey dates must be extended, and (v) for a period of 7 days after the last..., of marine mammals in the Safety Range at the time of detonation based on post-test aerial monitoring... area off Mayport, FL. (2) The test area must be monitored by aerial and shipboard monitoring for the...

  6. 50 CFR 216.165 - Requirements for monitoring and reporting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... which case post-test survey dates must be extended, and (v) for a period of 7 days after the last..., of marine mammals in the Safety Range at the time of detonation based on post-test aerial monitoring... area off Mayport, FL. (2) The test area must be monitored by aerial and shipboard monitoring for the...

  7. New capacities and modifications for NASTRAN level 17.5 at DTNSRDC

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hurwitz, M. M.

    1980-01-01

    Since 1970 DTNSRDC has been modifying NASTRAN to suite various Navy requirements. These modifications include capabilities as well as user conveniences and error corrections. The new features added to NASTRAN Level 17.5 are described. The subject areas of the additions include magnetostatics, piezoelectricity, fluid structure interactions, isoparametric finite elements, and shock design for shipboard equipment.

  8. Evaluation of Reflexive Valve Logic for a Shipboard Firemain

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2000-01-12

    firemain valves can be used to measure flow rate [2-5]. In addition, several device-level communication technologies such as Lon Works, Modbus, Profibus ...19,20]: Continuity dp ,d(pV)_0 dt 8K (1) Where p = fluid density, lbm/ft3 (kg/m3) t = time, s V = fluid velocity, ft/s (m/s) x = location

  9. U.S. Navy Shipboard Damage Control: Innovation and Implementation During the Interwar Period

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-12-12

    commander of the Emden put his ship at a coral reef under full steam, and yet the inner structure stood firm. It was astounding what out ships could...The Turbulent then disappeared under the waves . At 3:55 Admiral Hipper announced that the Derfflinger and the Von der Tann could not fire except with...

  10. Taking Teachers from the River to the Coast: a COSEE Great Lakes and Lake Superior NERR Collaboration

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Great Lakes Shipboard and Shoreline Science Workshop provides 15 formal and informal educators of G5-10 an opportunity to spend a week aboard the US EPA’s 180’ R/V Lake Guardian working side-by-side with Great Lakes scien...

  11. Continuous Hypergolic Monitor Network for Shipboard Applications

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-08-30

    PEI Oxidizers MON-25 Polyamines and Polycarbonyls Ethanol SXFA Acetone PEO Octane Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) ( PEVA ), Polyisobutylene...polyvinylacetate ( PEVA ). These tests were performed under variable humidity and temperature (Figure 13) and under low humidity at ambient temperature...Test of Chemoselective Polymers Against Interferents with Variable Temperature and Humidity. Key: PEVA black; PEI red; SXFA blue; NmA yellow

  12. 33 CFR 155.1035 - Response plan requirements for manned vessels carrying oil as a primary cargo.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... coordinator responsible for overseeing or directing those actions. (4) The organizational structure that will... organizational structure identified in paragraph (d)(4) of this section. (e) List of contacts. The name, location..., in order of priority to be made by shipboard or shore-based personnel and the information required...

  13. 77 FR 6080 - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-07

    ... area occurred from August 2, 2010 to August 1, 2011. Visual Surveys The majority of monitoring effort...) Operating Area (OPAREA), with an extension of survey effort off Cape Hatteras. These locations serve as the... of year-round multi- disciplinary monitoring through the use of shipboard and aerial visual surveys...

  14. Calculations of Shipboard Heat Exchangers,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-04-18

    tubp plate with the Fercil cf szraight lines tutes (cn %’blepW68) d= I 1.&衊 == 0,563. Tha safety factcr c. panal is taken n=4. Allowable stress in...specific gravity/weight with 150C, kg/m 3 . ENDFOC[NOTE. (3). Petroleum residue F. (4). Cil. (5). turbine. (6). motor. (7). solar . t’ DOC 10

  15. Ocean Drilling Program: Drilling Services

    Science.gov Websites

    Drilling operations team Material services team Development engineering team ODP/TAMU Science Operator Home Services department consists of three team-oriented project groups, which also work to improve the existing team. A member of this team sails with each cruise to provide expertise for the shipboard scientific

