On October 2, the San Diego chapter toured the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Nimitz Marine Facility hosted by Scripps Marine Superintendant Captain Zoltan Kelety. The highlight of the event was a tour of the R/V Atlantis, visiting from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, by the ship’s master, Captain Adam Seamans.

San Diego OES members join Scripps Marine Superintendent Capt. Zoltan Kelety and WHOI Capt. Adam Seamans after touring the R/V Atlantis.	Capt. Adam Seamans, master of R/V Atlantis, briefs San Diego OES members on the submersible Alvin’s handling system.

     Aboard Atlantis, Capt. Seamans briefed OES members on the ship’s sophisticated control and navigation system, which uses GPS data to drive three steerable thrusters that can position the ship over a desired bottom location or along a desired track. Members also saw the handling system for the research submersible Alvin. At the Scripps marine facility ashore, engineers described the oceanographic community’s systems for at-sea broadband connectivity. Finally, other Scripps engineers demonstrated custom equipment for ocean sampling at precise depths.