FIGURE 



8.7 



budgetary changes, it appears that over a ten-year period there 

 will be three to five new ships a year that will require a complete 

 set of survey instruments. This, coupled with hull-mounted equip- 

 ment such as a precision fathometer, easily totals 10 percent of 

 the value of the ship. 



Of lesser significance individually will be the ships of oppor- 

 tunity and synoptic ship suit requirements, but lower individual 

 expenditures are offset by the volume involved. 



The broad estinnates given on figure 8. 7 are intended to give 

 you ball park figures for planning purposes. 



In conclusion, it is hoped that this brief review will give you 

 a better appreciation of our oceanographic survey instrumentation 

 requirements. It is also hoped that industry, exploiting the 

 latest techniques in sensors, sensor housings, and data collection 

 and processing will take this phase of the oceanographic program 

 forward at the pace required. 



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