TROPICAL
ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN (TAO) PROGRAM
FINAL
CRUISE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
KA-06-05
(GP5-06-KA)
August
16 – September 24, 2006
TAO Program Director
Dr. Michael J. McPhaden
PMEL, TAO Project Office
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Area: Equatorial Pacific
Itinerary:
KA-06-05 Honolulu,
HI DEP: August 16, 2006
Nuku
Hiva, Marquises ARR: September 8, 2006
Nuku
Hiva, Marquises DEP: September 11, 2006
Honolulu,
HI ARR: September 24, 2006
CRUISE DESCRIPTION
General guidelines are contained in the TAO
Program Standard Operating Instructions for NOAA Ship KA’IMIMOANA dated December 8, 2004.
Cruise Objective and Plan:
The objective of this cruise is the maintenance
of the TAO Array along the 125°W and 140°W meridians. The scientific complement for the cruise will
embark in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 15, 2006.
The ship will depart on August 16, 2006, to commence operations as
listed in Appendix A. The ship will stop
in Nuku Hiva, Marquises, on or about September 8-11, 2006. After completion of operations, NOAA Ship KA’IMIMOANA will return to Honolulu on September 24, 2006. All dates and times referred to in these
cruise instructions are in Pacific Standard Time (PST).
MOP
Operations: TAO
Operations Manager:
Larry Mordock LCDR
Brian Lake, NOAA
NOAA/MOC-Pacific (MOC-P1x3) PMEL, TAO, R/E/PM
1801 Fairview Avenue East 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98102-3767 Seattle,
Washington 98115-0070
(206) 553-4764 (206)
526-6403
Larry.Mordock@noaa.gov Brian.Lake@noaa.gov
1.0 PERSONNEL
1.1 CHIEF SCIENTIST AND PARTICIPATING
SCIENTISTS:
Chief Scientist:
Keith Ronnholm, Leg 1
Michael
McPhaden, Leg 2
The Chief Scientist is authorized to revise or
alter the scientific portion of the cruise plan as work progresses provided
that, after consultation with the Commanding Officer, it is ascertained that
the proposed changes will not: (1) jeopardize the safety of personnel or the
ship; (2) exceed the overall time allotted for the cruise; (3) result in undue
additional expenses; (4) alter the general intent of these instructions. A list of participating scientists
follows. All participating scientists
will submit a medical history form and be medically approved before embarking.
Participating Scientists:
|
Name |
Gender |
Nationality |
Affiliation |
|
Keith Ronnholm,
Leg 1 |
M |
US |
NOAA/PMEL |
|
Mike McPhaden, Leg 2 |
M |
US |
NOAA/PMEL |
|
Mike Craig |
M |
US |
NOAA/PMEL |
|
Rois
Langer |
F |
US |
Bigelow
Marine Lab. |
|
Julie
Arington |
F |
US
|
OSU |
|
Wayne Slade |
M |
US |
OSU |
|
Leonard Quigley |
M |
US |
NDBC/SAIC |
|
Robert Harris |
M |
US |
NDBC/SAIC |
|
Shane Miller, Leg 1 |
M |
US |
NDBC/SAIC |
|
Russell Spiers, Leg 1 |
M |
US |
NDBC/SAIC |
2.0 OPERATIONS
Mooring Operations are scheduled to be conducted
as shown in Appendix A. Operations will
be conducted from 08°N – 125°W to 08°S – 125°W and 05°S – 140°W to 09°N – 140°W. The following mooring operations are
anticipated, though the work may be changed by direction of the Chief
Scientist, in consultation with the Commanding Officer.
