OCEAN FACILITIES EXCHANGE GROUP update on Poseidon Le

OCEAN FACILITIES EXCHANGE GROUP update on Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort a bottom-up approach of research fleet Pelagia co-ordination & harmonisation Jan Mayen Report to ERVO 2007 Marieke J. Rietveld, NIOZ, The Netherlands

OFEG Main objective: exchange of shiptime and exchange of major equipment based on ‘bartering’; joint cruises Exchange based on value points according to scientific Poseidon Suroit capacity as agreed Lebetween members Pelagia Jan Mayen Members as per November 2006: Ifremer (France), BMBF (Germany), NIOZ (Netherlands), IMR-Uo. B (Norway), CSIC (Spain), NERC (UK)

Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen Status 2006

Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

G. O. Sars Jan Mayen Poseidon Le Suroit Johan Hjort Sarmiento de Gamboa The 2007 OFEG fleet Le Suroit Hesperides *) only joint cruises Polarstern*) Garcia del Cid

Present OFEG fleet 85 56 105 74 France / Spain PELAGIA 66 Netherlands G. O. SARS* JAN MAYEN JOHAN HJORT 77 64 64 Norway ALKOR 55 55 HEINCKE MARIA S. MERIAN* 95 98 METEOR 118 POLARSTERN# 61 POSEIDON 98 SONNE Germany Germany GARCIA DEL CID 47 Spain HESPERIDES 82 Spain SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA* 70 Spain L'ATALANTE LE SUROIT POURQUOI PAS? * THALASSA DISCOVERY 90 JAMES CLARK ROSS 99 JAMES COOK* 90 UK UK UK OFEG fleet - 10 Global Class - 90% of European GC Fleet 21 RVs 6 countries - 8 Ocean Class - 53% of European OC Fleet - 3 Regional Class - 15% of European RC Fleet * newly built < 4 years old # only joint cruises

Deployment of OFEG Research Ships in 2007 – 2009 It is anticipated that the twentyone European research ships of the Ocean Facilities Exchange Group (OFEG), which provides ship-time and equipment exchanges for UK, French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Norwegian scientists under the Tripartite Agreement, will be operating in the following regions in 2007 2009: Dutch research ship • PELAGIA: Sub-tropical to sub-polar North Atlantic (E), North seas and also (2008 – 2009): Mediterranean sea & Indian Ocean (N & W)) French research ships OFEG announcement of opportunity 2007/2009 Poseidon issued May 2007 • L'ATALANTE: North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea (end 2008: mid-life refit), 2009 open • POURQUOI PAS? : North Atlantic (W & E), Mediterranean Sea (technical refit mid 2008) • THALASSA 2008: North Atlantic (E) • LE SUROIT 2008: North Atlantic , Mediterranean Sea German research ships • ALKOR: Baltic & North seas • HEINCKE: North & Baltic seas • MERIAN: North Atlantic (N & E), Nordic & Mediterranean seas • Le Suroit METEOR: Mediterranean & Black seas, Indian Ocean or South Atlantic • POSEIDON: subtropical to subpolar North Atlantic (E), Mediterranean, North & Baltic seas JHjort • SONNE: Indonesian region Pelagia Norwegian research ships Encourage science community to take advantage of the geographic positioning of OFEG ships • JAN MAYEN: • G. O. SARS: • JOHAN HJORT: • HAKON MOSBY: Jan Mayen Spanish research ships • HESPERIDES: Arctic, North & South Atlantic, Southern Ocean • SARMIENTO DE GAMBOA: North Atlantic (E) • GARCIA DEL CID: Mediterranean (W) UK research ships • DISCOVERY: subtropical to subpolar North Atlantic (E) • JAMES COOK: North Atlantic (E&W), Pacific Ocean (E), South Atlantic (2008: Indian Ocean (SW), Southern Ocean)

OFEG and OFWG: OFEG is preparing a statement towards ESF and EC: • European research fleet has the appropriate capacity • Global and Ocean Class fleet is state of the art, as is the heavy equipment Poseidon Le Suroit • JHjort national Regional Class fleet is ageing – necessary that Pelagia authorities and the EC take steps Jan Mayen • OFEG partners are the owners of all Global Class, > 50% of the Ocean Class ships, and all heavy equipment • OFEG will act as a forum for Global and Ocean Class fleet • OFEG will investigate ways of investment coordination and costs saving

basis: average lifespan 30 years Sonne Polarstern Meteor l’Atalante Poseidon JCR Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen Evolution of OFEG fleet without any* replacements *RRS DISCOVERY replacement included

OFEG celebrating naming RRS James Cook 6 February 2007 Her Royal Highness Prinsess Ann under the approving eye of Prinsess Ann

OFEG will develop a new website: www. OFEG. org • OFEG booklet • Equipment pages • Ships’ schedules • Vessel specs • Workshops JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

Virtual Pool of Major exchangeable Equipment Proposed format WEB pages Web address: http: //www. nioz. nl/ofeg Poseidon JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen http: //www. nioz. nl/nioz_nl/8 f 118 c 90 f 21310 de 8 f 21211 ba 4 e 35714. php

Planned Workshops: • RAPID Moorings – best practices, preventing losses, create “melting pot” of expertise • Heavy. Poseidon Seismics. Le Suroit – exchange of equipment, spares and technicians JHjort • OFEG-Tech Pelagia – First to start 10 -11 October 2007 Jan Mayen Bergen, Norway • Build a network of OFEG Marine Techs • Exchange of skills and information • Common equipment development strategies

Future issues On 23 April an OFEG delegation had a first meeting with the European Commission in Brussels to discuss the possibility of EU funding for interoperability issues and trans-national operational teams. Poseidon Le Suroit Next OFEG meeting: 8 -9 November 2007, Paris JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen