Shipboard technician program of the National Science Foundation

Abstract

ponent and an ashore component. The at-sea component consists of instructing scientific personnel in the use of shared shipboard equipment: maintenance, repair, and calibration of scientific instrumentation; instruction and supervision of deck operations; and providing logistics assistance to on-coming and off-going scientific parties. the maintenance, repair, and calibration of shared use seagoing equipment and assisting scientific personnel in preparing for field work on the vessel. bilities for providing the coordination and technical assistance needed for the successful completion of research projects at sea. The Shipboard Technician Program has two components: an at-sea com-