1. NOAA’s Draft Ten Year Ship and Aircraft Fleet Plans and the FY 2004 NMAO Budget NOAA Science Advisory Board March 18, 2003 NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations

2. MISSION S Charting & Mapping Fisheries Research Oceanographic Research Environmental Assessment FE Honolulu HAWAII MOC SEATTLE SAN DIEGO PASCAGOULA MOC NORFOLK WOODS HOLE (4) (1) (2) CHARLESTON NOAA Ships ALBATROSS IV DELAWARE II NANCY FOSTER RUDE - SWATH Repl RONALD H. BROWN LITTLEHALES OREGON II GORDON GUNTER KAIMIMOANA OSCAR SETTE DAVID STARR JORDAN RAINIER JOHN COBB INDOMITABLE (McARTHUR II) MILLER FREEMAN FAIRWEATHER in 2004 VINDICATOR in FY 2005 DYSON in FY04 FSV 2 in 2006

3. Ship Requirements DRAFT

4. Ten Year NOAA Ship Plan DRAFT

5. Current Aircraft Santa Barbara (1) Minneapolis (2) Silver Spring (1) AOC Tampa (9) (2) Charting & Mapping Fisheries Research Hurricane Research Environmental Assessment MISSION S

6. Aircraft Requirements DRAFT

7. Ten Year NOAA Aircraft Plan DRAFT

8. Ten Year NOAA Aircraft Plan DRAFT

9. FY 2004 NMAO Budget NMAO Discretionary Budget Summary (Dollars in Thousands) B udget Line Items: Marine Services, Fleet Planning and Maintenance, Aircraft Services (Operating Funds - ORF), Fleet Replacement, Aircraft Replacement, Construction (Capital Asset Funds - PAC) FY 2003 AppropriationFY 2004 President’s Less RecissionBudget Total NMAO Budget$169,713$118,274

10. Ship and Aircraft Support Summary All Funding Sources Ship SupportOperating Days NOAA Ships4050 Outsourced4150 Total8200 Contracts for Hydrographic Data - $18,000k Aircraft SupportFlight Hours NOAA Aircraft3815 Outsourced2880 Total6695 Contracts for Data - $8,200k Excludes Hurricane Reconnaissance Flight Hours Provide By USAF

11. Marine Operations and Maintenance FY 2004 President’s Budget - $89,674 Supports: 16 NOAA ships - operations and maintenance for 4050 operating days Outsourcing for 700 operating days NOAA Diving Program Commissioned Officers assigned throughout NOAA NOAA small boat safety program FY 2004 Initiatives: FAIRWEATHER operations and maintenance International Maritime Organization Safety Standards NOAA Corps strength increase

12. MISSION S Charting & Mapping Fisheries Research Oceanographic Research Environmental Assessment FE Honolulu HAWAII MOC SEATTLE SAN DIEGO PASCAGOULA MOC NORFOLK WOODS HOLE (4) (1) (2) CHARLESTON NOAA Ships in FY 2004 ALBATROSS IV DELAWARE II NANCY FOSTER RUDE - SWATH Repl RONALD H. BROWN LITTLEHALES OREGON II GORDON GUNTER KAIMIMOANA OSCAR SETTE DAVID STARR JORDAN RAINIER JOHN COBB INDOMITABLE (McARTHUR II) MILLER FREEMAN FAIRWEATHER in 2004 VINDICATOR in FY 2005

13. Fleet Replacement Summary FY 2004 President’s Budget - $0 Projects underway from previous years’ funding: Fishery Survey Vessel #1, OSCAR DYSON, will be home ported in Alaska; delivery August 2004 Fishery Survey Vessel #2, ALBATROSS IV replacement; delivery August 2006 VINDICATOR, or HI’IALAKAI, will collect coral reef data in Hawaii; conversion completion in October 2003 but no operating funds requested in FY 2004 FAIRWEATHER Refurbishment; completion February 2004 SWATH Survey Vessel will replace RUDE; delivery March 2005

14. Aircraft Services FY 2004 President’s Budget - $18,267 Supports: 13 aircraft - operation and maintenance for 2025 flight hours Two WP-3D’s and G-IV mission ready for hurricane surveillance, reconnaissance, and research from June 1- December 1 G-IV mission ready for winter storms from January 15- March 15 Turbo Commander/Shrike mission ready for snow surveys January 1 - March 1 Aircraft instrumentation operation and maintenance FY 2004 Initiatives: Aircraft and instrumentation maintenance Aircraft safety and regulatory items

15. NOAA Aircraft in FY 2004 Santa Barbara (1) Minneapolis (2) Silver Spring (1) AOC Tampa (9) (2) Charting & Mapping Fisheries Research Hurricane Research Environmental Assessment MISSION S

16. Aircraft Replacement Summary FY 2004 President’s Budget - $9,138 G-IV Instrumentation upgrade to provide improved data for next generation NWS numerical prediction models for hurricane track, intensity and landfall Aircraft regulatory and safety upgrades to meet FAA and International Civil Aviation Organization requirements Turbo Commander replacement for snow surveys used for flood prediction and water management WP-3D navigation system upgrade

17. FY 2004 NMAO Budget Summary by NOAA Mission Goal Mission GoalAmount Ecosystem Management$50,200 Understand Climate Variability$18,900 Weather and Water Information$22,800 Support the Nation’s Commerce $ 26,400 Total$118, 300