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POC:  Michael Rawson                     LAST UPDATE: 21 April 1997
      Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory               
      Palisades, N.Y.  10964                                               
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                        FINAL SHIP OPERATING SCHEDULE                     
                           R/V MAURICE EWING 1996                          
                             Date: 21 April 1997                      
                                                                           
CRUISE     MAP INDEX/AREA/     P.I./INSTITUTION/      PORTS       DA./AGENCY/
DATES           PURPOSE         PROPOSAL NO.                       (FOR CLEAR)
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01-Jan     SP4, SP7 S.Tasman    Cande,S/SIO/         At Sea        32/NSF/96
           Sea, HS, SCS         OCE94-16989         Lyttleton      (Aust/NZ)
03-Feb                          Coffin, M/UTIG/    Add-on Program  3/NSF/F
                                                                
08-Feb     SP4, New Zealand     Henyey/USC/          Lyttleton     31/NSF/F
14-Mar          Margin MCS,OBS  EAR94-18530          Lyttleton   (N.Zealand) 
(Includes 4 days for Fred Davey with New Zealand funding)           4/NZ/F
                                                                
15-Mar     Maintenance          Maintenance          Lyttleton     9 Days
23-Mar                                               Lyttleton     Maint.  
                                               
24-Mar     SP2, Austral Is      McNutt/MIT/          Lyttleton     53/NSF/F
11-May     MCS,OBS,HS           OCE94-15930          Papeete       (France)
        
16-May     NP11, 12, SP1,2      Transit              Papeete       17 Days
01-Jun     Pacific Transit      4,493 nm             Panama          
                                                                
02-Jun     Transit Panama Canal Transit  Panama          
03-Jun                          and Fuel Call        Panama        2 Days 
                                                                
04-Jun     NP11, 12, SP1,2      Transit              Panama        7 Days
08-Jun     Pacific Transit      1,200nm              San Juan            
                                                                    
           (Install HMR-1 Gear)               
15-Jun     NA9  Puerto Rico     Grindlay/UPR/        San Juan     26/NSF/F
07-Jul     Trench:  HMR-1,SCS   OCE94-17393          San Juan      None  
        
11-Jul     NA10, MAR            Tucholke/WHOI/       San Juan      42/NSF/F
17-Aug     HMR-1, HS            OCE95-21062          St. Johns        None
             (Remove HMR-1 Gear)                        

24-Aug     NA1,4 SE Greenland   Holbrook/WHOI/       St. Johns     52/NSF/F
07-Oct     MCS                  OCE94-9418530        St. Johns   (Ice/Grnlnd)  
                     
                                                     
14-Oct     NA6, 7 MAR at 34-37  Detrick/WHOI/        St. Johns     41/NSF/F
           North, OBS, AG       OCE93-00450                          None
21-Nov     (5 days add-on)      Kent/WHOI/                         5/NSF/F
            MCS                 OCE94-01717          Bermuda   

23-Nov     Transit to Yard, "CHIRP" Test,            Bermuda       3/NSF/F
29-Nov     Maintenance Transit                       Tampa         4/Maint
                                     
OPERATING DAYS 1996:

NSF             311
NEW ZEALAND GS    4
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TOTAL 1996      315