NOAA’s Draft Ten Year Ship and Aircraft Fleet Plans

and the FY 2004 NMAO Budget

NOAA Science Advisory Board

March 18, 2003

NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations

MISSIONS

Charting & Mapping

Fisheries Research

Oceanographic Research

Environmental Assessment

FE

HonoluluHAWAII

MOCSEATTLE

SAN DIEGO

PASCAGOULA

MOCNORFOLK

WOODSHOLE(4)

(1)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)CHARLESTON

NOAA Ships

ALBATROSS IV

DELAWARE II

NANCY FOSTER

RUDE - SWATH Repl

RONALD H. BROWN

LITTLEHALES

OREGON II

GORDON GUNTER

KAIMIMOANAOSCAR SETTE

DAVID STARR JORDAN

RAINIER

JOHN COBB

INDOMITABLE

(McARTHUR II)

MILLER FREEMAN FAIRWEATHER in 2004

VINDICATOR in FY 2005

DYSON in FY04

FSV 2 in 2006

Ship Requirements

DRAFT

Fiscal Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Fisheries Surveys and Science 6,244 5,894 5,772 5,742 5,323 5,034 4,745 4,976 4,947 4,947Nautical Charting/Hydrographic Surveys 80 300 300 300 600 600 600 600 600 600Blue Water Oceanography, Climate and Weather 263 270 410 560 620 660 660 660 745 660Coastal Oceanography 1,439 1,574 1,611 1,591 1,591 1,691 1,691 1,691 1,691 1,691Ocean Exploration 350 350 350 500 500 500 500 700 700 700Subtotal Requirements Met by Outsourcing 8,376 8,388 8,443 8,693 8,634 8,485 8,196 8,627 8,683 8,598

Fiscal Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Fisheries Surveys and Science 1,936 2,286 2,408 2,568 2,987 3,146 3,435 3,334 2,761 2,761Nautical Charting/Hydrographic Surveys 730 1,000 1,070 1,070 1,300 1,340 1,340 1,340 1,340 1,340Blue Water Oceanography, Climate and Weather 453 487 573 579 464 549 503 406 418 549Coastal Oceanography 400 361 468 471 471 471 471 471 471 471Ocean Exploration 144 121 81 75 190 105 151 105 96 105Subtotal Requirements Met by NOAA Ships 3,663 4,255 4,600 4,763 5,412 5,611 5,900 5,656 5,086 5,226

Fiscal Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Fisheries Surveys and Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 472 472Nautical Charting/Hydrographic Surveys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 300 300Blue Water Oceanography, Climate and Weather 236 335 397 359 433 395 445 538 445 395Coastal Oceanography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ocean Exploration 0 158 477 483 368 453 407 453 462 453Subtotal Requirements Met by Method TBD 236 493 874 842 801 848 852 1,291 1,679 1,620

Fiscal Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Fisheries Surveys and Science 8,180 8,180 8,180 8,310 8,310 8,180 8,180 8,310 8,180 8,180Nautical Charting/Hydrographic Surveys 810 1,300 1,370 1,370 1,900 1,940 1,940 2,240 2,240 2,240Blue Water Oceanography, Climate and Weather 952 1,092 1,380 1,498 1,517 1,604 1,608 1,604 1,608 1,604Coastal Oceanography 1,839 1,935 2,079 2,062 2,062 2,162 2,162 2,162 2,162 2,162Ocean Exploration 494 629 908 1,058 1,058 1,058 1,058 1,258 1,258 1,258Total Outsourcing, NOAA Ships and TBD 12,275 13,136 13,917 14,298 14,847 14,944 14,948 15,574 15,448 15,444

Performance Schedule -- Meeting Projected Ship Platform/Operating Day Requirements for NOAA Programs -- FY 2003 - FY 2012

Requirements Met by Outsourcing (Operating Days)

Requirements Met by NOAA Ships (Operating Days)

Total Requirements (Operating Days)

Requirements Met by Method TBD (Operating Days)

