BlueZone Completes Wave Glider Training in Hawaii with Liquid Robotics

BlueZone technical staff, Paul Montgomery, Erik Wilson and Stephanie Mayoh have completed Operational Training for the Wave Glider Autonomous Surface Vessel at the Liquid Robotics facility in Hawaii. The Liquid Robotics Wave Glider is a breakthrough technology for autonomous ocean observation and provides an innovative method for monitoring of the ocean for science, industry and government. BlueZone provides sales, operational and service support for the Wave Glider in Australia.

Supported by funding from Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry (SADI) the BlueZone personnel travelled to Hawaii in June 2013 and completed 3 days of training including deployment and recovering of the original SV-2 and the new SV-3 Wave Gliders. Classroom sessions included instruction on Wave Glider architecture, the Wave Glider Management System, Route Planning and conducting live operations/piloting. This theory was backed up by operational experience including deployment and recovery operations for both SV2 and SV3 vehicles conducted on the “Big Island” of Hawaii at the Liquid Robotics facility at Kawaihae.

BlueZone Chief Operating Officer, Neil Trenaman, said that the Wave Glider training would assist BlueZone to provide world class service to Wave Glider customers in Australia. “Wave Gliders are now operated by the Royal Australian Navy”, said Neil, “Completion of this training enables BlueZone to work more effectively with Navy to develop new methods for Wave Glider operations to meet Defence needs and to service and support Wave Gliders from our offices in Newcastle, Melbourne and Perth”.