SeaSoar Towed Vehicle

Basic and Ancillary SeaSoar Equipment System Costs for 1994

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                                  ESTIMATED       ESTIMATED   
                  1994 Rate       1995 Rate       1996 Rate


SeaSoar Vehicle   $1500/cruise    $1700/cruise    $1900/cruise
Towing Charge     $75/day towing  $90/day towing  $105/day towing
Technician Charge $275/tech/day   $315/tech/day   $345/tech/day
CTD system        $600/cruise     $635/cruise     $650/cruise
CTD towing        $60/day towing  $65/day towing  $70/day towing

Notes

CTD and other instruments extra. The rates quoted above include ONLY the winch/wire, vehicle, hydraulic units, deck control, and engineering monitoring (pitch/roll/depth). Equipment quoted as available below is subject to prior call for use on WECOMA cruises. Projects embarked on WECOMA and requiring this equipment take priority over SeaSoar users.

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Terms and Conditions

ESTIMATES

Rates quoted for 1995 and 1996 are ESTIMATES based on present costs and inflation factors.

TECHNICIAN COSTS

TWO technicians are required. Users are responsible for ALL travel, per-diem, excess baggage and other transportation costs for technicians. Technician travel will originate and terminate in Corvallis, Oregon. The rate quoted above covers only technician costs for the at-sea portion of the cruise. Technician salaries for travel time, staging time at ports of call, waiting days at ports, working days in port, etc. are charged at the rate shown above.

SHIPING COSTS

The USER is responsible for ALL equipment shipping costs from Corvallis, Oregon to the loading port, and from offloading port to Corvallis. System shipping typically requires one (1) 40-foot ocean container and one (1) LD-3 air freight container. Depending on ports of call, shipping may take up to 6 weeks.

INSTRUMENT INTERFACING/MOUNTING

Costs for mounting any USER-supplied equipment, modifications to vehicles to accomodate USER-supplied equipment, and interfacing costs are the responsibility of the USER. User-supplied equipment muyst be delivered to OSU for fabrication of mounts, installation trials and interfacing at least 6 WEEKS before shipping date.

ADAPTING SEASOAR TO SHIPS

The USER is responsible for costs of fabricating/modifying towpoints, towing rigs, etc. to suit the particular ship to be used. It is HIGHLY recommended that the prospective USER budget travel costs for two SeaSoar technicians to visit the project's ship well in advance of the cruise. If this is not done, time may be lost at the beginning of the cruise while the system is adapted to the particular ship.

MULTIPLE VEHICLE PROJECTS

In the event that two SeaSoar vehicles (2 vehicles and 2 winches) are required for a project, the second system will be charged 50% of the above system costs for the second system. A spare vehicle, hydraulic units, deck control, etc. are routinely supplied at no charge for single-system cruises.

DATA PROCESSING/QUALITY CONTROL

The USER assumes COMPLETE responsibility for post-cruise processing, and any quality control processing done on board. The SeaSoar group DOES NOT provide data processing services, and only provides rudimentary quality control on incoming data. In the event that the USER supplies onboard instrumentation, the USER assumes total responsibility for data collection, processing and service of such instrumentation. The SeaSoar Technicians WILL NOT undertake these functions for USER-supplied equipment.

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