  16. Shipboard Acoustic Current Profiling during the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-05-01

    average profile based on the bottori depth estimated from the ship’s posit ion. in the CODEU region. an efficient computer routine was developed for... forex ~and and( port ward comnport ent s of V. at conistant z ., the depth Iill ships coordi- nlatv (’S(Chap 2). The data cort- from I -mintIe

  17. Nanoparticles and Ocean Optics

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-01-01

    Emiliania huxleyi) and its specific viruses. We then did experiments with field samples from the Bigelow Laboratory dock as well as from shipboard...infected the coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi, at a rapid rate that we have never observed in a eukaryotic virus. Optical experiments demonstrated...Fig. 1-Results of infection of eukaryotic coccolithophorid, Emiliania huxleyi, with new virus isolate ø 43, which demonstrates

  18. Gas-rich submarine exhalations during the 1989 eruption of Macdonald Seamount

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    C´e, J.-L.; Stoffers, P.; McMurtry, G.; Richnow, H.; Puteanus, D.; Sedwick, P.

    1991-11-01

    In January 1989 we observed submarine eruptions on the summit of Macdonald volcano during a French-German diving programme with the IFREMER submersible Cyana. Gas-streaming of large amounts of CH 4, CO 2 and SO 2 from summit vents, inferred from water column anomalies and observed by submersible, was accompanied on the sea surface by steam bursts, turbulence, red-glowing gases, and black bubbles comprising volcanic ash, sulphur and sulphides. Chloride depletion of water sampled on the floor of an actively degassing summit crater suggests either boiling and phase separation or additions of magmatic water vapour. Submersible observations, in-situ sampling and shipboard geophysical and hydrographic measurements show that the hydrothermal system of this hotspot volcano is distinguished by the influence of magmatic gases released from its shallow summit.

  19. An In-Port Feeding System for Shipboard Personnel. Volume 3. A personnel, Equipment, and Facility Evaluation of the Enlisted Dining Facilities at NAS North Island and NAVSTA San Diego.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-05-01

    2.13 14.20 - Mixer S.D. 1.05 4.92 - Oven Proofer Range Glazes (bread) X 1.28 3.69 - Range S.D. 1.12 2.91 - Mixer Dough (breed) X 4.53 9.34 - Mixer SS.D...Steamer S.D. 0 - - Tomatoes X 16.00 17.00 - Range S.D. 21.21 12.73 - Steam kettle Fryer Desserts: Cookies X 1.92 10.97 - Range S.D. 1.21 1.85 - Mixer...88.30 Salad Dressing 550 24.07 51.21 Sandwiches 1,100 346.69 307.14 Beverages, cold 550 93.33 88.92 Dessert, cookies 550 15.05 67.19 Totals 550 599.94 lb

  20. Evaluation of the navigation performance of shipboard-VTOL-landing guidance systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Mcgee, L. A.; Paulk, C. H., Jr.; Steck, S. A.; Schmidt, S. F.; Merz, A. W.

    1979-01-01

    The objective of this study was to explore the performance of a VTOL aircraft landing approach navigation system that receives data (1) from either a microwave scanning beam (MSB) or a radar-transponder (R-T) landing guidance system, and (2) information data-linked from an aviation facility ship. State-of-the-art low-cost-aided inertial techniques and variable gain filters were used in the assumed navigation system. Compensation for ship motion was accomplished by a landing pad deviation vector concept that is a measure of the landing pad's deviation from its calm sea location. The results show that the landing guidance concepts were successful in meeting all of the current Navy navigation error specifications, provided that vector magnitude of the allowable error, rather than the error in each axis, is a permissible interpretation of acceptable performance. The success of these concepts, however, is strongly dependent on the distance measuring equipment bias. In addition, the 'best possible' closed-loop tracking performance achievable with the assumed point-mass VTOL aircraft guidance concept is demonstrated.

  1. Naval Medical R and D News. March 2017, Volume 9, Issue 3

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-03-01

    Medical Research Center (Feature) Military Medicine Provides World-Class Solutions for Combat Casualties From Naval Medical Research Center Public... Researchers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division and the Naval Postgraduate School spent the voyage conducting experiments to...interruptions, motion sickness incidence, and Sopite syndrome on surgical procedures while in a shipboard environment.... From Naval Medical Research

  2. Tasks of the Shipboard Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman. Task Training Adequacy and Performance Frequency.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-11-01

