Installation manual
TransducerInstallation
Transducermountedonadropkeel
Theuseofadropkeelwiththepurposeofstabilisingthevesseliswellknown.
Adropkeelisalsoasuperiorplatformforechosoundertransducers.Suchinstrument
keelshavebeenbuilt,mainlyonresearchvessels,oftenprotrudingasfarasthreemeters
belowthehull.Atthatdepth,thewaterisfreeofairbubblesuptoveryhighseastates.
Thevesselisthenabletoperformreliableacousticmeasurementsinopenseaalarger
partoftheyear.
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BLoweredposition
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