# Presentation: 248688

## NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER Users’ Meeting

- CAPT Emily B. Christman, NOAA
- Commanding Officer
- Marine Operations Center - Atlantic
- November 15, 2006

## Project/Cruise Instructions

- Purpose:  Covers scientific and technical aspects of the field work.
- Submission Deadlines:
- Draft:  To MOC for comment 3 months prior.
- Send to _[ChiefOps.MOA@noaa.gov](mailto:ChiefOps.MOA@noaa.gov)__ and Ops.NANCY.FOSTER@noaa.gov_
- Final:  Approved by MOC & Program Manager 1 month prior to the start of the cruise.
- Timely submission ensures requested capabilities are in place.

## PI Should Include...	

- Haz Mat
- Travel orders, dietary requirements
- Foreign nationals
- Deemed exports
- Please do not include links to MOCDOCS.  Because of NOAA Fleet sensitive information in MOCDOCs, and the fact that some laboratories post their project instructions on the web, the actual website address should not be included. The MOCDOC site is available to all NOAA personnel.

## Assignment of Bunks

- “In accordance with nondiscrimination policies concerning applicant referral and personnel hiring, quarters assignments may be realigned when necessary to accommodate men and women.”
- Bunks may be redesignated scientific/crew as necessary to accommodate the ship's crew gender mix.
- It is possible that on occasion a crewmember and a scientist may share a room.
- NF’s 4-person rooms will not be used for crew.

## Travel Orders For All	

- All NOAA employees deploying to sea must be on travel orders.
- All non-NOAA scientists must have some arrangement to cover unexpected meals and lodging.
- WHY?
- Ship may become uninhabitable.
- Galley may be closed to allow relief for cooks.

**Notes:**
SAMPLE CRUISE INSTRUCTION VERBIAGE RE MEALS AND TRAVEL ORDERS (MODIFY TO SUIT YOUR SITUATION): 

Meals are required for up to xx scientists, 3 times daily beginning one hour before scheduled departure, extending throughout the cruise, and ending two hours after the termination of the cruise. All NOAA scientists will have proper travel orders when assigned to the NOAA Ship XXXXXXX. The Chief Scientist will ensure that all non NOAA or non Federal scientists aboard also have proper orders. It is the responsibility of the Chief Scientist to ensure that the entire scientific party has a mechanism in place to provide lodging and food and to be reimbursed for these costs in the event that the ship becomes uninhabitable and/or the galley is closed during any part of the scheduled project. Since the watch schedule is split between day and night, the night watch may often miss day meals and will require adequate food and beverages (for example a variety of sandwich items, cheeses, fruit, milk, juices), during what is not typically meal hours. Special dietary requirements for scientific participants will be made known to the ship’s command at least seven days prior to the survey. 

## Foreign Research Clearance Requests

- Submit requests to the NOAA Research Vessel Clearance Officer (Wanda Campbell) six to nine months prior to the start of the cruise.
- When received, authorization is forwarded by Wanda to the Chief Scientist and the ship.
- Send preliminary Cruise Report to Wanda within 30 days of completion of cruise.
- Wanda.Campbell@noaa.gov, 757-441-6800.

## Foreign Nationals Aboard Ship

- NAO 207-12 requires that Foreign Nationals be cleared by NOAA CAO before they come aboard.
- The sponsoring program is responsible for compliance with NAO 207-12.
- If a FN is part of a scientific party, a US-NOAA member of the party must be designated as Departmental Sponsor.
- The FN must ALSO be cleared by the servicing Security Office.
- The ship CO does not have the authority to waive these requirements.

## Deemed Exports Requirement

- Equipment or technology brought aboard the ship by NMAO is the ship’s responsibility.
- Equipment or technology brought aboard the ship by a scientific party is the scientific party’s responsibility.
- Must be classified
- Access controls must be developed
- Each needs to know what the other has, since either may sponsor a FN.

## Controlled TechnologyAboard NANCY FOSTER

- Digital Gyrocompass
- Night scope
- POS/MV
- Simrad 1002 Multibeam system

**Notes:**
Using the facility Access Control Plan, technology controlled for F/N’s country is identified and potential for deemed export event determined.  Program notified of access restrictions or need to obtain license.  License approval takes 60—180 days.
Access to technology is not allowed without valid exception or license approval.

## We Can’t Accommodate...

-     NOAA ships have not been assessed for access by persons from countries designated as Sponsors of Terrorism or countries subject to embargoes or special controls.
- As of 11/06, this includes
- CUBA		NORTH KOREA	IRAN
- LIBYA (?)		SUDAN		IRAQ
- SYRIA		RWANDA

## NOAA Health Services Questionnaire

- Submit to Regional Director of Health Services        30 days before the cruise.
- 30 days is usually adequate time for review, unless there is a complicated waiver issue.
- Seven days prior to start of the cruise is a bare minimum – if there is a problem, the person may not be cleared to sail.
- Minors must submit NOAA Medical Form for Minors (NMFM).
- FILL OUT THE FORM COMPLETELY!
- For example, if listing a medication, include what it’s for.
- Under current policy, TB test is a show-stopper.
- TB test must be less than one year old;
- TB test must not expire during the cruise.

## Post-Cruise Customer Satisfaction Survey

- Help us do better!
- Submit the form within thirty days of the end of the cruise.
- Use revision dated 10/1/05.
- Can be submitted electronically (preferred) to OMAO.Customer.Satisfaction@noaa.gov,  or via snail mail or fax to MOC-A Operations.