Course duration: about 4 hours

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction

    • Welcome

    • How to Use This Course

    • Before We Get Started
  • 2

    Product Overview

    • FarSounder's Navigation Products

    • Hardware Overview

    • Software Overview

    • Quiz: Product Overview
  • 3

    FarSounder Technology Background

    • What Makes FarSounder Special

    • Quiz: What Makes Us Special

    • Forward Looking Sonar Metrics

    • Quiz: Important Metrics
  • 4

    The Vessel and Hardware Relationship

    • Installation Overview

    • Commissioning Overview

    • Integration Options

    • Quiz: Installation, Commissioning, and Integration

    • The Customer Hardware Acceptance Test

    • How to Perform a CHAT

    • Quiz: CHAT Testing
  • 5

    Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Service

    • Typical System Maintenance

    • Vessel Maintenance and Dry Dock Procedures

    • Quiz: Maintenance

    • Troubleshooting

    • Service, Repairs, and Warranty

    • Quiz: Troubleshooting, Service, and Repair
  • 6

    Using the SonaSoft Software

    • The 3D Viewer

    • The Chart Viewer

    • The Sonar Processor

    • The Configuration Manager

    • Global Controls

    • Local History Mapping Explained

    • Quiz: User Interface and Display

    • Understanding the Sonar Data

    • Quiz: Interpreting the Data
  • 7

    Example Scenarios and Discussion

    • Scenario: Calm, Uncrowded Environment, Flat Bottom

    • Quiz: Calm, Uncrowded Environment, Flat Bottom

    • Scenario: Deep Water Bridge Approach

    • Quiz: Deep Water Bridge Approach

    • Scenario: Shallow Water Bridge Approach

    • Quiz: Shallow Water Bridge Approach

    • Scenario: Harbor Examples

    • Quiz: Harbor Examples

    • Scenario: Transit Along a Pier

    • Quiz: Transit Along a Pier

    • Scenario: Directly Approaching a Pier

    • Quiz: Directly Approaching a Pier

    • Scenario: Long Range Shoal Approach

    • Quiz: Long Range Shoal Approach

    • Scenario: Detection Beyond the Bottom Mapping Range Examples

    • Quiz: Detection Beyond the Bottom Mapping Range Examples

    • Scenario: Very Deep Water Transiting Over a Shoal

    • Quiz: Very Deep Water Transiting Over a Shoal

    • Scenario: Examples of Environmental Interference

    • Quiz: Examples of Environmental Interference
  • 8

    Course Completion

    • Conclusion

    • Class Completion Survey