TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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LIST OF FIGURES iv 



LIST OF TABLES v 



NOTATION vi 



ABSTRACT 1 



ADMINSTRATIVE INFORMATION 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 1 



PRELIMINARY DESIGN CALCULATIONS 2 



REMOTE SENSOR CABLES 2 



TOWCABLE AND DEPRESSOR 4 



DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT 7 



DEPRESSOR • 8 



TOWCABLE 8 



REMOTE SENSOR MOUNT 11 



DEPTH CONTROL SYSTEM 15 



BASIN EVALUATION 17 



EQUIPMENT 18 



PROCEDURES 18 



RESULTS 19 



AT-SEA EVALUATION 24 



EQUIPMENT 24 



PROCEDURES 26 



RESULTS 26 



CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 42 



APPENDIX A - PREDICTED HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE CURVES 45 



APPENDIX B - MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION GUIDELINES 57 



APPENDIX C - HARDWARE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS 65 



