15 Chapter 3 Objectives

The record of Earth history contained in sediment and crustal rocks are made accessible through the drilling vessels and platforms.

Learning Objectives for Chapter 3: The Ships

After reviewing the content in this chapter and completing the exercises, students will be able to:

  • Describe, in general terms, how deep-sea material is collected by scientific ocean drilling vessels
  • Explain the difference between riser and riserless drilling
  • Compare expedition statistics from drilling vessels across time
a ship tied up in port
A view of the JOIDES Resolution docked in the port of Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO, MerlinOne photo archive, CC BY 4.0)

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