Farewelling Southern Surveyor in Hobart
Posted: November 27, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Southern Surveyor Leave a commentA small function was held in Hobart to farewell Southern Surveyor.
Scientists, support staff, crew and the team from the Marine National Facility and the Future Research Vessel Project gathered at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.
The Director of the Marine National Facility, Ron Plaschke, welcomed everyone and Dr Bernadette Sloyan (CSIRO Wealth from Oceans), Don McKenzie (MNF Ships Group), Matt Sherlock (CSIRO Science, Engineering and Technology) and John Boyes (P&O) told a few stories about their time onboard the ship.
Communicating with the world onboard RV Investigator!
Posted: November 25, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Communication, Communications domes, Future Research Vessel Project, RV Investigator, Satellite, ship construction Leave a commentRV Investigator is so awesome when it comes to communications, it will be capable of live-via-satellite TV interviews from almost anywhere in the world.
The only restriction will be the availability of a satellite signal, and these days there aren’t too many places where this is a problem.
The communications domes, which are about the same size as the weather research radar, have been delivered, lifted and installed on Investigator.
And, they’ll be doing so much more than just TV interviews (it’s just that I’m really excited about this capability)!
The domes will allow those onboard to keep in touch with work colleagues via email and video conferencing, to send data, photos and videos of the work happening onboard the ship, and to allow everyone keep in touch with family and friends.
These gorgeous little domes will make it possible to communicate from onboard the Marine National Facility research vessel, like we’ve never been able to before.
Marine National Facility Steering Committee meeting in Hobart
Posted: November 20, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Greg Paten, MNF SC, Professor Craig Johnson, Professor Richard Arculus, Steering Committee Leave a commentAustralia’s Marine National Facility (MNF) is managed under the direction of a Ministerially appointed Steering Committee.
It’s this group that oversee the operation of the MNF including how money is spent and what research teams are successful in gaining sea time on the ship.
The current members are:
- Professor Craig Johnson (Chair) – Director, Marine and Antarctic Futures, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
- Professor Richard Arculus – Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, Australian National University
- Mr Graham Peachey – CEO, Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Mr Greg Paten – Strategy and Planning Manager, Exploration, Woodside Energy Ltd
- Mr John Gunn – Chair, Ocean Policy Science Advisory Group
- Ms Toni Moate – Deputy Chief – Science Operations, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
The Steering Committee usually meet twice a year and the recent meeting in Hobart was a happy but sad affair, with three members retiring from the roles, Professor Craig Johnson, Professor Richard Arculus and Mr Greg Paten.
The changing interiors of Investigator!
Posted: November 18, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Interiors, RV Investigator, ship construction Leave a commentAs the fit-out of RV Investigator continues, the interiors of the ship are starting to look almost finished.
From the laundry to the cabins and laboratories, the ship looks amazing!
The bridge nears completion!
Posted: November 15, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, bridge, Future Research Vessel Project, RV Investigator, ship construction 1 CommentThe latest images of RV Investigator’s bridge show a ship shape command centre.
Check out the list of scientific equipment for RV Investigator!
Posted: November 13, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Future Research Vessel Project, Group 2 scientific equipment, Scientific equipment, ship construction Leave a commentWe’re often asked what are the scientific capabilities of RV Investigator.
There’s a list as long as your arm that includes everything from seafloor mapping technology, to the A-Frame that can lift heavy moorings into the ocean, to the air chemistry laboratory.
As the project is still underway, there are some amazing pieces of scientific equipment we’re still purchasing, so we can’t share those with you just yet, but there’s definitely more to come – how exciting!
Check out the list we have so far, there’s some seriously cool gear.
What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to RV Investigator!
Posted: November 11, 2013 Filed under: Home | Tags: Australia's Marine National Facility, Cartography, Naming Ceremony, RV Investigator, ship construction Leave a commentRecently the Sembawang Shipyard held a Naming Ceremony for RV Investigator.
The event was attended by the Executive Director of the Future Vessel Project, Toni Moate, who attended as the Lady Sponsor, Dr Andrew Johnson, CSIRO Group Executive, Environment, who is also the Chair of the Marine National Facility Future Research Vessel Project Steering Committee, Professor Craig Johnson as the Chair of the Marine National Facility Steering Committee, and the High Commissioner to Singapore, Mr Philip Green, attended as the guest of honour
Did you know we ran a national competition to choose a name for the new vessel?
The name Investigator was chosen for its links to our maritime history.
Captain Matthew Flinders, a navigator and cartographer, was the first to person to circumnavigate Australia in his survey ship His Majesty’s Sloop Investigator from 1801-03.
The photos of the Naming Ceremony are fabulous!