Ten Year NOAA Ship Plan

DRAFT

Ship Year

Launched

TOWNSEND CROMWELL 1963DAVID STARR JORDAN 1964ALBATROSS IV 1962DELAWARE II 1967OREGON II 1967MILLER FREEMAN 1967JOHN N.COBB 1950GORDON GUNTER 1989OSCAR ELTON SETTE 1988OSCAR DYSON (FSV1) 2004FSV2 2005FSV3 2006JORDAN REPLACEMENT TBDFSV4 2007FSV5 2008 Additional FSV/Long-Liner in Hawaii

FSV6 2009COBB REPLACEMENT TBDTBD TBD

RAINIER 1967WHITING 1962RUDE 1966FAIRWEATHER 1967 Additional Hydrographic Survey Vessel in Alaska

SWATH 2005LITTLEHALES 1991RAINIER REPLACEMENT TBD2 LAUNCH HYDRO SHIP TBD

KA'IMIMOANA 1988RONALD H. BROWN 1996 Continue Operations Worldwide

NWS/NDBC Buoy Tender TBDClass II West Coast TBD

FERREL 1968NANCY FOSTER 1990

MCARTHUR 1965INDOMITABLE 1985HI'IALAKAI (VINDICATOR) 1984

OE1 TBDOE2 TBD

Bold = Existing Ship Vessel under 20 years Funded

Italic = New/Replacement or Proposed Ship Vessel between 20 and 30 years or Post MRP w/ 10-15 years remaining Not Funded

Vessel over 30 years

Vessel To Be Determined

Repl WHITING Conv.

MRP

BLUE WATER OCEANOGRAPHY, CLIMATE AND WEATHER SERVICES

To Be Determined - Charter, Acquisition/Conversion or New Construction

Continue Ops in Pacific TOGA/TAO

Replace WHITING on East Coast

Continue Ops on W. Coast/Alaska Remove from Service/Replace

Remove from Service/Replaced by SWATH

Removed from Service/Replaced by LITTLEHALES

MRP

Replace DAVID STARR JORDAN with converted TAGOS in SWConversion

Construction

Continue Ops in SE MRP

Replace RUDE on East Coast

To Be Determined - Charter, Acquisition/Conversion or New Construction

To Be Determined - Charter, Acquisition/Conversion or New Construction

To Be Determined - Charter, Acquisition/Conversion or New Construction

Replace MCARTHUR on West Coast

Removed from Service/Replaced by NANCY FOSTER

Additional Coral Reef/Coastal Oceanography Ship in HawaiiConversion

Construction

TBD Replace JOHN N. COBB in Alaska

To Be Determined - Charter, Acquisition/Conversion or New Construction

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY

MRP

Continue Ops Worldwide

Construction

Construction

TBD Replace MF in Alaska

Reactivation

Conversion Replace TOWNSEND CROMWELL in Hawaii Move to SW when FSV5 comes on line

Construction Replace DELAWARE II in NE50% SE - 50% NE

Additional FSV1 in Alaska

NAUTICAL CHARTING/HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS

Construction Replace ALBATROSS IV in NE (2 year calibration overlap)

Construction

Replace OREGON II in SE

Removed from Service/Replaced by OSCAR ELTON SETTE

MRP

Remove from Service/Replace with FSV3

50% NW-50% Alaska 100% Alaska when FSV4 goes on line

Remove from Service/Replace with converted TAGOS

Remove from Service/TBD

Remove from Service/Replace

Projected Service Life and Replacement Schedule for NOAA Ships

20122011201020092008200720062005200420032002

200420032002

FISHERIES SURVEYS & SCIENCE

Construction Additional FSV in NW and SW

2006 201220112007

SHARED/MULTI-MISSION: FISHERIES SCIENCE AND SURVEYS & COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY

2005 201020092008

Continue Ops East Coast

OCEAN EXPLORATION

Repl MCARTHUR Conv.

