Monday, May 5, 2014

April 2014 scheduled maintenance

The Buccoo Reef CREWS given a basic maintenance service on 24st April 2014. Moderate barnacle and algal fouling was noted, but less severe than the last time. No obvious physical damage was noted, but barnacles were noted to have attached to the top of the EXO2 at the connections of the cables. Some fouling "crud" was also noted on the female connector then de-coupled from the EXO2.  The copper coating remains intact and holding. The failure of the Turbidity probe to pass the QC test remains unresolved (the same issue exist for ARTO1), even though it all seems right during the cal.  Recommended action is a firmware upgrade.

Possible error with barometric readings. Pressure ranges from 1013-1015 millibar throughout the day. A 1millibar change suggest a 10m displacement.