|
Location |
Mooring Type |
Operation |
Status |
|
08°N
125°W |
ATLAS |
Recover?/Deploy |
Xmitting on failsafe, adrift, look for toroid at
deployment site |
|
05°N
125°W |
ATLAS |
Recover/Deploy |
Adrift |
|
02°N
125°W |
ATLAS |
Recover/Deploy |
Moved 8 nm |
|
0°
125°W |
ATLAS |
Recover/Deploy |
Adrift |
|
02°S
125°W |
ATLAS |
Repair |
Swap anemometer |
|
05°S
125°W |
ATLAS |
Visit |
|
|
08°S
125°W |
ATLAS |
Visit |
|
|
08.5°S
125°W |
DART |
Recover/Deploy |
|
|
Nuku Hiva |
|
|
|
|
05°S
140°W |
ATLAS |
Visit |
|
|
02°S
140°W |
ATLAS |
Recover/Deploy |
|
|
0°
140°W |
ATLAS |
Recover?/Deploy |
Mooring adrift, Flux site, CO2 mods,Moum/Strutton
microstructure (probably out of range) |
|
0°
140°W |
ADCP |
Recovery/Deploy |
|
|
02°N
140°W |
ATLAS |
Recover/Deploy |
|
|
05°N
140°W |
ATLAS |
Recover/Deploy |
|
|
09°N
140°W |
ATLAS |
Recover/Deploy |
|
2.01 CTD
At a minimum, 1,000 meter CTD casts shall be
conducted at each mooring site between 08°N and 08°S for sensor inter‑comparison
purposes. As time permits, additional or
deeper CTD’s should be conducted whenever addition of the CTD’s will not impact
scheduled mooring work. For example, if
the ship would arrive at the next mooring site in the middle of the night, it
is preferable to do CTD’s on the way, rather than remain hove to waiting for
daylight. Another example would be when
mooring operations are significantly ahead of schedule. Beyond those at mooring sites, CTD’s should
be conducted in the following order of priority:
·
1,000m CTD’s at one degree latitude
intervals between 12°N and 08°S, along the ship’s trackline.
·
Extend 1,000m CTD’s at mooring sites to a
minimum of 3,000m or a maximum depth of 200m from bottom. Four to six deep casts are optimal, occurring
at the beginning and end of the cruise as well as at both equatorial sites.
·
1,000m CTD’s every one‑half degree
of latitude between 03°N and 03°S.
·
Additional calibration CTD’s to be
determined by Chief Scientist.
Eight seawater samples will be collected from each CTD cast
for later salinity analysis on-board with an autosalinometer. Sampling
depths vary depending on the depth of the cast. The Survey Technician,
together with other embarked scientific personnel will operate the CTD during
casts and take the samples. The Survey Technician will conduct later analysis
with the autosal.
2.02 Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological
Laboratory (AOML) Surface Drifters
The Global Drifter Center at NOAA/AOML requests
drifter deployments on an ancillary basis.
The drifters are small, easily deployed devices that are tracked by
ARGOS and provide Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and mixed layer currents. The global array of drifters provides SST
ground truth for NOAA’s polar orbiting satellite AVHRR SST maps. They also provide data to operational
meteorological and ocean models, and research ocean current data sets.
AOML drifters are scheduled at the following
positions:
125W: at or about latitudes 5N, 3N, equ, 3S, 5S
140W: at or about latitudes 5N, 2N, equ, 2S, 5S
The
contact for this project is:
Craig
Engler, NOAA/AOML
Global
Drifter Center,
Tel:
(305) 361‑4439
Fax:
(305) 361‑4392
E-mail:
Craig.Engler@noaa.gov
URL:
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/
2.03 Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
(PMEL) Argo Profiling CTD Floats
Thirteen
Argo floats are scheduled for deployment on this cruise. Individual deployment positions can be
shifted by a degree or so along the ship track if more convenient. Each float weighs about 56 lbs. The boxes weigh about 200 lbs. full and are
82” long x 17” high x 23” long. Boxes
cannot be stored or transported on their small ends. The floats are sensitive to high
temperatures, so as space for a pair of floats becomes available on the
computer lab rack, it will be desirable to move floats from the next box to the
rack at the earliest convenient time. A
manual for float testing and deployment has been sent to the ship. Float deployment locations are as follows:
Float number and deployment positions will be
determined prior to sailing by the Argo Program.
Argo float questions should be directed to:
Gregory
Johnson, NOAA/PMEL or Elizabeth Steffen,
NOAA/PMEL
Tel:
(206) 526-6806 Tel:
(206) 526-6747
E-mail:
pmel_floats@noaa.gov E-mail:
pmel_floats@noaa.gov
2.04 Discreet Gas Sampler
Whole air samples are cryogenically
dried and pumped into glass flasks by an automated system in the computer
lab. Following the cruise, the flasks
are returned to Princeton University for analysis by prepaid FEDEX. Pairs of flasks are collected while the ship
is underway at 08°N, 04°N, 00°, 04°S, and 08°S along the 125°W and 140°W lines. Automated sampling cycle is approximately
five hours. It is anticipated that the
Survey Technician will perform the maintenance tasks. The Survey Technician will be shipping the
samples back to Princeton University.
