Great Lakes Monitoring: The Lake Guardian

About R/V Peter Wise Lake Guardian

Visiting Researchers
Safety 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

Deck by Deck
on R/V Peter Wise Lake Guardian
Bridge | Forecastle | Main Deck

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-NA83RAC00095

Sea 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 sensor

SEACAT SBE 19CTD

Pressure (depth) sensor
Conductivity sensor
Temperature sensor
Dissolved Oxygen sensor
Transmissometer
Li-Cor PAR

SBE 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

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)

Rescue boat	Ambar Model AM550 (2 x 50 hp Mercury motors, radio)
Rigid Hull Inflatable	Avon (50 hp Evinrude motor)

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

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

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)

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

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

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-NA83RAC00095
Sea 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]

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