Second Edition Not in the Manual Guide® To Side Scan Sonar Image Analysis (DVD)

Includes a Black Laser Learning Sonar Operator Patch

The most comprehensive side scan sonar training tool available! The worldwide standard for sonar image interpretation with over 700 copies circulating in over 37 countries. A must-have for any sonar reference library. The 2-hour program covers every aspect of side scan sonar image creation and interpretation. There are dozens of detailed examples as well as training animations to explain those hard-to-understand concepts.

The program answers questions such as:

• How to identify ghost images
• Why do some sonar targets reflect better than others?
• How does a hyperbola help detect targets?
• How is the sonar image formed and what is the effect on target detection?

Hosted By: Vincent Capone, M. Sc. Master’s Degree in Marine Science with over 30 years of sonar experience. Sonar instructor for USACE, US Navy, US EPA and Allied Foreign Navies.

Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Published: 2007

When I got home this evening, I immediately watched both DVDs back-to-back, and they were wonderful! Not only was I able to relate my own experience in side-scan sonar ops to the lessons being presented, I also learned a great deal on magnetometers. Dan Farnham, South Pacific Historic Aircraft Search OPS