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1. K j Leg 3 Capabilities e Multiple echosounders 12 38 200 kHz with v geist column capabilities operate continuously along track e An MVP with a multi sensor freefall fish takes a cast 4 6 times per hour The sensor package includes a Turner Crude Oil Sensor dissolved oxygen CTD and sound speed sensor e Static cast taken with CTD water samples are taken at depth to ground truth any evidence of oil in the other two sensors s e HAZMAT equipped and trained crevv hour operations on all sensors 24 p MOS DWH Leg 3 MENT v e amp June 15 18 MVP and CTD Baselines working from Galveston east toward the spill site Continuation from unfinished work from Leg 2 e June 19 23 Inshore MVP transects from 20m curve to 100m curve Port Fourchon to Mobile e June 24 27 Targeted acoustic and CTD work in deep water near spill site at direction of Acoustics Group e June 28 July 2 MVP and CTD Baselines working from Mobile to Tampa Coastal Zone CONOPS i TMENT V co e 1300 LNM of MVP and acoustic transects from Port Fourchon to Tampa Bay Casts taken 6 10 per hr approx 1 NM resolution e f Hot Spots are discovered in the fluorescence or DO the area is further developed with MVP water samples taken shoreside component notified immediately Soph cee TIVO vr emet 1
2. From CO Thomas Jefferson mailto CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent Monday June 14 2010 11 03 AM To Tracy K Collier noaa gov Cc jcragan asascience com Eric Johnson Subject Fwd Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist 11 S Tracy We are following protocols and chain of custody protocols from NRDA as provided by the command center in Houma Eric Johnson has volunteered to take over point on finding a coastal oceanographer chemist He is cced on this email Jenna Cragan helped us get set up with sampling protocols and could answer any specific questions Shep Original Message Subject Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Date Mon 14 Jun 2010 11 37 33 0400 From Tracy Collier lt Tracy K Collier noaa gov gt To CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt CC Juli Trtanj lt Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt Mary Erickson 2noaa gov lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Shep Smith 2noaa gov lt Shep Smith noaa gov gt References lt 888D35080D24854A B67E0FE7147601F304BDF2C8A2 Vmail5 1 noaa nems gt lt 4C14D7F0 5060200 noaa gov gt CDR I ve been checking with some folks no silver bullet has come up yet that could be implemented by 1 tomorrow I have one more person to query on the west coast and if I can reach him today I ll let you know if any other options might work I m getting a few questions about the protocol you will be using for the
3. SW OMOMEME RHA RARE 42000 000 40000 100906 120000 140005 1539000 RFS E Figure 4 Comparing linearity of oil in water and dissolved oil in water using Trilogy fluorometer Crude oil dilutions of concentrations from 0 500ppm were used Good linearity was achieved for both data sets r 0 99 Resolution of the lower end can sometimes be difficult because of the inherent noise level of some systems Figure 5 looks at how the Cyclops 7 resolves lower end concentrations of dissolved oil in water and oil emulsions in water As a result of the low signal variation our detection limit is 0 1ppm Crude oil concentrations reported in environmental systems are rarely found at the 0 1ppm level Wilhelm amp Spitz 2003 Oil Emulsions in Water y 23932 6627 isopropyi Extracted Oil ya ssn l Ris 5 057 Dissolved in Water N 3 i i t i 35 Suse 8 3 ii z i 2 H x H H 25i i i 54 be TTE THEE s s N Do oe ae o 0 12 159 z Vous Woke Figure 5 Lower end resolution comparing oil in water and dissolved oil in water Crude oil dilutions were used to establish linear responses for low concentrations r 0 99 Reference A G Ryder P lwanski and L Montanari Fluorescence emission from petroleum a valuable information source for petroleum analysis Tpoint in house journal for EniTecnologie 2 June 9 14 2004 R Karpicz A Dementjev V Gulbinas Z
4. ed ar OS CS e Hypothesis developed for acoustic signature of anomalous water mass near site e MVP work shown to be effective way to take casts over large areas quickly Baseline CTD transects in Western Gulf half complete Coast Survey projects in Galveston and Texas Fairways need two days of work to square off BEIM Outline Status after Leg 2 Proposed Timeline and Activity TJ Capabilities e Science Party e Project Objectives e Gap Analysis 0102 8 eunf jesodoug e 5 99 0053 02110 60 sewoyL dius VVON e Still have a gap in knowledge of coastal processes and historic data e We want to ensure our efforts are well coordinated with others especially at the wellhead e We need to have a contingency plan for reporting any results indicating anomalous water masses in the coastal zone to researchers and perhaps responders 9 Additional Work Planned G MENT ge S e Air Sampling for Dr James Meagher NOAA Boulder OSHA air quality expert embark Pascagoula 6 21 e Both on a not to interfere basis momen s Gg DWH Sampling b com e Proposed to fill in gaps in sampling to the North and East of site at 3 6 NM ranges At 8 10 casts per day estimate at 2 days e Questions Is this still a priority Are there newer or other planned samples covering this area e Leaves
5. If sufficient oil remains to be a safety concern use an EPA Regional Response Team approved surface washing agents to remove the oil o PES 51 Practical Environmental Solutions o Follow label instructions for mixing o Spray the cleaning agent on a pad or mop and scrub the oily deck o Use a clean pad or mop to remove as much oil and cleaning agent as possible o Spray off the deck o Collect and store as much of the surface washing agent and oily water mixture as possible for shoreside disposal 3 2 7 Full Vessel A Do notclean hull prior to departure from contaminated areas B Before returning to port follow the Vessel Decontamination Plan as required by the Unified Command C Contact VTS for intended port destination to request nearest vessel decon station and the process to follow 3 3 When waste storage reaches capacity ship is required to come ashore and properly discharge the waste before returning to operations 4 RECORDS AND REPORTS 4 1 Reporting to NRC amp EPA Report oil or sheen on water caused by rinsing equipment that is contaminated with Deepwater Horizon effluent Complete NPDES corrective action assessment for discharges associated with Deepwater Horizon contamination if they occur within 3nm of shore 4 2 Keep records of practices and lessons learned for future discussion and procedure improvement 4 3 Maintain cost documentation for all activities associated with the decontamination of individuals gear and the
6. gt It works out better for us logistically read more efficient more gt useful work done to work the coast as far as Pascagoula then the gt wellhead then work the coast working east from Pascagoula gt Reorganizing this plan to go directly to the wellhead will effectively gt knock a half day to a day off our productive work gt Before we came in last week and before we wrote up our trip report it gt was the consensus of the acoustics group that they needed a week to gt digest the data we have to date test our hypotheses against the gt Gunter data and come up with a new test plan before it would be gt appropriate to send us back on site I haven t heard that this has gt been done yet gt gt It sounds like the premise of your plan is that gt gt 1 The TJ can locate anomalous water masses acoustically While we gt have suggested this may be possible in some circumstances we do 3 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt g
7. KE ez E AYA HEFA 13 P LEE J 5 11 0 MIN SAT MAL IN DV uer FFA A Jo Vis 2 atur PR 1d 00 181900 Jo Badly p sodolk dAIN MVP Exploratory Transect colored by max fluorescence below 20m ve c pvi i MVP cyclops 182 060810 1936 28 6436 90 3131 MVP cyclops 103 060710 0923 29 T T MVP cyclops 104 060710 0943 29 p 160 1 raw data i 180 ec irt siz isa b h ee er arcs I 80 100 120 140 200 n 1 1 1 50 m 400 220 240 Cyclops ail sensor counts 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Cyclops oil sensor counts Cyclops oll sensor counts A MVP Examples i MVP oyclops 94 060610 0818 28 7412 88 4496 20 40 H 60 c 80 Depth m T Depth m 1206 raw data mean raw data mean 140 qr 140 nes a i 160 27 l s LE 4 100 l T 180 i i 7 i 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Cyclops oil sensor counts 200 i 126 1 1 ze 200 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Cyclops oil sensor counts Baseline in Area with Surface Oil Anomalous Readings off Mobile AL oi o 1 Status After Leg 2
8. 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Thu 10 Jun 2010 10 17 46 0400 To mary erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt To mary erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt CC Mike Aslaksen lt Mike Aslaksen noaa gov gt Hi Mary and Mike I hope you have heard through other channels on this by now but just to be safe the decision was made yesterday to re deploy the TJ to continue the mission in support of DWH When I talked to Steve yesterday afternoon he was in the process of figuring out how to get the vessel properly equipped for water sampling Thanks for sending forward the proposal it is great that you are willing and able though I know at some cost to keep the TJ on DWH science for a bit longer By the way my mobile is 301 651 4889 and the number you have below is correct for work number but the phones get a bit squirrely at times too many phones too few lines and we all end up with each other s messages occasionally BB is the best way to reach me Also I am on leave tomorrow and out of town and hopefully off line for a day I m speaking at a conference o
9. Juli Any ideas for this Mary From Shep Smith lt shep smith noaa gov gt To NOAA All LCDPers lt noaa all lIcdpers noaa gov gt Sent Fri Jun 11 15 54 58 2010 Subject Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist LCDP What a crowd Thanks for all the good suggestions We have a CTD rosette We have a couple of leads on a coastal chemist but no deal yet A NOAA person would be ideal I would think NCCOS and OAR would have a few Best Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Tracy K Collier Ph D Science Advisor Oceans and Human Health Initiative NOAA 1315 East West Highway SSMC3 10353 Silver Spring MD 20910 p 206 780 1931 m 206 369 2779 tracy k collier noaa gov RY Tracy K Collier Ph D Science Advisor Oceans and Human Health Initiative NOAA 1315 East West Highway SSMC3 10353 Silver Spring MD 20910 p 206 780 1931 m 206 369 2779 tracy k collier noaa gov CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Tracy K Collier Ph D Science Advisor
10. Tracy K Collier amp noaa gov lt Tracy K Collier noaa gov gt Cc Mary Erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt juli trtanj noaa gov lt Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt shep smith noaa gov lt Shep Smith noaa gov gt Sent Sat Jun 12 14 15 36 2010 Subject Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Hi Tracy We have teflon lined Niskin bottles appropriate bottles and water sampling procedures as well as chain of custody procedures The hole I see is in our onboard expertise in interpretation of fluorescence dissolved oxygen salinity temperature and turbidity within the coastal zone We need onboard expertise to be able to do preliminary analyses to guide our hour by hour adaptive mission planning Essentially we are looking for markers for submerged oil in the coastal zone and want to reduce the numbers of other coastal phenomena that might confound our iterpretations If there is such a think as a field test for PAH that might be really helpful in sorting out false positives right away as well The official results will be from the lab Best regards Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Mary Erickson wrote Yes believe they have the bottles but are looking for a chemist if you have specific questions feel free to contact CDR Shep Smith CO of the Thomas Jefferson Mary From Tracy Collier lt Tracy K Col
11. gt effectively knock a half day to a day off our productive work Before we came in last week and before we wrote up our trip report it was the consensus of the acoustics group that they needed a week to digest the data we have to date test our hypotheses against the Gunter data and come up with a new test plan before it would be appropriate to send us back on site 1 haven t heard that this has been done yet gt gt lt It sounds like the premise of your plan is that gt gt gt gt gt gt 1 The TJ can locate anomalous water masses acoustically While we gt gt gt have suggested this may be possible in some circumstances we do gt gt gt not wish to advertise it as a proven capability without additional study gt gt gt 2 The submerged oil is dynamic and disaggregated not a continuous gt gt gt stream of oil lt gt gt gt While we proposed both of these with appropriate levels of gt gt gt uncertainty in our report it may be premature to base the entire gt gt gt time at the wellhead on them However with concurrence from Murawski that we should rearrange our plan and reduce or eliminate any work in the NE sector I would be pleased to head that way immediately lt lt lt gt gt gt Shep gt gt lt gt gt gt CDR Shepard Smith NOAA gt gt gt Commanding Officer gt gt gt NOAA
12. 2 days to continue acoustic work on deep anomalies if this is still important Need specific information on recent hot spots e Alternative is to increase scope of coastal work t g HAAG punoae sois ojduieg dir Sa F 1 Coastal Zone CONOPS e 1300 LNM of MVP and acoustic transects from Port Fourchon to Tampa Bay Casts taken 6 10 per hr approx 1 NM resolution e f Hot Spots are discovered in the fluorescence or DO the area is further developed with MVP water samples taken shoreside component notified immediately zb wey Jeep 2 2294 ACT Tu py Bal 2 4 m s 4 1 44 VE 0 7 AFA HEE 13 a ann birl fei 12 4 DAL YY 4 ASC pp iq 0 919060 jo 9910 p sodold i Timeline TJ DWH Leg 3 A June 15 18 MVP and CTD Baselines working from Galveston east toward the spill site Continuation from unfinished work from Leg 2 June 19 21 Inshore MVP transects from 20m curve to 50 or 100m curve Port Fourchon to Pascagoula June 21 25 Targeted acoustic and CTD work in deep water near spill site at direction of Acoustics Group June 25 July 2 MVP and CTD Baselines working from Mobile to Tampa Alongside Pascagoula for water and sample transfer 6 21 and 6 27 transfers at sea 6 18 6 24 6 30 NES 44 N
13. Action Levels A B TAL for CO H2S VOC LEL and benzene appear in a table at the end of this procedure Implement listed actions when measurements exceed levels for specified duration of time 3 1 5 Air Quality Below Deck A B C Install activated charcoal filters on air intakes as necessary Change filters weekly or as needed according to air monitor results Record and provide charcoal filter performance and filter change out schedule with other vessels and MEB 3 1 6 Personal Protective Equipment PPE A Respiratory Protection Vessels should not be in a situation conducting operations where continuous respiration use is required Continuous respirator use shall only be in the event the ship is taking action to seek fresh air Page 3 of 8 Procedure 1110 01 Personnel directly involved with decontamination activities may wear respirators as added protection Air quality shall be closely monitored and exposure times limited All respirators shall be equipped with Organic Vapor OV cartridges Cartridges shall be replaced as required by the manufacturer All personnel aboard NOAA ships must have medical clearance to wear a respirator All personnel aboard NOAA ships must have current respirator fit test All personnel aboard NOAA ships are required to shave their face where the respirator makes a seal against the face B Other PPE For any action levels triggering the use of half face respirators non vented goggles are
14. Additional Equipment required for functional tests DC Power Supply 3 15 VDC gt 100 mA Multi meter to read 0 5 VDC Note Supply voltages greater than 15 VDC will result in damage to the sensor Supply Ground D VDC Black Cormectiom Red Signal Output 64 White CYCLOPS 7 18 Fluorometer Ground Green X10 Gam Blue X100 Gain Brown Figure 1 CICA OFS 7 connections f nctional n for Functional Check With the CYCLOPS 7 connected as shown in Figure 1 answer questions 1 3 by making the following functional tests 1 Is the LED on Hold a piece of white paper about 72 an inch in front of the optical head to ensure the LED is on Note cannot perform this test for Turbidity sensors because they use R which is not visible 2 Is there voltage output The multi meter should be reading some voltage gt 0 VDC 3 Does the voltage output change Move the light source close to your hand or a surface and ensure the voltage output increases If you are uncertain of which gain setting to use you can take readings of a representative sample of water in the laboratory and determine which gain is the most appropriate Customers wanting to dynamically change the gain ranges to achieve the optimum operating range should refer to Method 2 Dynamic Gain Control in Appendix E on how to interface with a Data Collection System with programmable outputs 2 1 3 A
