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Figure 6-4: Removing the Cable Retainers
4. Launch the subsurface float using the crane and begin streaming the mooring
cable behind the ship using the winch and a block suspended from the A-frame.
5. Pull cable that has passed through the block onto the deck and attach the top
bumper at the intended depth.
6. Stream additional cable and again pull cable that has passed through the block
onto the deck.
7. Lay the cable in place along the front plate of the MMP, ensuring the cable is
oriented so that the top of the profiler is towards the subsurface float and the
bottom of the profiler is towards the block.
8. Secure the MMP to the cable with the cable retainers. Tighten all eight of the
socket head nylon cap screws firmly.
9. Pass the cable under the hinged bracket on which the ACM sting is mounted and
secure the bracket. Make sure the drive wheel properly engages the cable.
10. Using the crane and appropriate tag lines, lift the MMP using the loop of rope
that extends out of the bottom faired end cap.
11. Use a slip line or a release to attach the crane to the rope loop. Gradually allow
cable that had been pulled onto the deck and attached to the MMP to return to the
position it occupied while streaming. The MMP is now supported, upside-down,
from the crane and the cable.
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