This past week has been very busy. We spent all weekend getting ready to head out on Monday. I spent most of my weekend rebuilding the air guns. We were able to leave port about 9 am on Monday morning. While transiting to the survey site we deployed the cross cable, doors, and head floats. The doors are 4m tall floats that have fins designed to spread the cross cable to cover the intended area. While deploying and recovering the doors my job was to help disconnect the lift ropes and then run the 50 Ton winches that let the doors out and in. We were able to fully deploy the p-cable and streamer on Tuesday but we had to fix a few issues. Last night I got my first try as a data acquisition technician. This means that I was in charge of making sure the guns were firing at a proper rate and also logging any shots that were missed or not recorded.
One of the best things about living on a boat is the food. Every night we have had a different meal. We have had everything from fish, steak and scallops, to chicken, potatoes, and pie. I will try and post next Wednesday but it depends on how well the mission is going.