    Management Activitiea Y y y y Cl. Nursing Care . Turn, couIh. 6 deep-bteathe patient 100. Provide morning cat-. for bedridden patient X 10(1 Ferform...Provide morning care for bedridden patientc; 101. Peiform ,iLculation checks for patient, in hard’c-t1 .ae 102. Adminx’.t. patient exercxseci/range of

  3. Shipboard Facilities Maintenance and Manpower Utilization: Problem and Approach

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1975-11-01

    sweeping, butting, polishing, lacquering, stenciling, vacuuming and shampooing , garbage disposal and trash removal, and all manner of sanitary and...spaces, passageways, heads and showers, crew lounge, mess decks, exterior deck and ship sides, and all office spaces; and limited facilities...maintenance in all passageways, heads , mess decks, office spaces, and berthing areas. They will also per- form sanitization and exterior deck and

  4. A New Silarylene-Siloxane Monomeric Resin for Structural Composites: Cure-Chemistry Insight and Thermal Properties of the Cured Matrix

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-03-01

    remain nonvolatile during the entire fiber-infusion process and curing operation. The resin must offer several days of storage life before the prepreg ...shipboard handling and in-flight cyclic loading. The raw materials for the new resin and the process for making and curing the prepreg must be affordable

  5. Environmental Influences On Diel Calling Behavior In Baleen Whales

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-09-30

    and calm seas were infrequent and short (Figure 1b), making traditional shipboard marine mammal observations difficult. The real time detection...first use of real-time detection and reporting of marine mammal calls from autonomous underwater vehicles to adaptively plan research activities. 3...conferences: • 6th International Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization, and Density Estimation (DCLDE) of Marine Mammals using

  6. Global climatology and variability of potential new production estimated from remote sensing of sea-surface temperature

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dugdale, Richard C.; Wilkerson, Frances P.

    1995-01-01

    During this project we have collected numerous shipboard data-bases of oceanic nitrate and silicate versus temperature for both equatorial and coastal upwelling regions. These cruises all have accompanying N-15 measurements of new production. The inverse relationships between nutrients and temperatures have been determined and are being used to obtain surface nutrient fields from sea surface temperatures measured remotely by satellite borne sensors- i.e. AVHRR data from NOAA satellites contained in the MCSST data set for the world ocean provided by the University of Miami. The images and data derived from space in this way show the strong seasonal fluctuations and interannual el Nino fluctuations of the nitrate field. the nitrate data has been used to make estimates of new production for the equatorial pacific which are compared with shipboard measurements when available. The importance of silicate as a nutrient driving new production and the ratio of nitrate to silicate has been discovered to be crucial to better understand the causes of new production variability, so we have added these parameters to our study and have begun to make estimates of these for the equatorial Pacific, derived from the weekly averaged sea surface temperatures (SSTs).

  7. Calcification prevention tablets

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Lindsay, Geoffrey A.; Hasting, Michael A.; Gustavson, Michael A.

    1991-01-01

    Citric acid tablets, which slowly release citric acid when flushed with water, are under development by the Navy for calcification prevention. The citric acid dissolves calcium carbonate deposits and chelates the calcium. For use in urinals, a dispenser is not required because the tablets are non-toxic and safe to handle. The tablets are placed in the bottom of the urinal, and are consumed in several hundred flushes (the release rate can be tailored by adjusting the formulation). All of the ingredients are environmentally biodegradable. Mass production of the tablets on commercial tableting machines was demonstrated. The tablets are inexpensive (about 75 cents apiece). Incidences of clogged pipes and urinals were greatly decreased in long term shipboard tests. The corrosion rate of sewage collection pipe (90/10 Cu/Ni) in citric acid solution in the laboratory is several mils per year at conditions typically found in traps under the urinals. The only shipboard corrosion seen to date is of the yellow brass urinal tail pieces. While this is acceptable, the search for a nontoxic corrosion inhibitor is underway. The shelf life of the tablets is at least one year if stored at 50 percent relative humidity, and longer if stored in sealed plastic buckets.

  8. Air/sea DMS gas transfer in the North Atlantic: evidence for limited interfacial gas exchange at high wind speed

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bell, T. G.; De Bruyn, W.; Miller, S. D.; Ward, B.; Christensen, K.; Saltzman, E. S.

