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: Lake Guardian
Captain: Mallard, John
Length: 180 feet
Beam: 40 feet
Draft: 12 feet
Speed: 13 knots
Displacement: 959 tons
Hull: steel / twin-screw Oceanographic
Year: 1981

Comments:

Certified Ocean Service by USCG- Ice class converted from an offshore supply vessel with North Sea type exhaust stacks and ABS class of Maltese cross A-1. Call Sign: WAO 9082. April and August the vessel works on all 5 Great Lakes on Spring and Summer Surveys respectively. The rest of the year it could be anywhere in the system, depending on the project.

For more information go to: LAKE GUARDIAN Homepage

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Electrical Power:	110/220/800- 6000 W UPS
Water Supplies:	Superstill, Barnstead water purification systems
Refrigerators / Freezers:	Yes
Incubators / Water Baths:	2 incubators
Vacuum Pumps:	Y (lab)
P.H. Meters:	Accument Benchtop
D.O. Meters:	Seabird and/ or titration
Conductivity:	Y.S.I. Model 35
Lab Space:	1340 (6 labs)
Other:

Radar:	2 Furuno MU-19 X and S band
GPS:	2 Furuno GP-150
Radio:	2 Standard Horizon Quantum
Depth Sounders:	Furuno FCV-115
Other:

Winches / Cranes:	Sea-Mac (1400lb), Sea-Mac (1000lb), Tulsa (30,000lb),
CTD`s BT`s:	Rosette 12- bottle; SEACAT SBE 16CTD; SBE 19CTD;
Niskin Bottles:	2.8, 8 and 30-liter
Corers:	12
Grabs:	Ponar
Other:

Trawl Nets:	no
Plankton Nets:	153u; 64u; 10u
Other:

Wind Speed / Direction:	Young 05106 Wind Monitor ?MA (NMEA-0183 output), Electric Speed Indicator, Model F420C ?WS4ROWA (analog)
Thermometer:	Young 41342VC/VF Platinum Temperature Probe (NMEA-0183 output), RMS Tech, Inc. NA83RAC00095
Barometer:	Chelsea aneroid, Belfort Instrument Co. recording barograph, Young 61201 Barometric Pressure Sensor (NMEA-0183 output)
Other:

Institution Required Certification:
Certification Captain:	1600 GT with Great Lakes Pilotage
Certification Crew:	1600 GT Mate with Great Lakes Pilotage
Certification Engineer:	Chief/Limited

Home Port:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Home Port Lake:	Lake Michigan
Institution:	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact Name:	Eda Lam
Address:	77 W. Jackson Blvd.
City:	Chicago
State / Province:	IL
Country:	United States
Postal / Zip Code:	60604
Phone:	(312) 545-7339
Fax:	(312) 353 - 2018
Email:	Eda.Lam@epa.gov

Crew Size ( inc. Captain ):	14
Number of Scientists Vessel can Accommodate:	27
Field Season:	March to October
Operation Days / Year:	180 (approx.)
Schedule Finalized in:	February

- 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:	Yes, dependent on work required

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