seeUnderSea

seeUnderSea supports and encourages citizen scientists and underwater explorers of all ages by providing:

• Access to technology and tools that allow safe, effective and efficient exploration of underwater environments;
• Training and development activities to encourage greater participation in underwater exploration, marine science, technology, engineering problem solving and story telling;
• Advice and support to individuals and organisations wishing to develop their own underwater drone capabilities;
• Site specific investigations and mission planning services in support of challenging or high risk in-water operations;
• Incursions, excursions and STEM extension programs for senior primary and secondary school aged explorers; and
• Engineering based investigations of natural and man-made structures located in the underwater environment.

Basic hire packages include access to the Sofar Trident with a 25m long tether packed into a rugged “carry-on” sized case.

To control Trident you will also need an Android device running the Sofar Trident mobile app. If you don’t have one of these then don’t worry, we can provide one upon request.

To help you go further and to dive deeper, an additional 100m long tether is available upon request. This extra long tether comes with its own reel for fast and easy tether management.

For additional capability, we also offer the BlueROV2 Heavy system with a range of optional features such as the grabber, DVL and UGPS navigation (POA).

Because underwater exploration is so much more than just a device.

To help you set out in the right direction, seeUnderSea provides an instruction manual and access to basic training materials covering ROV safety and operation as part of our standard hire packages

Additional training can be arranged upon request to increase your skills and to improve your ability to use Trident as an effective tool for underwater exploration. Topics include mission planning, methods for interacting with and observing physical objects, underwater image collection and introduction to marine science/engineering observations.

There has never been a better time to become actively involved in a community of citizen scientists and explorers.

To get started, take a look at the following community groups and initiatives:

• Coralwatch

• Reef Check Australia

• Virtual Reef Diver

• OpenROV Forum