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UNOLS RVTEC* Home Port

"Making science work at sea"

The Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC) is an organization of technical support personnel associated with the university oceanographic Research Vessel fleet of the United States of America. RVTEC is chartered by University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), an organization of 57 academic institutions and National Laboratories involved in oceanographic research and joined for the purpose of coordinating research facilities and oceanographic ship schedules.

The RVTEC Home Port provides information germane to seagoing oceanographers. We hope our efforts will result in better planning and more successful execution of scientific cruises. Your input and comments about this web site are always welcome.

Port directory

*New and notable.*
RVTEC training site maintained by Bill Martin, University of Washington.	Technical support points of contact.
RVTEC 2001 meeting agenda.	RVTEC 2000 meeting minutes.

UNOLS resources. Research vessels, technical support groups, equipment inventories, institutional contacts, safety at sea manual (a MUST for first time cruisers).	Other resources. Pointers to interesting and useful information elsewhere on the World Wide Web, with particular emphasis on items pertaining to the logistics of seagoing oceanography.
Data interchange subcommittee.	Wire and cable specifications subcommittee.
Training and education subcommittee.	INTERFACE - the RVTEC newsletter. News, technical notes and tips, equipment reviews.
About RVTEC. History, charter, officers, subcommittees, logo.	Contact RVTEC.


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*Accepted pronounciation for UNOLS RVTEC is "You-Knolls Are-Vee-Tech"

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