Boat IF
The boat is a 36ft research vessel named “Guiding Light”, equipped with hydrographic survey equipment. The facility enables hydrographic surveys to be undertaken up to 20 nautical miles offshore.
Equipment
| Name | Make/Model | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Research Vessel | South Boats 36ft Research Vessel Catamaran | Category 3 workboat. LOA: 11m, beam: 5m, draft: 1.4m. |
| Shallow water side scan sonar system | CMax CM2 towfish with Hypack data acquisition software. | 350KHz side scan sonar, rated to 100m. |
| Single beam echosounder | Teledyne E20 | 200KHz single frequency sonar. |
| Shallow water bathymetric multibeam sonar | Norbit iWBMSe | 200KHz curved-array bathymetric mapping system. |
Get in touch
Mr Ian Fryett
- fryetti@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2086 7130
Location
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Main Building
Park Place
CF10 3AT