The contact for this project is:
Michael Bender
Princeton University
Tel: (609) 258-2936
E-mail: bender@geo.princeton.edu
2.05 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) Analysis
A 0.5 liter sea water sample will be collected
from the surface at whole degree CTD casts between 8N and 8S for later dissolved
inorganic carbon analysis. Scripps
Institute of Oceanography will provide sample jars and mercury chloride
solution. It is anticipated that the
Survey Technician, together with embarked scientific personnel will take the
samples. A small bench-top drill press
is installed on the ship to assist with the bottle capping process. Samples will be shipped to Scripps at the
conclusion of this cruise.
The contacts for this project are:
Dr.
Andrew Dickson Dr.
Richard Feely
Scripps
Institution of Oceanography NOAA/PMEL
University
of California, San Diego 7600
Sand Point Way NE
Room
203 – Vaughan Hall Seattle,
Washington 98115
8675
Discovery Way
La
Jolla, California 92037
Tel:
(858) 534-2582 Tel:
(206) 526-6214
Email:
adickson@ucsd.edu E-mail: Richard.A.Feely@noaa.gov
2.06 Nitrate N and Oxygen Isotope Analysis
At 7°N,
1°N, and 7°S along 125°E and 140°W , a 50-ml seawater sample
from will be taken at the following depths:
10m, 20m, 40m, 60m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 600m, 800m, 1000m and stored for later Nitrate N and Oxygen
isotope analysis. Sample jars will be
provided by Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
It is anticipated that the Survey Technician, together with other
embarked scientific personnel will take the samples. Samples will be frozen in
the MBARI freezer and will be shipped back to Scripps at the conclusion of this
cruise (in pre-paid FEDEX envelope supplied).
The contacts for this project is:
Patrick Rafter Dr.
Chris Charles
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
UCSD Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive 9500
Gilman Drive
Dept 0208 Dept 0208
La Jolla, California 92093 La Jolla,
California 92093
E-mail: prafter@ucsd.edu E-mail: ccharles@ucsd.edu
2.07 Nutrient Samples
The Survey Technician shall collect
a 30 ml surface water sample at each whole degree CTD cast for later nutrient
analysis. It is anticipated that the
Survey Technician, together with other embarked scientific personnel will take
the samples. Sample bottles, ice packs,
and a cooler will be provided by PMEL.
Samples are stored and shipped back to PMEL at the conclusion of the
cruise. Analysis is done at PMEL for the
CO2 program.
The contact for this project is:
Cathy Cosca
NOAA/PMEL
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115
Tel: (206) 526-6183
E-mail: cathy.cosca@noaa.gov
2.08 TAO-CO2 Moorings
The carbon group at PMEL has mounted sensors on moored buoys
within the TAO Array to provide high-resolution time-series measurements of
atmospheric boundary layer and surface ocean CO2 partial pressure (pCO2). These data are used to evaluate the temporal
variability in air-sea CO2 fluxes and to assist in examining the mechanisms controlling CO2 fluxes. The pCO2 systems will be replaced at 00° 140°W.
Project contacts:
Chris Sabine, NOAA/PMEL Richard Feely,
NOAA/PMEL
7600 Sand Point Way NE 7600 Sand
Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115 Seattle,
Washington 98115
Tel: (206) 526-4809 Tel:
(206) 526-6214
E-mail: Chris.Sabine@noaa.gov E-mail:
Richard.A.Feely@noaa.gov
2.08 Equatorial Box Project
Equatorial Box Project (Behrenfeld)
The
overall objective of this effort is to utilize the mooring observations along
the 125 and 140 TAO lines along with additional cruise measurements to define a
3-dimesional ‘box’ in which and through which inherent and advective properties
can be defined and used as input constraints for testing and developing
carbon-focused satellite ‘conversion’ models and coupled ecosystem-circulation
models. An emphasis during this 3 year
project will be on characterizing mixed layer and euphotic zone properties, and
thus much of the measurement suite is focused on samples collected by the
ship’s flow-through system, thus minimizing impacts on ship operations and
scheduling. Additional discrete samples
will also be collected from the CTD during scheduled casts. Core measured variables will be: (1) variable
fluorescence (using a benchtop Fast Repetition Rate fluorometer (FRRf)), (2)
beam attenuation (using two beam transmissometers (553 and 660 nm)), (3)
particulate backscattering (using a ECO vsf and ECObb), (4) particle abundance
and size spectrum (using a LISST), (5) particulate Carbon-Hydrogen-Nitrogen
analysis (CHN), (6) pigment concentration (HPLC & Turner), (7)
macronutrient concentration, (8) dissolved organic carbon (DOC), (9) dissolved
organic nitrogen (DON), (10) colored dissolved organic carbon (using an AC-9),
(11) sample location (GPS), (12) downwelling surface solar irradiance (PAR)
(using a Licor), (14) submarine irradiance (using a ctd mounted light sensor),
(15) photosynthesis-irradiance measurements (using 14C), (16)
profile inherent optical properties (with a deployable optics package), and
(17) sea surface ocean color (using a hyperspectral TSRB).
