A joint team of Ocean Networks Canada and UVic/Ocean Technology Lab engineers tested a winch system on the Ocean Technology Test Bed (OTTB) Buoy in Saanich Inlet. The winch is part of our new Buoy Profiling System (BPS) – a water column instrument platform – destined to become a part of the VENUS Observatory Saanich Inlet array. 

The core structural component of the BPS, 8-meter wide buoy, has been refurbished and currently is at the Marine Technology Center. The testing of the winch conducted in the last week is a planned step on the way to get the system ready for its deployment, preliminary scheduled for late springs/summer 2013.