Sensor Time Response: All sensors, except depth, should have a 95% 
response to a step function in a period of 1 second. The depth sensor 
should have a 95% response to a step function of 1 fathom (6 feet) in 
a period of 1 second. 
e. Data Recording and Readout: 
Temperature, salinity, sound velocity and depth data shall 
‘be transmitted from the sensors into the Master Shipboard Data Logging 
and Processing System. 
f. This platform should be able to be rigged from and towed by 
the Multi-purpose, Constant Tension, Heavy Duty Oceanographic Winch 
where it is available. : 
ge If this unit can be mass-produced cheaply, it may have wide- 
spread commercial fishing application. 
Potential Users and Estimated Number of Units Which They May Require: 
a. U. S. Navy (basic research, applied research, and oceanographic 
survey ships) - 20 to 30 
b. U. Se Coast and Geodetic Survey vessels - 10 to 15 
c. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries vessels - 2 to 20 
d. Certain activities within the scientific community ~ 10 to 20 
Total: 42 to 85 
Recommendation Where Equipment Should Be Researched and Developed: 
U. Se -Industry. 
Relative Importance to U- S.- National Oceanographic Programs 
Instrument System priority 4. 
AS 
