{"id":19283,"date":"2024-07-01T15:03:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T19:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/?p=19283"},"modified":"2024-07-01T15:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T19:03:37","slug":"office-space-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/office-space-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For more than a decade, Virgilio \u201cVG\u201d Gonzalez has been captaining boats up and down the East Coast\u2014everything from private yachts to a National Geographic\u2013contracted vessel from which film crews conducted baited shark dives. As Monmouth\u2019s new vessel captain and operations, he now oversees the University\u2019s five research vessels (R\/Vs). He gave us a tour of the newest and fastest member of the fleet, the R\/V Ocean Hawk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Depth Sounder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This navigation tool uses sonar to measure water depth at high and low frequencies to help identify objects or fish. High frequency is best for detailed searches in shallower waters, while low frequency is best for general searches in a wider area and at greater depths.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AIS System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like an E-Z Pass transponder signals to toll booths on the highway, Automatic Identification System technology transmits the R\/V\u2019s real-time position to receivers on land and nearby vessels. It is used for maritime safety, ocean planning, environmental protection, and fishing enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chartplotter <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This device aids navigation by combining GPS data with electronic navigational charts to provide real-time information about the boat\u2019s position, course, and surroundings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Salon <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This below-deck area provides room for additional seating and gear storage and includes a sink, coffee maker, and small toilet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vessel Captain and Operations Manager Virgilio “VG” Gonzalez gives us a tour of the University’s newest research vessel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":19285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"image_focus":"{\"x\":75,\"y\":37}","hide_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-currents"],"thumbnail":"\"\"","catString":"Currents","issue":"Spring\/Summer 2024","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19283"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19334,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19283\/revisions\/19334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}