Drifter Deployment Instructions


DRIFTER DEPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
SVP AND SVP-BAROMETER DRIFTERS


1) Before deployment, remove ONLY the plastic shrink-wrap.

2) DO NOT REMOVE the paper tape securing the drogue and/or tether. Likewise, DO NOT REMOVE the carboard surrounding the float.

WARNING

: DO NOT REMOVE the paper tape securing the tether and drogue. If you do, the drogue and/or tether can unfurl during deployment and may cause injury!

3) Record the ID/IMEI number listed on the drifter. This number can be found on the shipping container, the plastic shrink-wrap, or the protective cardboard box. It is also on the surface float itself.

4) Deploy the buoy from the stern, at the lowest possible deck (preferably less than 10 meters, including heave), into the sea. The ship may be traveling between 0 and 20 knots. The tether and drogue are secured with paper tape that will disolve in the water.

5) Record the date, time (GMT), coordinates at deployment, and deployment details, then email this information to the Global Drifter Program.


Thank you kindly for your assistance!


Log Sheet


Ship Name:_______________________


Drifter ID #

Date

Time

Latitude

Longitude

xxxxxxxx

mm/dd/yyyy

hh:mm

DD mm.mm N/S

DDD mm.mm E/W

_________

___/___/_____

___:___

___ ___.___ __

___ ___.___ __


Deployed From:

Starboard / Port
Mid-Ship / Stern

Ship Speed:______knots
Height Above Sea Level:_____m



Submit deployment information via:

Web Submission

or

Email

Deployment Instructions Available in Additional Languages


Below, please find drifter deployment instructions available in a variety of languages. If we are missing a language you would like, OR if you are willing to translate instructions into a language not listed, please Email us.