Covers all technical items including: installation, commissioning, operation and troubleshooting. 

Part of the requirements to become a FarSounder certified technician.

Gratis for Dealers and Customers

Get trained for free.

FarSounder dealers and customers receive complimentary access to this class. Email [email protected] with your company name or vessel name to request your discount code.
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Becoming a Certified FarSounder Technician

This class is geared towards anyone interested in diving deep into all technical aspects of our products, including vessel superintendents, ship's engineers, and technicians. 

Technicians associated with a FarSounder dealer can also qualify to become a Certified FarSounder Technician. 

Upon completion of this class, dealer technicians must successfully complete a one-on-one review session to become certified. The purpose of this review is to:

  • confirm participant's understanding of the materials,
  • provide participants the opportunity to ask further questions about what we’ve presented, and
  • build a personal relationship with participants so that we can better support them moving forward.

Certification is valid for 2 years and can be renewed by completing a short review class.

Course duration: about 8 hours

What students said:

5 star rating

A Brilliant Online Course 5 stars

Robbie Aitken

The content was well-structured, covering a wide range of relevant topics. The interactive nature of the course makes it easy to follow, the material was comprehensive and detailed enough to answer the quiz questions. Looking forward to the foll...

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The content was well-structured, covering a wide range of relevant topics. The interactive nature of the course makes it easy to follow, the material was comprehensive and detailed enough to answer the quiz questions. Looking forward to the follow up.

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5 star rating

Very insightful course

Janko Tomasic

This product involves so much theoretical knowledge and practical side is so useful. Guys couldn’t do a better job involving the end user and technician to get to know product we are using.

This product involves so much theoretical knowledge and practical side is so useful. Guys couldn’t do a better job involving the end user and technician to get to know product we are using.

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5 star rating

SonaSoft - training

Liam Kelly

Excellent course - easy to follow and logically put together.

Excellent course - easy to follow and logically put together.

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5 star rating

Just great!

Robert Shoolbred

Personal opinion naturally but the way the course is set up, with explaining in layman's terms, the many video examples and ability to ask questions during the course is just great. No heel licking, just a solid course set up right!

Personal opinion naturally but the way the course is set up, with explaining in layman's terms, the many video examples and ability to ask questions during the course is just great. No heel licking, just a solid course set up right!

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5 star rating

Great Online Training

Joan Cortes

During these Covid years most people is missing usual face-to-face training courses, however buy works and family life makes a headache attend trainings abroad. Glad to experience that well structured online training and useful materials can tea...

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During these Covid years most people is missing usual face-to-face training courses, however buy works and family life makes a headache attend trainings abroad. Glad to experience that well structured online training and useful materials can teach you even better than class traditional class training.

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5 star rating

Interesting course!

Constantin Benedic

Great course, well designed and explained. Highly recommended to understand the function of the equipment and sonar in general.

Great course, well designed and explained. Highly recommended to understand the function of the equipment and sonar in general.

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3 star rating

Session is very Feasible to learn from the basics

Tharani venkatesan

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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

    Installation Design

    • Overview of the Installation Design Process

    • Transducer Module Installation Design

    • Examples of Transducer Module Installations

    • Quiz: Considerations for Transducer Module Installation

    • Power Module and Cable Installation Design

    • Integration Onboard the Vessel

    • Quiz: Inboard Equipment Installations
  • 5

    Shipboard Installation

    • Overview of the Shipyard Installation Process

    • Terminating the Sonar Connection Cable

    • Connecting the Power Module

    • Connecting to the Transducer Module

    • Quiz: Physical Connections

    • The Customer Hardware Acceptance Test

    • How to Perform a CHAT

    • Quiz: CHAT Testing

    • Installation of Equipment and Software

    • Quiz: Sonar Hardware, Computers, and Software
  • 6

    Commissioning

    • Commissioning Background

    • The Harbor Acceptance Test

    • System Acceptance Testing

    • Quiz: The Commissioning Process
  • 7

    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
  • 8

    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
  • 9

    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
  • 10

    Course Completion

    • Conclusion

    • Class Completion Survey