The Oscar Dyson is equipped with an electronics shop, a machine shop, and a bosun's shop. Each shop is supported with qualified personnel and is able to complete repairs to, and on occasion modify, scientific sampling equipment at sea. This capability has enabled adapting specialized equipment and fabricating damage parts to ensure project completion. In addition to support shops, the Oscar Dyson has a total of seven laboratory spaces that can be utilized by scientific personnel. Any anticipated needs should be discussed with the Command prior to a cruise.

All working deck and laboratory areas are equipped with flush deck sockets to mount transient equipment. Each laboratory is also fitted with a Unistrut mounting system for easy reconfiguration in response to changing mission needs.

Fish/Wet Lab Equipment

• Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES)
• 4 Fisheries Scientific Computer System workstations (FSCS)
• Variable speed conveyor sorting table
• Fish/biological waste disposal chute
• Small Marel m60 Series scale
  • Maximum weight: 13/33 lbs (6/15 kg)
  • Minimum weight: .09 lb (.04 kg)
• Large Marel m60 Series scale
  • Maximum weight: 66/132 lbs (30/60 kg)
  • Minimum weight: .04 lb (.02 kg)
• Saltwater washdown system
• Remote PC hookups
• Second sorting table with FSCS boards
• Jewett F225 Lab Refrigerator
• So-Low C85-9 Ultra-Low temperature freezer
• 2 freshwater sinks
• Scientific Uncontaminated Seawater line
• Emergency eyewash station/shower
• Scientific walk-in freezer
• Labconco lab hood/Hazardous material storage
• 2 ship's service pneumatic air fittings

Chemical Lab Equipment

• PC workstation with touch screen
• Turner Designs 10-AU Flourometer
• Sea-Bird SBE 45 Micro Thermosalinograph
• Scientific Uncontaminated Seawater/Pump control
• Freshwater sink
• Scotsman Ice Maker
• Small lab refrigerator
• Labconco Lab Hood/Hazmat storage
• Emergency eyewash station/shower
• 4 ship's service pneumatic air fittings
• Remote PC hookups

 Dry Lab (Survey Office) Equipment

• 4 ship's service pneumatic air fittings
• Remote PC hookups
• Scientific Uncontaminated Seawater line
• External Bathythermograph workstation
• Sea-Bird CTD/Seacat workstation
• Freshwater sink
• Emergency eyewash station

Acoustics/Computer Lab Equipment

• Scientific Computer System (SCS) server
• OSCAR DYSON network domain controllers
• Netscape E-mail console
• Canon color copier
• Fisheries Scientific Computer System (FSCS) server
• Simrad EK-60/ER-60 Fish-finder workstations
• 5 PC workstations
• Simrad ME-70 Multibeam workstation (Installation of rack units pending)
• Simrad SM-20 Multibeam workstation
• RD Instruments Ocean Surveyor Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
• Applanix Position and Orientation System for Marine Vessels
• Remote PC hookups
• Wireless network drop
• Leica MX-420 GPS receiver

Hydrographic Lab

• CTD Rosette storage area
• Stainless steel workbenches w/6-in. vise
• Remote PC hookups

Chilled Environment Room

• Controllable built-in chiller system
• Scientific Uncontaminated Seawater line
• Freshwater faucet