A reasonable attempt will be made to replace time lost as a result of override
by a NAPA or ToO proposal, or to equipment failure. Time lost resulting
from poor weather, observer errors or remote observing link failure will
not be replaced. The following guidelines apply:
In the case of degraded data, the amount of replacement time will be at
the discretion of the Head of Science Operations.
Lost time will only be replaced if the time, array configuration and
receivers available are scientifically appropriate.
Generally, replacement time will be scheduled during Directors Time.
At the Head of Science Operations' discretion,
replacement time may also be scheduled during
scheduled maintenance. Replacement time cannot displace other scheduled
observations.
Once allocated, a replacement slot will take of the status of a normal
schedule observation and may be displaced by a higher ranked NAPA or ToO
proposal.
When nearing a proposal deadline, if there is little or no prospect of
replacement time being available before the start of the next term, then
the proposal should be resubmitted to the TAC. The TAC's assessment would then
be used for further time allocation.
Original: Bob Sault (12-Nov-2003)
Modified: Bob Sault (31-Mar-2004), Phil Edwards (22-oct-2008)
