CTD Rosette – Sea-Bird SBE 55

Six × 4 L sampling bottles, combined with CTD and additional sensors for temperature, conductivity/salinity, pressure, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, CDOM and other optical measurements.

The current system can be deployed from the stern using the A-frame and MacArtney CORMAC M2 winch down to 480 m. 

OceanPack – SubCtech

Continuous underway surface-water measurements, including:

• CO₂

• O₂

• salinity

• temperature.

The system can support additional surface parameters.

Malizia Explorer is equipped for both targeted plankton sampling and continuous biological imaging, supporting the assessment of plankton biodiversity, abundance, size distribution and community composition.

50 µm Plankton Net + PlanktoScope
Targeted collection of plankton samples followed by high-resolution onboard imaging of organisms approximately 5–300 µm.

OASIS Imaging System
Continuous imaging of particles and organisms approximately 3–2,000 µm.

Together, these systems can contribute to standardized datasets for ecological and oceanographic analysis.

Automatic Weather Station

Continuous measurements of wind, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, humidity and vessel position, with offshore data transmission capabilities.

Acoustics & Bathymetry

Deck-mounted support system for the deployment of acoustic and bathymetric instruments.

Scientific Diving & Coastal Sampling

Malizia Explorer supports scientific diving, coastal sampling and nearshore operations directly from the vessel, subject to mission-specific safety protocols and operating conditions.

Available equipment:

• 4 diving sets

• Bauer Junior II compressor, 225 bar

• 4 m RIB, 20 HP

• 3.4 m secondary dinghy, 8 HP

Future / Planned Capability

• UVP6-HF integrated with the CTD for high-resolution vertical plankton observations.

• Handheld CTD to provide complementary environmental information for PlanktoScope sampling.

• Bathymetry sensor data logger, NF-GEBCO Seabed2030/ AWI

Your Instruments. Our Platform.

Malizia Explorer is designed as a flexible research platform. Scientific teams can use the vessel’s existing instrumentation or propose the integration of mission-specific equipment where technically and operationally feasible.

Potential equipment and deployments include Argo floats and drifters, buoys, hydrophones, acoustic and bathymetric systems, additional CTDs and sensors, and sampling equipment.

If your instrument is not already onboard, it can still be considered as part of your project proposal.

From measurement to scientific data

Data collection protocols, calibration procedures and QA/QC workflows are defined with scientific partners according to mission requirements.

Calibration
Instrument-specific calibration procedures and records.

QA/QC
Mission-specific quality-control workflows developed with scientific partners.

Data management
Data transfer, processing, storage and delivery agreed for each scientific project.

Repositories & networks
Where applicable, datasets can contribute to established scientific repositories, observing programmes or partner databases.