UKUK OceanOcean ResearchResearch ServicesServices (UKORS)(UKORS)
Geraint West
SouthamptonSouthampton OceanographyOceanography CentreCentre
Joint venture between University of Southampton Natural Environment Research Council • Completed in 1995 • Staff: – 450 Research and Engineering Staff – 190 PhD and MSc from UK and Overseas – 490 undergraduate students studying Oceanography, Geology/Geophysics or multi-disciplinary, e.g. with engineering • 150 laboratories, specialised workshops • 200 metres of dockside • UK National Marine Equipment Pool • National Oceanographic Library SOCSOC OrganisationOrganisation
SouthamptonSouthampton UniversityUniversity OceanographyOceanography NERCNERC ofof Southampton Southampton CentreCentre
Director Director ResearchResearch Prof. Howard Roe Prof. Howard Roe ShipShip Unit Unit
James Rennell Challenger School of Ocean James Rennell George Deacon Challenger School of Ocean Division for George Deacon Division for and Division for Division for Division for and Ocean Circulation Division for Seafloor Earth Sciences Ocean Circulation Seafloor Earth Sciences & Climate OceanOcean Processes Processes & Climate ProcessesProcesses
OceanOcean EngineeringEngineering DivisionDivision UnderwaterUnderwater UKUK Ocean Ocean SystemsSystems ResearchResearch LabLab ServicesServices Overview of Ocean Engineering Division
• Support marine science : – Shipboard systems – Commercial sensors & systems – Development of niche vehicles, systems and moorings – Sensor development - acoustic, electrical, mechanical, optical, chemical – Commercialisation - Technology Transfer to UK Industry – Pro-bono work for learned Societies - Society of Underwater Technology
Health and Safety is highest priority Main output are technology and scientific peer reviewed papers OceanOcean EngineeringEngineering
• UKORS – Technical support and equipment from National Marine Equipment Pool (NMEP) to UK marine science community – Funding model of Infrastructure (NERC) & Superstructure (users) – ~50 staff • USL – Primarily R&D of new technology - sensor and vehicles – 5yr Core programme – Other bid-for grant-funded projects – ~30 staff • Range of Skills – Engineers – Admin support – Stores – Health & Safety ShoreShore--sideside FacilitiesFacilities •• Mechanical Workshop •• Rigging Shop •• Pressure test – full ocean depth •• Acoustic tank •• Calibration Lab – seeking UKAS standard •• Transport – Lorries, cranes, forklifts VesselsVessels
• NERC – Discovery – Charles Darwin – James Clarke Ross – Prince Madog • Others – Pelagia – Polar Stern – Atlantis – Melville – Sonne – Poseidon – and charter vessels RSURSU ShipShip UtilisationUtilisation
700
Start of the 'new' Funded science 600 funding agreement demand for ship- for NERC's marine time (excl. passage facilities days) 500 NERC days at sea (incl. passage days)
400 Charter days at sea (incl. passage days)
300 Days not in use
Number of Days [-] 200 Other (incl. mob/demob, recertification, refit, 100 training)
0 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 (projected) Financial Year [-] RRSRRS CharlesCharles DarwinDarwin
CD 145/6 CD 150/1
CD 148/152
CD 149
CD 144
CD 153B
CD 154 RRSRRS DiscoveryDiscovery
D 273
D 274
D 275
D 276 RRSRRS JamesJames ClarkClark RossRoss
D272
AMT
AuI ProjectedProjected 20042004 programmeprogramme
Dowdeswell Currently anticipate: /Wadhams
• RRS Discovery Pickart – N. Atlantic until autumn, transit via AMT CD 165 CD 159/160 D 283 to Crozet Plateau /161/162/ 163/1646 D 282 • RRS Charles Darwin CD 158 – Return to Europe for refit e., then N. Atlantic CD 156/158/167D 281
• RRS James Clark Ross CD 166 – Transit via AMT north D 277/278/280 from Antarctic; summer around Greenland and Svalbard
D 284
AMT
D 285/287 DarwinDarwin ReplacementReplacement
• Statement of Requirements nearing completion – final stage before tender • Total funding available: ca £40M: • In service 2006 DarwinDarwin ReplacementReplacement DarwinDarwin ReplacementReplacement DarwinDarwin ReplacementReplacement DarwinDarwin ReplacementReplacement DarwinDarwin ReplacementReplacement NewNew NationalNational FacilitiesFacilities Uplift of infrastructure funding to make facilities available through the NMEP from Apr 2004: – ISIS ROV. – Autosub RRSRRS DiscoveryDiscovery WinchWinch SuiteSuite
PURPOSE CABLE/ROPE WINCH CONSTRUCTION LENGTH DIAMETER MBL WEIGHT IN MANUFACTURER OPERATION PULL SPEED WATER CAPACITY FIXED Coring Steel 7000m 16.5 mm 18.56 Te 780kg.km-1 Certex (UK) Ltd conventional 11 Te 2.0 ms-1 direct pull Trawling Tapered Steel 8300 m 14.5mm 13.00 Te 638kg.km-1 Certex (UK) Ltd conventional 12.5 Te 2.0 ms-1 4350 m 16.5 mm 18.10 Te 780kg.km-1 direct pull (first layer)
2350 m 18.00mm 20.90 Te 1133kg.km-1
Deep Tow Steel Armoured 10000m 0.68" or 18.14Te 806kg.km-1 Rochester traction winch 11Te 2.0 ms-1 Electro/Optical ~17.3 mm Corporation with level wind Deep Coring Plasma 8000m 0.875" or 42.00 Te Buoyant Cortland traction winch 20Te 2.0 ms-1 ~22.0mm SG = 0.98 Companies with level wind
Standard CTD Steel Armoured 8000m 0.45" or 8.39Te 417kg.km-1 Rochester traction winch 5.0 Te 2.0 ms-1 (x2) Electro/Optical ~11.43 mm Corporation with level wind CONTAINERISED Hydrographic Steel 8000m 6.0 mm 2.0 Te 130kg.km-1 Certex (UK) Ltd conventional 1.2 Te 2.0 ms-1 direct pull
Deep CTD Synthetic 8000m 12.7 mm 8.07Te 49.11kg.km-1 Cortland traction winch 5.0 Te 2.0 ms-1 Electro/Optical Companies with level wind RRSRRS DiscoveryDiscovery WinchWinch SuiteSuite