Research Vessel Paragon
Cruise Planning
Preparing for a cruise
- Cruise plan
- A cruise plan must be submitted prior to departure.
- Plan must identify an operator and a shore contact.
- The maximum load is 8 people.
- Visitor release
- Required for participants who are not MBARI staff.
Sign Up Procedure
- MBARI employees may check for vessel availability on the ship’s calendar in Zimbra.
- Only DMO administration and Figurski can edit the Zimbra Paragon calendar.
Operators
- R/V Paragon operators.
- Contact Michael Kelly or Jared Figurski with any operator questions or comments.
Special permission
- Cruises that exceed the allowable area, or time of operation (see section V of Operator manual link below) require special permission from the Division of Marine Operations (DMO).
- For cruises that require special permissions, it is recommended that the cruise plan be submitted 15 business days in advance.
At Sea
- Ships
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- Research Vessel Western Flyer
- Research Vessel Rachel Carson
- Research Vessel Paragon
- Rates
- Marine operations policies
- Cruise planning
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- R/V Western Flyer cruise planning
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- Checklist of Supplies
- Cruises outside home port
- Data and video: formats and specifics
- Departure/arrival times
- early departure
- Hazardous materials
- Precruises and postcruises
- ROV dive time definitions
- RHIB operations
- ROV users checklist
- Safety Management System
- Science party guidelines
- Scuba diving
- Ship to shore communications
- R/V Rachel Carson cruise planning
- R/V Paragon cruise planning
- Forms
- FAQs
- Rates
- Marine operations policies
- Schedules
- Vehicles
- Expeditions
- Cabled observatory
- Moorings
- Research tools
- Administration & planning