(1) FAST REPETITION RATE
FLUOROMETER/PRODUCTIVITY
The
FRRf measures variable fluorescence parameters in phytoplankton and provides
information on photosynthetic performance.
The FRRf measurements will be conducted on flow through samples from the
ship’s seawater system. These
measurements require approximately 1 L of seawater per hour. The instrument is automated and requires no
assistance from ship’s personnel. These
measurements will begin as soon as possible during the cruise and will continue
to the end.
(2) IN-LINE BEAM TRANSMISSOMETERS
Two
beam transmissometers will be used to study variability in particle scattering
properties and for comparison with CHN data.
These transmissometers will be run in continuous flow through mode in
the laboratory using the ship’s seawater system
(approximately 100 ml per minute).
No assistance from ship personnel is required.
(3) BACKSCATTERING
Backscattering
measurements will be conducted using the ship’s flow through seawater system
(approximately 100 ml per minute).
Backscattering provides another optical index of particle concentration,
but is sensitive to a different size fraction of the particle distribution than
the transmissometers. The backscattering
measurements will be conducted in a bucket in a sink in the ship’s laboratory
area. No assistance from ship personnel
is required.
(4) PARTICLE ABUNDANCE AND SIZE SPECTRUM
Particle
size and abundance will be measured using a Sequoia Instruments LISST
sensor. The LISST is very much like the
beam transmissometers, but detected light from the source beam is separated
into discrete forward scattering angles, which is subsequently inverted to
provide information on particle size distribution. The LISST will be run in continuous flow
through mode in the laboratory using the ship’s seawater system (approximately
100 ml per minute). No assistance from
ship personnel is required.
(5) PARTICULATE CARBON-HYDROGEN-NITROGEN
ANALYSIS
CHN
measurements involve filtration of seawater (2.8 L) through a Whatmann GFF
filter, preservation of the filter by freezing, and later analysis at Oregon
State University. Seawater will be
collected from the ship’s flow through system at every degree of latitudes
(total volume approximately 3 L).
Filters will then be packaged and stored in liquid nitrogen for
post-cruise analysis. No assistance from
ship personnel is required.
(6) PIGMENTS
Phytoplankton
pigment concentrations will be determined using a Turner fluorometer and by
HPLC. Equipment for Turner-based pigment
measurements is being provided by MBARI.
Turner fluorometer measurements will be conducted on CTD water samples
at 0, 10, 25, 40, 60, 100, 150 and 200m. The total volume used from each
bottle, including rinses is approximately one liter; except for the surface
bottle, which will require approximately three liters. Samples will be vacuum
filtered and the filters placed in glass scintillation vials with 10 ml of 90%
acetone and frozen. Turner measurements
will be made 24 to 48 hours after collection.
HPLC measurements will involve collection of 3 to 6 L of seawater from
the ship’s flow through system approximately 6 times a day, filtering samples onto
GFF filters, preservation in liquid nitrogen, and subsequent analysis after the
cruise at MBARI. No assistance from ship
personnel is required.
(7) MACRONUTRIENT CONCENTRATION
20
ml nutrient samples will be collected from the CTD at 0, 10, 25, 40, 60, 100,
150 and 200m. The total volume used from depth, including rinses, is
approximately 100 ml. Samples will then
be frozen in plastic scintillation vials for later analysis at MBARI. No assistance from ship personnel is
required.
(8-10) DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC), DISSOLVED
ORGANIC NITROGEN (DON), & COLORED DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (cDOC)
Water
samples (40 ml and 100 ml, for the DOC/DON and cDOC, respectively) will be
collected from the CTD at 0, 10, 25, 40, 60, 100, 150 and 200m. The total
volume used from depth, including rinses, is approximately 200 ml. Samples will then be frozen in amber glass
bottles for later analysis at Bigelow Laboratory. No assistance from ship personnel is
required.
