PCOM, endorsing the recommendation of PANCH, supports the TEDCOM
subcommittee's recommendation regarding the acquisition of quotes for the
evaluation and construction of the alternative seafloor DCS feed control system,
and recommends that JOI ask ODP/TAMU to conduct this evaluation.
Action: Investigation is under way.
PCOM Motion 95-3-14:
PCOM accepts the recommendations of the Information Handling Panel for
publication of the Preliminary Reports and requests JOI to advise ODP/TAMU
to proceed with their implementation as stated in the Draft Minutes for their
September 1995 meeting.
Action: Implementation is completed. Available on the WWW are
Preliminary Reports beginning with Leg 159 and Scientific Prospectuses
beginning with Leg 164.
PCOM Motion 95-3-15:
PCOM accepts the recommendations of the Information Handling Panel for
publication of the Initial Reports and requests JOI to advise ODP/TAMU to
proceed with their implementation as stated in the Draft Minutes for their
September 1995 meeting, with the following exceptions and additions:
A. The number of figures and tables to be included in the 100 pages allowed in
the printed volume will be at the discretion of the Co-Chief Scientists in
consultation with the Shipboard Scientific Party.
B. Site Summary Sections may be combined where the individual sites consist
of short holes and individual Site Summary Sections would produce unnecessary
repetition of text.
C. The 200-page length of the Prime Data section as stated in the IHP Fall 1995
minutes is only an estimate for a typical leg. The actual length of this section
will be a function of the total recovery for each leg and the new format for this
section previously approved by PCOM at their Spring 1995 meeting.*
* PCOM notes that the new publication policy seeks to cut costs by imposing a
less expensive format on publications. PCOM recognizes that the size of the
actual savings will vary depending on external factors such as the cost of paper
and printing and the amount of recovery by the JOIDES Resolution. PCOM
recognizes that increases in cost due to such external factors will require
additional funds for publications of the Results volumes.
D. Formatting and Styles: Software for preparation of text and tables will
include both Microsoft Word and WordPerfect in Mac or DOS formatting.**
E. Conversion of Mac-formatted files to DOS if desired by ODP/TAMU will be
the responsibility of ODP/TAMU.
** Note that documents prepared in Word can be easily saved as WordPerfect
files at the end of a leg if desired by ODP/TAMU.
Action: Discussion is underway between PCOM, JOI, and ODP/TAMU to
decide upon the best method of implementing this motion.
PCOM Motion 95-3-16:
PCOM advises JOI that it gives a high priority to purchase of scanners and disc
storage space for the production of the Initial Reports volume. PCOM requests
that this equipment be purchased after further investigation of available options
and their cost-benefit ratio.
Action: Purchase of the equipment has been approved by JOI. Bids are
currently being sought from potential vendors, with a view to the equipment
being acquired in Summer 1996.
PCOM Motion 95-3-17:
PCOM accepts the recommendations of the Information Handling Panel for
publication of the Scientific Results and requests JOI to advise ODP/TAMU to
proceed with their implementation as stated in the Draft Minutes for their
September 1995 meeting, with the following exceptions and additions:
A. The deadline for initial submission of papers for the Scientific Results be
increased to 24 months post-cruise to allow adequate time for the preparation of
quality manuscripts.
B. The deadline for revision of manuscripts following their initial acceptance
will be increased to 10 weeks upon receipt of the manuscript by the first author.
C. Upon final acceptance of a manuscript, authors will have four weeks to return
a manuscript formatted to ODP standards. Manuscripts will be returned without
changes by ODP/TAMU if the formatting is unacceptable. ODP/TAMU shall
have the right to reject manuscripts outright that fail to conform to its standards
for formatting in order to meet production deadlines.
D. The date for lifting of the moratorium on independent outside publication will
be 12 months post-cruise for all legs.
E. Manuscripts submitted for outside publication prior to the closing date for the
Scientific Results volume must be simultaneously sent to ODP/TAMU for
distribution to the Editorial Review Board.
