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Slocum Piloting

Slocum

Piloting documentation for the Slocum glider platform.

In This Section

  • Slocum Piloting Checklist

    Daily pilot log — the values and checks a pilot records each piloting day.

    Slocum Piloting Checklist

  • Mission Files

    How a Slocum mission file is written: the .mi / .ma structure, the masterdata hierarchy, the layered-behavior priority model, the standard behaviors, waypoints, every reason the glider comes to the surface, and the abend safety net.

    Mission Files

  • Aborts

    Reading and responding to aborts: the three abort types, the drop weight, the abort-code list, the abend behavior, and a field guide to the aborts you actually see.

    Aborts

  • Autoballast

    How the glider auto-tunes its buoyancy drive — centering dive/climb for a 1:1 speed ratio and the lowest drive that flies, plus setup, monitoring, and resetting it in the field.

    Autoballast

  • Power Saving

    Running missions on the lowest power and keeping the glider alive until recovery — diving and drifting, on the surface and below it.

    Power Saving

  • Passive Acoustic Monitoring

    Running PAM missions: acoustic payloads (DMON, WISPR, VMT), integration, and flying the glider quietly to minimize self-noise.

    Passive Acoustic Monitoring

  • G3 Piloting Primer

    A screen-by-screen SFMC walkthrough — dashboard, deployment details, the glider terminal, and waypoint creation.

    G3 Piloting Primer