katie ries, noaa. lcdr chris van westendorp, noaa elliott arroyo, navoceano
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Katie Ries, NOAAKatie Ries, NOAA
LCDR Chris van Westendorp, NOAALCDR Chris van Westendorp, NOAAElliott Arroyo, NAVOCEANOElliott Arroyo, NAVOCEANO
Belize Lessons Learned (Phase 1 Training)
Logistics planningVehicle availabilityBNCG detainment
duties
Equipment Deployment / Control
Troubleshooting methodology
Belize (continued)(Phase 1 Training)
In-survey plan modification
Emergency / safety planningCoxswain and Hydrographer duties / communication
Honduras:Basic needs for successful program
Vessel dedicated for hydrographic surveyAssigned survey personnel (i.e. electronics
technician)Permanently installed vessel hydrographic equipmentIncreased IT proficiency (i.e. basic Microsoft
operations)Coxswain proficiency for driving survey linesCulture: Basic survey needs and logistics (i.e. not
typical office hours)
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(Trainer assessment from Phase 1 Training)
Guatemala:Basic needs for successful program
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Vessel dedicated for hydrographic surveyAssigned survey personnel (i.e. electronics
technician)Permanently installed vessel hydrographic
equipmentIncreased IT proficiency (i.e. basic Microsoft
operations)Coxswain proficiency for driving survey linesCulture: Basic survey needs and logistics (i.e. not
typical office hours)
(Trainer assessment from Phase 1 Training)
Plans for Phase 2 Training(All Countries)Conduct Quality Assurance Checks
Reference from 2009 trainingConduct a Field Hydrographic Survey to IHO
StandardsCollect dataProcess dataConduct quality assurance
Be ready/able to transmit survey deliverables to UKHO for chart updates
Customized Phase 2 Training(Belize)Practice basic surveying principles
Side scan / single beam echosounder acquisition / analysis
Data post-processingTides
Calculate tidal datums from time series data & compare with existing vertical control network information
Practice benchmark network establishment / leveling
Customized Phase 2 Training(Honduras)Practice & Theory: Sidescan Sonar
Operation / data collection / analysisTarget detection & interpretation
TidesBottom to top review
GeodesyUsing dual-frequency receiverEstablishing geodetic control pointLinking horizontal / vertical control networks
Customized Phase 2 Training:(Guatemala)Survey Planning
100% versus 200% coverageHarbor versus Approaches
Boat operations & safetySteering survey lines (coxswain training)Single beam / side scan sonar acquisition and
processing operations Hypack / ImagenexBathymetry & Target analysis / investigation
Action Items…Travel arrangements communicated to IHO
Bureau for Phase 2 training: 30 November 2009GoH country representatives participating in
NOAA February 2010 Hydrotraining (Belize / Guatemala / Honduras)
2010 In-country trainers (NOAA/Navy hydrographers) Honduras: 11-25 April 2010 Guatemala: 25 April – 9 May 2010 Belize: 28 February – 14 March 2010
Action items (cont)…GoH countries identify one (1) English-speaking
participant for NOAA February 2010 Hydrotraining: 23 November 2009Introductory hydrography course (not for
experienced or prior-trained personnel)
NOAA / GoH Project send letter to GoH countries: 11 November 2009Invitation to NOAA February 2010 HydrotrainingAnnouncement of intent for in-country Phase 2
training
Action items (cont)…NOAA / Navy explore possibility of focused
tide station installation and water level analysis training and/or support: 31 January 2010
GoH countries ensure preparations made for in-country training: Prior to NOAA/Navy trainer arrivalVessel & personnelEquipment installation
Action items (cont)…GoH countries to document hydrographic
activity in-kind contributions using format provided by GoH Project Director: 31 December 2009
GoH countries produce progress report and results of Phase 1 Training for MACHC Chair to submit to IHO CBC: 31 January 2010
Action items (cont)…GoH countries and ECC WG1 Chair generate
& submit request throuch MACHC Chair for 2011 hydrographic training & support from IHO CBC: 15 March 2010
Questions…