15. Joint Information Center at Houma Incident gt Command Center gt gt I would suggest just informing them that you are going to have a reporter aboard These are the phone numbers 985 902 5231 985 902 5240 LCDR Richard Sanders U S Coast Guard 985 772 4469 vV V VV V V V V V Debora R Barr 0299 D P M A MR From Eric M Johnson Eric Johnson noaa gov Sent Friday June 18 2010 10 31 AM To CO Thomas Jefferson Subject RE Fwd Fwd Fwd Fwd Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Please note that there is more than one Eric Johnson in NOAA with similar email addresses Your email may have been intended for eric t johnson noaa gov Please make the necessary corrections prior to resending Sincerely Eric Johnson NEXRAD RF 816 823 1057 ext 241 National Weather Service National Reconditioning Center Kansas City MO Sent Monday June 14 2010 11 05 To Eric Johnson Subject Fwd Fwd Fwd Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Original Message Subject Fwd Fwd Fwd Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Date Mon 14 Jun 2010 10 40 37 0500 From Gunnar Lauenstein lt Gunnar Lauenstein noaa gov gt To Shep Smith lt Shep Smith noaa gov gt CC Dennis Apeti noaa gov Andrew Mason lt Andrew Mason
16. Oceans and Human Health Initiative NOAA 1315 East West Highway SSMC3 10353 Silver Spring MD 20910 p 206 780 1931 m 206 369 2779 tracy k collier noaa gov Gg Leg 3 Objectives e Close out open Coast Survey projects in Western Gulf e Establish baseline water chemistry in Westem Gulf 50m 1200m 50 mile transects e Develop concept of operations for use of the MVP for widespread submerged oil detection and mapping in coastal zone Collect additional acoustic and CTD data around the dynamic disaggregated clouds of dispersed oil as requested by the acoustic d group na Science Party S oem ov z e CDR Shepard Smith CO Chief Scientist e LT Sam Greenaway data integration visualization adaptive mission planning e Dr Alex DeRobertis bioacoustics LT Mark Blankenship Operations Officer TJ e CST Dan Wright Chief Survey Tech TJ e TBD as necessary CTD ops e ENS Jasmine Cousins Lead for water sampling BD EPA Chain of Custody e LT Liz Crapo Communications Why this combination 2 r ot CS D e Efficient Ship can steam at 9 kts while collecting both sonar and in situ measurements can cover up to 200 LNM per day e Rigorous Water samples ground truth the Turner Crude C S sensor which ground truths the sonar e High resolution The sonar is continuous along track which may permit detection of the edges of submerged masses
17. Reply To chad smith g darkwatermarine com Organization Darkwater Marine Services To CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt CC xo thomas jefferson lt xO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Eric W Berkowitz Eric W Berkowitz g noaa gov Steve Muravvski 2noaa gov lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt larry mayer unh edu lt larry mayer unh edu gt Tom Weber lt weber ccom unh edu gt Samuel Greenaway lt Samuel Greenaway noaa gov gt Eileen Graham lt EGraham asascience com gt Eric W Berkowitz noaa gov References lt 4C17FDE2 2050801 darkwatermarine com gt lt 4C180D44 3030709 noaa gov gt Jim Payne Please weigh in on a brief sumation of your desired joint operations with the Thomas Jefferson also please read the e mail from Captain Shep Smith the TJ s Captain Chad On 6 15 2010 6 31 PM CO Thomas Jefferson wrote Chad et al Currently we have four days allocated for the area around the wellhead in a leg focused on oil in the coastal zone Steve Murawski has asked us to sample extensively on the E NE N and NW sides of the wellhead in order to get more samples in areas where there has been less sampling This will take much of the time we have allocated If the Houma Subsurface Monitoring Group wishes us to do something different with these 4 days or to schedule them earlier I need to have a detailed plan that I can compare with Murawski s priorities and open a discussion
18. Ship Thomas Jefferson Jim Payne Please weigh in on a brief sumation of your desired joint operations with the Thomas Jefferson also please read the e mail from Captain gt gt 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 lt lt gt lt lt lt gt gt lt gt gt gt Chad Smith wrote gt gt gt gt Hi Shep lt lt lt lt gt gt gt gt Has anyone talked to you about rendezvous with the NRDA chartered gt gt gt gt boat Jack Fitz to run some acoustics over their water sample station gt gt If you were inclined this would happen fri sat or sun at the convenience of the TJ The goat is to give a cross section of both sample lab analysis and acoustic data gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Chad gt gt gt gt gt lt lt gt gt gt gt gt Chad Smith gt gt Vessel Operations Chief gt gt NOAA NRDA Subsurface Monitoring Unit Deepwater Horizon Incident gt gt Command Houma LA gt gt 617 999 4163 gt gt www darkwatermarine com gt gt gt gt CDR Shepard Smith NOAA gt gt Commanding Officer gt gt NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson gt gt 439 West York St gt gt Norfolk VA 23510 gt gt 757 647 0187 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Y V V V VV V V Samuel P Walker PhD Senior Technical Data Manag
19. acoustic transects from Port Fourchon to Tampa Bay Casts taken 6 10 per hr approx 1 NM resolution e f Hot Spots are discovered in the fluorescence or DO the area is further developed with MVP water samples taken shoreside component notified immediately vete Timeline TJ DWH Leg 3 2 Days Square off Coast Survey work in Western Gulf of Mexico 4 days MVP and CTD Baselines working from Galveston east toward the spill site Continuation from unfinished work from Leg 2 5 days Inshore MVP transects from 20m curve to 100m curve Port Fourchon to Mobile 3days Targeted acoustic and CTD work near spill site at direction of Acoustics Group 4 days MVP and CTD Baselines working from Mobile to Key West Multiple echosounders 12 38 200 kHz with water column capabilities operate continuously along track An MVP with a multi sensor freefall fish takes ac 4 6 times per hour The sensor package includes a Turner Crude Oil Sensor dissolved oxygen CTD and sound speed sensor MS Static cast taken with CTD water samples ire aken at depth to ground truth any evidence of oil in other two sensors ex HAZMAT equipped and trained crew 24 hour operations on all sensors Why this combination o Efficient M x Ship can steam at 9 kts while collecting both sonar and in situ measurements can cover up to 200 L VM per day 3 Figorous
20. by hour adaptive mission planning Essentially we are looking for markers for submerged oil in the coastal zone and want to reduce the numbers of other coastal phenomena that might confound our iterpretations If there is such a think as a field test for PAH that might be really helpful in sorting out false positives right away as well The official results will be from the lab Best regards Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Mary Erickson wrote Yes believe they have the bottles but are looking for a chemist If you have specific questions feel free to contact CDR Shep Smith CO of the Thomas Jefferson Mary ame raro RIT MAM OMNES aD REEDED SIS ARATE 1 From Tracy Collier lt Tracy K Collier noaa gov gt To Mary Erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Cc juli trtanj noaa gov lt Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt Sent Sat Jun 12 11 52 58 2010 Subject Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist I assume you re looking for analyses for oil derived compounds PAHs in water samples and is the interest in doing on board analyses in order to get near real time information during the cruise A major consideration if that s the intent is to have the right type of niskin bottle for the rosette or at least the right lining Teflon is often used for chemical contaminants If I have a little more background I ma
21. continue the mission in support of DWH When I talked to Steve yesterday afternoon he was in the process of figuring out how to get the vessel properly equipped for water sampling Thanks for sending forward the proposal it is great that you are willing and able though I know at some cost to keep the TJ on DWH Science for a bit longer By the way my mobile is 301 651 4889 and the number you have below is correct for work number but the phones get a bit squirrely at times too many phones too few lines and we all end up with each other s messages occasionally BB is the best way to reach me Also I am on leave tomorrow and out of town and hopefully off line for a day I m speaking at a conference over the weekend so just trading the off day If something comes up in my absence would you please be so kind as to call me I ve got your numbers now too Thanks for all the info you send my way too it is very helpful best Juli mary erickson wrote Juli You were cc d on the proposal for the TJ extension of their mission in support of DHW this morning email from Capt Gerd Glang I understand that there is a science meeting today at 5 30pm and this item is on the agenda I have attached the ppt proposal again for your review I wanted you to know that OCS we are the program whose mission is interrupted by the TJ work is in full support of this project I tried to call you but I m not sure if the NOAA Locator number is cor
22. filters on the inlet side further help the filtering process Filters may be obtained from MEB 3 2 Decontamination Activity 3 2 1 Training Requirement for NOAA shipboard personnel associated with the Deepwater Horizon scientific sampling missions OSHA document Training Marine Oil Response Workers under HAZWOPER Standards establishes requirements for training levels associated with oil spill response including NOAA shipboard personnel working in immediate proximity to oil tainted waters and having direct contact with oil coated nets lines cables and equipment used in scientific mission sampling Based on ship schedules and available training at a minimum all personnel in the Deck and Survey Departments Mates and NOAA Commissioned Officers shall have the 24 hr HAZWOPER training Those personnel working on NOAA ships working outside the Uncertainty Boundary shall at a minimum have 1 person with 24 hr HAZWOPER training 3 2 2 Setting Up Decontamination Zone A B C The CO shail ensure that personnel tasks with Decon activities are training in Hazmat procedures Establish a perimeter and restrict access to the area Limit the area on the ship where oiled gear is brought aboard or stored use the Decontamination Zone if possible Page 4 of 8 3 2 3 3 24 3 2 5 3 2 6 Procedure 1110 01 D Arrange three totes or kiddy pools to contain soapy water rinse water and absorbent pads drying station E If gear is too large to fit
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24. is taking another look at the need for EPA on board the TJ I will try to have that answer for you this evening I apologize for not having the answer at this time but thank you very much for inquiring Brandi Sent by EPA Wireless E Mail Services Original Message From xo thomas jefferson XO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent 06 13 2010 09 41 AM AST To Brandi Todd Subject EPA rep for TJ June 15 Cruise Hi Brandi We were informed that we needed to have an EPA rep on board for this next trip that will go from June 15 July 02 We haven t heard anything since Friday of course it s the weekend I thought I would check with you to see if you might have any more info We just want to make sure that whoever it is has a TB test done in time Also knowing the gender would help too We enjoyed having Mark with us Thx LT Denise Gruccio Debora R Barr From Eric M Johnson Eric Johnson noaa gov Sent Friday June 18 2010 10 31 AM To CO Thomas Jefferson Subject RE Fwd Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Please note that there is more than one Eric Johnson in NOAA with similar email addresses Your email may have been intended for eric t johnson noaa gov Please make the necessary corrections prior to resending Sincerely Eric Johnson NEXRAD RF 816 823 1057 ext 241 National Weather Service National Reconditioning Center Kansas City MO 5
25. sample collection and preparation storage for subsequent detailed analysis do you know who prepared that for your cruise ops plan Tracy On Jun 13 2010 at 9 06 AM CO Thomas Jefferson wrote Hi Julie We don t have any on board testing capability I hope but don t know that the laboratory work would turn up the presence of dispersants in the samples we send in We are planning to get underway on Tuesday AM Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Juli Trtanj wrote Thanks for this information When are you deploying And are you planning to test for dispersants in the water samples Juli From CO Thomas Jefferson CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov7 To Tracy K Collier amp noaa gov lt Tracy K Collier noaa gov gt Cc Mary Erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt juli trtanjgnoaa gov Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt shep smith noaa gov lt Shep Smith noaa gov gt Sent Sat Jun 12 14 15 36 2010 Subject Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Hi Tracy We have teflon lined Niskin bottles appropriate bottles and water sampling procedures as well as chain of custody procedures The hole I see is in our onboard expertise in interpretation of fluorescence dissolved oxygen salinity temperature and turbidity within the coastal zone We need onboard expertise to be able to do preliminary analyses to guide our hour
26. week The ship arrives in Galveston this weekend and must de mob all the borrowed scientists and gear Scheduled departure from Galveston is 6 14 Attached is CDR Smith s outline of what could be possible and what science gaps might need to be filled for DWH science mission beginning next week Either way it seems appropriate to let Shep know directly Cheers G2 Captain Gerd Glang NOAA Commerce amp Transportation Goal Team Lead Office of Coast Survey 301 713 2780 x133 Original Message Subject TJ Leg 3 Proposal pptx Date Tue 08 Jun 2010 22 15 54 0500 From CO Thomas Jefferson CO Thomas JeffersonGnoaa gov To gerd glang lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Forgot the gap analysis in the last one Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Gerd Glang NOAA Commerce amp Transportation Goal Team Lead Office of Coast Survey 301 713 2780 x133 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 V V V V V V V V V V V V V LCDR Keith W Roberts NOAA Chief East and Gulf Coast Operations NOAA Marine Operations Center Atlantic office 757 441 6842 cell 757 510 6583 email ChiefOps MOA noaa gov Debora R Barr From CO Thomas Jefferson CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent Friday June 18 201
27. within Decon stations establish a larger Decontamination Decon Area prior to bringing gear aboard At minimum block scuppers and drains with oil absorbent material surround perimeter with absorbent booms oil containment socks and lay down a layer of plastic on the deck Performing Decontamination A Contaminated gear boots gloves suits brushes shall be removed in the Decon zone and disposed of in designated containers Individuals shall be cleaned in the Decon Zone Gear and individuals will not leave the Decon Zone until cleaned except in an emergency B Decon crews shall wear appropriate PPE while cleaning gear and individuals Decon Team shali don the following PPE rubber gloves goggles or faceshield Tyvek suits dust mask e Respirators are not required but may be worn as additional protection Remove contact lenses from eyes and all jewelry prior to engaging in Decon activities C Clean equipment in a manner appropriate for that equipment D Properly store all waste generated by the Decon in a secure location label as oily materials NOT HAZMAT hold for onshore disposal using approved waste management practices Decon Rinse Water A Soapy oil water mixture must be stored aboard for onshore disposal B Rinse water with no soap can be processed through the oily water separator Gear A When hauling gear visually inspect for contamination tar balls crude oil other oily signs B Guidance for nets Contaminating a n
28. 0 1 58 PM To Steve Murawski noaa gov John Lowell Samuel Walker co moc atlantic noaa gov Robert Haddad noaa gov William Conner Eric W Berkowitz Robert Pavia gerd glang Subject Re TJ Weekly progress and tasking review Attachments TJ Leg 3 Progress6 18 pptx TJ Leg 3 Proposal pptx I have attached a quick progress ppt and the the original plan ppt for your reference in this afternoon s call Call in number 866 953 9438 passcode 5324058 Talk soon Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 CO Thomas Jefferson wrote VN Vv OV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gents While we have really just gotten started on this new leg I think it would be smart to build in some structure to reconfirm or modify our plans as we go based on our progress and findings or on changing circumstances in the response or assessment efforts of others 1 want to ensure that TJ is tasked with the most timely and important work for which she is capable throughout the leg 1 also want to ensure there is no confusion about our plans and that if there is a difference of opinion as to priority that we can adjust the plan accordingly I would like to suggest we do this on each of the next two Fridays addressing the work of the coming week I know you are all very busy so I don t want to take up much of your time 1 will write up a short pro
