MOORING SITE SURVEY EQUIPMENT

The U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center has developed Mooring Site Survey Equipment as part of the Multi-Leg Tanker Mooring System. The mission of Mooring Site Survey Equipment is to survey the ocean bottom and sub-bottom at a prospective mooring site; locate submerged objects that are navigational hazards to ships and lifters operating in or around moorings; determine the suitability of the sediment for the deployment of the USAMERDC XM-50 and XM-200 Explosive Embedment Anchor (EEA); provide a continuous water depth record in the mooring; determine profile of bottom from shore to mooring site to determine suitability for installation of submarine pipeline. The AUSE, a combination side scan sonar and sub-bottom profiler, is initially deployed at a mooring site to detect submerged and protruding objects and determine the general sediment composition.

• Corporate Authors:

  Army Mobility Equipment R&D Center

  Fort Belvoir, VA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bitting, K R
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 178 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchoring; Location; Mooring; Moorings; Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Side looking radar; Single point moorings; Sonar; Tankers; Underwater structures
• Old TRIS Terms: Embedment anchors; Explosive anchors; Side looking sonar; Submerged objects; Tanker moorings
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043929
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: USAMERDC-2035 Intrm Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 1974 12:00AM