1. Welcome
2. The Idea
3. Boarding
4. Ship Tour
5. Back Deck
6. Preparing to Depart
7. Leaving
8. Meeting
9. Bay-Delta-Estuary
10. Navigating
11. The Survey
12. First Data
13. The Mosaic
14. Visualizing
15. Hazards
16. Disposal Site
17. Sediment Map
18. Compare
19. Future Studies
20. Final Meeting
Once the ship leaves the dock, work on a research vessel occurs around the clock – 24 hours a day. Oceanographic ships like the R/V MacArthur, cost between $10,000 and $20,000 a day to operate, not including scientific operations. Consequently, every minute is precious. It is a while yet before we leave the dock, so let’s take a little time to explore the ship.
Image - Floorplan of vessel
Use the floorplan of the ship to visit several important locations, all of which will become second nature after being at sea for a few days.
First put your gear in your stateroom:
(click on the stateroom link in floorplan of the ship at left)
Created By:
Don Reed
Dept. of Geology
San Jose State University
©Copyright 2008
Last Updated on
August 27, 2008
Now
that we've seen the ship, let's go check out the equipment.