29. 2 4394 Debora R Barr C e sc En D X o From Wendy Bradfield Smith Wendy Bradfield Smith noaa gov Sent Wednesday June 16 2010 10 54 AM To James M Crocker Kyle Ward Cc ChiefOps MOA OMAO MOA CO Thomas Jefferson OpsMgr MOA Subject Re TJ Follow on Mission Please ignore previous email on this subj Good morning all After phoning CDR Crocker and getting his voice mail notification I phoned Kyle Ward in OCS HSD and got the final signed version of the cruise instructions Now in processing for CAPT Devany s signature v r Wendy 757 441 6172 On 6 16 2010 Wendy Bradfield Smith wrote Good morning CDR Crocker and CDR Smith I ve got the draft project instruction for Western Sentry Leg 2 for processing LCDR Roberts and LTJG Emmons are both out of the office on other assignments Just one request and we can get this to TJ as a final Under VII Miscellaneous B Medican Forms and Emergency Contacts we should delete the contact information for MOC Pacific CDR Crocker can you do this and send me a final version signed by your office I don t see much point changing dates now but I ll gladly go with whatever dates you wish Thanks in advance Wendy 757 441 6172 On 6 11 2010 at 11 33 AM ChiefOps MOA wrote Wendy pls process ASAP and get CO MOC signature Original Message Subject Fw Fwd Re Fwd Re TJ Follow on Missio
30. 5 volts Appendix E Controlling the Gain of CYCLOPS 7 The operating range can either be set to one of the 3 available ranges which will be referred to as Static Gain Control or it can be dynamically changed to achieve the optimum operating range referred to below as Dynamic Gain Control The first approach is applicable to using the CYCLOPS 7 as a stand alone sensor The second approach is applicable to when the CYCLOPS 7 is integrated into a system with control capability Both methods are implemented by grounding driving Low the appropriate gain control pin The X10 and X100 gain control pins are normally in a High state if they are not connected to anything This means the CYCLOPS 7 default is the X1 gain largest concentration range mode The CYCLOPS 7 can be put into higher gain lower concentration range modes by connecting either the X10 or X100 pin but not both at the same time to ground Method 1 Static Gain Control Connect the X10 or X100 pin to the analog ground pin of the CYCLOPS 7 pigtail connector See the Gain Switching Table in Appendix B to determine the required configuration for desired gain measurement range See Appendix C for Pigtail Cable and Connector information Also see Setting the Gain section 2 1 for more information on Static Gain Control Method 2 Dynamic Gain Control If you have a Data Collection System DCS that has programmable outputs you can use them to control the CYCLOPS 7 ga
31. AA NRDA Subsurface Monitoring Unit Deepwater Horizon Incident Command Houma LA 617 999 4163 www darkwatermarine com CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 gt gt 22 22 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Debora R Barr From Samuel Walker Sam Walker noaa gov Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 8 27 PM To CO Thomas Jefferson Cc Glen Rice Steve Murawski Shelby Walker eric w berkowitz Subject Re Fwd Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap CDR I just spoke with Steve Murawski Please proceed with current mission plan Option 1 below I will sort things out with NRDA tomorrow when I am in Houma There is a lot of anticipation in establishing complementary cruises but even if you came straightaway there would only be 1 day of overlap with Fitz We ll take on task of identifying another support vessel that can assist in the wellhead vicinity so the TJ can focus on acoustics once there Glen I know this poses a kink for our growing relationship with NRDA But I ll take responsibility for this one We are very close to finally pulling this sort of thing off so we missed this opportunity I ll smooth things out tomorrow Thanks for your efforts in setting this up we can help provide som
32. AX CF Op UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE Office of Coast Survey Draft Project Instructions Date Submitted June 14 2010 Platform NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Cruise Number TJ 10 06 Project Title S K919 TJ 10 Western Sentry Leg 2 Cruise Dates June 14 July 2 2010 Prepared by Dated Commander James M Crocker NOAA Chief Operations Branch Hydrographic Surveys Division Jeffrey Ferguson l am approving this SEE 7 document 2010 06 15 06 55 19 04 00 Dated Approved by Teffrey Ferguson Chief Hydrographic Surveys Division Office of Coast Survey Approved by Dated Captain Michael S Devany NOAA Commanding Officer Marine Operations Center Atlantic Cruise Overview A Cruise Period This project is scheduled to begin on or about 14 June 2010 and end on 02 July 2010 B Operating Area include optional map figure showing op area The project area is located in the coast waters of the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana to Florida A map of the area can be found with the detailed project instructions appended to these instructions C Summary of Objectives One of the key science questions following the Deepwater Horizon well failure is the distribution and migration of oil plumes submerged at depth Knowledge of the extent and density of subsurface oil plumes and their movement can support NOAA s response effort
33. Best Regards Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Tracy Collier wrote Folks I just received some advice from Dr Joel Baker formerly at CBL UMCES but now at University of Washington and a very good environmental chemist He says that if you can tune your fluorometer to something in the 230 400 320 370 excitation emission range that should help distinguish between PAHs and natural chromophores by wavelength I don t know if you have that capability and if you do you may well have already thought of that He also cautions about having clean equipment so that you don t get crossover contamination again something I m sure you re aware of but depending on what concentrations of subsurface oil you might run into it can be a very hard problem to get around in the field Good luck be safe Tracy On Jun 14 2010 at 12 02 PM CO Thomas Jefferson wrote Tracy We are following protocols and chain of custody protocols from NRDA as provided by the command center in Houma Eric Johnson has volunteered to take over point on finding a coastal oceanographer chemist He is cced on this email Jenna Cragan helped us get set up with sampling protocols and could answer any specific questions Shep Original Message Subject Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Date Mon 14 Jun 2010 11 37 33 0400 From Tracy Co
34. CO Thomas Jeffersonenoaa gov CO Thomas Jeffersonenoaa gov CO MOC Atlanticenoaa gov lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V From Gerd Glangenoaa gov lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt To Philip M Kenul lt Philip M Kenul noaa gov gt Cc mary erickson Mary Ericksonenoaa gov Kathryn Ries Kathryn Riesenoaa gov John Lowell lt John Lowell noaa gov gt MOA CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt CO MOC Atlantic lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt Sent Thu Jun 10 13 02 36 2010 Subject Re Fwd Re TJ Follow on Mission Admiral Per Juli Trtanji email below the outcome of yesterday s 5 30 DWH science telephone call was a go decision to proceed with a plan for redeployment of the TJ This seems to match with what Murawski wrote to Shep as well this morning Does that match with what your understanding is now Cheers G2 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V mary erickson wrote gt gt fyi gt gt d l b em Dei uS eni sre m di ii in n ee pe so gt gt Subject Re TJ Follow on Mission From gt gt Juli Trtanj lt Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt Date 22 22 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 22 22 22 22 22
35. I Miscellaneous B Medican Forms and Emergency Contacts we should delete the contact information for MOC Pacific CDR Crocker can you do this and send me a final version signed by your office I don t see much point changing dates now but I ll gladly go with whatever dates you wish Thanks in advance Wendy 757 441 6172 On 6 11 2010 at 11 33 AM ChiefOps MOA wrote Wendy pls process ASAP and get CO MOC signature Original Message Subject Fw Fwd Re Fwd Re TJ Follow on Mission Date Fri 11 Jun 2010 11 33 51 0400 From CO MOC Atlantic lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt To ChiefOps MOA gnoaa gov lt ChiefOps MOA noaa gov gt Original Message From james m crocker lt james m crocker noaa gov gt To CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt Cc Jeffrey Ferguson lt Jeffrey Ferguson noaa gov gt John Lowell John Lowellenoaa gov gerd glang lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt CO MOC Atlanticenoaa gov lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt Sent Fri Jun 11 11 28 47 2010 Subject Re Fwd Re Fwd Re TJ Follow on Mission Shep Please review the attached PI The final signed version will have your PPT proposal for the leg appended to it Jim CO Thomas Jefferson wrote This sounds like a go see below The proposal attached is the most concrete plan for the leg o s If OCS is willing I would suggest we make up project instructions 1 like last t
36. I think both options have some merit Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Steve Murawski wrote Who at Houma x From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To Steve MurawskiQnoaa gov lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt Shelby Walker lt Shelby Walker noaa gov gt Cc Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Sent Tue Jun 15 19 52 17 2010 Subject Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap Steve or Shelby The Houma folks are really pushing hard to have TJ conduct joint ops with Jack Fitz starting as soon as possible To do this we would have to skip any baselining to the west and reduce or eliminate any sampling to the East and North of the spill Since these were both your requests originally I need your input on the relative priority of these two courses of action We are currently working on the westernmost baseline heading toward FGBNMS Option 1 original plan two days baselining west 4 days coastal 4 days wellhead mostly N and E 8 days coastal working east Option 2 Houma proposal 2 days transit 4 days at wellhead doing joint ops with Jack Fitz 12 days coastal working east Please advise asap Shep Original Message Subject Re Mission Coordination M V Jack Fitz Date Tue 15 Jun 2010 18 38 52 0500 From Chad Smith lt chad smith darkwatermarine com gt
37. Kuprionis S Pakalnis R Westphal R Reuter Laser fluorosensor for oil spot detection Lithuanian Journal of Physics 45 2005 213 218 S Mark WILHELM Peter SPITZ Impact of mercury on crude oil quality World refining 13 11 32 36 Chemical Week Publishing 2003 S 0079 03 07 TURNER DESIGNS CYCLOPS 7 Submersible Sensors User s Manual Version 1 7 July 20 2009 P N 998 2100 TURNER DESIGNS 845 W Maude Ave Sunnyvale CA 94085 Phone 408 749 0994 FAX 408 749 0998 METHOD 2 DYNAMIC GAIN CONTROL c ccccssscsssscessscecsssseseseccesseccsseceverseesseseeseescesssteeeeesseseuaseeees 19 Output type 1 Digital Signals o ede RR rote edens 19 Output type 2 Open Collector Signals sees teens 19 Quiput type 3 Relays t e Renate ebat ied et pen p uman widen ee 19 APPENDIX ONES 20 DATABANK OPTION NM 20 DATABANK USES FOR DIFFERENT SAMPLING PROTOCOLS cscccesccesccssscesscessccccecessecessceseesessesessaees 20 CONNECTING THE CYCLOPS 7 TO TURNER DESIGNS DATABANK 20 Equipment Specified as Electrical and Electronic Waste Smaltimento di apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche da rottamare 1 3 Functional Test To perform a functional check on the CYCLOPS 7 connect the interface colored wires to the power supply and multi meter as shown in Figure 1 below
38. OPS 7 Use a flat head screwdriver to unscrew the locking nut as far as it will go Figure 4 Insert the supplied green l screwdriver through the Adjustment screw m calibration hole in the locking is located under the 5 t h the adjust t locking nut nut to reach the adjustmen Screw To change the signal level using the green screwdriver provided insert the blade through the hole in the locking nut Rotate it until it engages with the adjustment screw that is beneath the locking nut Now the screw can be used to adjust the signal level as necessary Once the desired reading has been obtained the locking nut should be screwed down so that the adjustment screw is held firmly in place Finish by noting the output voltage and gain setting used X1 X10 or X100 in the Value space on the SSS label Note that the response of every solid standard is unique Hence a new correlation must be determined for every sensor For future identification use the ID space on the label as a unique identifier for the SSS 3 0 Turbidity Cyclops 7 Introduction The Turbidity Cyclops 7 measures turbidity using an 850nm light source and detection of scattered light at a 90 degree angle which is similar to many modern day bench top turbidity meters This unit provides a quick and accurate way to determine in situ turbidity eliminating the collection and storage of samples and minimizing the potential error associated with sample handling and p
39. ORA As Leg 3 Objectives e Close out open Coast Survey projects in Western Gulf e Establish baseline water chemistry in Western Gulf 50m 1200m 50 mile transects Develop concept of operations for use of the MVP for widespread submerged oil detection and mapping in coastal zone 7 Collect additional acoustic and CTD data around the dynamic disaggregated clouds of dispersed oil as requested by the acoustic steering group CDR Shepard Smith CO Chief Scientist LT Sam Greenaway data integration visualization adaptive mission planning Dr Dennis Apeti NCCOS coastal chemistry LT Mark Blankenship Operations Officer TJ CST Dan Wright Chief Survey Tech TJ ST Samantha Allen Nancy Foster CTD ops ENS Jasmine Cousins Lead for water sampling Jason Sadler NRDA Chain of Custody LT Liz Crapo Communications Baseline transect working west to east CTDs and MVP Fluorometer e Refined sampling protocols Extended CTD capability to 24 hrs day sustainably Outline e Activity to Date e Science Party e Project Objectives e Plans 6 19 27 OLOZ 8 ssoJDoJd c Do suods H 02 10 60 618118 5300 dius VVON TURNER DESIGNS 845 W Muuse Aye Telugu 409 749 0854 Sunnyzeie CA 356005 Tel Free B77 316 2049 weve turnotdssigns com Fax 408 749 3885 Crude Oil What is crude oil Crude Oil or Petroleum is simply unprocessed oil found deep benea
40. POSITION Director Marine and Aviation Operations Center Chief Fleet Standardization Office RDML Philip M Kenul NOAA NOAA SHIP OPERATIONS NEAR DEEPWATER HORIZON EFFLUENTS 1 PURPOSE 1 1 To provide procedures for decontaminating decks and equipment that has become contaminated with Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Effluents 1 2 This document also provides procedures for reducing exposure to contaminants through safe practices 2 SCOPE 2 1 This document applies to all NOAA vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico and in areas potentially affected from the Deepwater Horizon incident 2 2 This document remains active until directed otherwise by OMAO s Fleet Standardization Office FSO This procedure does not relieve the Commanding Officer from making decisions to ensure the safety of the crew and the vessel 3 PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3 1 Safety and Health During Operations 3 4 1 General A Crude oil is a mixture of a wide variety of chemical substances such as hydrogen sulfide carbon dioxide carbon monoxide benzene lead nitrogen oxides sulfur dioxide and volatile organic compounds In the event of an oil spill many of these substances vaporize and become airborne B Potential exposures to these volatile compounds are through contact with the skin ingestion or breathing the fumes C Potential health effects include headache nausea dizziness shortness of breath fatigue vomiting coughing thro