Colored dissolved
organic carbon (cDOC) is measured using an in-line ac9 with a 0.2 mm filter
placed on the inflow. The ac9 is very much like the beam transmissometers, but
it has two flow-through tubes and nine spectral channels. The detected light
from one source beam is a beam transmissometer (narrow angle detection) while
the other source beam is an absorption meter (wide angle detection). The ac9
will be run in continuous flow through mode in the laboratory using the ship’s
seawater system (approximately 100 ml per minute). No assistance from ship personnel is
required.
(12-13) SAMPLE LOCATION and SOLAR IRRADIANCE
A
hand-held GPS will be used to log ship location at 15 s intervals. Simultaneously, a Licor Data Logger (LDL)
will be used to log daily changes in solar irradiance. After consultation with the Field Operations
Officer the solar sensor will be mounted in an acceptable exterior location
free of shading. The LDL recorder will
be enclosed from the weather, while the sensor itself is water resistant and
will be exposed to the elements. The
sensor is very small (1" x 7/8") and the LDL recorder is 9" x
5".
(14) SUBMARINE IRRADIANCE.
A
Biospheric light sensor (cosine collector) will be mounted on the CTD frame and
data logged on the CTD recorder to determine light attenuation coefficients
through the water column. Oregon State
University will provide the necessary cable to connect the light sensor to the
CTD. The sensor is water tight to 5000
m. No assistance from ship personnel is
required.
(15) PHOTOSYNTHESIS-IRRADIANCE (PvE)
MEASUREMENTS
Samples for PvE
incubations will be collected from the flow through system at every latitude
and at 9:00, 12:00, and 15:00 along the 125 and 140 lines at 8o, 5o,
2o North and South and at the equator. Samples from 3 depths at these stations
would also be desirable (one time during the day corresponding to a scheduled
bottle cast). For each time and
location, 25 10-ml samples will be collected and place in a 25 ml glass
scintillation vial in a PvE incubator (an aluminum box ~18 inches on a side
that has 100 slots for vials, a light source and flow through tubing connected
to a floor-mounted temperature controller –LXWXH = 24”X12”X18”) Each sample is
spiked with 14C, and incubated in the wet lab in a hood provided by
C. Roesler at Bigelow for 1 – 2 hrs.
Samples will then be killed with concentrated HCl and allowed to degas
in the ventilated hood for 24 hrs.
Scintillation fluor will then be added to each sample and the total
activity determined by liquid scintillation counting (both on board and
post-cruise at Bigelow). Stock 14C
will be kept refrigerated in a sealed vial stored in a lock-box. All solid and liquid 14C waste, as
well as samples, will be stored in well marked containers and removed by
Bigelow scientists immediately following the cruise. Regular swipe tests will be conducted during
the cruise to ensure against 14C contamination. Space for waste
disposal containers during the cruise is required. No assistance from ship’s
personnel is required.
(16)
DEPLOYABLE OPTICS PACKAGE
A small, framed
deployable optics package will be used to characterize particle abundance and
composition and phytoplankton fluorescence.
The package can be hand lowered or lowered with an accessory winch.
Deployment and recovery requires about 15 minutes. If a winch is used, assistance from ship’s
personnel would be required. Deployments
would be made any of the planned stations (corresponding to TAO moorings) along
the 125 and 140 lines when the ship’s schedule permits. These deployments can be made at any time,
day or night. The optical package will
include a WetLabs AC9plus, backscattering sensor, digital chlorophyll
fluorometer, and a battery pack (these measurements are optional and at the
discretion of the TAO program, but are highly desirable).
(17) HYPERSPECTRAL TSRB
When permitted by the
ships schedule, deployments of a hyperspectral TSRB (radiometer buoy) would be
desired on any of the planned stations.
The measurement requires about 5-10 minutes for deployment and recovery
and would be done when time allows during daylight hours (9-3 local time). The sensor is all hand deployable, floats
away from the ship, and can be accomplished by a single person. No assistance from ship’s personnel would be
required.
(18) LAB BENCH SPACE
Lab
bench space is needed for the the flow through instrumentation (FRRf, beam
transmissometers, backscattering sensors and bucket, and LISST), the PvE
incubator (and adjacent floor space for the water chiller), and for filtrations
(pigment, CHN, DON, DOC). The benchspace
required for all these measurements is easily accommodated in the wet lab of
the Ka’imimoana.
