Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1. The At-Sea Experience
• Chapter 2. Planning
  • Scientific Planning and Collaborations
    • Scientific planning and goals
    • Collaborations, contracts and agreements
    • Science Plan
    • Assigned Responsibilities
    • Graduate Students At Sea
  • Test Plan
  • Coordination
    • Chain of command
    • Ship resource allocation
    • Coordination of multiple groups
    • Coordination of multiple platforms
    • Coordination of preparation and onload
  • Communications
    • Marisat, cellular phone and fax, telemetry,...
    • Communication schedules
    • Group psychology
    • Communications etiquette
    • Chain of command
  • Navigation and Timing
  • What to pack
    • Packing lists
    • Expendables
    • Tools
    • Instrumentation and spares
    • Personal Gear
  • Travel
  • On load
  • Planning Checklist
• Chapter 3. Safety
  • Training
  • Deck Operations
    • Rules of Deck Operations
    • Night and Heavy Seas Operations
    • Tag Lines and the Control of Loads
    • The Most Dangerous Times
    • Ship's Crew
  • Electrical Safety
  • Laser Safety
  • Radar Safety
  • Safety Checklist
• Chapter 4. Test Conduct
  • Professionalism
  • The Chain of Command
  • Who's Who in the Crew
  • The Cruise Log
  • Keeping to Schedule
  • Know Your Limits
  • Decision Making
    • Gathering Opinions
    • Assessing Blame when Things Go Wrong
    • Be Decisive
    • Imaginative Solutions
    • The Big Picture
  • Communications
  • Your Job At Sea
  • The At-Sea Classroom
  • Seasickness
  • Offload
  • Nautical Terminology
  • Knots
  • Test Conduct Checklist
• Chapter 5. Instrumentation
  • Development
    • Instrument Design
    • How NOT to Build a Buoy
    • Design Rules
  • Preparation
  • The Effects of Poor Preparation
  • An Example Preparation Checklist
  • Know Your Instrument
  • Redundancy
  • Instrumentation Checklist
• Chapter 6. Data Acquisition and Analysis
  • Timing
    • Requirements
    • Sources of Time for Data Streams
    • Clock Drift
    • Solutions
  • Backup
  • On Board Analysis
  • Goals for Cruise End
  • Quick Look Analysis
  • Data Distribution
  • Data Acquisition and Analysis Checklist
• Chapter 7. People
  • Crew Relations
  • The Crew's Home
    • Privacy
    • Mess Etiquette
    • Including the Crew
    • Sociology of Scientists and Crew
  • Adjustments
  • Leadership
  • Other Scientists
  • Women at Sea
• Chapter 8. Other Resources
• References
• Acknowledgments
• Appendix A. Excerpts from the APL Safety Manual
• Appendix B. Nautical Terms
• Appendix C. Annotated Packing Lists
• Appendix D. Knots