08 18 20 30 News Drilling and Production Technology International Rounding up who’s been Client case study: Deep When it comes to USBL A local look at what’s been investing in and using water, real-time metocean tracking, how far is far happening in our global Sonardyne technology data recovery using 6G enough? We find out markets THE CUSTOMER MAGAZINE FROM SONARDYNE ISSUE 18 Baseline 04 Kit Our latest updates and innovations OR THIS ISSUE of Baseline, we’re joined by guest authors who Baseline » Issue 18 give their account of solving Front Cover Fetch deployed by Scripps Institute of subsea challenges with Oceanography offshore Oregon, USA for monitoring tectonic motion in the Sonardyne technology. Jeff Cascadia subduction zone. The Fetch is precisely positioned using Sonardyne Morin, Senior Scientist with 6G acoustics from a Wave Glider. environmental solution Photo: C. David Chadwell / WHOI ROV Jason experts RPS Ocean Science describes how planning deep water drilling Fcampaigns can be greatly facilitated through a good understanding of ocean bottom current In this issue... patterns. But what happens when your client wants the data recovered in real-time? You’ll 04 Kit Need to track and talk to your marine robots? find the answer in Jeff’s case study on page18. It’s now even easier with our new software pack built Then on page 22, a team from the GE specifically for the task. Use it with Mini-Ranger 2 and Ranger 2. Fetch AZA aims to put pay to pressure sensor group of companies talk all things SMART. drift and SST becomes the latest transponder to join the They explain that to compete in today’s 6G family. climate of energy price instability, operators 08 News After 10 years service, the tsunami detection and contractors can benefit from data-driven system that watches over the coast of India earnt a well- solutions to increase their operations visibility, earned major service at our UK service centres. Helping optimise lifecycle management and reduce to protect is also behind our support for the Shark Trust, costs of maintaining offshore equipment. a charity that’s working hard to advance the worldwide conservation of sharks through science, education, Drawing critical insights from operational data influence and action. And we’re proud to announce that is a crucial first step. If you’d like to feature your the UK’s next generation polar research vessel RRS David project in a future issue, then drop me an Attenborough will set sail equipped with Sonardyne. email: [email protected] 14 Technology This summer, we headed into the This summer, we’ve seen a number of North Sea to demonstrate subsea technology that’s major projects coming to fruition. On page capable of reliably and cost-effectively detecting carbon 14, Graham Brown wraps up a story that first dioxide in the marine environment. Our special feature looks at this ground-breaking ETI-funded project. appeared in Baseline Issue 12, describing the journey an ETI-funded project has taken from 18 Drilling and Production An ADCP makes concept through to demonstration of a carbon it relatively easy to work out how subsurface currents are storage integrity monitoring capability. behaving near the surface. But what about 10,000 feet below a drilling rig and the operator wants the data in Meanwhile, Geraint West’s report on page real-time? 26 looks at how AMTs have for the last two years been helping German research institute 20 Technology When it comes to USBL tracking, GEOMAR gain a better understanding of how far is far enough? Recently, our engineers headed to the Monterey Canyon off California to find out. how plate tectonics are moving in a project that spans from Europe to South America. 30 International The latest news from around It may surprise you that we use the same the world including news on successful technology workshops and PIES proving popular with geoscientists. gyros in our SPRINT product line as you’ll find in a commercial airline. You can find out more 31 Know How Hints and tips from our training in KIT, from page 4 onwards, where we round team on how to get the most out of your investment in up everything that’s new. Until next time, Sonardyne technology. 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All rights reserved. Printed 10/2017 22 26 04 Baseline » Issue18 »KIT Our latest subsea technology and services SOFTWARE Unlockthecapability of your vehicleswithRanger 2 Marine Robotics Pack Resident semi-autonomous systems, swarms of micro Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) systems working in tandem with subsea assets. Not so long ago, these were operational concepts within marine robotics but today, they are becoming the norm. That’s why it’s important to invest in subsea technology that can grow in functionality as your operational needs change. Our Mini-Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 USBL systems are good examples as both are now available with a dedicated Marine Robotics software pack. Used in conjunction with an AvTrak 6 multi- function transceiver on your vehicle, the pack unlocks a host of The new Marine Robotics pack for Mini-Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 USBL systems features far beyond simple target tracking. Features such as Data unlocks many features to track, command and communicate with your robots. Exchange – used to enable modem functionality utilising Wideband 2 digital signal processing supporting user data rates from 100 to 9000 bps; or the Common Interrogate mode where your USBL transceiver can be used to broadcast messages to a whole swarm and then listen to all the individual AUV responses; and the Time Synchronisation feature which can be used to synchronise all the clocks in the swarm while submerged – vital in long duration missions. The Robotics Pack also comes equipped with a Remote Control interface that enables you to operate it via an Ethernet port suitable for Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) integration. You’ll need to upgrade to the latest version of Ranger 2 software and update your system’s security dongle. Contact your local Sonardyne office or email our customer support team [email protected] SST6–Setting new Offering high-performance, small-size, compatible with the global fleet of low-cost, ease of programming and survey vessels already equipped with standardsof back rugged design our new SST 6 (Small our Ranger 2 USBL system. Together, deckandoperational Seismic Transponder 6) is purpose built Ranger 2 and SST 6 enable the position to position your ocean bottom seismic of seafloor targets to be determined TRANSPONDERS efficiency forOBS cables and nodes. SST 6 operates in the very quickly and at a high update rate, and nodal surveys Medium Frequency (MF) band so is saving vessel time and new standards of SST 383 mm x 63 mm 3,000 m depth rated Baseline » Issue18 05 NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Nano DiveTrak 6 keeps divers and dive masterson course A new navigation and communications acoustic instrument will soon be available for naval, police and scientific divers to enhance operational capability. Nano DiveTrak 6 is supplied specifically for integration with ‘tactical swim boards,’ a device many specialist underwater units currently use. Depending on the mission, these can be configured with sensors including imaging sonars and motion reference units. Nano DiveTrak 6 now adds bi-directional tracking and through-water communication to the options list. It supports telemetry and range information using the same acoustic signal. This means not only can a dive master on the surface know Measuring just 56 mm by 88 mm, Nano exactly where each diver is, the divers themselves have their DiveTrak 6 OEM is optimised for swim boards. position sent back to them with each update cycle as a message. The dive master has the option of sending individual text messages of any character length to any diver, helping divers to manage their dive and re-directing them if required. Messages can be broadcast to all the divers in range – enabling a quick reaction if required. Divers can also send status information and urgent pre-defined messages to the surface. Nano DiveTrak 6 is supplied to swim board manufacturers as an OEM board set built around a PCB that measures just 88 millimetres by 56 millimetres. On the surface vessel, you’ll need a Mini-Ranger 2 or Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) tracking system which have the capability to position and communicate with underwater targets over long distances, even in challenging environments. For expected availability, contact [email protected] efficiency for seismic operations. The benefit of the SST 6 is its programming This lends itself to the marking of Sonardyne Wideband technology inside ease and flexibility. Any one of 16 group seismic cables and other applications SST 6 offers improved performance in interrogation addresses and 50 reply demanding dense transponder challenging conditions such as at long channels provide more than 800 unique coverage.