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

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

3. Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen Status 2006

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

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

9. 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 • 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 • METEOR: Mediterranean & Black seas, Indian Ocean or South Atlantic • POSEIDON: subtropical to subpolar North Atlantic (E), Mediterranean, North & Baltic seas • SONNE: Indonesian region Norwegian research ships • JAN MAYEN: • G.O. SARS: • JOHAN HJORT: • HAKON MOSBY: 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) • JAMES CLARK ROSS: Arctic, North & South Atlantic, Southern Ocean OFEG announcement of opportunity 2007/2009 issued May 2007 Encourage science community to take advantage of the geographic positioning of OFEG ships Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

10. 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 • Regional Class fleet is ageing – necessary that national authorities and the EC take steps • 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 co-ordination and costs saving Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

11. 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

12. OFEG celebrating namingRRS James Cook 6 February 2007 Her Royal Highness Prinsess Ann under the approving eye of Prinsess Ann

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

14. Virtual Pool of Major exchangeable Equipment Proposed format WEB pages Web address: http://www.nioz.nl/ofeg Poseidon JHjort Pelagia http://www.nioz.nl/nioz_nl/8f118c90f21310de8f21211ba4e35714.php Jan Mayen

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

16. 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. Next OFEG meeting: 8-9 November 2007, Paris Poseidon Le Suroit JHjort Pelagia Jan Mayen

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