Project instructions, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer EX1404 Leg 1 : Shakedown and Mapping, NE Seamounts Exploration, August 9-30, 2014 Cruise plan EX1404L1 bShakedown and Mapping, NE Seamounts Exploration, August 9-30, 2014

"This document contains project instructions for EX-14-04 Leg 1, which is an exploration mapping cruise. Operations are expected to commence on August 9, 2014 in North Kingstown, RI, and conclude on August 30, 2014 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Multibeam, singlebeam, and subbottom acoustic mapping operations will be conducted 24 hours a day throughout the cruise. The final decision to operate and collect sub-bottom profiler data will be at the discretion of the Commanding Officer. Exploratory mapping operations will focus on the New England Seamount Chain, extending existing Okeanos Explorer data coverage in preparation for EX-14-04 Leg 3"--Overview. Derek Sowers. System Requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. 2014 OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) Ocean Exploration Program Submitted Public Domain 1878