41. Re TU OMAO PI Western Sentry2 06112010 v1 docx 313 KB Jim note that TJ will be pulling into Key West on July 2nd 1 m betting that they will be full up due to the Key Incident Command standup Check with the ship to see if they need assistance with port arrangements co Debora R Barr From Chad Smith chad smith darkwatermarine com Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 6 26 PM To CO Thomas Jefferson xo thomas jefferson Subject Mission Coordination M V Jack Fitz Hi Shep Has anyone talked to you about rendezvous with the NRDA chartered boat Jack Fitz to run some acoustics over their water sample station If you were inclined this would happen fri sat or sun at the convenience of the TJ The goat is to give a cross section of both sample lab analysis and acoustic data Chad Chad Smith Vessel Operations Chief NOAA NRDA Subsurface Monitoring Unit Deepwater Horizon Incident Command Houma LA 617 999 4163 www darkwatermarine com Debora R Barr ee From CO Thomas Jefferson CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 9 08 PM To daniel wright Cc NMAO MOA OPS Thomas Jefferson Subject MVP Processing Path Dan do you have it working What is next CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION 1110 01 1 0 7 6 18 2010 REVIEW DATE Continuous RESPONSIBLE
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43. V V V V V V V V V mary erickson wrote s fyi so gt gt Soy SPSS SS aS Se SSS Ses SS SS SSR PS SSS RSS ee SS Se Se ees gt gt gt gt Subject gt gt Re TJ Follow on Mission gt gt From gt gt Juli Trtanj lt Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt gt gt Date gt gt Thu 10 Jun 2010 10 17 46 0400 gt gt To gt gt mary erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt gt gt gt gt To gt gt mary erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt gt gt CC gt gt Mike Aslaksen lt Mike Aslaksen noaa gov gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Hi Mary and Mike I hope you have heard through other channels on this by now but just to be safe the decision was made yesterday to re deploy the TJ to
44. VVater samples ground truth the Turner Crude Oil sensor which ground truths the sonar Sie e High resolution he sonar is continuous along track which may permit detection of the edges of submerged ma v Weste rn Gulf Close out open Coast ourvey projects in Gulf 50m 1200m 50 mile transects Develop concept of operations for use of the MVP for widespread submerged oil ion and mapping in coastal zone Collect additional acoustic and CTD data the dynamic disaggregated clouds of dispe oil as requested by the acoustic steering gr Debora R Barr 00 0 5 77 7 7 7 From James C Rowe noaa gov Sent Wednesday June 16 2010 11 18 AM To xo bell shimada Cc CO Thomas Jefferson Dale F Burgin Subject Fwd Re TJ OMAO PI Western Sentry2 06112010 v1 docx Attachments Fwd Re TJ OMAO PI Western Sentry2 06112010 v1 docx 314 KB Mark You were the most recent visitor to Key West Could you share any current P 0 C and relevant info with the TJ to smooth their port plans Please cc me on the response so I can update my info Shep let me know if we can help out with anything Jim Debora R Barr From CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 11 30 PM To James C Rowe Cc MOA CO Thomas Jefferson Subject Fwd Re TJ OMAO PI Western Sentry2 06112010 v1 docx Attachments
45. a gov gt Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Eric W Berkowitz lt Eric W Berkowitz noaa gov gt Steve Murawski noaa gov lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt larry mayer unh edu lt larry mayer unh edu gt Tom Weber lt weber ccom unh edu gt Samuel Greenaway lt Samuel Greenaway noaa gov gt Eileen Graham lt EGraham asascience com gt Eric W Berkowitz noaa gov References x4C17FDE2 20508010darkuatermarine com gt 4C180D44 30307090noaa gov Jim Payne Please weigh in on a brief sumation of your desired joint operations with the Thomas Jefferson also please read the e mail from Captain Shep Smith the TJ s Captain Chad On 6 15 2010 6 31 PM CO Thomas Jefferson wrote Chad et al gt gt Currently we have four days allocated for the area around the gt wellhead in a leg focused on oil in the coastal zone Steve Murawski gt has asked us to sample extensively on the E NE N and NW sides of gt the wellhead in order to get more samples in areas where there has gt been less sampling This will take much of the time we have gt allocated If the Houma Subsurface Monitoring Group wishes us to do gt something different with these 4 days or to schedule them earlier I gt need to have a detailed plan that I can compare with Muravski s gt priorities and open a discussion with him on priority We don t gt currently have such a plan Not fancy just the outline days needed gt where to go what to do
46. actor contacted me and I had e mailed Cmdr Berkowitz after I had emailed you We were going to have to scramble to get someone out to you if he wasn t allowed to board the vessel prior to sailing Chad Sent from my Palm Pre On Jun 14 2010 11 10 PM CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt wrote NOAA requires a negative PPD test for TB for any embarked personnel We plan to ask for a waiver in the AM to sail with him prior to his test results being read 48 hrs He will get the sub q injection in the AM and will be read on Thurs AM In the unlikely event that he screens positive we would probably have to put him ashore I just got a call from Berkowitz as well Why do you ask Did he contact you with concerns Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Chad Smith wrote Whats going on with the NRDA rep 5 Chad gt Debora R Barr From Eric M Johnson Eric Johnson noaa gov Sent Friday June 18 2010 10 25 AM To CO Thomas Jefferson Subject RE Pre Cruise Analysis Requirements Please note that there is more than one Eric Johnson in NOAA with similar email addresses Your email may have been intended for eric t johnson noaa gov Please make the necessary corrections prior to resending Sincerely Eric Johnson NEXRAD RF 816 823 1057 ext 241 National Weather Service Nati
47. and for proper dissemination and archival Pre and Post Cruise Meeting Communications between the Commanding Officers and HSD Operations Branch are established and maintained throughout the planning process the execution and following the project s completion When applicable pre cruise and post cruise meeting will be held as defined below Pre Cruise Meeting Prior to departure the Chief Scientist may conduct a meeting with the Program Office to clarify any outstanding issues on the requirements of the project Post Cruise Meeting Upon completion of the cruise the completed project will normally be discussed via a teleconference or summary e mail Concerns regarding safety efficiency and suggestions for improvements for future cruises should be discussed Results of any discussions will be distributed to all participants by email and to the Commanding Officer and Chief of Operations Marine Operations Center Ship Operation Evaluation Report Because the Commanding Officer is the Chief Scientist for the assigned project a conflict of interest may be presented if the Commanding Officer completes a Ship Operations Evaluation form To handle Ship Operation Evaluation direct communication has been established by OCS and HSD leadership directly with OMAO to communicate ship operations concerns VII Miscellaneous A Meals and Berthing Meals and berthing are required for ship s complement Special dietary requirements for Pr
48. anding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Tracy K Collier Ph D Science Advisor Oceans and Human Health Initiative NOAA 1315 East West Highway SSMC3 10353 Silver Spring MD 20910 p 206 780 1931 m 206 369 2779 tracy k collier noaa qov Tracy K Collier Ph D Science Advisor Oceans and Human Health Initiative NOAA 1315 East West Highway SSMC3 10353 Silver Spring MD 20910 p 206 780 1931 m 206 369 2779 tracy k collier noaa gov CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Debora R Barr From CO Thomas Jefferson CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 8 35 PM To Samuel Walker Cc Glen Rice Steve Murawski Shelby Walker eric w berkowitz Subject Re Fwd Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap Roger that Carrying on CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 43 9 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 75 Sa gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 7 647 0187 muel Walker wrote CDR I just spoke with Steve Murawski Please proceed with current mission plan Option 1 below I will sort things out w
49. ast July 2 Arrive Key West B Staging and De staging The ship will stage in Galveston TX and de stage in Key West FL Additional time may be required for ship and equipment decontamination at the conclusion of this project C Operations to be Conducted Underway Operations The ship will square off Coast survey project in Western Gulf before beginning remaining baseline transects from SW Pass to Galveston The ship will then begin coastal oceanographic transects along the affected coast The ship will operate with multiple echo sounders at different frequencies logging water column data continuously along track If acoustic anomalies are detected in the echo sounder water column records the extent of the anomaly will be investigated by running additional transects and locations will be selected for in situ measurements The ship s Moving Vessel Profiler MVP outfitted with a multi sensor package takes casts four to six times per hour The ship can acquire both sonar and MVP data at over 10kts resulting in over 200 nautical miles per day of transect data that can be acquired The presence of surface oil and submerged oil plumes are to be reported ashore periodically The ship will acquire data in waters approximately 20 200 meters deep along the coasts The deep water work will focus on detecting the movement of oil away from the source 2 Station Operations Periodic direct samples will be taken to confirm the in situ me
50. asurements of the MVP and the sonar observations These sample sites will be chosen in areas with crude oil indicated at depth by the MVP and where the echo sounder indicates an acoustic anomaly is of large enough size to reliably reach with direct sampling methods CTDs and water sampling will be done at least once every 4 hours Once acquired water samples surface or at depth will be handled to meet III protocols as directed by the Unified Command Water samples will be delivered ashore for contracted lab analysis The MVP can be used in depths of up to 100 meters at 10 kts and can be extended to 300 meters if the ship is stationary The ship s sidescan winch was re cabled with 0 322 data cable estimated 1344 meters The ship s oceanographic winch has been re cabled with 2286 meters of 0 25 stainless steel wire rope to facilitate water sampling D Dive Plan Dive operations are not planned to support this project E Applicable Restrictions As per attached project instructions Facilities A Equipment and Capabilities Provided by the Ship itemized 1 Single beam echo sounders operating atl 2kHz 38kHz and 200kHz 2 Multibeam echo sounders operating at 95 kHz and 400 kHz 3 ODIM Brooke Ocean Moving Vessel Profiler 4 Refrigerators for storing water samples qty 2 B Equipment and Capabilities Provided by the Program Office itemized ODIM Brooke Ocean Moving Vessel Profiler sensor package that includes a Turner Cyclops 7 Cr
51. at irritation eye irritation disorientation altered level of consciousness and drowsiness Refer to NOAA Health Services Procedure for Evaluating and Managing Occupational Exposure aboard OMAO vessels operating in the vicinity of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill Located hffps inside omao noaa gov medical index html Occupational Health Biological Monitoring App A D Allrequired Personal Protective Equipment PPE shall be properly utilized at all times during decontamination activities and other times as warranted E Proper hazard identification and risk management processes shall be implemented and involve all personnel F Anyone observing unsafe activities has the authority to stop work that is unsafe Page 2 of 8 Procedure 1110 01 3 1 2 Avoiding Contact A Avoid sampling in highly contaminated zones do not sample if heavy surface oil is visible unless the sampling is required for scientific purposes and can be safely completed Avoid surface oil during transits when possible Work upwind when operating near surface oil if possible Use Take Action Levels TAL at end of document to mitigate airborne exposure when measurements exceed specified levels Consult Office of Response and Restoration website for map updated daily of nearshore and offshore surface oil trajectories http response restoration noaa govitopic subtopic entry php RECORD KEY 628entry subto pic topic 629 entry id subtopic id topic id amp entry id entr
52. d I trust Team Houma will get it all figured out CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Steve Murawski wrote well Brooks McCall was in the bulls eye and you were further out I want them to take charge of the water samples and Have some ideas on extent we will discuss Steve CO Thomas Jefferson wrote All I am not sure what this means Trey Berk We did get out ahead of you on this sorry We ll let you take it from here Shep Subject Fwd Re EPA rep for TJ June 15 Cruise Date Sun 13 Jun 2010 10 58 11 0400 From xo thomas jefferson lt XO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Subject Re EPA rep for TJ June 15 Cruise From Todd Brandi epamail epa gov Date Sun 13 Jun 2010 10 37 59 0400 To xo thomas jefferson lt XO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To Xo thomas jefferson lt XO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt Hi LT Gruccio The need for an EPA passenger depends on the sampling plan that you all will follow on this cruise We have been attempting to staff only boats that follow the same sampling plan as the Brooks McCall I understand that this was not the case for the last TJ cruise and I hear you all will be following the same sampling plan as the last cruise My management
53. e We have a NRDA rep aboard and are following the protocols labeling handling etc to the letter Our work in the coastal areas is specifically to assess the presence of subsurface oil in the coastal zone an issue critical to overall NRDA work The baseline work we are doing enroute east is designed to detect the furthest west extent of any detectable oil also in support of NRDA It is critical that we get logistical support to get our sample ashore within the specified 7 day window Also we do not have scientific refrigeration space enough for full on sampling for 6 days straight If we have to stretch our endurance to 6 days we will have to restrict our sampling density both by reducing the number of stations and the number of bottles at each station These are the pickups we need this leg on the 18th at sea near Port Fourchon on the 21st in port Pascagoula on the 24th at sea near the wellhead on the 27th in port Pascagoula and at sea off Pensacola on the 30th I need to hear by tomorrow early that we have a plan in the works for these or I will need to try to make alternate arrangements on my own I told Chad the same thing on the phone a few minutes ago but I wanted to make you aware of the situation Best Regards Shep CDR Eric W Berkowitz Chief Subsurface Monitoring Unit Unified Incident Command Houma eric w berkowitz noaa gov https www st nmfs noaa gov confluence display OOP Home cell 301 204 2791 713 42
54. e NOAA website at hitp vvvvvv omao noaa gov medical NHSQ Final wi Instructions fill pdf The completed form should be sent to the Regional Director of Health Services at Marine Operations Center The participant can mail fax or scan the form into an email using the contact information below The NHSQ should reach the Health Services Office no later than 4 weeks prior to the cruise to allow time for the participant to obtain and submit additional information that health services might require before clearance to sail can be granted Please contact MOC Health Services with any questions regarding eligibility or completion of the NHSQ Be sure to include proof of tuberculosis TB testing sign and date the form and indicate the ship or ships the participant will be sailing on The participant will receive an email notice when medically cleared to sail if a legible email address is provided on the NHSQ Contact information Regional Director of Health Services Marine Operations Center Atlantic 439 W York Street Norfolk VA 23510 Telephone 757 441 6320 Fax 757 441 3760 E mail MOA Health Services noaa gov Regional Director of Health Services Marine Operations Center Pacific 1801 Fairview Avenue East Seattle WA 98102 Telephone 206 553 8704 Fax 206 553 1112 Email MOP Health Services noaa gov Prior to departure any visitors must provide a listing of emergency contacts to the Executive Officer with the following infor
