Technical_Evaluation_Questionnaire.pdf

G-FISHER Survey Vessel Characteristics Questionnaire

General Characteristics, Licensing, and Safety

Vessel Name:

Registration No.:

Owner/Manager Name:

Phone: Address:

Hull type (steel, fiberglass, wood): Year built:

Vessel Length (LOA): Vessel Draft: Vessel Beam (Width):

Please provide information on depth echo sounders:

Please provide information on GPS receivers:

What is the life raft capacity? What is the age(s) of life raft(s)?

Does the vessel provision with appropriate first-aid and medical supplies including adequate supplies to provide basic medical support for animal bites, common injuries, etc., and at least one

AED unit?

Yes No

Does the vessel have a functional satellite phone available for emergency communications? If so, what is the number?

Does the vessel have a ladder or other embarkation/disembarkation aid for use while in port?

Yes No

Is the vessel USCG inspected (current through duration of charter) with all equipment listed in 46

CFR §25?

Yes No

Will the vessel be approved by the USCG (permitted) to operate in excess of 200 miles from land?

Yes No

Operations, Payloads, and Capacity

Can the vessel operate offshore for at least 15 days?

Yes No

What is the vessel's usual and maximum cruising speed in knots?

Does the vessel have the capability to pinpoint gear deployment and retrieval (within ~5m)?

Yes No

Is the vessel capable of maintaining a cruising speed of at least 2-5 knots for towing side scan?

Yes No

Is the vessel able to safely operate in at least 4’ seas up to 100 nm from shore?

Yes No

Is the vessel rigged and capable of deploying camera arrays (~300lbs)?

Yes No

Can the pot-hauler/A-Frame/crane extend far enough away to avoid striking the vessel?

Yes No

Is the vessel outfitted with a crane for loading heavy gear (~1000 lbs)?

Yes No

Has the vessel actively used gear deployment equipment in the last year?

Yes No

How much back deck freeboard?

Does the vessel have a minimum of 150 ft2 of deck space?

Yes No

Seawater deck-hose?

Yes No

Fresh water deck hose?

Yes No

How many cubic feet of dry storage for scientific supplies?

Scientific Workspaces

Dedicated AC location for dry lab operations?

Yes No

Window or video to view deck operations?

Yes No

Available desk/table/counter space for instrumentation:

Conditioned power and/or surge protection?

How many 110 Volt AC power outlets for NOAA workspace?

Detail other storage space options (tools, books, etc.):

Sufficient through-bulkhead space for cables?

Yes No

Can feed from echosounders/GPS be provided to dry lab?

Yes No

On-board freezer for samples (not for galley)?

Yes No

Size of freezer (if applicable):

Berthing and Living

AC accommodations for 3 scientists (isolated)?

Yes No

Refrigerated food storage for 15 days?

Yes No

Sleeping rooms: Sleeping berths: Galley seating:

Dry storage for raingear?

Yes No

Potable water form (bottled, filtered, etc.):

Does contractor recognize need for clean/sanitary conditions?

Yes No

Heads/Showers available: Locking bathroom doors?

Yes No

Functional washer and dryer on board?

Yes No

Crew Information

Offerors shall indicate pertinent employment experience for each crew member within the past three (3) years.

Minimum of two licensed Captains (24h manning)?

Captain has 3+ years' offshore experience?

Crew has working knowledge of fishing gear?

Yes No

Crew capable of assisting with camera/sonar arrays?

Yes No

Has Captain served as key personnel on Gov charters? (Specify):

Captain #1:

Captain #2:

Deckhand/Engineer:

Deckhand/Cook:

Deckhand #3:

Night-watch / Additional Crew:

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