Quality Assurance Team: Provides Tools & Resources to help with high-quality multibeam data acquisition SAT/QAT checklist.

Acoustic Noise Team: Conducts baseline testing and analysis of acoustic noise properties of vessels, and provides that information to the MAC for archiving and dissemination.

Sea Acceptance Team: Participates in Sea Acceptance Trials (SATs) for new systems and system upgrades, and offers a uniform approach to SAT procedures as well as tools (beyond what manufacturer provides) to troubleshoot problems in real or near real-time SAT/QAT checklist  2024 R/V Rachel Carson EM2040 SAT Cruise ID: R/V Rachel Carson Multibeam System: EM2040 Dates: March 21-22, 2024 Executive Summary Attached Documents Report: Related Information May 15, 2025 2024 R/V Sally Ride EM712/EM124 QAT & Seapath 380-R3 SAT Ship ID: R/V Sally Ride Multibeam System: EM712/EM124/Seapath 380-R3 Dates: April 3-5, 2024 Attached Documents Report: Related Information July 30, 2024 2024 R/V Armstrong EM712/EM124 SAT Cruise ID: AR81-02 Multibeam System: EM124/EM712 Dates: March 14-20, 2024 Attached Documents Report: Related Information July 11, 2024 2024 R/V David Packard EM304 MKII SAT Cruise ID: R/V David Packard Multibeam System: EM304 MKII Dates: February 15-17, 2024 Attached Documents Report: Related Information April 29,

Assessment Tools 10/01/2020 — admin Multibeam echosounder assessment tools under development for public distribution to the ocean mapping community.