Hi`ialakai Plan of the Day 10/07
PLAN OF THE DAY
NOAA SHIP HI'IALAKAI (R334)
Cruise HI-04-01
Date: Oct 7, 2004 (Thursday)
0000 - 0600 Conduct camera tows and CTD's per Night
Operations sheet
0730 Launch site near 28/24.25 N and 178/22.98 W (order
of launch)
HI-3 - Tow team will conduct tows along the
northwest side of the atoll
HI-1 - REA Team will visit sites 18, 17, and
14. Suthers will snorkel at site 18 then
get picked up by HI-5.
HI-2 - Mooring Team will recover two STRs: one in
the northwest and one in the northeast area
of the lagoon. Conduct CTD casts at the
mouth of the channel afterwards.
HI-5 - Educational/Outreach team (Holzworth and
Middleton) will dive at the south end of
the channel. After the dive, they will
rendezvous with HI-1 at site 18 to pick up
Suthers.
1130 HI-5 alongside ship to pick-up Liitschwager. HI-5
will also pick-up and shuttle authorized ship
personnel for snorkeling.
1230 Ship meets HI-3 near 28/23.4 N and 178 22.3 W to
change out tanks and gear.
1600 Stagger the recovery of all boats near 28/24.25 N
and 178/22.98 W. HI-5 should be back at 1600,
followed by HI-1 at 1620, then HI-2 at 1630, and
HI-3 at 1640.
(Refer to Night Ops sheet for locations)
1800 - 2400 Conduct TOAD camera tows at stations around
Kure Atoll.
Evening movies: (Both will start at 1730 and again at
2000.)
* Seven
* Spaceballs
CDR Scott E. Kuester,
Commanding Officer