SHIPBOARD OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SYSTEM 
Sketchs 
(To be provided) 
Primary Uses 
To be utilized on oceanographic survey ships incorporating the 
most up-to-date techniques for collection, storage, reduction, and 
possible transmission of oceanographic data. 
Requirements and Specifications: 
a. For utilization on oceanographic survey ships with the ship 
in any of the following modes of operations (1) stopped ("lying-to"), 
(2) at anchor and (3) underway at slow speeds (0-3 knots). 
b. To perform efficiently, effectively, and safely in sea states 
of O through 5. 
c. To be operable in water depths of 0-6,500 fathoms. 
d. To be able to simultaneously accommodate any or all of the 
sensor modules listed in sub-paragraph e. following. 
e. Sensor - Range - Accuracy: 
Sensor Range Accuracy 
(1) Depth (4 modules) 0-600 feet +.25% of full scale 
0-2,400 feet for each range 
0-6,000 feet 
0-39,000 feet 
(2) Temperature -2° to +35°C +0.01°C 
(3) Sound Velocity 4,500-5,500 feet/sec +1.0 foot/sec absolute 
at readout 
(4) Light Absorption 0-100% +1.0% 
(5) Density 1.00000-1.08000 +0.00001 
(6) Subsurface Currents 0-8 kts +0.1T kt or better 
0-360° +10° 
(7) In-Situ, Modular Ion 
Analyzer 
(a) Oxygen 0-10 milliliters/ +0.1 milliliter/liter 
liter 
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