D4.1 Definition of the international shared evaluation system

The ARICE Evaluation System is based on the EUROFLEETS Evaluation System, which followed the best experiences and practices from different European ship-time application and evaluation procedures. The EUROFLEETS Evaluation System was accepted by the RV operators of 22 European RVs, as members of the EUROFLEETS (1&2) projects, and tested in 8 calls for proposals (over 100 proposals evaluated) with 41 cruises successfully scheduled on board European RVs. This evaluation system has been accepted by the ARICE RV operators to grant ship time on board the offered research icebreakers.