Fitting the aft booms to RV Investigator
Posted: April 29, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Future Research Vessel Project, RV Investigator, ship construction Leave a commentThe equipment that will allow Australian scientists to investigate our oceans onboard RV Investigator, keeps rolling in and being fitted to the ship.
One of the latest additions are the booms that will sit on the back deck, next to the A-frame.
Here’s a diagram to show you where they’ll be placed and some photos from the ship!
Come and have a quick look inside RV Investigator!
Posted: April 24, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Future Research Vessel Project, RV Investigator, ship construction 1 CommentWith all the blocks in place, we’re starting to get photos from inside the ship as work continues.
Here are some of the latest photos, showing everything from insulation being installed, to panelling being fitted and windows now in place!
The first scientific voyages on board Investigator announced!
Posted: April 23, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: 2014-2015 schedule voyage, Australia's Marine National Facility, Australian researchers, Blue-water research vessel, Call lfor applications, Future Research Vessel Project, International collaborators, RV Investigator, ship construction, Supplementary applications process Leave a comment
The Marine National Facility Steering Committee has concluded its selection process for sea time onboard Investigator, for both the Commissioning Year September 2013 to August 2014 and for voyages from September 2014 to June 2015. Commissioning year and research voyages have been offered and accepted within the necessary constraints of the new vessel’s build schedule, commissioning schedule and future operating model.
Investigator’s new research schedules can be found on the MNF website. The 2014-2015 schedule voyage dates are currently subject to the supplementary applications process and will be confirmed later.
The Marine National Facility supports Australian researchers and their international collaborators in carrying out research in Australia’s regional seas and oceans, with access granted on the basis of proposals that are internationally peer reviewed, and independently assessed for science quality and contribution to the national interest.
The MNF operates Australia’s only dedicated blue-water research vessel available to the marine science community, which is capable of operating in Australia’s vast ocean territories. Under the direction of an independent Steering Committee, the Marine National Facility is owned and operated by CSIRO on behalf of Australia.
Fridge envy!
Posted: April 19, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Future Research Vessel Project, RV Investigator Leave a commentIf you think your fridge is huge, you’ve got to check out RV Investigator’s cold store room.
It’s recently had a cement floor laid and it looks fabulous!
RV Investigator’s seriously cool workboat!
Posted: April 18, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Future Research Vessel Project, RV Investigator, ship construction Leave a commentWe’ve started to kit-out Investigator, and the insanely bright orange workboat has arrived in the shipyard.
Seriously cool!
RV Investigator’s aerosol laboratory
Posted: April 17, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Aerosol laboratory, Atmospheric research, Australia's Marine National Facility, RV Investigator Leave a commentRV Investigator will have a two dedicated laboratories for atmospheric research, an aerosol laboratory located at the bow of the ship and an a air chemistry laboratory on the foredeck.
Air will be drawn into the laboratories via an aerosol sampling tube, which is inside the foremast and the inlet is about 24 metres above the sea surface.
To give you an idea of what’s being built, here are some drawings and a photo to help to explain.
The first diagram from the Draft General Arrangement, is a cross section indicating the location of the mast and laboratory.
This second image is a bird’s eye view of the laboratory beneath the deck level, with the dots indicating the tie down sockets.
And this is the actual laboratory under construction. You’re looking facing forward in the ship, the very tip of the bow, and the silver dots on the floor are the tie down sockets.
RV Investigator – Supplementary call for applications 2014-2015
Posted: April 8, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: 2014-2015, Australia's Marine National Facility, Call lfor applications, Climatology, Fisheries, Marine ecosystems, marine environment research, Marine environmental research, marine geosciences, Oceanography, RV Investigator Leave a commentThe Marine National Facility (MNF) supports Australian researchers and their international collaborators in carrying out research in Australia’s regional seas and oceans. Under direction of an independent Steering Committee, the MNF is owned and operated by CSIRO on behalf of the Australian Government.
Supplementary applications for sea time to utilise unused capacity on research voyages and transit voyages on Investigator during 2014-2015 are now being requested.
RV Investigator
The MNF’s new, state of the art research facility is currently under construction. Following a commissioning year in 2013-2014, Investigator will be available for research in 2014-2015. Investigator is a highly advanced research vessel with a broad range of scientific equipment to support marine scientists in the following disciplines:
- oceanography and climatology
- fisheries and marine ecosystems
- marine environmental research
- marine geosciences
Supplementary application process
Supplementary applications are designed to utilise unused capacity on research and transit voyage and need to work within the constraints stated for those voyages or transits.
Supplementary call for applications for the financial Year 2014 2015 Australian marine researchers are invited to submit a supplementary application for use of Investigator during the period July 2014 to June 2015.
Area of Operations 2014 2015
The existing research and transit voyages will determine the geographic areas available for supplementary applications.
Closing Data for Applications
A supplementary application for sea time must be submitted by 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, 9 May 2013.
Further details on applying for use of Investigator and application forms are available through the MNF website: http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/application/secondcall.htm
