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A configuration for the deck of a marine vessel, wherein parallel and perpendicular travel paths, for movement of individual OBS unit storage baskets, are formed along a deck utilizing, in part, the storage baskets themselves. A portion of the deck is divided into a grid defined by a series of low-t

A configuration for the deck of a marine vessel, wherein parallel and perpendicular travel paths, for movement of individual OBS unit storage baskets, are formed along a deck utilizing, in part, the storage baskets themselves. A portion of the deck is divided into a grid defined by a series of low-to-the-deck perpendicular and parallel rails and each square in the grid is configured to hold an OBS unit storage basket. Around the perimeter of the grid is an external containment wall which has a greater height than the rails. Storage baskets seated within the grid are configured to selectively form internal containment walls. Opposing internal and external containment walls define travel paths along which a storage basket can be moved utilizing a low, overhead gantry. A basket need only be lifted a minimal height above the deck in order to be moved along a path. The containment walls and the deck itself constraining uncontrolled swinging of baskets, even in onerous weather or sea conditions. The system is flexible to meet the needs of a desired operation since the internal walls of the grid can be reconfigured as desired in order to free up a particular storage basket or define a particular travel path.

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1. A deck configuration for a deck of a marine vessel for deployment and retrieval of seismic data recorder units, said deck configuration comprising: a. a first plurality of baskets, each basket having a plurality of seismic data recorder units disposed therein, said baskets characterized by a bask

