Requirements and Specifications : 



a. To be operable in water depths of to 6, 500 fathoms, with 



the ship stopped ("lying-to") or underway at slow speeds (0 to 5 knots). 



b. The system must include a device for indicating the precise 

 height of the camera above the sea floor. 



c. The design of this system must include a provision for "taping' 

 all of its coverage for re-run at a later time. 



d. The camera carrying unit must contain, or have attached to it, 

 an illuminating device which is capable of adequately lighting the 



TV picture field at all depths and which has a duration of at least 

 two hours of sustained operations. 



e. There must be provision for remiote focus and lens control 

 from shipboard. 



f. The camera carrying unit must be streamlined, rugged, com- 

 pact, and capable of being handled readily and easily on board ship 

 during operations. 



Potential Users and Estimated Number of Units Which They May 

 Require: 



a. U. S. Navy (basic research, applied research, and oceano- 

 graphic survey ships) - 15 to 30. 



b. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 5 to 15. 



c. Certain activities within scientific community - 5 to 15. 



d. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries - 2 to 8. 



Total: 27 to 68. 



Recommendation Where Instrument Should Be Researched and 

 Developed: 



U. S. Industry. 



Relative Importance to U. S. National Oceanogr aphic Program: 



Instrument system priority 7. 



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