Removed from Service/Replaced by INDOMITABLE

MRP Remove from Service/Replace with FSV2

Conversion Replace FERREL on East Coast

Continue Operations in Pacific TOGA/TAO

RAINIER Replacement W. Coast/Alaska

MRP

Remove from Service/FSV6

Current Aircraft

Santa Barbara(1)

Minneapolis(2)

Silver Spring(1)

AOC Tampa(9)

(2)

Charting & Mapping

Fisheries Research

Hurricane Research

Environmental Assessment

MISSIONS

Mission 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Weather & Water ImpactsIn-House 1660 1810 2465 2465 2660 2660 2660 2660 2660 2660

Air Force Reserve NWS Support 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600Charter 705 680 655 630 630 630 630 630 630 630

Unmet/Unknown 220 770 195 195 - - - - - -

Coastal/EcosystemIn-House 2030 2365 2415 2365 2415 2365 2415 2365 2415 2365Charter 2075 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600

Unmet/Unknown 750 - - - - - - - - -

Commerce/TransportationIn-House 347 415 425 435 435 435 435 435 435 435

Charter/Unknown - - - - - - - - - -Unmet/ Unknown - - - - - - - - - -

Climate Variability/ChangeIn-House 175 450 655 655 655 655 655 655 655 655Charter 100 100 100 125 100 100 100 100 100 100

Unmet/Unknown 120 205 - - - - - - - -

Homeland SecurityIn-House 105 155 105 155 105 155 105 155 105 155

Charter/Unknopwn - - - - - - - - - -Unmet/Unknown - - - - - - - - - -

All Missions 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012In-House 4317 5195 6065 6075 6270 6270 6270 6270 6270 6270Charter 2880 3380 3355 3355 3330 3330 3330 3330 3330 3330

Unmet/Unknown 1090 770 195 195 - - - - - -Total 8287 9345 9615 9625 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600

Charter flight hours do not include contracts for services that include imbedded flight hours

The Outyear requirements are not clearly defined

Charter flight hour data is incomplete due to new reporting procedures

Aircraft Requirements

DRAFT

Current/Replacement Aircraft 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011WP-3D N42RF 8914 Hours SDLM SDLM SDLMWP-3D N43RF 7839 Hours SDLM SDLM

Additional P-3 $6.5 M PAC + 1.9M ORFAcquire Aircraft

SDLM SDLM

G-IVSP N49RF 1876 HoursEngine Midlife

Additional High Altitude Jet ($90 M)Submit FY06

InitiativeProcure Instrument

Citation II N52RF 7316 Hours Dispose

Citation Replacement ($20 M)Submit FY06

Initiative

Procure and

InstrumentTwin Otter N48RF 13325 Hours Re-WingTwin Otter N57RF 15775 Hours Re-WingAdditional Twin Otter ($1.4-1.9 M) Procure

Turbo Commander N53RF 11827 HoursDispose

est $400K

Apply Funds

towards Replacement Lease

to Own Aircraft

Turbo Commander Replacement $1.55MInitiate

Lease to Own

Complete Procurement with FY04 Funds

Ten Year NOAA Aircraft Plan

DRAFT

Current/Replacement Aircraft 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Shrike Commander N47RF 12462 Hours ReplaceShrike Commander N51RF 8553 Hours Replace

Bell 212 N61RF 9089 HoursDispose

est $900K

Apply Funds

towards Helo

MD-369 (500) N59RF 3202 HoursDispose

est $350K

Apply Funds

towards Helo

Light Twin Engine Helicopter ($6M)Submit FY05

Initiative

Procure and

Instrument

Lake LA-27 N64RF 1464 HoursDispose est $100

K

Apply Funds

towards Helo

Lake LA-27 N65RF 1195 HoursDispose

est $100K

Apply Funds

towards SERA

LO Funding RequiredSmall Environmental Research

Aircraft (SERA)Procure and Instrument

5 Global Hawk (UAV)Submit FY05

InitiativeProcure and Instrument

Ten Year NOAA Aircraft Plan

DRAFT

FY 2004 NMAO Budget

NMAO Discretionary Budget Summary

(Dollars in Thousands)

