Bridge Equipment

Navigation

• 200kHz and 50kHz single beam transducer with Furuno FE-700 echo sounder
• Transas ES2 for ECDIS (electronic chart display integration system), software Navi-Sailor 2400
• Transas ES2 for transiting, operations, and video feed from lab
• RADAR: S-band/X-band w/ ARPA
• Dynamic Positioning Displays: forward and aft console
• Furuno Universal AIS (automatic identification system) FA-100
• Gyrocompass: 2 Meridian Surveyors and 9 repeaters
• NAVTEX: transmits weather and safety information
• Young Wind Tracker
• SCS digital reader
• MACS(machine control system): 2
• GMDSS suite: hooked with weather fax to receive distress signals and marine safety information
• Close caption TV
• SACS(steering and control system): 2 on forward console and on , aft, port, and starboard

Communication Equipment

• INMARSAT-B and C
• HF SSB/DSC Transceiver
• Cellular Telephone
• Land lines in port
• Iridium
• VHF Bridge to Bridge radio
• VHF Hand-held radios for ship-to-launch and deck communications
• NANCY FOSTER's E-mail address is: CO.Nancy.Foster@noaa.gov)

Acoustics

• Bridge Color Scope Echosounder
• Doppler Speed Log

Navigation

• Automatic Identification System (AIS)
• 2 TRANSAS monitors equipped with Navi-Sailor Program (ECDIS)
• 5 DGPS Receivers
• 2 Gyrocompasses
• X-Band and S-Band ARPA Radars

Scientific Equipment

• Scientific Computer System (SCS)
• Multi-Beam 1002 Simrad System (30m-1000m) (2006 Field Season)
• HYPACK Data Acquisition and Processing System
• Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (2006 Field Season)
• Uncontaminated Seawater System
• 12 Bottle Niskin System
• 2 CTD's

Scientific Labratory Facilites

• Dry Oceanographic Lab (fwd)
  • Dimensions: 17’ X 16’, 272 sq ft
  • 200kHz single beam transducer with Abyss echo sounder for shallow water surveying
  • 150kHz (Ocean Surveyor) Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP): uses Doppler effect to measure speed and current
  • 12kHz single beam transducer with Abyss echo sounder for deep water surveying
  • Multibeam transducer: Kongsburg-Simrad EM 1002 for chart grade survey data
  • Applanix POS M/V for positioning
  • SeaBird SBE 45: real time surface sound speed which interfaces with multibeam
  • SeaBird 19: Archivable CTD for water column sound speed profiling
  • SeaBird 19: Real time CTD sound speed Profiling
  • SeaBird 911: mounted to Niskin bottles for real-time sound speed profiling and water sampling
  • SCS: Scientific Computer System

• Wet Oceanographic Lab (aft)
  • Dimensions 26’ X1 6’, wide, 416 sq. ft.
  • Uncontaminated Seawater System: draws water from under bow, uses SeaBird 45, 38 and Fluorometer
  • Software: Hypack for navigating line plans, Velocwin for sound speed conversion, Caris for MB data processing
  • SeaBird SBE 38: sea surface temperature

Entertainment

• Satellite Television System
• 8mm Video System

Security

• Closed-circuit Television