55. e big picture context for the NRDA folks in why this specific reondevous missed Safe sailing Very best Sam CO Thomas Jefferson wrote gt Original Message Subject Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap Date Tue 15 Jun 2010 20 01 06 0400 From Steve Murawski Steve Muravuski inoaa gov To CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov CO Thomas 2efferson inoaa gov Standing by V V VV VV V v From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To Steve Murawski lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt Sent Tue Jun 15 19 59 38 2010 Subject Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap The Subsea monitoring group crowd Chad Smith Glen Rice Sam Walker gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt etc I heard that Sam Walker may be trying to call you gt gt I think I laid out both sides of it and I think both options have 1 some merit Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Steve Murawski wrote Who at Houma From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To Steve Muravski noaa gov lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt Shelby Walker lt Shelby Walker noaa gov gt Cc Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Sent Tue Jun 15 19 52 17 2010 Subject Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap Steve or Shelby The Hou
56. e is more than one Eric Johnson in NOAA with similar email addresses Your email may have been intended for eric t johnson noaa gov Please make the necessary corrections prior to resending Sincerely Eric Johnson NEXRAD RF 816 823 1057 ext 241 National Weather Service National Reconditioning Center Kansas City MO Original Message From CO Thomas Jefferson mailto CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent Monday 2une 14 2010 3 35 PM To Sanders Richard W LCDR Eric Johnson Cc David L Hall Subject Re Contact information for Joint Information Center at Houma Incident Command Center Eric or Richard There will be a reporter from KPRC TV on TJ in the morning Please pass it on to the Joint Information Center The numbers below go to an auto attendant with no outlet for a person or message I tried going to the one for reporters No answer and the mailbox was not accepting messages I have been scolded repeatedly for not telling the JIC about public contacts If they want more information on this visit or other media outreach efforts please ask them to provide an email address or a phone number that goes to an actual person I would also be pleased to hear from them at the number below Thanks Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Sanders Richard W LCDR wrote CDR Smith gt gt Contact information for
57. ea gt 15 minutes of lower concentration H2S ppm Continuous levels for Evacuate immediate work area to area Carbon monoxide ppm Page 8 of 8 Procedure 1110 01 Debora R Barr From Doug Smith Douglas W Smith noaa gov Sent Friday June 18 2010 11 52 AM To James C Rowe OMAO MOA CO Thomas Jefferson OMAO MOA XO Thomas Jefferson OMAO MOA CO Oregon OMAO MOA XO Oregon Subject PPE in the mail Jim and Commands PPE has been shipped to Pascagoula Each ship should receive the following Goggles 40 pair Over Boots 2S 6M 6L 2XL 16 pairs total respirators 6 S 28 M 6 L plus a few extra M if ships need to switch out sizes replacement filters 8 Personal eye wash 1 case 24 bottles Jim total respirators received should be 12 S 78 M 12 L and 24 replacement cartridges Honestly we hope you won t need any of this but at least you ll be prepared if the need arises If anything else comes up please let us know Thanks Doug Also we are working towards fixed air monitoring stations on board for real time data as well as some additional equipment for water sampling potable being the main concern Debora R Barr lt lt 0 7257 From Eric M Johnson Eric Johnson noaa gov Sent Friday June 18 2010 10 27 AM To CO Thomas Jefferson Subject RE Contact information for Joint Information Center at Houma Incident Command Center Please note that ther
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59. er NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System IOOS Program 1100 Wayne Avenue Suite 1225 Silver Spring MD 20910 301 427 2450 office 301 427 2073 fax 803 807 1189 mobile sam walker noaa gov http ioos gov Debora R Barr 2200020027 95 25 C e From XO Bell Shimada XO Bell Shimada noaa gov Sent Wednesday June 16 2010 2 40 PM To James C Rowe noaa gov Cc CO Thomas Jefferson Dale F Burgin Subject Re Fwd Re TJ OMAO PI Western Sentry2 06112010 v1 docx Attachments DD 1149 Key VVest1 pdf LOGREQ KW 5 1 10b rtf truman annex overhead pdf 1305F801200008 0 JG1 pdf KW fuel CD435 scan pdf Absolutly Tim Denny runs the Navy s Truman Annex which is right next to FKNMS We like it better than the USCG base tdenny seawardservices com cell 305 360 1222 For mail and everything under the sun Karla Mendez and vehicles and any other small boat maintenancey kind of support Wayne Nowocien at the FL Keys Nat l Marine Sanctuary 305 292 0311 These guys are great and make sure you get them some nice shirts or hats and they will bend over backwards for you Treat them well Also go check out there green initiative stuff Impressive I attached our DD1149 LOGREQ and picture It ended up being a lot less though That should get you pretty far I put a lot of this on the wiki might be more info I
60. et is unlikely however procedures are provided as a mitigation measure in the event it occurs For mild contamination rinse net with fire hose as it is recovered confer with scientists to determine if net is too soiled for continued use For moderate to severe contamination the catch may be released in the water be sure to confer with scientists before release log in deck log e Store soiled nets on deck wrapped in tarps or plastic use absorbent pads to capture drips dispose of or clean nets on shore retain cleaning disposal receipts for future replacement e Use non absorbent synthetic material nets when possible e f tar balls or other solid waste is observed visually on deck or in the gear collect store aboard as oily waste and dispose on shore e Report all contamination captured see section 4 4 Effluent Tracking C Guidance for CTDs CTDs are highly sensitive to contamination if at all possible deploy the CTD in clean water f necessary make a window in surface oil using vessel maneuvering prop wash and fire hose wash DO NOT use dispersants or detergent soaps e g Dawn Decks A Minimize deck contamination e Restrict contaminated material and individuals to the decon zone if possible e Workers must decontaminate particularly their feet when leaving Decon Zone B Cleaning oily decks e Use absorbent pads to clean residue on deck dispose of pads with other Decon material Page 5 of 8 Procedure 1110 01
61. forget Enjoy Its hard not to in Key West Mark James C Rowe noaa gov wrote gt Mark gt You were the most recent visitor to Key West Could you share any current and relevant info with the TJ to smooth their port plans Please cc me on the response so I can update my info gt Shep let me know if we can help out with anything gt Jim gt v Subject Fwd Re TJ OMAO PI Western Sentry2 06112010 v1 docx From CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov Date Tue 15 2un 2010 23 29 38 0400 To James C Rowe lt James C Rowe noaa gov gt To James C Rowe lt James C Rowe noaa gov CC Vo VOV VV VV VV M gt MOA CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt gt gt gt Jim note that TJ will be pulling into Key West on July 2nd I m betting that they will be full up due to the Key Incident Command standup Check with the ship to see if they need assistance with port arrangements gt gt CO v v Return path lt Jeffrey Ferguson noaa gov gt Received from mmp1 nems noaa gov 140 90 121 156 by vmail7 nems noaa gov Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2 7 05 built Sep 5 2006 with ESMTP id c0L410011Q0YH9PO200vmai17 nems noaa gov for CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov Tue 15 Jun 2010 06 58 21 0400 EDT Received from 10 60 6 101 by mmp1 nems noaa gov Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2 6 01 built Apr 3 2006 with ESMTPSA id 0L4100KX9YH9TH70 mmp1 nems noaa gov for CO MOC A
62. gress report to be sent out Friday AM to this address list and any others you suggest The report will contain my recommendation for an updated plan for the coming week Sometime in the afternoon we can have a quick 1 2 hr conference call to discuss it and clarify the plan This would be invaluable to me Do you think you could all participate directly or by proxy How about 3 PM Eastern 2 PM Central Thoughts Shep This is our current plan VM June 15 Depart Galveston baseline water sampling and CTD in the vicinity of Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary June 16 Continue baseline work working Northeast toward shallower water just west of Port Fourchon June 17 21 Reconnaissance for submerged oil in the coastal zone moving east along the Delta June 21 Water personnel sample transfer in Pascagoula June 21 25 Wellhead and vicinity June 26 27 Reconnaissance for submerged oil in coastal zone moving east June 27 Water personnel and sample transfer in Pascagoula June 27 July 2 Reconnaissance for submerged oil in coastal zone moving east July 2 Arrive Key West X ub mora tig e Low backscatter 1100 m Follows bathymetry and is not a multiple bottom echo 1027 D 500m 1000m Low backscatter Location 28 42 775 N 88 31 643 W 06 50 GMT 1500m 06 05 10
63. gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt not endorsed the costs nor the mission profile Lets make sure the ship is available but do not take the proposal to UC yet Steve Gerd Glangenoaa gov wrote Hi Charlie Today is the go no go decision point for a follow on DWH project for NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson if the ship is to be prepared for a start next week The ship arrives in Galveston this weekend and must de mob all the borrowed scientists and gear Scheduled departure from Galveston is 6 14 Attached is CDR Smith s outline of what could be possible and what science gaps might need to be filled for DWH science mission beginning next week Either way it seems appropriate to let Shep know directly Cheers G2 Captain Gerd Glang NOAA Commerce amp Tran
64. he support elements operations communications leg science etc for NOAA organization responding to the oil spill led by Kennedy Michael L Aslaksen Jr Chief of Staff Acting NOAA s National Ocean Service Tel 301 713 3074 x148 Mobile 301 801 9024 mary erickson wrote gt Who what is the Science Box here I understand Uhart is on gt leave this week Do we just need to provide Capt Lowell s concurrence gt gt Mary gt gt Steve Murawski wrote gt gt We will want the TJ to do another mission involving water gt gt sampling and acoustics but the SCIENCE Box NOS and OMAO have gt gt not endorsed the costs nor the mission profile Lets make sure the ship is available but do not take the proposal to UC yet gt gt gt gt Steve gt gt gt gt Gerd Glang noaa gov wrote gt gt gt Hi Charlie gt gt gt gt gt gt Today is the go no go decision point for a follow on DWH 4 2225225222 252525252522 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt
65. ime Best Shep V V V V V V Original Message Subiect Re Fwd Re TJ Follov on Mission Date Thu 10 Jun 2010 14 00 11 0400 From Philip M Kenul lt Philip M Kenul noaa gov gt To Gerd Glang noaa gov lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt Philip M Kenulenoaa gov lt Philip M Kenul noaa gov gt CC Mary Erickson noaa gov lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Kathryn RiesGnoaa gov lt Kathryn Ries noaa gov gt John LowellGnoaa gov lt John Lowell noaa gov gt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V From Gerd Glang noaa gov lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt To Philip M Kenul lt Philip M Kenul noaa gov gt Cc mary erickson Mary Ericksonenoaa gov Kathryn Ries lt Kathryn Ries noaa gov gt John Lowell John Lowellenoaa gov MOA CO Thomas Jefferson CO Thomas JeffersonGnoaa gov CO MOC Atlantic lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt Sent Thu Jun 10 13 02 36 2010 Subject Re Fwd Re TJ Follow on Mission Admiral Per Juli Trtanji email below the outcome of yesterday s 5 30 DWH science telephone call was a go decision to proceed with a plan for redeployment of the TJ This seems to match with what Murawski wrote to Shep as well this morning Does that match with what your understanding is now Cheers G2 V V V V V V V V V V
66. in settings Following are three common output types found in DCSs and how to connect them to the CYCLOPS 7 Refer to your DCS manual to determine which is appropriate For those who want technical data the CYCLOPS 7 s X10 and X100 gain control pins are connected internally to the input of a Schmitt trigger inverter part number 74LVC1G14 and a 100K ohm pull up resistor Both use a 5 Volt power supply Output type 1 Digital Signals Logic signals can be used to drive the gain control pins In most cases you can connect the digital signal output of the DCS directly to the CYCLOPS 7 gain control pins To drive them high the voltage should be 3 VDC min 5 VDC max To drive them low the voltage should be 1 VDC max VDC min You may need to connect the CYCLOPS 7 analog ground to the DCS ground Output type 2 Open Collector Signals This type of output is either open or connected to ground Connect the CYCLOPS 7 gain control pins directly to these outputs You may need to connect the CYCLOPS 7 analog ground to the DCS ground Output type 3 Relays Relays act as a controllable switch Connect one end of the relay to the CYCLOPS 7 analog ground Connect the other end of the relay to the CYCLOPS 7 gain control pin 19 Debora R Barr From Chad Smith chad smith darkwatermarine com Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 12 25 AM To CO Thomas Jefferson Subject Re NRDA Thank you for making arrangements to sail with him Shep The contr
67. ion etc will be billed at cost Note Contact Turner Designs before returning instruments or accessories Prior correspondence including an RMA number is required A Toensure that the problem is not a trivial one easily handled in your laboratory with consequent savings to everyone B To specifically determine the nature of the problem so repair can be rapid with particular attention paid to the defect you have noted 6 3 Out of Warranty Service Follow steps for Warranty Service as listed above If our Technical Support department can assist you by phone or correspondence we will be glad to at no charge Repair service will be billed on a fixed price basis plus any applicable duties and or taxes Shipment to Turner Designs should be prepaid Your bill will include return shipment freight charges 13 Appendix A CYCLOPS 7 Specifications 0 025 ug L Chlorophyll a 0 01 ppb Rhodamine WT amp Fluorescein 150 cells mL Cyanobacteria 0 04 NTU Turbidity 0 2 ppb QS CDOM 0 1 ppm Crude Oil in water 0 002 ppb QS Optical Brighteners Minimum Detection Limit Quinine Sulfate Linearity full range 0 99 R 3V Max 360 mW 25V Max 265 mW Input Voltage 3 15 VDC Signal Output 0 5VDC Ambient 0 to 50 C Water Temp 2 to 50 C Light Source Light Emitting Diode Visible Chl RVVT PC PE F UV CDOM Oil OB IR Turbidity Detection Wavelength 300 1 100 nm Le
68. ion of the latest virus definition DAT file on all systems and performance of a virus scan on each system 2 Installation of the latest critical operating system security patches 3 No external public Internet Service Provider ISP connections Completion of these requirements prior to boarding the ship is preferable Non NOAA personnel using the ship s computers or connecting their own computers to the ship s network must complete NOAA s IT Security Awareness Course within 3 days of embarking F Foreign National Guests Access to OMAO Facilities and Platforms N A Foreign Nationals are NOT anticipated to be aboard for project S K919 TJ 10 Western Sentry Project Appendices 1 NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Deepwater Horizon Response Leg 3 Proposal 0102 9 Jjesodoug 691 990 00858 2110 60 0519118 seuiou dius VVON Hypothesis developed for acoustic signature of anomalous water mass near site MVP work shown to be effective way to take casts over large areas quickly Baseline CTD transects in Western Gulf half complete Coast Survey projects in Galveston and Texas Fairways need two days of work to square off ee ipti NUM 5 3 1397177 yp 4029704 aye HAS FO 13 4 s DUAL f 164 1 PD ai suones do yo Poly p sodold dAIN Coastal Zone CONOPS 1300 LNM of MVP and
69. iquids may also affect the fluorescence of crude oils Figure 3 from Ryder Iwanski amp Montanari 2004 compares the emission wavelength of two weight classes of crude oils Type A oil is light oil and type B is medium heavy oil Heavier oils with lower API gravity tend to shift towards the red end of the light spectrum and have broader peaks A 288 ea e ops Figure 3 A is light oil B is medium heavy oil Excitation light being used is 380nm Both oils are obtained from the North Sea 300 7 700 400 SOS 700 Emission wovelength nm Emission wavelength nm Turner Designs 10 AU Trilogy and Cyclops 7 fluorometers are able to detect the fluorescence of crude oils or crude oil products Natural water samples are excited at a specific ultraviolet wavelength of light Specialized band pass emission filters allow the instruments to read a broad range of dissolved oil compounds or emulsions in water S 0079 03 07 i Tetephzne 402 749 0966 Berne A 34085 Full Free wire turnordasigns cof Fax 608 749 0598 Figure 4 shows preliminary data gathered from the Trilogy fluorometer Crude Oil dilutions were used to check if linearity was comparable for dissolved oil and oil emulsions in water to 500ppm 0 0347 9 09002 R s 0 6980 mS heopropyl Extracted Oll Dissolve in Water ye E Ga Emulsions in Water nd pats pet million ppm 2888898895258
