AZ will simplify several tasks and will not have teams build a Vertical Profiler. See details below under 2025 Scout Prop Notes Revision-1 to see which tasks have been removed or modified.
AZ has either simplified or removed several tasks. See details below under 2025 SCOUT Demonstration Scoresheet
Task 1 - OOI Coastal Pioneer Array
No Adjustments except that there will be no ropes attached on the Velcro Recovery Line that is taken to the bottom of the pool.
Task 2 - SMART Cables for Ocean Observing
Teams will take the SMART Cable Repeater from the pool deck to the designated area on pool bottom. There will be NO cables to lay across the waypoint.
Teams will pick up the AUV docking station power connector from AUV docking station power connector platform and connect it to the SMART Cable Repeater. There are NO ropes on this connector.
Task 3 - From the Red Sea to Tennessee
The sprinkler system that is to be placed over the coral will be a 6" diameter dive ring toy without a rope attached.
There will only be 1 Acoustic Receiver on the bottom of the pool to retrieve, not 3 to choose from.
The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) will be constructed in same dimensions using 1/2" pipe and fittings, no 2" pipe or fittings.
Task 4 - MATE Floats!
Teams will perform the same task from 2023 Challenge for the MATE Floats! See this video starting at 3:37 minutes into the video.
Teams will NOT build a Vertical Profiler.