In accordance with the universal field manual maintenance protocol described in Chapter 1 of the Field Manual package, this manual was updated in 2020 as Version 2. Updates reflect user feedback and new developments. There is currently no long-term plan or support for future updates. See Chapter 1 (Introduction to field manual package) for further details.

The version control for Chapter 4 (field manual for AUVs) is below:

Version Number Description Date
0 Submitted for review (NESP Marine Hub, GA, external reviewers as listed Appendix A. 22 Dec 2017
1 Publicly released on www.nespmarine.edu 28 Feb 2018
1.1 Link to Squidle+ corrected March 2018
2 Relevant updates, including Data Release sections based on NESP, AODN, IMOS, GA, and CSIRO projects Mid 2019
3 Minor updates March 2024