70. ith NRDA tomorrow when I am in Houma There is a lot of anticipation in establishing complementary cruises but even if you came straightaway there would only be 1 day of overlap with Fitz We ll take on task of identifying another support vessel that can assist in the wellhead vicinity so the TJ can focus on acoustics once there Glen I know this poses a kink for our growing relationship with NRDA But I ll take responsibility for this one We are very close to finally pulling this sort of thing off so we missed this opportunity I ll smooth things out tomorrow Thanks for your efforts in setting this up we can help provide some big picture context for the NRDA folks in why this specific reondevous missed Safe sailing Very best Sam CO Thomas Jefferson wrote Original Message Subject Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap Date Tue 15 Jun 2010 20 01 06 0400 From Steve Murawski lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt To CO Thomas Jeffersongnoaa gov lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt g
71. king on the westernmost baseline heading toward FGBNMS Option 1 original plan two days baselining west 4 days coastal 4 days wellhead mostly N and E 8 days coastal working east Option 2 Houma proposal 2 days transit 4 days at wellhead doing joint ops with Jack Fitz 12 days coastal working east Please advise asap Shep gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Original Message Subiect Re Mission Coordination M V 2ack Fitz Date Tue 15 Jun 2010 18 38 52 0500 From Chad Smith lt chad smith darkwatermarine com gt Reply To chad smith darkuatermarine com Organization Darkwater Marine Services To CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt CC xo thomas jefferson lt X0O Thomas Jefferson noa
72. lanning II Dr Alex DeRobertis AKFSC bioacoustics Dr Dennis Apeti NCCOS Coastal Oceanography and Chemistry LT Mark Blankenship Operations Officer TJ CST Dan Wright Chief Survey Tech TJ ST Samantha Allen NOAA Ship Nancy Foster CTD ops ENS Jasmine Cousins Lead for water sampling Jason Sadler NRDA Chain of Custody Administrative 1 Points of Contacts F 2 3 Operations Principle Investigator Captain John Lowell NOAA Director Office of Coast Survey Office of Coast Survey 1315 East West Hwy 6147 Silver Spring MD 20910 301 713 2770 x134 John Lowell noaa gov Chief Scientist CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York Street N CS33 Norfolk VA 23510 1114 757 647 0187 CO thomas jefferson noaa gov Diplomatic Clearances Licenses and Permits A Cruise Plan Itinerary June 15 Depart Galveston baseline water sampling and CTD in the vicinity of Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary June 16 Continue baseline work working Northeast toward shallower water just west of Port Fourchon June 17 21 Reconnaissance for submerged oil in the coastal zone June 21 Water personnel sample transfer 1n Pascagoula June 21 25 Wellhead and vicinity June 26 27 Reconnaissance for submerged oil in coastal zone moving east June 27 Water personnel and sample transfer in Pascagoula June 27 July 2 Reconnaissance for submerged oil in coastal zone moving e
73. lhead on them However with concurrence from Murawski that we should rearrange our plan and reduce or eliminate any work in the NE sector I would be pleased to head that way immediately Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Chad Smith wrote Hi Shep Has anyone talked to you about rendezvous with the NRDA chartered boat Jack Fitz to run some acoustics over their water sample station If you were inclined this would happen fri sat or sun at the convenience of the TJ The goat is to give a cross section of both sample lab analysis and acoustic data Chad Chad Smith ve ssel Operations Chief NOAA NRDA Subsurface Monitoring Unit De 6 epwater Horizon Incident Command Houma LA 17 999 4163 www darkwatermarine com CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Debora R Barr From eric w berkowitz Eric W Berkowitz noaa gov Sent Wednesday June 16 2010 8 55 PM To CO Thomas Jefferson Cc Samuel Walker Subject Re TJ and NRDA I will speak with Chad We will get the pickups arranged CO Thomas Jefferson wrote VM MMVV VAV VV VN VV VV VV V V VV VV V V VV Sam and Eric It appears to me that Chad Smith has de prioritized the pickup of our samples because he perceives that our work is not in support of NRDA It is of cours
74. lier noaa gov gt To Mary Erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Cc juli trtanj noaa gov lt Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt Sent Sat Jun 12 11 52 58 2010 Subject Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist I assume you re looking for analyses for oil derived compounds PAHs in water samples and is the interest in doing on board analyses in order to get near real time information during the cruise A major consideration if that s the intent is to have the right type of niskin bottle for the rosette or at least the right lining Teflon is often used for chemical contaminants If I have a little more background I may be able to give more useful advice Tracy On Jun 12 2010 at 11 47 AM Mary Erickson wrote Thanks Juli 17 0 22 3 o TET ET TTT ARLEN From Juli Trtani lt juli trtanj noaa gov gt To Tracy K Collier noaa gov lt Tracy K Collier noaa gov gt Cc Mary Erickson noaa gov lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Sent Sat Jun 12 11 32 29 2010 Subject Fw Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Hey Tracy Any thoughts here We have maria delorenzo at CCEHBR and others there too Also Gunnar but 1 think he is tapped out NWFSC has folks but they are analyzing right So what abt one of the CCEHBR folks or other suggestions To juli trtanj noaa gov lt juli trtanj noaa gov gt Sent Fri Jun 11 16 34 12 2010 Subject Fw Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist 4
75. llier lt Tracy K Collier noaa gov gt To CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt CC Juli Trtanj lt Juli Trtanj noaa gov gt Mary Erickson 2 noaa gov lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Shep Smith 2 noaa gov lt Shep Smith noaa gov gt References lt 888D35080D24854A B67E0FE7147601F304BDF2C8A2 Vmail51 noaa nems gt lt 4C14D7F0 5060200 noaa gov gt CDR I ve been checking with some folks no silver bullet has come up yet that could be implemented by tomorrow I have one more person to query on the west coast and if I can reach him today I ll let you know if any other options might work I m getting a few questions about the protocol you will be using for the sample collection and preparation storage for subsequent detailed analysis do you know who prepared that for your cruise ops plan Tracy On Jun 13 2010 at 9 06 AM CO Thomas Jefferson wrote Hi Julie We don t have any on board testing capability I hope but don t know that the laboratory work would turn up the presence of dispersants in the samples we send in We are planning to get underway on Tuesday AM Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Juli Trtanj wrote Thanks for this information When are you deploying And are you planning to test for dispersants in the water samples Juli From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To
76. ma folks are really pushing hard to have TJ conduct joint ops with Jack Fitz starting as soon as possible To do this we would have to skip any baselining to the west and reduce or eliminate any sampling to the East and North of the spill Since these were both your requests originally I need your input on the relative priority of these two courses of action We are currently working on the westernmost baseline heading toward FGBNMS Option 1 original plan two days baselining west 4 days coastal 4 days wellhead mostly N and E 8 days coastal working east Option 2 Houma proposal 2 days transit 4 days at wellhead doing joint ops with Jack Fitz 12 days coastal working east Please advise asap Shep Original Message Subject Re Mission Coordination M V Jack Fitz Date Tue 15 Jun 2010 18 38 52 0500 From Chad Smith lt chad smith darkwatermarine com gt Reply To chad smithQdarkwatermarine com Organization Darkwater Marine Services To CO Thomas Jefferson CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov CC xo thomas jefferson lt X0 Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Eric W Berkowitz lt Eric W Berkowitz noaa gov gt Steve Murawski noaa gov lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt larry mayerQunh edu lt larry mayer unh edu gt Tom Weber lt weber ccom unh edu gt Samuel Greenaway lt Samuel Greenaway noaa gov gt Eileen Graham lt EGraham asascience com gt Eric W Berkowitz noaa gov
77. mation name address relationship to member and telephone number Shipboard Safety Wearing open toed footwear or shoes that do not completely enclose the foot such as sandals or clogs outside of private berthing areas is not permitted Steel toed shoes are required to participate in any work dealing with suspended loads including CTD deployments and recovery The ship does not provide steel toed boots Hard hats are also required when working with suspended loads Work vests are required when working near open railings and during small boat launch and recovery operations Hard hats and work vests will be provided by the ship when required Communications Due to a new directive from Marine Operations Center the ship must charge visitors for all calls made on the cell or sky cell telephone INMARSAT Sky Cell and cellular communication costs shall be reimbursed to the ship for telephone calls made by all visitors Currently Sky Cell and cellular telephone services are about 0 89 per minute and INMARSAT Mini M is around 1 68 per minute for voice These charges will be assessed against the program after the ship receives the bill There is generally a three month delay receiving the bill for review E IT Security Any computer that will be hooked into the ship s network must comply with the NMAO Fleet IT Security Policy prior to establishing a direct connection to the NOAA WAN Requirements include but are not limited to 1 Installat
78. mple s Voltsgi voltage reading from blank 4 0 Recommended Measurement Practices 4 1 Linear Range and Quenching The linear range is the concentration range in which the CYCLOPS 7 output is directly proportional to the concentration of the signal The linear range begins with the smallest detectable concentration and spans to an upper limit concentration that is dependent upon the properties of the material filters used and path length A non linear relationship is seen at very high concentrations where the signal does not increase at a constant rate in comparison to the change in concentration see Figure 5 below At even higher concentrations the signal will decrease even though the sample concentrations are continuing to increase This effect is known as signal quenching Linearity can be checked by diluting a sample 1 1 or some other convenient ratio If the sample is still in the linear range the reading will decrease in direct proportion to the dilution 11 6 0 Warranty 6 1 Terms Turner Designs warrants the CYCLOPS 7 and accessories to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 12 months from the date of shipment from Turner Designs with the following restrictions Turner Designs is not responsible for replacing parts damaged by accident or neglect Your instrument must be installed according to instructions in the User s Manual Corrosion is not covered Damage caus
79. n Date Fri 11 Jun 2010 11 33 51 0400 From CO MOC Atlantic lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt To ChiefOps MOA noaa gov ChiefOps MOA gnoaa gov Original Message From james m crocker lt james m crocker noaa gov gt To CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt Cc Jeffrey Ferguson lt Jeffrey Ferguson noaa gov gt John Lowell lt John Lowell noaa gov gt gerd glang lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov lt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov gt Sent Fri Jun 11 11 28 47 2010 Subject Re Fwd Re Fwd Re TJ Follow on Mission Shep Please review the attached PI The final signed version will have your 1 PPT proposal for the leg appended to it Jim CO Thomas Jefferson wrote This sounds like a go see below The proposal attached is the most concrete plan for the leg If OCS is willing I would suggest we make up project instructions like last time Best o o o gt gt gt gt gt gt Shep gt Original Message Subject Re Fwd Re TJ Follow on Mission Date Thu 10 Jun 2010 14 00 11 0400 From Philip M Kenul lt Philip M Kenul noaa gov gt To Gerd Glangenoaa gov lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt Philip M Kenul noaa gov lt Philip M Kenul noaa gov gt CC Mary Ericksonenoaa gov lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Kathryn RiesGnoaa gov lt Kathryn Ries noaa gov gt John Lowellenoaa gov John Lowellenoaa gov
80. nce a correlation has been made use the following equation to calculate concentration values for sample measurements for the calibrated gain Csample Csta Volts si x Voltssiank 3 VoltSsampie Csta Concentration value of standard used for calibration Csample Concentration of sample Volts s voltage reading from standard concentration VoltSsampte voltage reading from sample s Voltserank voltage reading from blank 2 3 Recommended Lab Practices for Cyclops 7 Measurements The following steps will improve the accuracy and repeatability of your measurements especially at low concentration levels 1 Use a Glass Beaker for your water samples Note Avoid plastic beakers plastic fluoresces and will interfere with the sample fluorescence 2 Place the glass beaker on a Non Reflective Surface preferably black 2 4 1 Installing the Solid Secondary Standard 1 Before installing the SSS you must ensure that the optical surface of the CYCLOPS 7 is completely clean and dry The SSS is indexed and it must be installed so that the indexing is precisely aligned for proper use see Figure 3 T CYCLOPS 7 SSS indexing mark Figure 3 Align the index mark and indexing ball when installing CYCLOPS 7 in the SSS To install place the SSS on to the optical end of the CYCLOPS 7 With the SSS fully pressed on rotate in either direction until you feel the SSS indexing ball click into the indexing mark on the CYCL
81. ne of you aboard for our just assigned cruise back to the spill area We will be using acoustics CTD sampling and a Turner crude oil fluorometer on a Moving Vessel Profiler We will work baselines in un oiled areas the area right around the site and a long zig zag coastal transect We have acoustics expertise ctd operations and water sampling covered What we need help with is adaptive mission planning based on results from the MVP and CTD help us figure out vhat is normal vs abnormal We will have good visualization tools Could one of you be available in Galveston TX by Monday ashore in Key West on July 2 A shorter time is possible if you are flexible about where we put you ashore What expenses travel expenses salary etc would you need to participate Best Shep Original Message Subiect Re Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Date Fri 11 Jun 2010 16 04 44 0400 From Jacqueline J Rousseau Jacqueline J RousseauGnoaa gov To shep smithenoaa gov lt Shep Smith noaa gov gt Dennis Apeti at NCCOS is a PhD chemist so is Kimani Kimbrough also PhD From Shep Smith lt shep smith noaa gov gt To NOAA All LCDPers noaa all lcdpersenoaa gov Sent Fri Jun 11 15 54 58 2010 Subject Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist LCDP What a crowd Thanks for all the good suggestions We have a CTD rosette We have a couple of leads on a coastal chemist bu
82. ng in the area Non essential personnel should relocate to an area of lower concentration i e move to the living quarters lounge or galley Begin recovery of any deployed gear e Move vessel off location if concentration does not decrease with re orientation Don fullface or add goggles in addition to half mask OV cartridge respirators until concentrations are reduced Move vessel off location to lower concentration Continuous levels for gt 15 minutes 1 VOC ppm Continuous levels for 10 minutes Continuous levels for 10 minutes At least 3 samples over 15 minutes Increase airflow with portable industrial fans Don half face OV cartridge respirators Non essential personnel should relocate to an area of lower concentration i e move to different location on the vessel or move to the living quarters or galley Recorient vessel into wind Atthe CO s discretion utilize water hoses to break up sheen Recover all gear and prepare to transit Personnel should relocate to an area of lower concentration e Don full face or add goggles in addition to half mask respirators until concentrations are reduced Move vessel off location to lower concentration Benzene ppm on deck or in living quarters At least 3 samples over 15 minutes Continuous for Evacuate immediate work area to ar