Budget Line Items: Marine Services, Fleet Planning and Maintenance, Aircraft Services (Operating Funds - ORF), Fleet Replacement, Aircraft Replacement, Construction (Capital Asset Funds - PAC)

FY 2003 Appropriation FY 2004 President’s Less Recission Budget

Total NMAO Budget $169,713 $118,274

Ship and Aircraft Support Summary

All Funding Sources

Ship Support Operating Days

NOAA Ships 4050

Outsourced 4150

Total 8200

Contracts for Hydrographic Data - $18,000k

Aircraft Support Flight Hours

NOAA Aircraft 3815

Outsourced 2880

Total 6695

Contracts for Data - $8,200k

Excludes Hurricane Reconnaissance Flight Hours Provide By USAF

Marine Operations and Maintenance

FY 2004 President’s Budget - $89,674

Supports:

• 16 NOAA ships - operations and maintenance for 4050 operating days

• Outsourcing for 700 operating days

• NOAA Diving Program

•Commissioned Officers assigned throughout NOAA

•NOAA small boat safety program

• FY 2004 Initiatives:

•FAIRWEATHER operations and maintenance

• International Maritime Organization Safety Standards

• NOAA Corps strength increase

MISSIONS

Charting & Mapping

Fisheries Research

Oceanographic Research

Environmental Assessment

FE

HonoluluHAWAII

MOCSEATTLE

SAN DIEGO

PASCAGOULA

MOCNORFOLK

WOODSHOLE(4)

(1)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)CHARLESTON

NOAA Ships in FY 2004NOAA Ships in FY 2004 ALBATROSS IV

DELAWARE II

NANCY FOSTER

RUDE - SWATH Repl

RONALD H. BROWN

LITTLEHALES

OREGON II

GORDON GUNTER

KAIMIMOANAOSCAR SETTE

DAVID STARR JORDAN

RAINIER

JOHN COBB

INDOMITABLE

(McARTHUR II)

MILLER FREEMAN FAIRWEATHER in 2004

VINDICATOR in FY 2005

Fleet Replacement Summary

FY 2004 President’s Budget - $0

Projects underway from previous years’ funding:

• Fishery Survey Vessel #1, OSCAR DYSON, will be home ported in Alaska; delivery August 2004

• Fishery Survey Vessel #2, ALBATROSS IV replacement; delivery August 2006

• VINDICATOR, or HI’IALAKAI, will collect coral reef data in Hawaii; conversion completion in October 2003 but no operating funds requested in FY 2004

•FAIRWEATHER Refurbishment; completion February 2004

•SWATH Survey Vessel will replace RUDE; delivery March 2005

Aircraft Services

FY 2004 President’s Budget - $18,267Supports:

• 13 aircraft - operation and maintenance for 2025 flight hours

• Two WP-3D’s and G-IV mission ready for hurricane surveillance, reconnaissance, and research from June 1- December 1

• G-IV mission ready for winter storms from January 15- March 15

• Turbo Commander/Shrike mission ready for snow surveys January 1 - March 1

• Aircraft instrumentation operation and maintenance

• FY 2004 Initiatives:

• Aircraft and instrumentation maintenance

• Aircraft safety and regulatory items

NOAA Aircraft in FY 2004

Santa Barbara(1)

Minneapolis(2)

Silver Spring(1)

AOC Tampa(9)

(2)

Charting & Mapping

Fisheries Research

Hurricane Research

Environmental Assessment

MISSIONS

Aircraft Replacement Summary

FY 2004 President’s Budget - $9,138

• G-IV Instrumentation upgrade to provide improved data for next generation NWS numerical prediction models for hurricane track, intensity and landfall

• Aircraft regulatory and safety upgrades to meet FAA and International Civil Aviation Organization requirements

• Turbo Commander replacement for snow surveys used for flood prediction and water management

• WP-3D navigation system upgrade

FY 2004 NMAO Budget Summary by

NOAA Mission Goal

Mission Goal Amount

Ecosystem Management $50,200

Understand Climate Variability $18,900

Weather and Water Information $22,800

Support the Nation’s Commerce $ 26,400

Total $118, 300