Side Scan Sonar Training

Annapolis, MD February 23, 24 and 25

Black Laser Learning Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ^® presents the most comprehensive side scan sonar training available. The three-day sonar training course provides an intensive look into all aspects of interpreting and conducting sonar surveys.The course is structured for beginners as well as experts by starting with the developing a sound foundation in the principles then expanding into advanced topics. The course will include new user-controlled 3D graphics to better explain the relationship between towfish location and image formation. The course will include:

* Terminology                                                          *Image Geometry

* Field Techniques                                                   *Range Settings/ Survey Overlap

* Advanced Image Interpretation                           * Victim Search OPS

*Shallow Water Operations                                     *Crime Scene/Accident Mapping

Course Syllabus

Law Enforcement, Commercial and Military sonar operators will all benefit from the  program.

The Instructor, Vincent J. Capone, M. Sc. has over 20 years sonar experience with all types of sonar systems in almost every type of environment. He has operated sonars in as little as 5 feet of water and conducted operations in over 10,000 as well. Field accomplishments include finding America's oldest intact warship, locating submerged hazardous waste containers for the USEPA,assisting the U.S. Navy with underwater search operations after the space shuttle Columbia crash, locating the German submarine U-215 as well as acting as a side scan sonar instructor for numerous organizations.

Vince has been a diver for over 30 years and a small ROV pilot for over 20. The ability to examine his sonar targets has provided great comparisons of what you see on the sonar and how the target looks in the water. pilot giving him giving him the experience of seeing his sonar targets.

Vince has a master's degree in Marine Science and has taught at the Isle of Shoals marine Lab and Dowling College. He is a frequent lecturer at Stockton College and has created training programs for the U.S. Navy and Black laser Learning. His side scan sonar training credits include:

U.S. Homeland Security                      U.S. Navy UUV Teams                             U.S. EPA

U.S. Navy EOD                                   Stockton College                                   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Israeli Navy                                      Korean Navy                                        Irish Navy

U.S. Navy NAVFAC                            East Baton Rouge Sheriffs                    U.S. Navy NOMWC

SPAWAR                                         Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs                        U.S. Navy MDSU

Brazilian Navy                                 Petrobras                                              Louisiana Fish & Wildlife

First Annual Black Laser Sonar Training Class 2007

Details: February 23, 24 and 25, 2010 in Annapolis, MD Cost: $375 usd

Registration: Call International Industries, Inc. at 410-349-4080

Or

online at Black Laser Learning

Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites of Annapolis (Seminar Discount Available)

124 Womack Drive

Annapolis, MD 21401         Tel: 410-571-0200

Airport: Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)