

But enough was retained that the scientists were happy with the results. The scraper worked well, but some of the sample which was sucked into the hose did get lost so not all of the sample made it into the bag. Took six samples from one face of the first location, from about -10m down to about -70m. We used the marine growth sampling tool a couple of days ago. Marine Growth Sample Tool & Seabed Sample Grab Tool Cargo straps secure items in place, information regarding the equipment is pasted on the inside of the lid, operational and service manuals are included.Īll in all we would have to say A1 equipment, A1 research and development and A1 for safety and design. Once opened, the layout is well designed. The transit case has a hinged lid with inbuilt rams that prevents the lid from dropping closed.

Perhaps the most refreshing thing about the kit is the way it is transported.

On a couple of occasions we had to recover to unblock the suction hose, but considering the oil based mud and small items of debris that the dredger was having to deal with, this is not at all surprising. The system achieved 100% operational time, no breakdown whatsoever. The kit is excellent, performance is far beyond what was expected for such a compact item. This item of equipment has been used extensively on the TAQA Causeway project UK – P768 and was for the vast majority of the time fitted to TXLS 25.
