An integrated bridge system with dynamic positioning capability ensures trackline, course, speed, and heading are maintained during scientific operations. Centralized controls for fishing systems, ship speed and maneuvering are provided at the Aft Control Station (ACS) on the bridge. Speed and maneuvering controls are also located at the main bridge console and at the two bridge wings. Ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore voice, fax, and data links are available. There is a broad range of acoustical gear for various fish finding/net trawl configurations also onboard.
Navigation
Integrated Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS)
Furuno X-Band Bridgemaster Radar with ARPA & AIS
Furuno S-Band Bridgemaster Radar with ARPA
Furuno FE-700 Navigational Echo-Sounder
2 LEICA MX-420 GPS receivers
2 digital gyro compass
Magnetic compass binnacle
Communications
2 SAILOR VHF-DSC transceivers
2 SAILOR GMDSS HF Single Side Band radios
2 Nera Saturn INMARSAT B voice/data channels
INMARSAT C Maritime Capsat transceiver
Panasonic Wavetalk 1000 Satellite Phone
Iridium Satellite phone
Acoustics
5 Simrad EK-60 GPT Multi-Purpose Tranceivers @ 18,38,70,120, & 200 KHz
Simrad SM-20 Multi-Beam Sonar @ 90 KHz
Simrad ME-70 Downward-Facing Multi-Beam Sonar (Installation of rack units pending)
Simrad FS-20 3rd Wire Netsounder
Simrad ITI Trawl Eye
Simrad ES-60 Echo Sounder @ 18 KHz
Furuno CN-24 Color Net Recorder
RD Instruments Ocean Surveyor Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler