9a Attachment 4 Deployment Instructions.pdf

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Attachment 4

DRIFTER DEPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

SVP AND SVP-BAROMETER DRIFTERS

1) Before deployment, remove ONLY the plastic shrink-wrap.

2) DO NOT REMOVE the paper tape securing the drogue and/or tether. Likewise, DO NOT REMOVE the cardboard surrounding the float.

WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE the paper tape securing the tether and drogue. If you do, the drogue and/or tether can unfurl during deployment and may cause injury!

3) Record the ID number listed on the drifter. This number can be found on the shipping container, the plastic shrink-wrap, or the protective cardboard box. It is also listed on the surface float itself.

5) Deploy the buoy from the stern, at lowest possible deck (preferably less than 10 meters, including heave), into the sea. The ship may be traveling between 1 and 20 knots. The tether and drogue are secured with paper tape that will dissolve in the water.

6) Record the date, time (GMT), coordinates at deployment, and deployment details, then email this information to the Global Drifter Program.

Thank you kindly for your assistance!

Sample log sheet

Ship Name: _____________________

Drifter ID # Date Time (GMT) Latitude Longitude xxxxxxxxxx mm/dd/yy hh:mm DD mm.mm N/S DDD mm.mm E/W

Deployed From: Starboard / Port Ship Speed: _____knots Mid-Ship / Stern Height Above Mean Sea Level: ____meters

Submit deployment information to:

Shaun Dolk Global Drifter Program NOAA/AOML/PhOD 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami, FL 33149, USA Tel: 305-361-4546 E-mail: Shaun.Dolk@noaa.gov Web Submission:

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/dep_form.html

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