Expedition Planning

Please visit the Marine Facilities Planning site for all cruise planning steps and action items. Thank you!

For a general overview of what to expect, please browse the information below.

	Marine Facilities Planning University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) is an organization of 58 academic institutions, including the University of Hawaiʻi, and National Laboratories involved in oceanographic research and joined for the purpose of coordinating oceanographic ships' schedules and research facilities. Marine Facilities Planning is intended to allow scientists to request ship time on the vessels of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. You must have an account to begin planning your upcoming expedition.
	Forms and Documents This page contains important and commonly used forms in one place, to help when planning an expedition with the University of Hawaiʻi including waiver forms, berthing forms, planning forms, and policy forms.
	Vessel Scheduling and Planning To schedule ship time aboard the R/V Kilo Moana, submit a request online to the Marine Facilities Planning at the time of proposal submission to the federal agencies, approximately one year before the expected expedition. Once ship time has been assigned to the Kilo Moana, the ship schedule and expedition profile can also be accessed and edited at Marine Facilities Planning.
	Hazardous Materials and Safety Hazardous materials, including chemical and radioactive substances, must be handled according to University of Hawaiʻi and University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) guidelines. This section provides guidance for scientists who are planning to use hazardous materials aboard the ship.
	Shipping of Scientific Gear Need to ship equipment and materials to the University of Hawaiʻi Marine Center, for a cruise or otherwise? On this page you can find shipping information like how packages should be labeled, requirements for shipping containers, and a shipping form to fill out so we can properly handle & store your packages.
	R/V Kilo Moana Orientation This section presents the R/V Kilo Moana specifications, layout, and other essential information.

Marine Facilities Planning

University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) is an organization of 58 academic institutions, including the University of Hawaiʻi, and National Laboratories involved in oceanographic research and joined for the purpose of coordinating oceanographic ships' schedules and research facilities. Marine Facilities Planning is intended to allow scientists to request ship time on the vessels of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. You must have an account to begin planning your upcoming expedition.

Forms

This page contains important and commonly used forms in one place, to help when planning an expedition with the University of Hawaiʻi including waiver forms, berthing forms, planning forms, and policy forms.

Vessel Scheduling Planning

To schedule ship time aboard the R/V Kilo Moana, submit a request online to the Marine Facilities Planning at the time of proposal submission to the federal agencies, approximately one year before the expected expedition. Once ship time has been assigned to the Kilo Moana, the ship schedule and expedition profile can also be accessed and edited at Marine Facilities Planning.

Hazardous Materials

Hazardous materials, including chemical and radioactive substances, must be handled according to University of Hawaiʻi and University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) guidelines. This section provides guidance for scientists who are planning to use hazardous materials aboard the ship.

Shipping of Scientific Gear

Need to ship equipment and materials to the University of Hawaiʻi Marine Center, for a cruise or otherwise? On this page you can find shipping information like how packages should be labeled, requirements for shipping containers, and a shipping form to fill out so we can properly handle & store your packages.

R/V Kilo Moana Orientation

This section presents the R/V Kilo Moana specifications, layout, and other essential information.