Arctic West Summer 2007 USCGC HEALY (WAGB-20) 03 Apr – 30 Sept 2007 Cruise Report Front Cover: HEALY conducts flight operations off the coast of Kodiak, Alaska, as seen by the aircrew of an HH-60J medium-range helicopter. '1519 CommandingOfficer AlaskanWay South usccc HEALY(WAGB-2o) Seattle,WA 98134 H;';3,3lXtTl**@ Phone:(206) 217-6300 8lr'#o'"'ll8*l/ Fax (206)217-6309 16155 17Mar 2008 HEALY (WAGB-2O) To: CG PACAREA Subj: ARCTICWEST SUMMER 2OO7 CRUISE REPORT Ref: (a) PolarIcebreaker Cruise Reports, COMDTINST 16155.28 1. This reportis submittedin accordancewith reference(a) andcovers the periodfrom 03 April 2007to 30 September2007. 2. HEALY completedthree missions to supportArctic researchduring the Arctic West Summer 2007(AWS-07) deployment. The first mission,HLY 07-01,was conducted in supportof the BeringEcosystern Study, or B-E-S-T. Scientificresearch objectives for the missionincluded charactenzationof ice; hydrographicand nutrient analysis of ice-edgeand ice-free regions; planktonidentification; and tracking of nutrientlevels. HEALY operatedfor 32 daysin the centralBering Seaand the areabounded by the InternationalDate Line, St. LawrenceIsland, Nunivak Islandand the Pribilof Islands,visiting a total of 216stations. The embarkedcivilian helicopterprovided ice reconnaissance,assisted scientists in conductingmarine mammal surveys,and enabled numerous passenger transfers to-and-from nearby island communities. HEALY's secondmission, HLY 07-02,continued a long-term(1950-present) assessment of deep seabenthos in the BeringSea. Scientistsperformed numerous over-the-side evolutions, includingVan Veengrabs, bottom trawls, HAPS cores, CTD casts,and plankton net tows. The third andfinal missionof the 2007deployment, HLY 07-03,comprised a detailedgeophysical surveyof the seafloornorth of Barrow,AK. To facilitatemapping of specificbenthic features, scientistsprovided tracklines for the Officerof the Deck (OOD)on the Bridgeto follow, or positionedthe cursoron HEALY's SeaBeamdisplay and asked the OOD to proceedtoward the cursor. After a last liberty-sto_p_TJuneau, AK anda cruisethroush the scenicInpide Passage with nearlyfifty guests,fiERiy retumedhome to ISC SeattleoriSeptember 301 . 3. In additionto her assignedscientific missions, HEALY successfullycompleted the Tailored Annual CutterTraining (TACT) assessmentin mid-July. "E" Althoughnot awardedthe CoastGuard ribbon,HEALY personnelexhibited a high level oloperationalreadiness and responded well to simulatedengineering, navigation, and personnel casualties. 4. During Arctic West Summer2007, HEALY transitedmore than 25,000 nm, providinggT daysof scientificsupport. All threemissions met or exceededpre-determined research goals, andin manycases yielded significantlymore data than scientists had hoped for. With each Arctic deployment,HEALY continuesto demonstrateher capabilitiesas the nation'spremier polar scientific platform. This page intentionally left blank. USCGC Healy 2007 80˚ Barrow 70˚ Nome 60˚ Kodiak Prince Rupert Dutch Harbor 50˚ Seattle 40˚ -190˚ -180˚ -170˚ -160˚ -150˚ -140˚ -130˚ -120˚ -110˚ HLY-07-01 (Sambrotto) Mercator (1:57500000) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University HLY-07-02 (Grebmeier) HLY-07-03 (Mayer) Transit Table of Contents I. Ship Operations........................................................................................................... 8 A. Vessel Operations................................................................................................ 8 B. Deck Operations.................................................................................................16 C. Diving Operations.............................................................................................. 19 II. Air Operations........................................................................................................... 20 III. Navigation................................................................................................................. 31 IV. Communications and Electronics ............................................................................. 38 V. Science ...................................................................................................................... 41 VI. Engineering............................................................................................................... 59 A. General Report................................................................................................... 59 B. Main Propulsion Division Summary ................................................................. 71 C. Auxiliary Division Summary............................................................................. 73 D. Electrical Division Summary............................................................................. 