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Comments - Dive R540 (South Cleft Area) |
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SubSmps |
FrGrb# |
Automated Logging System not giving accurate information!! All auto time, heading, depth and utm position information inaccurate! CORRECT TIME AND POSITION ENTRIES ARE FOUND IN COMMENTS COLUMN. |
No samples this dive. |
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Tasks: Look over Cleft site and deploy extensometers. |
Bottom time: none |
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1730 - extensometer elevator in the water |
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Depth is not logging correctly. This station is reading about 1/2 what it should be. X and Y seem to be close to correct. Heading is also incorrect. |
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2023 - ROPOS is back in the cage, ready to begin descent. |
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2059 - ROPOS is returning to surface due to low oil pressure. |
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2210 - ROPOS is back in the water heading down. Dive number is still R540. |
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4:21 pm - Ever get that sinking feeling? ROPOS isn't coming back up for oil, wishing for fish. |
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date and time appear to be fixed |
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back in the water after motor compensation |
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on deck |
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Firing up ROPOS and cage |
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time is 0533, depth 555m, heading 107. Turns out this is really dive R541 so we're going to go start a new dive log. |
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2002 - UTC is the correct time ROPOS is in the water. Time and date that is being logged automatically are incorrect! |
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2013 - all stopped at 199 meters. ROPOS is leaving the cage. There is an intermittent ground fault on the cage lights. |
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2056 - ROPOS is passing 1000 meters. Auto logging is incorrect. |
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2134 - ROPOS is at the surface. Auto logging of time, date, depth and heading are still incorrect. 2137 - ROPOS is on deck. |
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2023 - Auto logging for time, date, depth and heading are still not working. |
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Could data logging routine be working better? Sighting of new heading and depth. |
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on the deck again |
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yo yo ma, back to the garage |
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R540 Dive Summary: Lots of floundering with ROPOS and the logging system. DIVE aborted. No bottom time and no samples. |