Communications

• VHF-FM Marine Band Transceivers
• HF Marine Band Transceivers
• HF Alarm Watch Radio Receiver (2182 kHz)
• Inmarsat Standard B Radio Transceiver
• Inmarsat Standard C Radio Transceiver
• Skycell Satellite Transceiver
• NAVTEX Receiver
• Cellular Telephone
• E-mail (ALBATROSS IV's E-mail address is: Noaa.Ship.Albatross@noaa.gov)
• Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacons (Class 1 and Mini-B)
• Search and Rescue Transponders (X-Band Radar Frequency)

Acoustics

• Deep Water Echo Sounder
• Shallow Water Echo Sounder
• Vertical Fish Finder
• Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
• Simrad EK60 High Resolution

Navigation

• X-Band and S-Band Radar with an ARPA display.
• Differential Global Positioning System ( DGPS) Receivers
• LORAN-C Receiver
• Doppler Speed Log
• Gyrocompass
• Electronic Chart System

Scientific Equipment

• Thermosalinograph
• Fluorometer
• Shipboard Environmental Data Acquisition System (SEAS)
• Heave and Pitch Sensor

Data Acquisition and Processing System

• This vessel is equipped with a data collection system which integrates navigational and environmental data for both display and logging purposes. The system processor is a MicroSoft 2003 server running NOAA’s Scientific Computer System (SCS) software. This vessel is also equipped with a second data acquisition for species processing. The system equipment is a MicroSoft 2003 server running NOAA’s Fisheries Scientific Computer System (FSCS) software.
• Local Area Network