77 E. Electronics Division Summary.......................................................................... 79 F. Damage Control Division Summary.................................................................. 81 G. Fueling Summary............................................................................................... 85 VII. Administration .......................................................................................................... 86 VIII. Morale....................................................................................................................... 96 IX. Supply/Logistics ..................................................................................................... 101 X. Exchange/Ship’s Store............................................................................................ 104 XI. Medical ................................................................................................................... 108 XII. Public Relations...................................................................................................... 112 List of Tables Table 1. Arctic West Summer 2007 (AWS-07) Schedule ............................................ 8 Table 2. Inside Passage Plan....................................................................................... 15 Table 3. Helicopter Stats for HLY 07-01 Mission...................................................... 23 Table 4. Outstanding CASREPs as of 27 February 2007 ........................................... 62 Table 5. CASREPs Submitted During Seattle-Dutch Harbor Transit ........................ 62 Table 6. CASREPs Submitted During AWS 07-01.................................................... 63 Table 7. CASREP Submitted During Dutch Harbor Transit ...................................... 65 Table 8. CASREPs Submitted During AWS 07-02.................................................... 65 Table 9. CASREPs Submitted During TACT and Mid-Patrol Break......................... 67 Table 10. CASREPs Submitted During Transit from Seattle to Barrow...................... 68 Table 11. CASREPs Submitted During AWS 07-03.................................................... 69 Table 12. CASREPs Submitted During Transit from Barrow to Seattle...................... 71 Table 13. Summary of Fueling Data for AWS-07 Deployment ................................... 85 List of Appendices Appendix 1. Final TACT Schedule Appendix 2. Helicopter Operations with Air Station Port Angeles on 6 August 2007 Appendix 3. AWS-08-03 Load Plan Appendix 4. HARPS Recovery Plan Appendix 5. HARPS Deployment Plan Appendix 6. Plan for Ice Buoy Deployment via Man-Cage 6 Appendix 7. AWS-08-03 Offload Plan Appendix 8. Helicopter Operations with Airsta Kodiak on 21-22 September 2007 Appendix 9. Patrol Summary Message (PATSUM) Appendix 10. Arctic West Summer 2007 Track History Appendix 11. Pribilof Islands Deployment Plan Appendix 12. Loading Documentation for the 90-Ton Crane Lifting the 25,000-lb Radiation (Rad) Van Appendix 13. Press Releases for AWS 07-03 Deployment Appendix 14. AWS 07-02 Helicopter Operations Statistics 7 I. Ship Operations A. Vessel Operations Cruise planning for the AWS-07 deployment began in October 2006 during HEALY's annual fall/winter maintenance period. By November 2006, the National Science Foundation (NSF) had identified the assigned missions with appropriate timeframes. In early December 2006, HEALY hosted ship visits for prospective Chief Scientists to tour science spaces, meet face-to-face with their counterparts, and fine tune the calendar days during which Science Party members would embark/disembark or their equipment would be loaded/unloaded. The AWS-07 schedule was set forth as follows in table 1. Table 1. Arctic West Summer 2007 (AWS-07) Schedule 03 Apr Depart Homeport Seattle en route Dutch Harbor 10 Apr - 12 May AWS 07-01 (33-Day Sambrotto "B-E-S-T" Biological) 12 May - 16 May 4-Day Dutch Harbor Port Call; Swap parties, fuel, load stores 16 May - 18 Jun AWS 07-02 (34-Day Grebmeier Benthic Predators Study) 20 Jun - 25 Jun Transit Dutch Harbor to Seattle 25 Jun - 06 Aug Crew rest, maintenance and training in Seattle & Everett 06 Aug Depart Homeport Seattle en route Barrow 17 Aug - 15 Sep AWS 07-03 (30-Day Mayer Bottom Mapping) 23 Sep - 26 Sep 3-Day Juneau Port Call 30 Sep Return to Seattle, Conclude AWS-07 In late February 2007, HEALY completed extensive dry-dock maintenance and got underway for a four-day engine trial to test the propulsion plant upgrade. A shake-down cruise was completed between 8 and 16 March, and included an evaluation of ship's general operations, emergency drills and exercises, and science systems. During the cruise, personnel from U.S. Navy Afloat Training Group Pacific