Survey vessel




Type of research vessel



An illustration depicting underwater mapping capability of USNU Bowditch (T-AGS 62)


A survey vessel is any type of ship or boat that is used for mapping. It is a type of research vessel.



Role


The task of survey vessels is to map the bottom, benthic zone, full water column, and surface for the purpose of:



  • hydrography

  • general oceanography

  • marine habitats

  • salvage

  • dredging

  • marine archaeology



Survey equipment


Typically, modern survey vessels are equipped with one or more of the following equipment:




  • GPS positioning and logging

  • single beam sonar

  • multibeam sonar

  • Side-scan sonar

  • towed magnetometer

  • subsurface profiler

  • grab sampler

  • bottom coring device

  • DCHP

  • CTD

  • Inertial Measurement Unit








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