KONGSBERG SIMRAD APOS — SSBL & LBL OPERATION — OPERATOR COURSE

This is the Operator Course Guide by Kongsberg Simrad AD. The list of topics and short explanations as follows: HPR development - provides readers with short yet comprehensive introduction to the development of HPR systems and different applications for such systems; Hydro acoustics - sound in water - short intro to the theoretical principles of hydro acoustics; Transducers - some theory of transducers; Transponders - theory, different ways to code information and descriptions of different models of transponders used in Kongsberg HRP/HIPAP systems; Positioning principles - different hydro acoustics positioning principles; System units and configuration - different system units, technical specifications plus different configurations; LBL principles of operations - description of the main operating principles of the LBL functions in the HPR/HIPAP system; Exercises - theoretical exercises supplemented with the answers, and practical basic exercises for a APOS demo program; Other notes. As you can see from the list of covered topics, the document will present great practical assistance to the operators of the subject equipment who will benefit from the information contained.