During the past ten years new technologies have remarkably extended the scope of marine research and now offer exciting novel perspectives for pioneering research. Unmanned underwater vehicles have reached a high degree of reliability and they develop towards standard equipment on modern research vessels. However, the technical complexity of the systems and their integrated scientific payload is a challenge for both the operational team and the scientists. This is addressed through proposed dedicated training courses to enable the next generation of marine researchers to fully utilize the possibilities offered by this kind of scientific instrumentation onboard European research vessels.
Applications for the Blue Skills Labs will be evaluated on the basis of the scientific/technical career of the applicant and coherency between their studies and the topics in the Labs.
Travel and (eventual) accommodation expenses will be partially refunded after claim submission with receipts for reimbursement.
6 Blues Skills Labs were planned.
Past Initiatives
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ROV LAB ( MARUM, Germany) 22nd – 24th November 2022 The ROV Lab workshop is organized within the scope of the EurofleetsPlus training program and will be held at MARUM – Center for Environmental Sciences, University Bremen, Germany. The three days workshop (22nd-24th of November 2019) is offered to European research-ROV Pilots/Technicians with no or basic experience and knowledge of ROV operations and technology. |
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Management workshop (Tallinn, Estonia) 29th November – 1st December 2022 Due to circumstances beyond our control the Eurofleets+ Management workshop has been postponed to November 2022. All submitted applications remain valid and we continue to take applications. A new date will be released in the coming days. The workshop will have a duration of 2.5 days and is offered to Marine Scientists and Marine science related staff that want to improve their knowledge on the different aspects related to the management of a Marine Research Infrastructure. |
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AUV workshop (Gullmar Fjord) 31st October – 4th November 2022 An AUV workshops / training on AUV operation, organized within the Eurofleets+ training program, will be held at the Robotics Lab workshop of Gothenburg University (UGOT) in collaboration with the Swedish Marine Robotics Centre (SMaRC). Related News
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EUROFLEETS+ Seismic workshop (Trieste, Italy) 10-12 October 2022 The Seismic Lab workshop is organized as part of the EurofleetsPlus training program and will be held at OGS, National Institute of Oceanography and applied Geophysics in Trieste (Italy).
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Eurofleets+ BOREHOLE SEISMIC workshop (Trieste, Italy) 12 -14 October 2022 The Seismic Lab workshop is organized as part of the EurofleetsPlus training program and will be held at OGS, National Institute of Oceanography and applied Geophysics in Trieste (Italy). The three days’ workshop (October 12-24, 2022) is offered to Marine sciences related researchers with no or only basic experience and knowledge of Borehole Seismic data acquisition and processing.
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AUV Course (UGOT, Sweden) Course elements include a guide in using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles as a research tool, mission logistics, mission planning, scientific payload, data acquisition, and post-processing of various types of sensors including hydroacoustic sensors. Theoretical course elements were applied practically during two days when the course participants executed their planned missions in the Skagerrak Sea using the Hugin AUV ‘Ran’ |
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ROV Course (MARUM, Germany) Onshore training course focusing on the special requirements of scientific ROV operations at sea. Topics included cruise preparation, mobilization, and operation at sea. In-class workshops were used as well as practice on different manipulators and training missions in the ROV simulator and test tank with ROV MARUM-Squid |
