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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 65SEA CON1700 Gillespie Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 Tel: (619) 526-7071 E-mail: [email protected]: www.seaconworldwide.com President: Patrick G. Simar Vice President: Denton Seilhan With almost 45 years in the subsea industry, the SEA CON Group is a manufacturer of electrical, optical and hybrid subsea systems and connectorsolutions for the Oil & Gas, Defense, Oceanographic, and Renewable Energy markets. The company has stated that it aims to capitalize on gaps in each of these markets. For example, CON commitment to sup-ported the use of fiber optics within the Oil & Gas industry through the development of dry-mate optical products, including the Mini-Con and Opti-Con connector series, the Hydralight connector, and the multi channel fiber optic G3 connectorseries. SEA CON also has several molding departments with a wide variety of composites/elastomers and an in-house glass-to-metal sealingfacility. SEA CON has extensive in-house testing capabilities that include elec-trical, optical, dimensional, pressure, shock, vibration, axial pull equip-ment. To support its products in the field, SEA CON provides 24/7 field service support. SEA CONs product line includes the All Wet connector series, designed to allow the user to connect multiple individual instruments and lights into a single interface connection point. Another major product, the Metal Shell Series, allowed SEA CON to meet API-16D standards. OHMSETT provides performance testing of full-scale oil spill response equipment and marine renewable energy systems (wave energy conversion devices), and is dedicated to improving technologies through research and development. Ohmsett is the largest outdoor saltwater wave/tow tank facility in North America and is the only facility where full-scale oil spill response equipment testing, research, and training can be conducted in a marine environment with oil under controlled environmental conditions (waves and oil types). With recent emphasis on developing renewable ener- gy sources, Ohmsett's mission has expanded to offer a research and testing venue for wave energy conversion devices. The facility consists of a large out- door above-ground concrete test tank measuring 667 x 65 x 8 feet deep filled with 2.6 million gallons of crystal clear salt water, conference rooms, main- tenance/machine shop, chemistry laboratory, and offices. Technology Profile The Ohmsett facility has the capability to test and evaluate all types of oil spill response technologies, such as chemical treating agents and dispersants, fire-resistant containment booms, remote sensing and detection instruments, sorbent materials, temporary storage devices, viscous oil pumping units and oil water separators. Many of todays commercial oil spill cleanup products and services have been tested at Ohmsett either as off-the-shelf commercial- ly available equipment, or as equipment or technology still under develop- ment. Recent research projects include development of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) skimmer test protocol, testing concepts for new products not yet in production, and the development of testing capabilities for dispersants. Ohmsetts wave generator has the ability to generate random waves that more closely approximate waves in the ocean. In addition to generating sinusoidal and harbor chop waves, Ohmsett is now able to create more realistic waves such as those based on Pierson-Moskowitz, JON- SWAP, and Frequency Modulated (FM) Slide, with scalable ocean water depth, wind speed, and model scale factor. In addition to developing and testing response technologies, Ohmsett provides first responders ? from state and fed- eral government agencies ? private industry and foreign countries, with the most realistic training available enabling a rapid and efficient response to an actual spill event. Ohmsett course offerings includes U.S. Coast Guard Class C Response Technician training, U.S. Coast Guard SMART Protocol training, Oil Spill Response and Strategies Training (in English and Spanish), and Dispersant Training for the Oil Spill Responder. Ohmsett ? The National Oil SpillResponse Research &Renewable Energy Test FacilityPO Box 473, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716Tel: 732-866-7183 Email: bschmidt@ ohmsettnj.com, matthew.quinney@ boemre.gov, jdelgado@ marinc.com Website: www.ohmsett.com CEO: Mike Norcio, MAR Inc. Program Manager: Bill Schmidt, Ohmsett BEOMRE Project Officer: Matthew Quinney Marketing Specialist: Jane-Ellen DelgadoTesting Capabilities: Outdoor saltwater wave/tow test tank and training facility