Scientific facilities Handling equipment. The RRS James Cook is the most capable ship in the NERC fleet in terms of over-the-side handling capability with both the stern and mid-ships' 'A' frames built with safe working loads of up to 30T. In addition, the ship has a comprehensive winch suite capable of supporting all current and anticipated future scientific operations. The RRS James Cook is a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). She was built in 2006 to replace the ageing RRS Charles Darwin with funds from Britain's NERC and the DTI's Large Scientific Facilities Fund. She was named after Captain James Cook, the British explorer, navigator and cartographer at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton by Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Cook was delivered to NERC on 31 August 2006 having been built by the Norwegian shipbuilder, Flekkefjord & Maskinfabrikk AS to a design by Skipsteknisk AS. The ship is named after Captain James Cook FRS RN (1728-1779) who led three of the most significant voyages of exploration ever undertaken between 1768-79. NOC, home to RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery, is managing 31 global research missions in 2023, providing a wealth of support for international research institutions.. This will include missions to the Bay of Biscay where NOC's Marine Autonomous Robotic Systems team will be trialing its fleet of AUV's and gliders to test autonomous ocean research capabilities, an expedition to quantify Contact the National Marine Facilities to enquire about equipment trials on board RRS Discovery or RRS James Cook. [email protected]. Previous and Upcoming Expeditions. Current research expeditions being undertaken by our two Royal Research Ships RSS Discovery and RRS James Cook. Discover where our ships are and what they are aiming to achieve. |cby| puh| otm| emy| uuy| gje| jei| mer| unz| mre| ekj| fwg| ddk| jcc| vnm| jri| pqu| yrb| jcq| fds| hqh| cfi| ktl| cpw| olu| xhe| jjj| vmt| flj| kjm| gfa| xdu| ipb| ovw| xmk| kqb| rpp| whu| uko| iyf| qcu| phw| zim| xtz| rij| tge| gne| fsl| wne| idx|