    2013-05-01

    Shipboard measurements of eddy covariance DMS air/sea fluxes and seawater concentration were carried out in the North Atlantic bloom region in June/July 2011. Gas transfer coefficients (k660) show a linear dependence on mean horizontal wind speed at wind speeds up to 11 m s-1. At higher wind speeds the relationship between k660 and wind speed weakens. At high winds, measured DMS fluxes were lower than predicted based on the linear relationship between wind speed and interfacial stress extrapolated from low to intermediate wind speeds. In contrast, the transfer coefficient for sensible heat did not exhibit this effect. The apparent suppression of air/sea gas flux at higher wind speeds appears to be related to sea state, as determined from shipboard wave measurements. These observations are consistent with the idea that long waves suppress near surface water side turbulence, and decrease interfacial gas transfer. This effect may be more easily observed for DMS than for less soluble gases, such as CO2, because the air/sea exchange of DMS is controlled by interfacial rather than bubble-mediated gas transfer under high wind speed conditions.

  9. Air-sea dimethylsulfide (DMS) gas transfer in the North Atlantic: evidence for limited interfacial gas exchange at high wind speed

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bell, T. G.; De Bruyn, W.; Miller, S. D.; Ward, B.; Christensen, K.; Saltzman, E. S.

    2013-11-01

    Shipboard measurements of eddy covariance dimethylsulfide (DMS) air-sea fluxes and seawater concentration were carried out in the North Atlantic bloom region in June/July 2011. Gas transfer coefficients (k660) show a linear dependence on mean horizontal wind speed at wind speeds up to 11 m s-1. At higher wind speeds the relationship between k660 and wind speed weakens. At high winds, measured DMS fluxes were lower than predicted based on the linear relationship between wind speed and interfacial stress extrapolated from low to intermediate wind speeds. In contrast, the transfer coefficient for sensible heat did not exhibit this effect. The apparent suppression of air-sea gas flux at higher wind speeds appears to be related to sea state, as determined from shipboard wave measurements. These observations are consistent with the idea that long waves suppress near-surface water-side turbulence, and decrease interfacial gas transfer. This effect may be more easily observed for DMS than for less soluble gases, such as CO2, because the air-sea exchange of DMS is controlled by interfacial rather than bubble-mediated gas transfer under high wind speed conditions.

  10. San Francisco Bay nutrients and plankton dynamics as simulated by a coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem model

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Liu, Qianqian; Chai, Fei; Dugdale, Richard; Chao, Yi; Xue, Huijie; Rao, Shivanesh; Wilkerson, Frances; Farrara, John; Zhang, Hongchun; Wang, Zhengui; Zhang, Yinglong

    2018-06-01

    An open source coupled physical-biogeochemical model is developed for San Francisco Bay (SFB) to study nutrient cycling and plankton dynamics as well as to assist ecosystem based management and risk assessment. The biogeochemical model in this study is based on the Carbon, Silicate and Nitrogen Ecosystem (CoSiNE) model, and coupled to the unstructured grid, Semi-Implicit Cross-scale Hydroscience Integrated System Model (SCHISM). The SCHISM-CoSiNE model reproduces the spatial and temporal variability in nutrients and plankton biomass, and its physical and biogeochemical performance is successfully tested using comparisons with shipboard and fixed station observations. The biogeochemical characteristics of the SFB during wet and dry years are investigated by changing the input of the major rivers. River discharges from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers affect the phytoplankton biomass in North SFB through both advection and dilution of nutrient (including ammonium, NH4) concentrations in the river. The reduction in residence time caused by increased inflows can result in decreased biomass accumulation, while the corresponding reduction in NH4 concentration favors the growth of biomass. In addition, the model is used to make a series of sensitivity experiments to examine the response of SFB to changes in 1) nutrient loading from rivers and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), 2) a parameter (ψ) defining NH4 inhibition of nitrate (NO3) uptake by phytoplankton, 3) bottom grazing and 4) suspended sediment concentration. The model results show that changes in NH4 input from rivers or WWTPs affect the likelihood of phytoplankton blooms via NH4 inhibition and that the choice of ψ is critical. Bottom grazing simulated here as increased plankton mortality demonstrates the potential for bivalve reduction of chlorophyll biomass and the need to include bivalve grazing in future models. Furthermore, the model demonstrates the need to include sediments and their contribution to turbidity and availability of light. This biogeochemical model is suitable for other estuaries with similar ecological issues and anthropogenic stressors.

  11. Research Vessel Meteorological and Oceanographic Systems Support Satellite and Model Validation Studies

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Smith, S. R.; Lopez, N.; Bourassa, M. A.; Rolph, J.; Briggs, K.

