WELCOME TO HARBOR BRANCH MARINE OPERATIONS

The Division of Marine Operations, under the direction of Tim Askew, schedules, operates and maintains Harbor Branch's Research Vessels and Research Submersibles, as well as the PANTHER Rescue ROV.

The division is comprised of specialized ships'crews, a team of highly skilled manned/unmanned submersible pilots and technicians, marine engineers, winch tech and shore support personnel. Technician support for installation, operation and maintenance of the state-of-the-art shipboard instrumentation is provided under a Cooperative Marine Operations Program (CMOP) with the University of Miami-RSMAS Marine Technical Group .

Marine Maintenance personnel assist with repairs and offloading/onloading during in port periods as well as servicing and maintaining shipboard deck equipment. Many of the Marine Maintenance staff are qualified as relief crew.