Greenhouse to Stanley June 7, 1977 - 3- I plan to attend the LCU user's meeting at LLL during the week of June 27. We had requested time in the FY 78 schedule in a previous letter to PASO. I would like to ammend the original request by extending the October stop at Bikini from two to five days. The departure date for this trip is defined by the need for spring tides to beach the LCU at Utirik. This condition exists from October 10 to October 16, so the LCU should be scheduled to depart from Kwajalein on October 8. The additional three days at Bikini extends the total mission time to 22 days. Our request for 16 days in late April or early May remains the same, We are also requesting the following equipment additions to the R, V. Liktanur: (1) (2) Replacement of the Johnson outboard motor on the Boston Whaler with two smaller engines, eg. 35-40 hp. Addition of reliable cross~atoll (~30 mile) radio equipment to the LCU for communication between the ship and the small boat or distant shore parties. The present C. B. radios do not have adequate range. Finally, I will presume that it is within the purview of the user's meeting to discuss crew coverage on the R, V. Liktanur. In light of the almost universal user satisfaction with the present crew, I believe it to be highly inefficient and counterproductive to rotate the crew per Global, Marine Department edict. We would strongly encourage and support any efforts among the users and PASO to convince Global Associates to recind this directive and retain the present crew whose competence is proven. Again, our thanks to PASO, Ted Murawski, and the crew of the Liktanur where excellent support is "business as usual." Sincerely yours, Mig N. A. Greenhouse Project Director, Marshall Islands Radiological Safety Program sls cc: C. B. Meinhold T. F. McCraw R. Ray