The combination of world class ships, extensive facilities and equipment form the core capability that the Centre offers to its customers.

Specialized facilities and equipment for work at sea

Autonomous & Remote measurement/detection systems and devices:

• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) of different design and capabilities
• Gliders
• Wave Gliders
• Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)
• Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)
• Prototype (i.e. research) vertical and special acoustic arrays
• Wave riders, current meters, meteo stations
• Beach video monitoring equipment, ADCP
• Seafloor instrumentation platforms (Barny and SEPTR)

Towed measurement/detection systems & devices:

• Parametric sonars
• Programmable Low Frequency Arrays (and special winch)
• Programmable High Frequencytransmit/receive array
• Sidescan sonars
• Synthetic aperture sonars
• Chirp sub-bottom profiler
• Boomers
• Echo Repeater systems
• Towed sound sources
• Towed acoustic arrays
• Towed magnetometers

Non-acoustic arrays (thermistor chain, optical sensors) 
Seafloor core sampling and analysis lab

Data acquisition. communication and processing systems and devices:

• Satellite ground station
• Satellite communications systems
• Real Time Data acquisition systems
• High performance computing clusters
• Data fusion centre

Specialised facilities (few in the world):

• Linear array assembly/disassembly facilities
• Acoustic calibration facilities
• Extremely high pressure testing facilities
• Material properties & tension/fatigue testing facilities
• Oceanographic instrument (CTD) calibration facilities
• Seafloor cores analysis lab

Ocean Enqineering facilities:

• Diving locker
• Machine and assembly shops
• Custom cable termination and moulding equipment