This is the second deliverable required for the project course, Plan the Expedition. Unmanned Maritime Systems are almost always launched from or supported by manned vessels due to current limitations in endurance and navigation capability. For this module’s deliverable, you will find a way to get your UMS to its operational area. Since you’ve not selected a specific UMS yet, you will be looking for general capabilities. You will also need to select a port. It often works best to simply move your equipment to the ship’s typical port of operations, but sometimes it is better to meet the ship at some other port that is closer to your mission area. It’s not sufficient to just have the right UMV with the right instrumentation or tooling for the job, we must also be able to get that UMV to the area where it is needed. This is a good opportunity to look at some of those governing logistics.Ship Selection Tip: You may select any appropriate vessel that you like, but the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS (https://www.unols.org) operates a fleet of research ships and provides links to all the ships’ pages via their website: UNOLS Vessels (https://www.unols.org/ships-facilities/unols-vessels). The ships’ pages include information about the vessels including general specifications, which will be helpful in making your decision.
Ship & Port Selection Assignment There are two parts to this assignment.
Part 1 – In a report of three to four paragraphs, include all the following details about your expedition, explaining the reasoning for your choices:
Identify a specific ship that will be capable of supporting your mission.
Choose an appropriate port for loading/unloading the ship.
Use the ship’s cruising speeds to estimate the total duration of your mission.
Report the high, low, and slack tide times and heights for departure and return dates. Since tide tables are developed one year at a time, you may use this year’s tables for the intended dates next year. (Note that this is only helpful for roughly estimating total height of variation, and for a real expedition it would be very important to update all of your estimates with the correct predictions as they become available.)
Part 2 – Upload an image of your destination on a nautical chart:
In addition to selecting your ship, now that you have learned to use nautical charts, upload an image (either scanned from hard copy or screen captured) showing a nautical chart of your planned operational area.
Mark your objective so that your destination is apparent, and be sure that the latitude and longitude lines are visible in the image that you upload so that the position of your mark can be read.
Ship & Port Selection: By Module 4, you will have chosen a specific mission, so you will be able to select an appropriate ship that will support it. In addition to selecting the ship, you will need to report the predicted tide tables for your departure and return dates and use the ship’s speed and the location of your objective to estimate the duration of your expedition. You will submit a short essay reflecting your decisions. additional clarification
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