Project contact:
Michael Behrenfeld
Oregon State University
behrenfm@science.oregonstate.edu
2.09 University of Washington, APL Float
One
“Lagrangian Float" will be deployed at the equator at 125°W after the
mooring is serviced. The floats are
designed and constructed at the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington. The
float will drift at the base of the mixed layer for three to six months and
measure the rates of mixing by measuring its own depth, temperature and
salinity. The float will surface daily
to transmit its data via Iridium and receive commands. These floats monitor the effect of mixing in
bringing cold water up into the cold tongue.
Drifter is similar to Argo float, both in size and deployment technique.
Contact:
Dr.
Ren-Chieh Lien Eric
D’Asaro
University
of Washington University
of Washington
Applied
Physics Laboratory Applied
Physics Laboratory
Tel: (206) 685-1079 Tel: (206) 685-2982
E-mail: lien@apl.washington.edu E-mail: dasaro@apl.washington.edu
3.0
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
NOAA Ship KA’IMIMOANA will
operate in full compliance with all environmental compliance requirements
imposed by NOAA. The
Chief Scientist shall be responsible for complying with MOCDOC 15, Fleet
Environmental Compliance #07, Hazardous Material and Hazardous Waste Management
Requirements for Visiting Scientists, released July 2002. The MOCDOC web site address is:
By Federal regulations
and NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations policy, the ship may not sail without a
complete inventory of all hazardous materials by name and the anticipated
quantity brought aboard, MSDS and appropriate neutralizing agents, buffers,
and/or absorbents in amounts adequate to address spills of a size equal to the
amount of chemicals brought aboard and a chemical hygiene plan. The amount of hazardous material arriving and
leaving the vessel shall be accounted for by the Chief Scientist. NOAA Ship KA’IMIMOANA Environmental Compliance Officer will work with the Chief
Scientist to ensure that this management policy is properly executed, and that
any problems are brought promptly to the attention of the Commanding Officer.
3.1 Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
All hazardous materials require a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Copies of all MSDS’s shall be forwarded to
the ship at least two weeks prior to sailing.
The Chief Scientist shall have copies of each MSDS available when the
hazardous materials are loaded aboard.
Hazardous material for which the MSDS is not provided will not be loaded
aboard.
3.2 HAZMAT Inventory
The Chief Scientist will complete a local inventory form, provided
by the Commanding Officer, indicating the amount of each material brought
onboard, and for which the Chief Scientist is responsible. This inventory shall be updated at departure,
accounting for the amount of material being removed, as well as the amount
consumed in science operations and the amount being removed in the form of
waste. Where
applicable, the amounts of neutralizing agents, buffers and absorbents brought
onboard shall also be noted on the inventory.
3.3 HAZMAT Locker
The ship’s dedicated HAZMAT Locker contains two 45-gallon capacity
flammable cabinets and one 22-gallon capacity flammable cabinet, plus some
available storage on the deck. Unless
there are dedicated storage lockers (meeting OSHA/NFPA standards) in each van,
all HAZMAT, except small amounts for ready use, must be stored in the HAZMAT
Locker.
3.4 HAZMAT Spill Response
The scientific party, under the supervision of the Chief
Scientist, shall be prepared to respond fully to emergencies involving spills
of any mission HAZMAT. This includes
providing properly-trained personnel for response, as well as the necessary
neutralizing chemicals and clean-up materials. Ship’s personnel are not first responders and
will act in a support role only, in the event of a spill.
3.5 Responsibilities
The Chief Scientist is directly responsible for the proper
handling, both administrative and physical, of all scientific party hazardous
wastes. No liquid wastes shall be
introduced into the ship’s drainage system.
No solid waste material shall be placed in the ship’s garbage. Ancillary
Projects shall properly train their personnel in hazardous material handling
and disposal.
3.6 Ancillary Projects Hazardous Materials
Mercuric Chloride solution 400
ml Scripps/PMEL
Mercuric Chloride powder 30 g Scripps/PMEL
CO2
cylinder 5-K
cylinders PMEL
Compressed air cylinders 3-Al 60’s PMEL
LithX 1-Pail PMEL
6 N Hydrochloric Acid 2 l OSU
liquid nitrogen in a single dewar 35 l OSU
90% acetone 12
l OSU
90% rubbing alcohol 1 l OSU
14C as bicarbonate in
water 5
mCi OSU
Appendices:
A.
Operations Spreadsheet
B.
Trackline
C.
Mooring
Equipment Weight List
D. DART Field Service Plan