Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment
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1. A method of deploying marine geophysical survey equipment comprising:
- obtaining a disposable antifouling cover of plastic material that, prior to installation, defines an outer surface having positive image of a wing of a positioning device and defines an interior surface having a negative image of the wing of the positioning device; and
theninstalling the disposable antifouling cover of plastic material on the wing of the positioning device, wherein the disposable antifouling cover occludes the wing of the positioning device; and
placing the marine geophysical survey equipment including the positioning device in a body of water.
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Disposable antifouling covers for geophysical survey equipment. At least of example embodiments are methods including deploying marine geophysical survey equipment. The deploying may include: installing a disposable antifouling cover of plastic material on a portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment, wherein the disposable antifouling cover occludes a majority of an exterior surface of the portion of the marine geophysical survey equipment; and placing the marine geophysical survey equipment in a body of water.
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1. A method of deploying marine geophysical survey equipment comprising:
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obtaining a disposable antifouling cover of plastic material that, prior to installation, defines an outer surface having positive image of a wing of a positioning device and defines an interior surface having a negative image of the wing of the positioning device; and
theninstalling the disposable antifouling cover of plastic material on the wing of the positioning device, wherein the disposable antifouling cover occludes the wing of the positioning device; and placing the marine geophysical survey equipment including the positioning device in a body of water. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of deploying marine geophysical survey equipment comprising:
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removing a disposable antifouling cover of plastic material from a stack of disposable antifouling covers where prior to removal the disposable antifouling cover is in an abutting relationship with at least one other disposable antifouling cover; and
theninstalling the disposable antifouling cover of plastic material on a wing of a positioning device, wherein the disposable antifouling cover occludes the wing of the positioning device; and placing the marine geophysical survey equipment including the positioning device in a body of water. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of retrieving marine geophysical survey equipment in the form a sensor streamer comprising a positioning device with a wing, the wing covered by a disposable antifouling cover prior to the retrieving, the method comprising:
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extracting the marine geophysical survey equipment from a body of water; and removing the disposable antifouling cover from the wing of the positioning device, wherein after being removed the disposable antifouling cover defines an outer surface having a positive image of a wing of a positioning device and defines an interior surface having a negative image of the wing of the positioning device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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