Application of the systems engineering approach to the conversion of ocean surveillance vessels into hydrographic survey, buoy tending, and general oceanography missions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Izenson, Shawn M.2014-03-142014-03-141993-12-14etd-04272010-020107http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42310The T-AGOS 13 Class is a suitable platform to meet all mission requirements for both NOAA Conversion designs. The T-AGOS 13 class vessels cannot, however, match the existing NOAA medium endurance charting ship (Fairweather class) in both speed and number of accommodations.xi, 158 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V851 1993.I946Ocean engineeringSystems engineeringApplication of the systems engineering approach to the conversion of ocean surveillance vessels into hydrographic survey, buoy tending, and general oceanography missions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMaster's projecthttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04272010-020107/