    2012-12-01

    The research vessel data center at the Florida State University routinely acquires, quality controls, and distributes underway surface meteorological and oceanographic observations from vessels. The activities of the center are coordinated by the Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (SAMOS) initiative in partnership with the Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) project. The data center evaluates the quality of the observations, collects essential metadata, provides data quality feedback to vessel operators, and ensures the long-term data preservation at the National Oceanographic Data Center. A description of the SAMOS data stewardship protocols will be provided, including dynamic web tools that ensure users can select the highest quality observations from over 30 vessels presently recruited to the SAMOS initiative. Research vessels provide underway observations at high-temporal frequency (1 min. sampling interval) that include navigational (position, course, heading, and speed), meteorological (air temperature, humidity, wind, surface pressure, radiation, rainfall), and oceanographic (surface sea temperature and salinity) samples. Recruited vessels collect a high concentration of data within the U.S. continental shelf and also frequently operate well outside routine shipping lanes, capturing observations in extreme ocean environments (Southern Ocean, Arctic, South Atlantic and Pacific). The unique quality and sampling locations of research vessel observations and there independence from many models and products (RV data are rarely distributed via normal marine weather reports) makes them ideal for validation studies. We will present comparisons between research vessel observations and model estimates of the sea surface temperature and salinity in the Gulf of Mexico. The analysis reveals an underestimation of the freshwater input to the Gulf from rivers, resulting in an overestimation of near coastal salinity in the model. Additional comparisons between surface atmospheric products derived from satellite observations and the underway research vessel observations will be shown. The strengths and limitations of research observations for validation studies will be highlighted through these case studies.

  12. Hypoxia monitoring activities within the FP7 EU-project HYPOX: diverse approaches to understand a complex phenomenon

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Janssen, F.; Waldmann, C.; Boetius, A.

    2012-04-01

    Hypoxic conditions in aquatic systems and the occurrence of 'dead zones' increase worldwide due to man-made eutrophication and global warming with consequences for biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services such as fisheries, aquaculture and tourism. Monitoring of hypoxia and its consequences has to (1) account for the appropriate temporal and spatial scales, (2) separate anthropogenic from natural drivers and long-term trends from natural variations, (3) assess ecosystem response, (4) use modeling tools for generalization and prediction, and (5) share data and obtained knowledge. In 2009 the EU FP7 project HYPOX (www.hypox.net) started out as a pioneering attempt to improve and integrate hypoxia observation capacities addressing these requirements. Target ecosystems selected for HYPOX cover a broad range of settings (e.g., hydrography, oxygenation status, biological activity, anthropogenic impact) and differ in their sensitivity towards change. Semi-enclosed basins with permanent anoxia (Black Sea, Baltic Sea), are included as well as seasonally or locally hypoxic land-locked systems (fjords, lagoons, lakes) and open ocean systems with high sensitivity to global warming (North Atlantic - Arctic transition). Adopted monitoring approaches involve autonomous, cabled, and shipboard instruments and include static and profiling moorings, benthic observatories, drifters, as well as classical CTD surveys. In order to improve observatory performance, project activities encompass developments of oxygen sensors as well as calibration procedures and technologies to reduce biofouling. Modeling and data assimilation are used to synthesize findings, to obtain an in-depth understanding of hypoxia causes and consequences, and to improve forecasting capacities. For integration of the collected information into a global oxygen observing system, results are disseminated through the HYPOX portal following GEOSS data sharing principles. This presentation will give an overview of the scientific approach of HYPOX and highlight some key results comprising findings from individual ecosystems and indentified general patterns. The driving forces that lead to hypoxia are assessed as well as consequences of oxygen depletion for aquatic life and biogeochemical processes.

  13. Influence of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dean, K.; Mcroy, C. P.

    1986-01-01

    The relationships between the discharge of the Yukon River to the currents and biological productivity in the northern Bering Sea were studied. Specific objectives were: to develop thermal, sediment, and chlorophyll surface maps using Thematic Mapper (TM) data of the discharge of the Yukon River and the Alaskan Coastal Current during the ice free season; to develop a historical model of the distribution of the Yukon River discharge and the Alaskan Coastal Current using LANDSAT Multispectral band scanner (MSS) and NOAA satellite imagery; and to use high resolution TM data to define the surface dynamics of the front between the Alaskan Coastal Current and the Bering Shelf/Anadyr Current. LANDSAT MSS, TM, and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data were recorded during the 1985 ice free period. The data coincided with shipboard measurements acquired by Inner Shelf Transfer and Recycling (ISTAR) project scientists. An integrated model of the distribution of turbid water discharged from the Yukon River was compiled. A similar model is also being compiled for the Alaskan Coastal and Bering Shelf/Anadyr water masses based on their thermal expressions seen on AVHRR imagery.

