Great Lakes Association of Science Ships

General Info
Schedule Info
Operational Info
Lab Equipment
Navigational Info
Lift Capacity
Fish and Plankton Gear
Meteorological Equipment
Certification Details
Institution & Contact Info

Name: Cisco
Captain: Linley, Dallas
Length: 38 feet
Beam: 12 feet
Draft: 3 feet
Speed: 37 knots
Displacement: 8.7 tons
Hull: Aluminum
Year: 2016

Comments:
Built by Kanter Marine of St. Thomas, Ontario. Has a large open aft deck with a small crane, A frame, trawling winch and side davit. Vessel is powered by twin Volvo Penta 435's driving Hamilton Jet HJ322's and holds 1200 L of diesel, giving us about a 300 NM range. Microwave, small fridge, coffee maker and kettle. Head, but no bunks.

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Electrical Power:	10 kw gen, cabin UPS, 12-V
Water Supplies:	FW tank, lake water sampling line
Refrigerators / Freezers:
Incubators / Water Baths:
Vacuum Pumps:
P.H. Meters:
D.O. Meters:
Conductivity:
Lab Space:
Other:	Computer available connected to NMEA2000 system on vessel

Radar:	Simrad 4G
GPS:	Simrad GS25
Radio:	2 Simrad RS35, Std Horizons HX300
Depth Sounders:	Airmar SS175CH (CHIRP)
Other:	DST800 (Depth/Speed/Water Temperature), : Simrad NSS12 evo 2 MFD, FLIR thermo/night vision camera, WSO100 weather station, Autopilot, AIS class B, Wireless GOFREE system, Charts: Navionics Platinum plus, search light.

Winches / Cranes:	Fassi M10A.12 with extension (2194-661lbs)
CTD`s BT`s:	AML micro CTD, RBR maestro and duo
Niskin Bottles:	Available along with Van Dorn bottles
Corers:
Grabs:	Ekman/Ponar Available
Other:	Hawboldt custom trawl winch(4000 lbs) with metered sheave and interface with onboard computer, Custom davit with hydraulic winch and 400m of cable (800lbs), AGO CSW-6 portable electric winch spooled with 230m of 9 conductor cable including 3 twisted pairs, 2000lbs breaking strength, Tow Post (4000lbs), A-frame (4000lbs). Hydro-Bios Integrating Water Sampling, Rinko III ARO-CAV optical fast DO, Turner Phytoflash

Trawl Nets:	single line w/bridle, 4m mouth, mid-water, bottom
Plankton Nets:	30cm to 1m nets avail w/variety of mesh sizes
Other:	SeaSciences Acrobat towed undulating Array (LOPC, CTD, YSI EXO 2)

Wind Speed / Direction:	WSO 100
Thermometer:	WSO 100
Barometer:	WSO 100
Other:

Institution Required Certification:
Certification Captain:	Ltd Masters 60GT and less, 1st aid and tech cert
Certification Crew:	SVOP, MED A3, 1st Aid
Certification Engineer:	N/A

Home Port:	Burlington, Ontario
Home Port Lake:	Lake Ontario
Institution:	Dept. Fisheries and Oceans
Contact Name:	Dallas Linley
Address:	367 Lakeshore Rd
City:	Burlington
State / Province:	Ontario
Country:	Canada
Postal / Zip Code:	L7S 1A1
Phone:	905-336-4708
Fax:	905-336-6437
Email:	robert.linley@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Crew Size ( inc. Captain ):	2
Number of Scientists Vessel can Accommodate:	4
Field Season:	April through November
Operation Days / Year:	160
Schedule Finalized in:	April

- No, does not contain option. - Yes, contains option.
Science Officer in Crew?:
Crew Provides Onboard Science Support?:
Payment In Kind? Time on Another Ship?
Fuel as a type of "Payment in Kind"?
Needed Equipment as a type of "Payment In Kind"?
"Piggyback" Research Permitted When Possible?
Encourage Crosstraining other Agencies with Vessel and Crew?
Vessel made available to outside Researchers?

Outside Research Payment:

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