Moss Landing Marine Labs
Technical Services

The vessel provides work-vests and hardhats.   Work-vests are required to be worn during any over-the-side operation.   The wearing of hardhats is left up to the discretion of the Chief Scientist or in response to the nature of the work.

Material safety data sheets (MSDS) are to be included with the submission of the cruise plan.   The vessel has a generic spill kit for bases and acids.   It is the responsibility of the Chief Scientist to insure that unique chemicals that require special handling have the necessary spill kits.

The Chief Scientist is required to have an isotope permit on file with San Jose State University (contact John Pickering:   408-924-4818).   Only those individuals listed on the form can handle isotopes.   The R/V Point Sur also has an isotope form that is required for each cruise.   It can be located on the ship’s website and should be filled out by the Chief Scientist and turned in with the cruise planning form.