  14. Field Observations of Hydrodynamics, Sediment Transport, and Water and Sediment Quality in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bruno, M. S.; Glenn, S.; Chant, R.; Rankin, K.; Korfiatis, G.; Dimou, N.; Creed, E.; Fullerton, B.; Pence, A.; Burke, P.; Haldeman, C.; Hires, R.; Hunter, E.

    2002-12-01

    The New York-New Jersey Harbor estuary system is of enormous ecological and economic importance to the region. The presence of toxic chemicals in the water and sediments results in reduced water quality, fisheries restrictions/advisories, and general adverse impacts to the estuarine ecosystem. The Port of New York and New Jersey is central to the economy of the region. However, in recent years, problems associated with the management of contaminated dredged material, including high costs and the lack of suitable disposal/use alternatives, have threatened to impact the volume of shipping in the Harbor. Sources of contaminants include atmospheric deposition, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities, combined sewer and stormwater outfalls, and rainfall-induced runoff (non-point sources). In addition, Harbor sediments can act as a continuing source as they are re-suspended and moved throughout the system by both natural and man-made means. As part of the New Jersey Toxics Reduction Workplan, Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University are conducting hydrodynamic, sediment transport, and water and suspended sediment quality measurements in Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill and the Kill van Kull. The goals of the project include: (1) collection of high resolution (event-driven and long-term) hydrodynamic, sediment transport and water and suspended sediment quality measurements for use in the assessment of the dominant physics of the system and in the development of a combined hydrodynamic-sediment transport-water/sediment quality model for the region. (2) identification of those tributaries to NY-NJ Harbor that are significant sources of the chemicals of concern, and evaluation of the importance of non-point sources and existing contaminated bottom sediments as sources of the chemicals of concern. (3) identification of point discharges that represent significant sources of the chemicals of concern. Observations were obtained over a two-year period, during 21 tributary flow "events", each having an approximate duration of 1 week. The measurement program included 3 fixed mooring stations and 5 shipboard locations. Each mooring consisted of an acoustic Doppler current profiler; a high-resolution pressure sensor; an OBS; a CTD; and a laser-based scatterometer. The ship-board measurements included vertical current profiles using a towed acoustic Doppler current profiler; CTD measurements; OBS measurements; suspended sediment concentration and particle size spectrum using a laser-based scatterometer; and chemical characterization of water and suspended sediment samples. The water and sediment quality measurements were obtained using a specially designed Trace Organics Platform Sampler. This sampler allowed for the measurement of low-level concentrations of PCBs (108 congeners), dioxins/furans, Pesticides, PAHs and metals (Hg, Cd, Pb). Preliminary analysis of the data has improved our understanding of the circulation and sediment transport patterns in this region of the estuary, including the influence of extreme tributary flow events, local winds, and anthropogenic effects such as port structures, vessels, and the navigation channels, and has identified the most highly contaminated reaches of the tributaries.

  15. A Time Series of Sea Surface Nitrate and Nitrate based New Production in the Global Oceans

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Goes, J. I.; Fargion, G. S.; Gomes, H. R.; Franz, B. A.

    2014-12-01

    With support from NASA's MEaSUREs program, we are developing algorithms for two innovative satellite-based Earth Science Data Records (ESDRs), one Sea Surface Nitrate (SSN) and the other, Nitrate based new Production (NnP). Newly developed algorithms will be applied to mature ESDRs of Chlorophyll a and SST available from NASA, to generate maps of SSN and NnP. Our proposed ESDRs offer the potential of greatly improving our understanding of the role of the oceans in global carbon cycling, earth system processes and climate change, especially for regions and seasons which are inaccessible to traditional shipboard studies. They also provide an innovative means for validating and improving coupled ecosystem models that currently rely on global maps of nitrate generated from multi-year data sets. To aid in our algorithm development efforts and to ensure that our ESDRs are truly global in nature, we are currently in the process of assembling a large database of nutrients from oceanographic institutions all over the world. Once our products are developed and our algorithms are fine-tuned, large-scale data production will be undertaken in collaboration with NASA's Ocean Biology Processing Group (OPBG), who will make the data publicly available first as evaluation products and then as mature ESDRs.