F. Scientists must advise ODP/TAMU of acceptance and the likely publication
date of all outside articles prior to the closing date of the Scientific Results
volume.
G. Scientists must supply a copy of the final abstract and citation for all outside
articles accepted for publication prior to the closing date of the Scientific
Results volume for inclusion in the Scientific Results.
H. The Scientific Results volume will include only abstracts and citations to
outside articles, not reprints, due to the limits on total pages available to
scientists submitting articles directly to the volume.
I. It is the responsibility of the ERB to review all manuscripts submitted for
outside publication prior to the closing date of the Scientific Results volume for
fair and adequate citation of both the Initial Reports and Scientific Results, and
for proper use of data collected post-cruise by others and to advise the authors
on this issue. Where necessary, it is the responsibility of the ERB to advise the
editor of the appropriate journal of deficient citation or improper use of data.
Action: Discussion is underway between PCOM, JOI, and ODP/TAMU to
decide upon the best method of implementing this motion.
PCOM Motion 95-3-18:
PCOM requests JOI to direct ODP/TAMU to raise the price of Proceedings of
the Ocean Drilling Program volumes to $60 and to widen the distribution of
volumes rather than cut the size of the production run.
Action: The motion is currently under review by JOI.
April 1996 Meeting
PCOM Consensus 96-1-3:
PCOM encourages a workshop to be held in June 1996 to investigate the
scientific and technical benefits of using JOIDES Resolution to conduct tension
pile tests necessary for commercial operations in water depths beyond those
accessible by jack-up rigs. Future utilization of JOIDES Resolution in such
operations would depend on the possibilities of significant benefits to both the
scientific and technical communities. Actual scheduling of JOIDES Resolution
ship-time must be done in the context of other programs scheduled or under
consideration.
Action: The workshop on "The Application of Hydraulic Piston Coring to
Site Investigation for Deepwater Production Platforms," co-sponsored by
ODP/TAMU and the Offshore Technology Research Center at TAMU, is
scheduled to take place on 18 June 1996 in Houston.
PCOM Motion 96-1-4:
Whereas current development of the DCS is proceeding satisfactorily; whereas
technological development is a keystone of the LRP; whereas improvements in
heave compensation techniques offer improvements in all drilling phases; and
whereas further reduction of DCS engineering effectively terminates the project
with the spectre of greater re-start costs later, PCOM gives its support to
continued DCS development at the level requested by ODP/TAMU, for Phase III
of that project.
Action: Phase IIIA will start approximately May 13. Phase IIIA will consist
of the design, configuration, and deployment of a hardware/sensor package
on the vessel to confirm sensor choices that resulted from the Phase II
heave compensation controller design effort.
PCOM Motion 96-1-7:
PCOM accepts the recommendation of DMP to redefine the geochemical tool
string as an ODP Specialty Tool and sees no other significant way to reduce
items for inclusion in the WLS Scope of Work. PCOM agrees that the WLS RFP
should refrain from descriptions that compel selection of any specific operator
as the provider of logging tools.
Action: This is currently under review.
PCOM Motion 96-1-8:
PCOM approves the request of the Co-Chiefs of Leg 173 that to maximize
basement recovery they wash down to approximately 100m above basement.
Action: This will be finalized during the Leg 173 pre-cruise meeting.
PCOM Motion 96-1-9:
Any potential time that may be available on Leg 174B as a result of not being
able to do engineering tests, be re-allocated on a 50-50 basis to Leg 174A and
the LoI for the CORKing work, with the proviso that if there are required port
changes, it does not impact the science time on other legs.
Action: The feasibility of conducting the engineering tests on this leg will be
determined and presented to PCOM for evaluation during its August
meeting.
