Installation manual

Installationplanning

Thischapterprovidesthemarineengineersresponsiblefortheinstallationthe

informationnecessarytoplantheinstallationtheSimradMS70accordingtoKongsberg

Maritime’srequirements.

CorrectinstallationoftheMS70transducerisvitaltothesystem’sperformance.

Severalvariablesmustbetakenintoconsideration,themostimportantofwhichisthe

vessel’sconstruction.Thisguidecanbeusedtoselectthebestlocationforthetransducer,

andincludesabriefdescriptionofareastobeavoided.

Topics

•Aboutinstallationdrawingsonpage21

•Wheretomountthetransduceronpage22

•Sonarroomrequirementsonpage25

•Cablingrequirementsonpage26

Aboutinstallationdrawings

Allinstallationdrawingsmustbesuppliedbytheshipyardperformingtheinstallation.

Note

Theinstallationmustbeapprovedbythevessel’ snationalregistryandcorresponding

maritimeauthorityand/orclassicationsociety.Theshipownerandshipyardperforming

theinstallationareresponsibleforobtainingandpayingforinstallationapproval.

KongsbergMaritimeoffersfreeadviceforinstallationplanning.Proposedarrangements

maybesentforcommentaryorsuggestionssuppliedbyKongsbergMaritime.The

followingdrawingsshouldbesubmittedshouldassistanceberequested:

•Generalarrangement

•Bodyplananddrawingsofrelevantbottomtanksandcofferdams

•Linesplan

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