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A deck configuration for a deck of a marine vessel for deployment and retrieval of seismic data recorder units, said deck configuration comprising: a. a first plurality of baskets, each basket having a plurality of seismic data recorder units disposed therein, said baskets characterized by a basket height and a basket width;b. at least two walls parallel to one another formed on the deck and spaced apart a distance of at least the basket width, the spaced apart walls defining a travel path therebetween along said deck; andc. a plurality of seats formed separate and distinct from any basket, said seats secured to said deck forming a grid having at least two rows perpendicular to at least two other rows, wherein each seat is characterized by a seat height and an upward facing opening relative to said deck, said opening sized to receive one of said baskets and said seat disposed to secure a single basket mounted therein,d. wherein at least one of said walls is comprised of a first basket and a second basket selected from said first plurality of baskets, said first basket and second basket disposed side by side in adjacent seats;e. an ROV;f. an ROV deployment station positioned on said deck and configured to move seismic data recorder units between one of said plurality of baskets to said ROV;g. wherein said ROV is positioned at said deployment station. 2. The deck configuration of claim 1, wherein said at least one wall is comprised of a second plurality of baskets selected from said first plurality of baskets, said second plurality of baskets disposed in a horizontal row, side-by-side, adjacent one another. 3. The deck configuration of claim 1, wherein one of said walls comprised of baskets is movable relative to said deck. 4. The deck configuration of claim 1, further comprising a charging station disposed on said deck adjacent said seats, said charging station comprising an at least partially enclosed, air conditioned environment disposed for receipt of a basket. 5. The deck configuration of claim 1, wherein said seat height is less than twelve inches. 6. The deck configuration of claim 1, further comprising an overhead gantry crane. 7. The deck configuration of claim 1, wherein said at least one wall has a height of no more than 6 feet. 8. The deck configuration of claim 7, further comprising an overhead gantry crane disposed to move over a portion of said at least one wall. 9. The deck configuration of claim 8, wherein said overhead gantry is no more than eleven feet tall. 10. A deck configuration for a deck of a marine vessel for deployment and retrieval of seismic data recorder units, said deck configuration comprising: a. a plurality of containers, each container having a plurality of seismic data recorder units disposed therein and each having a container height and container width;b. a grid disposed on said deck, said grid comprised of a plurality of spaced apart, parallel, elongated rails mounted in a horizontal arrangement on said deck and separate and distinct from any container, wherein a first portion of said rails are perpendicular to a second portion of said rails, wherein a plurality of seats are defined by said grid, each rail having a rail height and a rail length;c. an overhead gantry crane disposed on said deck and extending over at least a portion of said grid; andd. wherein at least a portion of said seats each have a container from said plurality of containers disposed therein,e. wherein each seat is disposed to secure a single container mounted therein, said deck configuration further comprising:f. an ROV deployment station positioned on said deck outside of said grid; andg. an ROV, wherein said ROV is positioned at said ROV deployment station. 11. The deck configuration of claim 10, further comprising a. a containment wall disposed around at least a portion of the perimeter of said grid and an internal wall parallel to said containment wall, wherein said internal wall is spaced apart a distance of at least a container width from said containment wall, the spaced apart walls defining a horizontal travel path for a container therebetween along said deck,b. wherein said internal wall is comprised of at least one seat with a container disposed in said seat. 12. The deck configuration of claim 11, wherein said internal wall is comprised of at least two containers. 13. The deck configuration of claim 11, wherein said internal wall is comprised of a plurality of containers. 14. The deck configuration of claim 11, wherein said internal wall is movable relative to the deck and said containment wall is fixed relative to the deck. 15. The deck configuration of claim 10, wherein said rail height is less than five inches. 16. The deck configuration of claim 10, wherein said rail height is less than twelve inches. 17. The deck configuration of claim 10, wherein said containment wall is at least two feet in height. 18. The deck configuration of claim 10, further comprising a charging station disposed on said deck adjacent said seats, said charging station comprising an at least partially enclosed, air conditioned environment disposed for receipt of a container. 19. A deck configuration for a deck of a marine vessel for deployment and retrieval of seismic data recorder units, said deck configuration comprising: a. a first basket, a second basket and a third basket, said first, second and third baskets each having a plurality of seismic data recorder units disposed therein and said first, second and third baskets having a basket height and a basket width;b. at least first and second walls movable relative to the deck, said walls spaced apart from one another and positioned on said deck, the first wall comprising a first seat separately formed and distinct from a basket, said first seat attached to the deck and disposed to secure a single basket selected from the first, second and third baskets, wherein the first basket is removably disposed in said first seat, and the second wall comprising a second seat separately formed and distinct from any of the first, second or third baskets, said second seat attached to the deck and disposed to secure a single basket selected from the first, second or third baskets, wherein the second basket is removably disposed in said second seat,c. wherein the two walls are spaced apart from one another approximately the basket width, but of sufficient distance apart so as to form an unobstructed pathway between the walls through which the third basket may pass,d. wherein each seat is characterized by a height and each seat height is less than the basket height, said deck configuration further comprising:g. an ROV; andh. an ROV deployment station positioned on said deck removed from said seats, wherein said ROV is positioned at said ROV deployment station. 20. The deck configuration of claim 19, further comprising an overhead gantry crane mounted on said deck and extending over said first and second walls. 21. The deck configuration of claim 20, wherein said overhead gantry crane comprises an overhead beam disposed parallel or perpendicular to at least one of said first or second walls. 22. A deck configuration for a deck of a marine vessel for deployment and retrieval of seismic data recorder units, said deck configuration comprising: a. a plurality of baskets, each basket having a plurality of seismic data recorder units disposed therein and each basket characterized by a basket height;b. a plurality of seats separately formed and distinct from any basket, said seats attached to said deck and forming a grid having at least two rows perpendicular to at least two other rows, wherein each seat is characterized by a seat height and an upward facing opening relative to said deck, said opening sized to removably receive one of said baskets and said seat disposed to secure a single basket selected from the plurality of baskets mounted therein, said seat height being less than the basket height; andc. a charging station configured to receive a basket selected from the plurality of baskets, said basket having at least one depleted seismic data recorder units disposed therein, said charging station having one or more chargers disposed therein and configured to charge the depleted seismic data recorder unit disposed in said basket, said charging station disposed on said deck adjacent said seats, said charging station at least partially enclosed in an air conditioned environment. 23. The deck configuration of claim 22, wherein said seismic data recorder units are circular in shape. 24. The deck configuration of claim 22, further comprising an overhead gantry crane disposed on said deck and extending over at least a portion of said seats. 25. The deck configuration of claim 22, further comprising d. an ROV;e. an ROV deployment station positioned on said deck and configured to move seismic data recorder units between one of said plurality of baskets and said ROV;f. wherein said ROV is positioned at said deployment station. 26. The deck configuration of claim 22, wherein the charging station is configured to extract data from the seismic data recorder units.