MOORING SYSTEMS O cean Observing Systems, Tsunami Warning, Listening For Whales, Monitoring Surface Currents and Up Welling, Surface Buoys, High Current Areas, Meteorological Observation, Data Collection For Global Warming, El Nino Data Collection WE OFFER TRADITIONAL MOORING ROPES AND COMPOUND SYNTHETIC MOORING LINE Rope sections can be made positively buoyant without attaching otation devices Weighted sections have a core comprised of a “Lead String” with a Polyurethane extruded outer jacket water cannot get in - lead cannot get out Compliant sections can be Nylon or Polyester High strength, low stretch sections can be any High Modulus ber The illustration is a typical catenary mooring design. Extruded jackets can be added at any location with or without “Shake Down” prole which reduces strumming and improves station keeping Fish bite protection can be added anywhere along the line No diameter changes in transition zones - eliminates bulky hardware connections Molded eye splice terminations can be factory installed Fish bite pierced outer layer but did not penetrate the aramid armor Aramid armor tape wrap for sh bite protection (photo courtesy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) CHOICES THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED Floating Section or Weighted Section Fish Bite Protection High Stretch for Energy Absorption Low Stretch for Depth Control Extruded Ridged “Shake Down” Jacket (see back page) or Hair Fairing for Better Strum Suppression High Wire Conductors Phone: 607.753.8276 Fax: 607.753.3183 www.cortlandcable.com www.thecortlandcompanies.com

SHAKE DOWN "SHAKE DOWN" MOORING LINE Outer extruded jacket technology can produce a profile of raised ridges that reduce strumming when towed through water or moored in high currents Raised ridges are more durable than hair fairing and can be less troublesome on Extensively tested over 10 years used traditional low helix angle Kevlar mooring ADCP moorings. As this chart shows, line, were at times relatively large. NOAA Vectran mooring lines with "Shake Down" As this chart shows, severe depth excursions mooring line. (Chart furnished by NOAA, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Tropical Atmosphere...