New Products7,000m of .322 Rochester Fiber-Optic cable, plus 100 ft. of 2.25-in. synthetic tether. It has Active Heave Compensa-tion (AHC) set for optimal use at 3000m of deployed line. Rapp’s unit is com-pliant with UNOLS’ Research Vessels Safety Standard Appendix B: Overboard Handling Systems Design Standard, a rigorous requirement that is only now Image: Kongsberg Maritimein the process of implementation ? eet-Subsea Camera with wide. The Rapp winch develops ? ve Optical & Digital Zoomtons of line pull in Speed Step 1, on the The SS465 IP Color Camera with clear Kongsberg Maritimebare drum, while retrieving at 60m/min. optical zoom is designed to ensure high Despite the presence of Active Heave resolution images, installation ease and Compensation, the Rapp winch has a 3D Monitoringimmediate data storage and retrieval, power requirement of 70 kW with 3000m its manufacturer SIDUS Solutions said. Kongsberg Maritime launched a of line deployed. Rapp’s electrically-The camera features full 1080i high de? -new solution for the detection of driven, electronically-synchronized T90 nition ensures crisp and pristine images. scouring, corrosion, deformation and level wind—popular in various other re-marine growth, which can destabilize Power over Ethernet (POE) allows for search vessel applications—is also used. immediate installation, and the onboard wind turbines and underwater struc- www.rappmarine.commemory card slot for recording can save tures. The new K-Observer system, bandwidth and add data handling ver-Underwater Housing which is part of Kongsberg Maritime’s satility. This network-ready camera en-from GatesModular Subsea Monitoring Network courages diversity of use and is capable (MSM), is designed to provide accu- of withstanding extreme environments Gates Underwater Products announced rate, remote hydroacoustic 3D moni- the launch of its new ALEXA underwa-and temperature ranges this device de-toring using the Dual Axis Scanning livers performance and sustainability. ter housing. The Gates ALEXA hous-Sonar (DAS) to continuously monitor ing comes in two versions: ALEXA XT 10x optical zoom and 12x digital zoom, the seabed and the substructure. housing for the Arri Alexa EV (classic) auto zoom presets, power over Ethernet, The 3D point cloud data created by and Alexa XT cameras; and the ALEXA 1080i resolution, video motion detec-the DAS is logged and transmitted to XT PLUS housing for the Alexa XT Plus tion, gate keeper functionality, impres-shore via the telemetry infrastructure camera. Each housing version was de-sive temperature operating range. Due to of the K-Observer System (cabled, signed for ideal control layout, making the large size format image - the user has wireless or satellite) installed on the underwater operation easy.The ALEXA the opportunity to pan and tilt around a turbine. The system is designed for housing is backed by Gates’ service, zoomed in display. long-term installations and performs two-year renewable warranty and facto-www.sidus-solutions.comfully autonomously, from sensor ry direct support. The ALEXA Housing, control, data acquisition, to data available from Q4 2014, will support Woods Hole Selects processing, presentation of results and Arri Alexa EV, XT and XT Plus camera Rapp CTD Winchissuing of alarms (e.g. by text message Rapp Hydema provided Woods Hole models.or email). www.gateshousings.comOceanographic Institution (WHOI) a K-Observer scans and interprets CTD winch for its new research vessel the condition of the seabed around R/V Alucia, which is being managed the base of the structure (scouring and ? nanced by Beta Maritime. Rapp’s and sediment displacement), as well TBW-520E-T90 winch accommodates as the state of the substructure itself (deformation, marine growth and cor-rosion) so people on shore can initiate immediate action or preventative maintenance if required.www.km.kongsberg.comImage: Gates Underwater ProductsOctober 201458 MTRMTR #8 (50-64).indd 58 MTR #8 (50-64).indd 58 10/10/2014 12:22:28 PM10/10/2014 12:22:28 PM