Ship Equipment
- Deck
- Navigational Systems
- Communication Systems
- Sci Instrumentation
Winches |
Hydrographic |
Markey DESH-5, electric with SCR control, 30,000' of 0.322" E-M cable
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CTD |
Markey DESH-5 30,000' of 0.322" E-M cable
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Trawl/Coring |
Markey DESH-9-11WF double drum electric mounted below deck, 30,000' of 9/16" 3 x 19 torque balanced wire and 30,000' of 0.680" EM cable. Closed circuit TV monitors in winch room.
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Frames |
A-Frame |
On stern, 20 ton static load, 7 tons in motion, vertical clearance 25'; outreach 13', inboard 9', inside width 20' at base, 16' at top
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Telescoping Boom |
On starboard side on top of Staging Bay, 12 ton static load, 2 tons in motion. Vertical clearance 20', outreach 8' inboard 6'
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Cranes |
Heavy Lift |
2 Alaska Marine cranes, Model MCS 1565 NO, 1 each on main deck aft starboard side and on 01 level port side; capacities: 42,000 lb @ 10' radius, 3,400 lb @ 65', 12,500 lb winch; boom crutches for 2 trawling positions
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Work Boat |
26' RIB with 130 HP O/B also one diesel-powered rescue RIB
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Navigational Systems
Dynamic Positioning |
Kongsberg Simrad SDP with inputs from GPS.
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Acoustic Positioning |
NONE
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GPS |
2 Trimble P-Code, C-Nav GcGPS
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ADF |
Mackay 4005A, 190-2197 kHz
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Speed Log |
Ocean Data Equipment Corp. dual axis doppler with 3 repeaters
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Depth Finders |
Raytheon RD500
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Gyro Compass System |
Dual Sperry MK 37
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Radars |
Furuno models FAR-2825 3cm and FAR-2835S 10cm
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Wind Sensors |
2 Belfort Model 120 Aerovane transmitters with readouts in the chartroom, pilothouse, computer lab 1 Doppler with readouts on bridge and computer lab
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Weather Facsimile |
Furuno model FAX-207
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Communication Systems
Single Side Band |
SAILOR GMDSS |
VHF-FM |
SAILOR GMDSS |
SATCOM |
INMARSAT FLEET BROADBAND |
Intra-ship Phones |
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Sound Powered |
Hose-McCann |
Dial |
Hose-McCann PABX provides for offices, laboratories, work, and public spaces |
Scientific Instrumentation and Equipment
Bathymetric and Seismic Systems |
Profilers |
BATHY2000 - 3.5 kHz sub-bottom system using 12 ODEC TR 109 transducers and 2 12 kHz bottom profilers using single ODEC TC-12/34 transducers |
Transceivers |
ODEC PDD-2000 |
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Correlator |
CESP IV |
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Digitizer |
ODEC PDD 2000 |
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SWATH Mapping Systems |
Krupp-Atlas Hydrosweep DS Kongsberg-Simrad EM300 |
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Seismic Air Compressors |
2 LMF VHGD 4622 W15; 300 scfm capacity, 2,000 psi working pressure |
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CTD Systems |
SeaBird SBE-911+ |
with Wetlabs Transmissometer (25cm), Seatech Flurometer, SeaBird SBE 32 Carousels (24 10L Niskin bottles 10 and 12 -30L), underwater cage, data acquisition & processing computers, and software |
Navigation System |
Thales WinFrog |
Integrated navigation software and computer to display ship's waypoints and tracklines |
Current Profiler |
RD Instruments |
Acoustic Doppler, Ocean Surveyor 75 kHz with data acquisition computer and RDI processing software |