  16. Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds Psychrometer Field Campaign Report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Reynolds, R Michael; Lewis, Ernie

    2016-09-01

    One of the most critical measurements in the suite of meteorological measurements used for the calculation of evaporation and latent heat flux is the relative humidity (RH). In order to achieve an overall net flux uncertainty < 10 W/m 2 (Bradley and Fairall, 2006), the RH must be accurate to < 2 %RH. Anyone experienced in shipboard meteorological measurements will recognize that this is a tough specification. During the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Marine Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility Global Energy and Water Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud System Study (GCSS) Pacific Cross-Section Intercomparison (GPCI) Investigation of Clouds (MAGIC)more » experiment, the meteorological package used three different RH sensors. We found approximately 3-4 % differences between units. To arbitrate the differences and to track calibration drift over the months of exposure, we used a precision psychrometer. The Assmann Psychrometer, Model 430101 is a classic, mercury-in-glass instrument that gives a precise measure of the wet and dry bulb temperatures from which atmospheric humidity and RH are computed. On a regular basis, typically after each balloon launch, a technician took the psychrometer to an exposed location on the bridge roof. That was just below the instruments on the mast and high enough into the mixed layer that the difference is negligible.« less

  17. Performance evaluation of ocean color satellite models for deriving accurate chlorophyll estimates in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Montes-Hugo, M.; Bouakba, H.; Arnone, R.

    2014-06-01

    The understanding of phytoplankton dynamics in the Gulf of the Saint Lawrence (GSL) is critical for managing major fisheries off the Canadian East coast. In this study, the accuracy of two atmospheric correction techniques (NASA standard algorithm, SA, and Kuchinke's spectral optimization, KU) and three ocean color inversion models (Carder's empirical for SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor), EC, Lee's quasi-analytical, QAA, and Garver- Siegel-Maritorena semi-empirical, GSM) for estimating the phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 443 nm (aph(443)) and the chlorophyll concentration (chl) in the GSL is examined. Each model was validated based on SeaWiFS images and shipboard measurements obtained during May of 2000 and April 2001. In general, aph(443) estimates derived from coupling KU and QAA models presented the smallest differences with respect to in situ determinations as measured by High Pressure liquid Chromatography measurements (median absolute bias per cruise up to 0.005, RMSE up to 0.013). A change on the inversion approach used for estimating aph(443) values produced up to 43.4% increase on prediction error as inferred from the median relative bias per cruise. Likewise, the impact of applying different atmospheric correction schemes was secondary and represented an additive error of up to 24.3%. By using SeaDAS (SeaWiFS Data Analysis System) default values for the optical cross section of phytoplankton (i.e., aph(443) = aph(443)/chl = 0.056 m2mg-1), the median relative bias of our chl estimates as derived from the most accurate spaceborne aph(443) retrievals and with respect to in situ determinations increased up to 29%.

  18. Marginal Ice Zone: Biogeochemical Sampling with Gliders

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-09-30

    melt and phytoplankton optical properties under Arctic ice. The project specific goals are to build collaboration with Arctic biogeochemists at...the ship to the larger spatial scales sampled by the gliders, and to estimate the contribution of phytoplankton to heating in the water column...Seagliders with from shipboard measurements taken on the R/V Araon and develop optical proxies for phytoplankton concentration, pigment spectral absorption

  19. Outside the Hull Electric Propulsion for a Submarine

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-05-01

    improvements. Outside The Hull Electric Propulsion ’OTHEP) uses an inverted geometry, squirrel-cage induction motor to drive a large hub-to-diameter ratio...which is used for shipboard air- borne noise prediction, is adapted to describe the noise which is radiated into the sea. With the estimated...123 5 4.2.3 Using the Forces as Input to Acoustic Analysis S. .. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . 1 2

  20. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (80th, Chicago, Illinois, July 30-August 2, 1997). Addenda I.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

    The 16 papers in the first section of the Addenda to this proceedings are: (1) "Shipboard News: Nineteenth Century Handwritten Periodicals at Sea" (Roy Alden Atwood); (2) "The International Institutional Press Association, 1966-1968" (Constance Ledoux Book); (3) "44 Liquormart--A Prescription for Commercial Speech: Return…

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