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(1) It is recommended that for every additional ofeangoins researfh ship 

 put into operation, an average investment of $1.5 million be made for essential 

 shore facilities. These costs should be divided between the Navy and the National 

 Science Foundation. 



(2) It is estimated that the costs of research other than ship operations will 

 average about $1.2 million per ship per year. The committee recommends that 

 Federal funds for this purpose be divided between the Navy and the National 

 Science Foundation. 



The costs to each agency, by years, are given in table 8. Capital allocations are 

 assigned to the year preceding the placing of a new research ship into operation. 

 Although table 8 shows no increase in the operating costs of shore-based facilities 

 for basic research until 1961, when the first new ships are completed, we expect 

 that plans now being made by various Federal agencies (mainly the National 

 Science Foundation and the Navy) involving budgets for basic oceanographic 

 research will be able to maintain the 1958 level of activity and allow for some 

 buildup of staff. Such plans should be strongly supported by the agencies, the 

 Bureau of the Budget, and the Congress in order to avoid a serious relapse of our 

 present capabilities. 



Table 8. — Capital and operating costs of tasic research other than ships 

 [Over and above present level in millions of 1958 dollars] 



D. OCEANWIDE SURVEYS 



The capital and operating costs for ships involved in surveys of the world 

 ocean have been given in a previous section. However, it is estimated that 

 substantial shore facilities are required for the purpose of evaluating the data 

 collected at sea. It is estimated that capital costs for shore facilities for each 

 new survey ship will average about $0.75 million. It is further estimated that 

 operating costs for shore facilities will amount to about $0.75 million per survey 

 ehip per year. 



(1) The committee recommends that for every new survey ship put into 

 operation an investment of about $0.75 million be made for essential shore 

 facilities. 



(2) It is recommended that an average of $0.75 million be allocated each year 

 ror the operation of shore facilities for each new survey ship placed in operation. 



These costs should be divided between the Navy and the Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey. The costs to each agency, by year, are given in table 9. Capital allo- 

 cations are assigned to the year preceding the placing of a new survey ship 

 into operation. 



(3) Consideration should be given to conducting some aspects of the survey 

 program through contracts with commercial organizations and private 

 institutions. 



