About R/V Peter Wise Lake Guardian
Visiting ResearchersSafety Aboard R/V Peter Wise Lake Guardian
Ship's Schedule
Labs Onboard
Sampling and Monitoring Equipment
General Specifications
Scientific Work Spaces and Equipment Specifications
Sampling Stations
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R/V Peter Wise Lake Guardian: Scientific Workspaces and
Equipment
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Winches, Cranes, and "A" Frames
Rosette Winch Sea-Mac Model 207EH (4000 lbs line pull) Seabird/Pump Winch Sea-Mac Model 107EMH ( 300 lbs line pull) Coring Winch Sea-Mac Model 3540 EH ( 6,600 lbs line pull) Benthos Winch Sea-Mac Model 5305EH (400 lbs line pull) Zooplankton Winch Interocean Model 1673-3 (500 lbs line pull) Crane Main Deck HIAB 450 Sea Crane (11,620 lbs at 26-3/4 ft, 48,500 lbs at 6-1/2 ft) On Wire (5,000 lbs) 2 Starboard "A" Frames hydraulic, maximum capacity 4,000 lbs Stern "A" Frame hydraulic, maximum capacity 30,000 lbs Crane-Bridge Deck HIAB 80 Sea Crane (5,000 lbs Max) Boats
Rescue boat Ambar Model AM550 (2 x 50 hp Mercury motors, radio) Rigid Hull Inflatable Avon (50 hp Evinrude motor) Deck Working Areas:
Area Clear deck (i.e., no containers or 33 ft workboat): 2,260 ft2 Full bottom tier of container labs: 1,335 ft2 Tie Downs Threaded stainless steel deck inserts spaced on a two-foot grid pattern; capable of receiving hex bolts, eye bolts, and other threaded 1" fittings Bulwarks 3-1/2 ft high (minimum); removable aluminum bulwark sections located on port side aft and stern Electric Power 110/220/440 VAC available at several deck locations Hydraulic Power Hydraulic power take-offs (2,500 psi, 260 gal/min) available at several deck locations Crew and Scientist Amenities
enclosed portable lab passageways galley and mess room seating 18 accommodates 42 6 laboratories 16 cabins lounge with TV, VCR, and stereo laboratory office exercise room - Hydra-fitness equipment laundry with washer and dryer Internal Laboratories:
Chemistry 348 ft2 – 2 Hamilton fume hood, canopy hood, DI water, vacuum, LAN, video, UPS, Fisher Scientific incubator, desktop refrigerator, phone, eye wash, three HEPAs Biology 208 ft2 - Hamilton fume hood, canopy hood, DI water, vacuum, LAN, video, UPS refrigerator, freezer, phone, eyewash, incubator, HEPA Multipurpose 300 ft2 - Hamilton fume hood, DI, hot and cold water, vacuum, LAN, UPS (800W), refrigerator, freezer, phone, eye wash, HEPA Office 128 ft2 - LAN, three desks, phone, UPS (2000W) External Laboratories (8 ft x 20 ft)
(All external labs connected to ship's local area network (Fiber Optics), 110/220 VAC, DI water, cold water, general waste, and contaminated waste water lines.)
Extraction Lab (number one position) 2 Hamilton hoods (5 ft) Analytical Lab (number two position) Hamilton hood (5 ft), UPS Primary Productivity/Radioactivity Lab (number three position) Hamilton hood, 2 incubators Hazardous Material Storage Van (number four position) storage for bases, acids, and an explosion-proof room for flammables Auxiliary Scientific Equipment
Uninterruptible Power System Exide UPS equipment room 800 - 6000 "Watts" depending on lab HEPA Ceiling Filter Modules Environmental Air Control, Inc. Walk-In Refrigerator 79 ft2 for sample storage Walk-In Freezer 45 ft2 for sample storage Meteorological Sensors
Windspeed /direction Young 05106 Wind Monitor- MA (NMEA–0183 Output) Electric Speed Indicator Co. Model F420C-WS4ROWA (analog) Solar Radiation LI-COR Silicon Pyranometer Datalogger Chartview 2.50.068 Air Temp (Two Devices) 1) Young 41342VCIVF Platinum Temperature Probe (NMEA–0183 Output)
2)RMS Tech. Inc-NA83RAC00095Sea Temp (4M Depth) Furuno – FCV – 292 (NMEA–0183 Output) Barometer Chelsea Aneroid Recording Barograph Belfort Instrument Co. Barometric Pressure Young 61201 (NMEA–0183 Output) Sampling Platforns 18' Horizontal Boom [4'x8' Scaffolding Frame about 10ft from ship] Limnology Sensors
SEACAT SBE 16CTD
Pressure (depth) sensor
Conductivity sensor
Temperature sensorSEACAT SBE 19CTD
Pressure (depth) sensor
Conductivity sensor
Temperature sensor
Dissolved Oxygen sensor
Transmissometer
Li-Cor PARSBE 25-03 SEALOGGER CTD
Pressure (depth) sensor
Conductivity sensor
Temperature sensor
Dissolved Oxygen 43 sensor
Transmissometer (Sea Tech)
Li-Cor PAR
pH sensor
Fluorometer (Sea Tech)SBE 911plus CTD
Pressure (depth) sensor
Conductivity sensor
Temperature sensor
Dissolved Oxygen 43 sensor
Transmissometer (Sea Tech)
Biospherical PAR
pH sensor
Fluorometer (Sea Tech)
Altimeter (Tritech) bottom sensor