83. ngth 4 3 10 9cm Diameter 0 875 2 22cm Weight 5 0 ozs 160 gm Standard 316 Stainless Steel Optional Titanium Power Draw Temperature Range Excitation Wavelength Dimensions length excludes connector Housing Material 15 Appendix C CYCLOPS 7 Pigtail Cable and Connector Information Figure 7 Dimension details of 24 length cable with 20 gauge colored lead wire connects to 6 pin male connector Cable manufacturer Part No IMPULSE MCIL 6 FS Figure 8 Female locking sleeve Impulse P No MCDLS F et NEOPRENE A s s itg s s A e E A e b MAS x Figure 9 In line connector contact configuration connects to CYCLOPS 7 NEOPRENE OF o 6 CONTACT See Appendix D for a Quote Request template to order a non standard pigtail cable length connector for use with the MS CYCLOPS 7 Fluorometer STEEL 2014 76 20 UNF 2A 12 TEFLON LEADS A Maximum cable length up to 300 meters can be connected to the CYCLOPS if the following conditions are met 1 The cable is shielded and contains 20 gauge conductor size or greater i e Belden No 8426 cable 2 The 0 5 volt Analog output is connected to a device i e Data Logger with an input impedance of 1 MegOhm or greater l 3 The supply Voltage to the CYCLOPS is between 5 and 1
84. noaa gov gt Terry McTigue lt Terry Mctigue noaa gov gt Shep I am the Branch Chief of the group that Dennis Apeti and Kimani Kimbrough are in Dr Apeti is able to participate in the upcoming cruise of the Thomas Jefferson Can you supply information on when and where the ship will be sailing If the Thomas Jefferson will be sampling at the location of where oil is being discharged into the sea I would recommend that Andrew Mason of my branch also be part of the scientific crew Andrew and I just returned from two weeks aboard the RV Ocean Veritas which was taking many of the same measurements as proposed for the upcoming cruise aboard your ship Andrew handled all of the data aboard the Veritas helped locate CTD cast sites and also helped with sample collections He may be able to provide useful information about the conditions at the oil release site as well as useful information about how well sampling between the cruises will complement each other My contact information is below also my cell phone number is 443 472 2653 Gunnar Gunnar Lauenstein Ph D NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 1305 East West Hwy SSMC4 N SCI1 Silver Spring MD 20910 301 713 3028 x 152 Gunnar LauensteinGnoaa gov Dr Apeti or Dr Kimbrough I am the captain and chief scientist of the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson I hear from Jacqueline Rousseau that you are accomplished coastal chemists I would be interested in having o
85. ogram Office participants will be made available to the ship s command at least seven days prior to the survey e g visiting Physical Scientist is allergic to fin fish Berthing requirements including number and gender of the visiting Program Office participants will be provided to the ship by the Program Office All Program Office Representatives will have proper travel orders when assigned to any NOAA ship The Program Office will ensure that all non NOAA or non Federal scientists aboard also have proper orders It is the responsibility of the Program Office to ensure that all visitors have a mechanism in place to provide lodging and food and to be reimbursed for these costs in the event that the ship becomes uninhabitable and or the galley is closed during any part of the scheduled project All persons boarding NOAA vessels give implied consent to comply with all safety and security policies and regulations which are administered by the Commanding Officer All spaces and equipment on the vessel are subject to inspection or search at any time All personnel must comply with OMAO s Drug and Alcohol Policy dated May 7 1999 which forbids the possession and or use of illegal drugs and alcohol aboard NOAA Vessels Medical Forms and Emergency Contacts The NOAA Health Services Questionnaire NHSQ Revised 08 08 must be completed in advance by each visitor that will be underway overnight The NHSQ can be obtained from the Chief Scientist or th
86. onal Reconditioning Center Kansas City MO Original Message From CO Thomas Jefferson mailto CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent Monday 2une 14 2010 6 06 PM To Eric Johnson Samuel Walker Glen Rice Cc Samuel Greenaway Eric W Berkowitz Subject Pre Cruise Analysis Requirements Sam and Eric and Sam and Eric and Glen Here is what I think we need to properly plan our work over the coming weeks Phase 1 Baseline Water Sampling in West Central GOM No pre operations analysis needed Phase 2 Coastal Submerged Oil Recon Compilation preferably geo referenced as a shape file of all areas or reported submerged oil in coastal areas There have been numerous news stories and one researcher Jim Cowan LSU reported it near SW pass Compilation preferably geo referenced as a shape file of all areas with dispersant applied along with date applied Historic since spill started surface distribution of oil maps Coastal zone currents just roughly would be fine Phase 3 Wellhead Compilation of all sample locations in a GIS file attributed with date time max fluorescence depth of max fluorescence min DO depth of min DO average DO 1100 1200m and average flourescence 1100 1200m for each cast Average currents at wellhead over the past few weeks at 1100m Sampling plans of other vessels operating in the area Also I want to ensure that our data is getting into the right hands at Houma JAG and elsewhere promp
87. r Chief of Staff Acting NOAA s National Ocean Service Tel 301 713 3074 x148 Mobile 301 801 9024 mary erickson wrote Thanks Mike So please be patient if I have a few more questions on exactly how we do this Does Juli manage this for us we just send to her and she moves it through the process Do we just need to provide Juli with John Lowell s approval for our resources TJ time etc Do we need to get Holly s approval for an NOS sign off Thanks Mary Mike Aslaksen wrote Science box is the group Juli is our rep that includes Bob Haddad gt from ORR The whole box structure refers to the support elements operations communications leg science etc for NOAA gt organization responding to the oil spill led by Kennedy gt gt gt gt Michael L Aslaksen Jr gt Chief of Staff Acting gt NOAA s National Ocean Service gt gt Tel 301 713 3074 x148 Mobile 301 801 9024 gt gt gt gt gt mary erickson wrote gt gt Who what is the Science Box here I understand Uhart is on gt gt leave this week Do we just need to provide Capt Lowell s gt gt concurrence gt gt gt gt Mary gt gt gt gt Steve Murawski wrote gt gt gt We will want the TJ to do another mission involving water gt gt gt sampling and acoustics but the SCIENCE Box NOS and OMAO have 4 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt g
88. recommended to reduce the potential for eye irritation See Decontamination Activity Section below for additional required PPE Circumstances will dictate when overboots faceshields and Tyvek suits will be required 3 1 7 Drinking Water Ships operating in Gulf of Mexico will be fitted with in line oil monitoring systems that will alarm at preset levels allowing sufficient time for ship s water making units to be secured Units are currently on expedited emergency procurement projected arrival is within 2 weeks with planned installation by ship s force Until the in line monitors are installed Commands working in immediate proximity to contaminated waters shall ensure that backup potable water is stored onboard in appropriate tanks in water bladders or plans for receiving water from water barges are in place Commands may request potable water from a designated supply vessel M V Fox available on channel 16 VHF or contact personnel at the Unified Command Subsurface Monitoring Unit at ops smu noaa gov for information and additional assistance Vessels working outside the Uncertainty Boundary as published by NOAA s Office of Response and Restoration see sec 3 1 2 for link to site are advised to exercise prudent judgment as when to secure their water making capability After operating in or near surface oil prior to activating potable water generation systems the inlet lines shall be back flushed to clean out contaminants Activated charcoal
89. rect 301 713 0524 x 197 My cell number is 240 328 5086 my office number is 301 713 2801 x121 Please let me know if you have any questions Thanks Mary Mike Aslaksen wrote Ok just got off the phone with Beth Deveney and she is going to bring this Dave Westerholm s attention this is important because what I am about to explain o The mission supporting your program is under your direction no issue If it is a mission in support of the DHW event and not already approved and is using a NOAA platform it needs to from Kenul platforms to Murawski Science to Kennedy Westerholm where approval happens Now that approval means going up to the UC if funding is needed gt gt There is a call today at 530 with Kenul and the science team so my gt recommendations are to make sure your case is made with Kenul and gt Juli Trtanj NOS Science rep gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt M gt gt gt gt C gt gt gt gt N gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt T gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Mike ichael L Aslaksen Jr hief of Staff Acting OAA s National Ocean Service el 301 713 3074 x148 Mobile 301 801 9024 gt gt gt gt mary erickson wrote gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt g
90. rocessing 3 1 Calibration Calibrating the Turbidity Cyclops 7 is a simple process which requires the use of calibration standards Turner Designs recommends purchasing Amco Clear Analytical Turbidity Standards for non ratio instruments because these standards are non toxic safe solutions consisting mainly of de ionized water that comes prepared in a broad range of concentrations and has a shelf life guaranteed for one year The Turbidity Cyclops 7 can be calibrated using a single calibration standard which correlates the concentration to the voltage measured for that specific standard 1 Connect the Turbidity Cyclops 7 to a power source and set the Turbidity Cyclops 7 to a gain setting see Setting the Gain section 2 1 for explanation on how to set the gain 2 Measure the voltage from a blank sample for the configured gain setting Nofe a good blank to use for this application is ultra pure or de ionized water 3 Use a turbidity standard of known concentration NTU and create a correlation between the standard NTU and its voltage output 4 Once a correlation has been made use the following equation to calculate turbidity values for sample measurements for the calibrated gain NTUsampie NTUsta Volts sta Voltspiank VoltSsampie NTUsig Concentration value of standard used for calibration NTUsampie Concentration of sample Volts s voltage reading from standard concentration VoltSsampie voltage reading from sa
91. rstanding of our requirements and plans gt gt gt gt Shep gt gt Debora R Barr From Eric M Johnson Eric Johnson noaa gov Sent Wednesday June 16 2010 10 40 AM To CO Thomas Jefferson Subject RE more info on looking for submerged oil Please note that there is more than one Eric Johnson in NOAA with similar email addresses Your email may have been intended for eric t johnson noaa gov Please make the necessary corrections prior to resending Sincerely Eric Johnson NEXRAD RF 816 823 1057 ext 241 National Weather Service National Reconditioning Center Kansas City MO From CO Thomas Jefferson mailto CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 4 39 PM To Tracy Collier Cc jcragan asascience com Eric Johnson Juli Trtanj noaa gov Trtanj Subject Re more info on looking for submerged oil Hi Tracy The fluorometer we are using on the MVP is specifically tuned to the wavelengths appropriate for crude oil The manuals are attached for reference We have continued to see the fluorometer return to the same basic level between measurements in oiled areas from which we conclude that the contamination is washing off adequately as the sensor moves through the water One of the bigger problems has been slow response time on the sensor with respect to its speed through the water As a result we are using the upcast preferentially because of the slower vertical rate Thanks for the info
92. s 1A and 1B The Aromaticity of the compound plays a key role in determining its fluorescence intensity There are other factors that also affect the fluorescence properties of crude oils NA 00 07 1 us pe Ue nS 57717 H H Ha T P d gt Figure 1A Naphthalene Figure 1B Asphaltene S 0079 03 07 TURNER DESIGNS 3845 W Muute Ave Telephone 609 749 0996 Susayela A 24235 Toll Free 827 318 3069 wer turnerdasigns com Fox 608749 QO95 Fluorescence of oil Oils are typically excited using ultraviolet wavelengths 300 400 nm and fluoresce in the visible wavelength range from 400 600 nm The compound s Carbon Structure will determine it s fluorescent properties The addition of Additives will also affect the fluorescence properties of oils Figure 2 is a graph taken from Karpicz et al showing different types of refined crude oils and crude oil products each with its corresponding emission wavelength The difference in crude oil fluorescence is primarily due to the refinement process Figure 2 Legend 1 Motor oil 2 Shell Diala oil 3 Oil SAE 30 4 Bunker Fuel oil 5 Arabian Medium crude oil 6 Basra crude oil 7 German crude oil 8 Nihian crude oil Fluorescence a u T T T T T iz 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 Wavelength nm Physical properties such as Weight of oil or API gravity a term used to express the density of petroleum l
93. s by informing responders where oil may impact next as it is transported through the Gulf of Mexico Direct mapping of subsurface oil plumes at depth also supports ground truthing efforts by other vessels supports the advancement of forecast models and can lead to improved estimates for the total volume of oil ejected into the Gulf Continuing from the result of the first leg of Western Sentry this project will conduct 1300 linear nautical miles of transect lines utilizing the three proven methods to detect and map the presence of submerged oil along the Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Florida coasts The three methods are Turner Cyclops 7 Crude Oil Sensors deployed via CTD or via Moving Vessel Profiler MVP acoustic backscatter from echosounders utilizing 12kHz 38kHz 200kHz Simrad ES 60 singlebeam and 400kHz Reson 7125 multibeam D Participating Institutions Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping University of New Hampshire E Personnel Science Party The Science Party consists primarily of ship personnel survey department wardroom and deck department personnel under the direction of the Commanding Officer as delegated to the Operations Officers for day to day survey operations Additionally the science party consists of the following participants Chief Scientist CDR Shepard M Smith NOAA Commanding Officer Thomas Jefferson Other embarked personnel LT Samuel Greenaway data integration visualization adaptive mission p
94. sportation Goal Team Lead Office of Coast Survey 301 713 2780 x133 Original Message Subject TJ Leg 3 Proposal pptx Date Tue 08 Jun 2010 22 15 54 0500 From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To gerd glang lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Forgot the gap analysis in the last one Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 V V Captain Gerd Glang NOAA Commerce amp Transportation Goal Team Lead Office of Coast Survey 301 713 2780 x133 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V LCDR Keith W Roberts NOAA Chief East and Gulf Coast Operations NOAA Marine Operations Center Atlantic office 757 441 6842 cell 757 510 6583 email ChiefOps MOA noaa 7 Debora R Barr From Wendy Bradfield Smith Wendy Bradfield Smith noaa gov Sent Wednesday June 16 2010 9 40 AM To James M Crocker Cc ChiefOps MOA OMAO MOA CO Thomas Jefferson OpsMgr MOA Subject Re TJ Follow on Mission Good morning CDR Crocker and CDR Smith I ve got the draft project instruction for Western Sentry Leg 2 for processing LCDR Roberts and LTJG Emmons are both out of the office on other assignments Just one request and we can get this to TJ as a final Under VI
95. t gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt not gt wish to advertise it as a proven capability without additional study gt 2 The submerged oil is dynamic and disaggregated not a continuous gt stream of oil gt gt While we proposed both of these with appropriate levels of gt uncertainty in our report it may be premature to base the entire time gt at the wellhead on them gt However with concurrence from Murawski that we should rearrange our gt plan and reduce or eliminate any work in the NE sector I would be gt pleased to head that way immediately Shep gt gt gt gt CDR Shepard Smith NOAA gt Commanding Officer gt NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson gt 439 West York St gt Norfolk VA 23510 gt 757 647 0187 gt gt gt gt Chad Smith wrote gt gt Hi Shep gt gt gt gt Has anyone talked to you about rendezvous with the NRDA chartered gt gt boat Jack Fitz to run some acoustics over their water sample station gt gt If you were inclined this would happen fri sat or sun at the gt gt convenience of the TJ The goat is to give a cross section of both gt gt sample lab analysis and acoustic data gt gt gt gt Chad gt gt gt gt Chad Smith Vessel Operations Chief NO
