Date: 2011/10/06Time: 21:13:08 GMT
Latitude: 23 ° 52.38288 N
Longitude: 113 ° 7.68972 W
Today at 10:30 a.m we had our Jason orientation where we had a walk-around tour of the ROV Jason as well as a tour of the control van. We will be using Jason extensively when we arrive at EPR, so it was important for us to become familiar with the equipment and to see the spaces in which we will be standing watch. Jason is coupled with another ROV Medea which handles tether management and acts as an intermediary, allowing Jason to operate free of the ship's movement. While on the bottom, Jason will be completing a variety of tasks from collecting high resolution bathymetry data to gathering biological samples. On deck is the control van, where Jason/Medea are controlled from and where the activities can be monitored via a whole bunch of screens. All our watches will be in this van, so we're all looking forward to getting to see Jason and its crew in action.
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