Markey Machinery is under contract to supply Scripps Institution of Oceanography (La Jolla, California, USA) with advanced deck equipment used to conduct scientific investigations using Conductivity, Temperature, & Depth (CTD)/ Rosette samplers. This new CTD handling system includes a third generation Markey CAST6 125 Deep Sea Research Winch with active motion compensation controls, integrated with an Allied Systems Company (Sherwood, Oregon, USA) specialty CTD handling system with antiâpendulation CTD docking head. The system fully conforms to 46CFR âSubpart 189.35âWeight Handling Gear (for Oceanographic Vessels), as well as Research Vessel Safety Standards Appendix A â âUNOLS Rope and Cable Safe Working LoadâŚ