96. t gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 Standing by From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To Steve Murawski lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt Sent Tue Jun 15 19 59 38 2010 Subject Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap The Subsea monitoring group crowd Chad Smith Glen Rice Sam Walker etc I heard that Sam Walker may be trying to call you I think I laid out both sides of it and I think both options have some merit Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Steve Murawski wrote Who at Houma From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To Steve Murawskignoaa gov lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt Shelby Walker lt Shelby Walker noaa gov gt Cc Glen Rice lt Glen Rice noaa gov gt Sent Tue Jun 15 19 52 17 2010 Subject Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap Steve or Shelby The Houma folks are really pushing hard to have TJ conduct joint ops with Jack Fitz starting as soon as possible To do this we would have to skip any baselining to the west and reduce or eliminate any sampling to the East and North of the spill Since these were both your requests originally I need your input on the relative priority of these two courses of action We are currently wor
97. t gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt P gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Thanks Mike So please be patient if I have a few more questions on exactly how we do this Does Juli manage this for us we just send to her and she moves it through the process Do we just need to provide Juli with John Lowell s approval for our resources TJ time etc Do we need to get Holly s approval for an NOS sign off Thanks Mary Mike Aslaksen wrote Science box is the group Juli is our rep that includes Bob Haddad from ORR The whole box structure refers to t
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100. t no deal yet A NOAA person would be ideal I would think NCCOS and OAR would have a few Best Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Debora R Barr From Eric M Johnson Eric Johnson noaa gov Sent Friday June 18 2010 10 33 AM To CO Thomas Jefferson Subject RE Fwd Fwd Re EPA rep for TJ June 15 Cruise Please note that there is more than one Eric Johnson in NOAA with similar email addresses Your email may have been intended for eric t johnson noaa gov Please make the necessary corrections prior to resending Sincerely Eric Johnson NEXRAD RF 816 823 1057 ext 241 National Weather Service National Reconditioning Center Kansas City MO Sent Sunday June 13 2010 10 13 AM To Steve Murawski Cc Eric W Berkowitz Harold Emmons noaa gov Glen Rice Eric Johnson Subject Re Fwd Fwd Re EPA rep for TJ June 15 Cruise Roger We are doing our best to get one but it sounds like they have different ideas about their role than you describe
101. th the earth s surface It can be range in color from clear to black and can be found as a liquid or solid Overall properties of crude oils are dependent upon its chemical composition and structure Crude oil is pumped and stored in barrels for future refinement The refinement process may involve filtering addition of additives and specialized separation techniques to create specific crude oils and crude oil products Generally all crude oils are made up of hydrocarbon compounds The main hydrocarbons found in crude oil are Aliphatics Alicyclics and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAH Aliphatics and Alicyclics Properties Quickly broken down by natural processes Residence time in environment is less than a day Straight chain or ring carbon structures with weak bonds Low fluorescence characteristic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAH Properties Most abundant of the main hydrocarbons found in crude oils Many are toxic Can be carcinogenic to plants and animals Difficult to separate from water using regular filtering techniques making them a potential human health hazard 6 sided carbon rings which contain strong bonds e Prolonged breakdown by natural processes e Highly fluorescent aromatic characteristics allow researchers to easily detect PAH s using fluorescence techniques The aromatic carbon compounds PAH s found in crude oils can range from simple structures like Naphthalene to very complex ones like Asphaltene Figure
102. tlantic noaa gov ORCPT CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov Tue 15 2un 2010 06 58 21 0400 EDT Date Tue 15 Jun 2010 06 58 21 0400 From Jeffrey Ferguson lt Jeffrey Ferguson noaa gov gt Subject Re TJ OMAO PI Western Sentry2 06112010 v1 docx In reply to c4C16958B 90107008noaa gov To CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt Cc James M Crocker lt James M Crocker noaa gov gt Kyle Ward lt Kyle Ward noaa gov gt CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov Gerd Glang lt Gerd Glang noaa gov gt Message id lt 4C175CCD 40604 5 noaa gov MIME version 1 0 Content type multipart mixed boundary 090300050408040508080501 References 4C16958B 9010700 noaa gov User Agent Thunderbird 2 0 0 24 Windows 20100228 Original recipient rfc822 CO MOC Atlantic noaa gov M MMVV VV NN VV VY VY VY VY VY VY VY VY VY VY VV VV V V V This is a multi part message in MIME format 182 090300050408040508080501 Content Type text plain charset ISO 8859 1 format flowed Content Transfer Encoding 7bit v Final version and first round signature attached through the normal channels gt gt gt gt gt gt This morning Jim or Kyle for Jim will sign and then we ll distribute gt gt gt Jeff gt gt CO Thomas Jefferson wrote gt gt Edits to Project Instructions attached If we had all the time in the gt gt world I would make a few things clearer but this is pretty close to gt gt my unde
103. tly Do you know who has our acoustic data MVP data and CTD data collected to date Have they been able to read and interpret it Do they have any questions at all about it Lastly I think it is probable over the next few weeks that we will come upon an anomalous water mass in coastal waters that has the properties that might indicate presence of submerged oil high fluorescence and low DO I also think it is possible that the presence of this mass might be of immediate interest to coastal response efforts as well as other researchers How would we go about managing this case What information would you like from us and who would take care of getting it out to those who need to know Thanks for all your continued support Best Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 Debora R Barr From Steve Murawski Steve Murawski gnoaa gov Sent Tuesday June 15 2010 8 01 PM To CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov Subject Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap Standing by From CO Thomas Jefferson lt CO Thomas Jefferson noaa gov gt To Steve Murawski lt Steve Murawski noaa gov gt Sent Tue Jun 15 19 59 38 2010 Subject Re Steve or Shelby please read and respond asap The Subsea monitoring group crowd Chad Smith Glen Rice Sam Walker etc I heard that Sam Walker may be trying to call you I think I laid out both sides of it and
104. ude Oil Sensor and a sound speed sensor Sub compact rosette with a 12 bottle capacity equipped with a Seabird SBE 9 CTD Flourometer Cyclops 7 Optical Backscatter sensor and DO sensor Water sampling and preservation supplies Hazardous Materials A Policy and Compliance The Chief Scientist is responsible for complying with MOCDOC 15 Fleet Environmental Compliance 07 Hazardous Material and Hazardous Waste Management Requirements for Visiting Scientists released July 2002 Documentation regarding those requirements will be provided by the Chief of Operations Marine Operations Center upon request By Federal regulations and NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations policy the ship may not sail without a complete inventory of all hazardous materials by name and the anticipated quantity brought aboard MSDS and appropriate neutralizing agents buffers and or absorbents in amounts adequate to address spills of a size equal to the amount of chemical brought aboard The amount of hazardous material arriving and leaving the vessel shall be accounted for by the Chief Scientist Radioactive Isotopes N A Inventory The ship will incorporate any HAZMAT into the ship s HAZMAT program in accordance with MOCDOC15 V Additional Projects A Supplementary Piggyback Projects N A NOAA Fleet Ancillary Projects N A VI Disposition of Data and Reports A Data Responsibilities Data will be submitted to the Unified Comm
105. uto Gaining Certain data loggers or multi parameter systems will have an auto gaining feature which will automatically adjust the sensitivity according to the voltage output from the CYCLOPS 7 sensor This feature maximizes the performance of CYCLOPS 7 sensors allowing users to detect a broad range of concentrations obtain the best resolution and read minimum detection limits without having to rewire or manually change the sensor s sensitivity Turner Designs currently manufactures the DataBank handheld data logger see Appendix F which is a data logger that can be used with CYCLOPS 7 sensors and has the auto gain feature and other functions that help maximize the performance of CYCLOPS 7 sensors 2 2 Calibration Using Standard s with known Concentrations Calibrating the Cyclops 7 is a simple process which requires the use of calibration standards The Cyclops 7 can be calibrated using a single calibration standard which correlates the standard s concentration to the voltage measured for that specific standard 1 Connect the Cyclops 7 to a power source and set the Cyclops 7 to a gain setting see section 2 1 1 for explanation on how to determine gain 1 Measure the voltage from a blank sample for the configured gain setting Note a good blank to use for this application is ultra pure or de ionized water 1 Use a standard of known concentration and create a correlation between the standard s concentration and its voltage output 1 O
106. ver the weekend so just trading the off day If something comes up in my absence would you please be so kind as to call me I ve got your numbers now too Thanks for all the info you send my way too it is very helpful best Juli mary erickson wrote Juli You were cc d on the proposal for the TJ extension of their mission in support of DHW this morning email from Capt Gerd Glang I understand that there is a science meeting today at 5 30pm and this item is on the agenda I have attached the ppt proposal again for your review I wanted you to know that OCS we are the program whose mission is interrupted by the TJ work is in full support of this project I tried to call you but I m not sure if the NOAA Locator number is correct 301 713 0524 x 197 My cell number is 240 328 5086 my office number is 301 713 2801 X121 Please let me know if you have any questions Thanks Mary Mike Aslaksen wrote s Ok just got off the phone with Beth Deveney and she is going to gt bring this Dave Westerholm s attention this is important because what I am about to explain o The mission supporting your program is under your direction no issue If it is a mission in support of the DHW event and not 3 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt g
107. vessel This may include PPE Detergents and surface washing agents Cleaning of gear Replacement of gear s Disposal costs 4 4 Effluent Tracking NOAA vessels must report location of tarbails liquid contamination and subsurface contamination collected during operations Visit https www st nmfs noaa gov confluence display OOP Home and find contact information for Subsurface Science Coordinator Contact them to report findings and for guidance on what requires reporting Page 6 of 8 Procedure 1110 01 5 REFERENCES 5 1 Deepwater Horizon Offshore Air Monitoring Plan for Source Control http www bp com liveassets bp internet globalbp alobalbp uk english incident response STAGING local assets do wnloads pdfs Deepwater Horizon Response Offshore Air Monitoring Plan rev4 pdf 5 2 NOAA Health Services Procedure for Evaluating and Managing Occupational Exposure Aboard OMAO Vessels Operating in the Vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 6 DEFINITIONS No definitions required for this procedure 7T NOTES Effect on Other Documents None Distribution Page 7 of 8 Procedure 1110 01 At the CO s discretion utilize water hoses to break up sheen e Take additional benzene specific readings to determine benzene levels Re orient vessel into wind Increase airflow with portable industrial fans e Don half face OV cartridge respirators to continue worki
108. with him on priority We don t currently have such a plan Not fancy just the outline days needed where to go what to do It works out better for us logistically read more efficient more useful work done to work the coast as far as Pascagoula then the wellhead then work the coast working east from Pascagoula Reorganizing this plan to go directly to the wellhead will effectively knock a half day to a day off our productive work Before we came in last week and before we wrote up our trip report it was the consensus of the acoustics group that they needed a week to digest the data we have to date test our hypotheses against the Gunter data and come up with a new test plan before it would be appropriate to send us back on site I haven t heard that this has been done yet It sounds like the premise of your plan is that 1 The TJ can locate anomalous water masses acoustically While we have suggested this may be possible in some circumstances we do not wish to advertise it as a proven capability without additional study V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VV VV VN IVN VV VN VV VV VV VV VV VV 2 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V o 22 gt gt gt gt 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 gt gt 2 The submerged oil is dynamic and disaggregated not a continuous stream of oil While we proposed both of these with appropriate levels of uncertainty in our report it may be premature to base the entire time at the wel
109. y be able to give more useful advice Tracy On Jun 12 2010 at 11 47 AM Mary Erickson wrote Thanks Juli From Juli Trtanj lt juli trtanj noaa gov gt To Tracy K Collier noaa gov lt Tracy K Collier noaa gov gt Cc Mary Erickson noaa gov lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt Sent Sat Jun 12 11 32 29 2010 Subject Fw Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Hey Tracy Any thoughts here We have maria delorenzo at CCEHBR and others there too Also Gunnar but think he is tapped out NWFSC has folks but they are analyzing right So what abt one of the CCEHBR folks or other suggestions From Mary Erickson lt Mary Erickson noaa gov gt To juli trtanj noaa gov lt juli trtanj noaa gov gt Sent Fri Jun 11 16 34 12 2010 Subject Fw Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist Juli Any ideas for this Mary From Shep Smith lt shep smith noaa gov gt To NOAA Ali LCDPers lt noaa all lcdpers noaa gov gt Sent Fri Jun 11 15 54 58 2010 Subject Fwd Got the CTD still looking for a chemist LCDP What a crowd Thanks for all the good suggestions We have a CTD rosette We have a couple of leads on a coastal chemist but no deal yet A NOAA person would be ideal I would think NCCOS and OAR would have a few Best Shep CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Commanding Officer NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson 439 West York St Norfolk VA 23510 757 647 0187 CDR Shepard Smith NOAA Comm
110. y subtopic topic 809 amp subtopic id e ntry_subtopic_topic 2 amp topic_id entry_subtopic_topic 1 3 1 3 Air Monitoring A B C D E F G NOAA ships that will be in the vicinity of oil contaminated waters will be provided air monitoring equipment The CO shall ensure personnel responsible for air monitoring are familiar with their specific air monitors Monitor for Lower Explosive Limit LEL volatile organic compounds VOCs Hydrogen Sulfide H2S Carbon Monoxide CO and benzene Monitoring protocol e Calibrate monitoring equipment daily Continuously monitor deck and internal spaces during active oil clean up and sampling activities Atall other times monitor CO designated spaces at least every four hours at beginning of the watch CO shall designate monitoring locations throughout vessel include but not limited to fantail engine room lounge galley bridge and select staterooms e Use monitor in continuous mode with alarms activated for action levels at a location determined by CO e If conditions change significant increase of oil in the operating area an increase in VOC readings or dangerous wind shifts monitor air immediately and move to a safer area Record monitoring results digitally or on log see attached log Submit air monitor results to CDR Les Cruise once per week for review and storage At no time shall air monitoring activities endanger personnel 3 1 4 Exceeding Air Quality Take

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