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to Kongsberg Maritime, Inc. for the supply and installation of suite of sur- vey and positioning equipment and software for the NOAA R/V Gloria

Michelle. The package includes an

EM 3002 (Single) Multibeam

Sounding System including Operator

Station Software (SIS), MRU-6

Motion Reference Unit, Seapath 20

Heading Reference Unit, Kongsberg bathymetric post-processing software and Echoview water column post- processing software.

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Multibeam Water

Column Imaging

The new multibeam echo sounder,

EM 3002, is designed to extend the functionality of multibeam echo sounders to cover 3-D imaging of biomass and other acoustic reflectors that might be present in the water column. 160 acoustic beams are sam- pled digitally with a spatial resolution of 15cm for each ping, creating a dig- ital image of a slice of the water mass under the transducer. When the ship is sailing forward, a 3-D description can be obtained by combining the images from several pings. The raw display image is available as part of the operator interface.

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IXSEA Signs Navy Deal iXSea signed a $1.8 million contract with DCN (Direction des

Constructions Navales) on behalf of the French Navy. This contract is the second part of a large contract signed last year and will involve equipping

OCTANS and PHINS products for navigational and combat systems on different types of French Navy surface vessels.

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BIRNS Connectors

BIRNS now produces Type I mold- ed cable plugs in accordance with

USA Military Specification MIL-C- 24231D(SH), commonly known as "Portsmouth" connectors. BIRNS also produces GPS-frequency coaxial connectors, and certain "advanced" connector systems designed to obvi- ate problems often associated with standard M24231 and/or EB 3004 models.

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SonicWorks Underwater

Ship Hull Inspection

With concerns of security, the in-water inspec- tion process per- formed by a

SonicWorks

Inspection system combines the com- pany's proprietary APNS precision positioning and robotic control sys- tem with SonicWorks' Motion

Compensation System to provide a vehicle equipped with hull contour- ing technology that is designed to produce a full hull (100 percent in water) in a matter of hours.

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Pneumatic Chainsaw for

Underwater Use

CS Unitec recommends its 4 hp

Pneumatic Chain Saw for underwater applications requiring powerful, effi- cient cutting of wood pilings and other material. Available in models with 15, 17, 21 and 25-in. cutting capacities, this underwater saw is equipped with a .404 pitch Super

Chisel saw chain and a chain guard to protect the operator. An optional

Carbide saw chain allows the user to cut green oak or wood with barnacles, nails and creosote.

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FREE INFORMATION on products is available online at www.maritimeequipment.com/mt

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