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54 MTR November/December 2010 products

ROS Introduces MANTIS HD Camera

Remote Ocean Systems introduced the MANTIS HD, a color zoom camera designed to provide high definition video in true 1080i resolution for near or far underwater inspection and monitoring. The MANTIS HD has a 10:1 optical zoom lens (12x digital), a wide 86 degree diagonal field of view underwater, tele- macro capabilities and auto focus for viewing without additional focal adjustments. The MAN-

TIS HD outputs in HD-

SDI format. Depth rated to 4000m (13,000 ft.), the

MANTIS HD allows the user to remotely control all of the camera’s many options via RS-485. The camera is designed to be mounted to a fixed surface or as an integral part of a lighting and positioning system.

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Hong Kong Marine Department

Upgrades to EM 3002

Hong Kong Port is one of the busiest container ports in the world. In terms of vessel arrivals and departures, cargo and passenger throughput, it is also one of the major ports of the world and is a gateway serving the southern parts of

Mainland of China. The Hong Kong Marine Department is the administrator of the port, with the principal func- tions to ensure safe operation of the port and all Hong

Kong waters as well as to operate the Hong Kong

Shipping Register and safeguard the quality of Hong

Kong registered ships. In the context of navigational safe- ty, the Hong Kong Hydrographic Office (HKHO) - an establishment under the Hong Kong Marine

Department, has taken on a role primarily as provider of nautical information for port users. To achieve this, the

HKHO carries out hydrographic surveys continually to gather relevant data which include water depths and seabed nature. The hydrographic survey requirements for a port this size are extremely demanding and for this rea- son in 1998 the HKHO purchased a dual head EM 3000 high resolution multi-beam system for one of the three survey vessels carrying out the above mentioned tasks. In

July 2010 Kongsberg Maritime’s Singapore office was offi- cially awarded the contract to upgrade the HK Marine

Department EM 3000 system to the latest EM 3002 high resolution multi-beam system.

High-Pressure and Seawater Resistant

LVDT Position Sensors

Macro Sensors, specialists in the manufacture of LVDT- based linear position sensors, custom designs High-

YSI: Oil-in-Water Sensor Adapter Kit

The YSI Sensor Adapter expands water quality monitoring to include a Turner Cyclops-7 submersible sensor. By plugging the sensor adapter into an optical port on a YSI sonde, hydrocarbons can be added to water quality param- eters in profiling or continuous monitoring applications. Hydrocarbon monitoring in water is of growing importance near oil platforms, marinas, and spill-affected waters. Turner sensors have been used in the coastal industry to detect hydrocarbons. The crude oil sensor is useful for detecting oil throughout the water column in offshore monitoring.

Closer to shore, where CDOM interference is likely, the refined fuels sensor has a built-in rejection filter to maxi- mize signal response. Because the Turner probe is seamlessly integrated into the YSI instrument, hydrocarbon data are logged and transmitted along with water quality data.

The HKHO survey vessel shown here fitted with dual head

EM3000 high resolution multibeam system, which is being upgraded to the EM3002.