All of the above-mentioned vessels or classes of vessels are available 

 to SEACON without cost except for overtime operation in some cases. The 

 salaries of NCEL personnel would, of course, have to be funded. Though 

 the cost to SEACON of using the ships in relatively Icfw, the 

 scheduling may be very difficult because they are sometimes on call 

 for some other primary mission. For this and other reasons it may be 

 necessary to obtain another type of vessel from Navy sources or to lease 

 a vessel for the peak use period when a schedule must be rigidly followed. 

 An oil-well service boat would probably be a good choice if leasing ship- 

 time is required. 



The new NCEL Warping Tug may be suitable for performing some of the 

 tasks which were mentioned under the capabilities of ATF or ARS 

 vessels . 



Participants 



Joint participation or assistance will be obtained from other Navy 

 Laboratories that have competence in ocean engineering and from NAVFAC 

 consultants. Other Navy Laboratories, government activities, industry, 

 and universities will be invited to participate in SEACON. 



Upon approval and funding of SEACON, other potential participants 

 will be contacted and their experiments incorporated as appropriate. 



Schedule 



The major portion of SEACON is scheduled to be performed in FY70, with 

 most of the experiments conducted about April 1970. This should provide 

 sufficient time for site selection, foundation investigation, design and 

 fabrication. Also, the weather and seas sho^^ld be fairly good at that 

 time of year. For SEACON to be conducted in FY70, however, it is assen- 

 tial that preliminary work be started in FY69. 



In FY71 long range experiments are schediiled to be continued, reports 

 completed, and plans made for SEACON II. The major milestones for SEACON 

 are planned as follows: 



FY69 



Nov 1968 Preliminary plans completed 



Jan 1969 Formulation of initial concepts completed 



Feb 1969 Preliminary site survey started 



Jun 1969 Initial detailed plans completed 



FY70 



Jul 1969 Preliminary site survey completed 

 Aug 1969 Critical procurement specifications and contract 

 scopes written 



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