Institute of Maritime History

Goal:  The course will acquaint students with basic issues and skills in underwater reconnaissance with sidescan sonar, site mapping, and common diagnostic features on shipwrecks, for the purpose of locating submerged sites and reporting them to State Historic Preservation Officers for inventory, management, and further investigation if desired.

Duration:  The course will take four days.  Tentative dates are given below, subject to weather.  Other dates will be arranged if people want them or if we need to reschedule for bad weather.

IMH will hold a four-day field school in underwater reconnaissance, sidescan sonar, and site mapping in low-visibility water.  Tentative dates are 15-16 and 22-23 August 2009. The school will be based at Tall Timbers MD.  It will comprise one day ashore and one day afloat, for divers and non-divers, and two days in the water mapping two wrecks in the lower Potomac (divers only). Space is limited, but some slots are still available.  If more people sign up than we can accommodate, we will offer it again later in the year.

IMH will hold a four-day field school in underwater reconnaissance, sidescan sonar, and site mapping in low-visibility water.  Tentative dates are 15-16 and 22-23 August 2009. The school will be based at Tall Timbers MD.  It will comprise one day ashore and one day afloat, for divers and non-divers, and two days in the water mapping two wrecks in the lower Potomac (divers only). Space is limited, but some slots are still available.  If more people sign up than we can accommodate, we will offer it again later in the year.