BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY MN ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. ~ Upton, New York 14973 (516) 345, EIS 6667227 Medica Department June 25, 1979 William J. Stanley, Director U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Area Support Office P.O. Box 29939 Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 Dear Bill, I just returned from our last survey to the Marshalls and in the process of sorting through five weeks of mail found your:letter of June llth concerning the RV Litkanur II registration, crew qualification and related matters. I was truly sorry to have missed you on the way out in May and on the way back in June. I always look forward to our visits. I'm sure that Harry has filled you in on our two discussions concerning the possibility of future logistic changes. In addition, I have just completed dictating the trip report for the last survey and will get a copy off to you as soon as possible. In your letter of June 1lth,your second paragraph, you npte that DOE does have ¥., an excellent vessel for our current, nator" I'm afraid, from’ ‘thestandpgint of the BNL medical team that We are unable’ that sup ort I understand the very grey area that the Ship falls into from the standpoint of official Coast Guard regulations con~ cerning certification of crew. I find it amazing in Commander Utara's letter to you of 1 June 1979 regarding the crew of the Litkanur II that Otternan, Coberly, Whitney, Goschen and Wrightman are listed as Able Seaman and Conway and Ducket as ordinary seaman wipers. As I understand it, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would correct me on this, I believe that Keith Coberly has his Masters papers. Is that not correct? I believe that it was the consensus of the group that met in Cermantown on March 29th that the contract vessel - comply with the Occuipatdonal® th¥endiSafeuyacutde as published by Brookhaven National Laboratory under Marine Safety. Opylofevi@kiixstehepardy _ wv of that document to refresh your memory. I thought that all members of that discussion group had a copy. Qn page 5 of that document under Responsibilities it states that the Department Chairman, in this case Dr. Cronkite, is responsible for insuring implementation of this guide. "Specifically they shall designatequalified and licensed Masters and a Marine Supervisor. I have discussed this matter with Dr. Cronkite and he has agreed completely that whoever is in control of the BNL medical