PCOM Consensus 96-1-10:
PCOM considered the FY97 schedule prepared by JOI and ODP/TAMU
following the recommendations of the December 1995 meeting. No changes in
the schedule are recommended other than the following:
1) should extra time become available from the engineering portion of Leg
174B, it should be divided equally between Leg 174A and the CORK operation
at Barbados that is proposed as part of Leg 174B (see PCOM Motion 96-1-9);
and
2) any additional gains from port-call changes should be allocated to Leg 174A.
Action: See PCOM Motion 96-1-9
PCOM Motions 96-1-12 and 13: These motions refer to ODP publications.
Discussions are underway between PCOM, JOI, and ODP/TAMU to decide
upon the best method of implementing these motions.
PCOM Motion 96-1-14
PCOM (or its successor, ODP Science Committee, SciCom) will establish two
science review panels in line with the two major themes of the Long Range Plan.
These panels will be generally tasked with the review of ODP proposals for
scientific quality and potential feasibility (potential feasibility may require
development of new capabilities and technologies). These panels will meet at
the same time and place so that they can discuss divergent issues separately, and
common issues together.
Action: Once the new JOIDES structure has been fully defined,
ODP/TAMU will be reviewing panel liaison structure accordingly.
PCOM Motion 96-1-15
PCOM recommends that the $221K estimated for Item 29 (Costa Rica LWD) of
the tabled X-base budget be moved in priority to above the funding cut-off line.
To preserve budget balance, PCOM recommends that the equivalent $221K be
moved to below this cut-off line by removing the following items: Resistivity at
bit LWD tool test, CORK bottom hole televiewer, $50K from pre-JANUS data
migration, NW Atlantic Sediment Drifts GHMT (Leg 172), $25K from the
core-image capture system, and most of Blake Nose GHMT (Leg 171C). The top
priority for reinstatement, should funds become available, is the GHMT tool for
Leg 171C.
Action: Adoption of this motion may impact the scheduling of Legs 171A
and 171B.
PCOM Motion 96-1-18
PCOM recommends the formation of a Detailed Planning Group to further
develop and prioritize proposals near Antarctica related to the history and extent
of Antarctic Glaciation and Climate (the JOIDES Office will determine which
proposals and LoI's are appropriate). The mandate for this working group is to:
1) develop viable drilling plans to constrain the timing and extent of regional
glaciation;
2) guide the proponent groups as they assemble relevant site survey information
and submit it to the Site Survey Data Bank;
3) prioritize the proposals based on scientific quality and consistency with the
ODP Long Range Plan;
4) consider operational constraints, recognizing that weather will likely limit the
extent of drilling operations in the region; and
5) submit a drilling plan for possible inclusion in the 1998 drilling prospectus
for the August 1996 PCOM meeting, and further reports if needed for Fall 1996
thematic panel meetings and the December 1996 PCOM meeting. PCOM will
evaluate in its December 1996 meeting whether to disband this DPG, or
continue its operation.
Action: ODP/TAMU will host the meeting at College Station, although a
date has not yet been established.
PCOM Consensus 96-1-19
PCOM requests that ODP/TAMU investigate the use of differential GPS on
board the JOIDES Resolution.
Action: The Underway LWG will investigate and report to PCOM, via Tim
Francis, on the options, costs, and implications of such an acquisition at its
August meeting.
PCOM Consensus 96-1-20
PCOM request that JOI ask ODP/TAMU to re-define its budget priorities and
ensure that ODP/TAMU liaisons to SSP are able to attend every meeting of that
panel.
Action: See PCOM Motion 96-1-14
PCOM Motion 96-1-23
PCOM accepts the DPG Report on a drilling plan for Leg 172 and agrees to its
recommendations, with the following amendments:
1) use of the GHMT tool is not advised for any of Leg 172, and
2) at Site BBOR-4B, penetration by double XCB to recover Pliocene sediment
will precede efforts to begin a third XCB.
Action: These amendments will be dealt with at the Leg 172 pre-cruise
meeting.
