Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Academician Robert Nigmatulin on the state of the research fleet of Russia – BBC

– Iskanderovich Robert, how do you assess the situation with the ship “Akademik Nikolai Strakhov,” which last week returned to Russia, and before that for two years in a broken state held in the port of Colombo. Who is to blame, what is done and what to do to more of this happening again?

– to blame, of course, a miserable state of the fleet in the first place. And, of course, unprofessional management of the ship. But while the ship is in good condition. Now let’s think about how to use it in our expeditions.

Now it is accepted long-overdue decision that all ships should be concentrated in the center shared with the Institute of Oceanology.

There is no monopoly, because there is no shortage of ships – there is a shortage of money for the expedition, repair and maintenance of ships.

If someone wants to take the ship is not for research, but for contractual work with some companies – no problem with that. Vessels stand idle.

– Many blame the incident on Fano …

– Of course, we have criticized the system and the rule of Fano, but leadership in the management of the courts of Fano to capture the essence of the case and held a series of right action. Of course, I wanted it to be faster, but Fano also money does not print.

The head of Fano was able to obtain from the Government of additional funding – and in 2016 we will have twice as much money for the expedition and contents vessel. I believe that there are significant changes in the management of marine expeditions – and it should be commended Fano.

has reached the unity of views on the part of scientists and people from the fleet management and Fano. This is a positive fact. First and foremost, for this I want to thank Mikhail Kotyukova and Alexei Mikhailovich Medvedev.

– Have to do during an expedition some research? Which?

– Yes, during the expedition able to carry out research – the ship back, you want to make the analysis. Then the results will be published. But while about it to speak early.

– Is it true that the whole team suffered from the heat and hunger?

– Yes, the team got in difficult conditions, but they stood. But hunger was not.

– Is the team on the beginning of the expedition took sole director of the Geological Institute (GIN), although he said that the best expedition not to start?

– Yes, the team took the start of the expedition director of the Geological Institute, although there were warnings that the expedition is better not to start. But I understand the director – to evacuate downtime: because there are no resources, the ship is, the firm offers to carry out such an expedition. It’s tempting.

I would not blame the director.

Another thing – the professional side. After a decision on management of the ship must make are not scientists, and professionals. In Guinea there are not proved. Furthermore, it is related to the financing miserable – is the complex resulted in failure. Fortunately, this did not result in casualties. All done. I think that most of these errors do not.

– What is the state are now “Worlds,” which are known for their dives in Baikal, the North Pole for the filming of “Titanic»?

– With “Worlds” serious problem. They are located in Kaliningrad, are in working order – you need only to replace the batteries. A Swiss businessman wants to give us these batteries. But with the “Worlds” is very expensive expedition. 150 million rubles. at least has to be allocated. There are no funds. We look forward to the possibility of Fano to influence the government.

«Worlds” – is our major problem. We think about the expeditions. Here, of course, the interaction with the business need to work. But, unfortunately, the business now decayed by.

And we have orders from industrial companies to conduct environmental expeditions. They have until 2009. In recent years, they are not. Only one business – tourism. We rent two ships travel company. They support the vessel, give us the opportunity to walk in the direction of Antarctica and Greenland, and there are already measurements after tourist expeditions. Of course, it’s not a very efficient use of the vessel for science, but other possibilities yet. It takes a three-fold increase in the current ship’s activities.

– In 2009, in a conversation with you after a dive to the bottom of Lake Baikal Vladimir Putin promised , that by 2011 program will begin on forming research fleet. The promise was fulfilled?

– The revival of naval activities for the study of the ocean and connected with the request of the President of the Russian Federation Government to ensure that the activities of the research fleet.

– Could you explain to the layman the importance of the presence of ocean research vessels Russia?

– The presence of ocean research vessels of Russia – this is one of the most important geopolitical factors, factors of the country’s prestige. But we think more about the entertainment, and other championships. But there are more serious things for our country – is to provide resources for our children and grandchildren from the resources of the oceans, which cover 72% of Earth’s surface. Many mineral resources are exhausted on the ground. And future resources will be extracted from the ocean floor. Relevant sections of the United Nations will be allocated depending on how much a country spends effort and money to research these areas.

This prestige, and geopolitics. Now we divide the shelf – Russia has submitted an application. Also significant resources have been invested. But the necessary conditions that would unequivocally proved our views – of such technologies from Russia. A would – we would have resolved more clearly geopolitical issues on economic activities in the Arctic shelf.

But the Arctic is being implemented not only China, but also South Korea. Germany more resources on ocean research spending than we are. Here you need to focus on this. And in our country focuses more on entertainment events.

– You once said that the court, which Russia has become obsolete …

– Yes it is. We need to build new vessels. But one boat is about 4-5 billion rubles. This problem can only federal program to solve. The third year we offer this targeted program – and the third year it rejected. Who will say that the crisis there is no money. The country has the money, just in many cases they are used irrationally.

– And what was the situation with the research vessels in the Soviet Union?

– During Soviet times, expedition and content of research vessels spent ten times more than now.

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