over 300 members

We Pursue Excellence, Accuracy, Freedom of Information, People, Technology and Safety under a Non-Profit Society ...

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America/New_York
US Hydro 2025 - Future of Hydrography: Innovation & Access

17 Mar 2025 09:00

Wilmington Convention Center / Wilmington, NC

Patron

There can be no doubt that the significance of hydrography to global trade, the environment, our living standards and maritime security continues to grow.

Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie, AO, RAN Rtd

President

Welcome to the Australasian Hydrographic Society, regional focus for
hydrography and related sciences in SE Asia, the SW Pacific and beyond.

Recent and extraordinary progress in ocean based technology means that the maritime industry and undersea exploration will be to this century that which aviation and aerospace exploration was to the last. There is concurrently great public interest in the heritage of exploration. As such, the Society aims to serve anyone with an interest in the science (and art) of this subject, the influence of which makes it the great common denominator for maritime nations.

Steve Duffield, President AHS

AHS Membership Is Open To Everyone

Membership of The Australasian Hydrographic Society is open to any individual or organisation with an interest in the science (and art) of hydrography, hydrographic exploration and its heritage. This includes surveying in the saltwater and freshwater environments, the adjacent shore and hinterland. This includes inland systems. No formal qualifications are required.

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Education Award

Applications are accepted for the AHS Education Award for evry Academic Year. The closing date for applications is in April/May every year.

AHS Award

It is now time to consider nominations for those who have contributed to our industry. In particular, be a little more adventurous and consider appropriate nominations in the corporate or even literary categories.
There are to be two levels of awards, the Australasian Society awards and the NZ-EA-WA Regional awards.

AHS Regions

Because of the geographical area covered by the Society, meetings of members and other activities are generally conducted on a Regional basis. Each Region has its own Management Committee consisting of at least a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.

AUSTRALIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING CERTIFICATION PANEL

In May-June 1994, as a result of several years of representations by Hydrographic Society members, an election was carried out among the Hydrographic community, under the direction of the Institution of Surveyors Australia (ISA), to elect members of a national accreditation body.

On 4 August 1994 the five members elected met for the first time under the ex-Officio Chairman, the Hydrographer, RAN. It was decided that the body be called the "Australian Hydrographic Surveyors Panel", (AHSP). In 1997 the panel was renamed the "Australian Hydrographic Surveyors Accreditation Panel", (AHSAP). In about 2003 the ISA was restructured as the Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI). Since April 2005, the Panel has been renamed as the Australasian Hydrographic Surveying Certification Panel (AHSCP) and it continues to assess qualifications but now under the joint auspices of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) and the NZIS.

CERTIFIED HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYORS

The Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel (AHSCP) is jointly sponsored by the SSSI and NZIS and is the certification arm of the SSSI Hydrography Commission. It has been certifying hydrographic surveyor competency in Australia, New Zealand and internationally in accordance with FIG/IHO/ICA Standard S-5 Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors since 1994. AHSCP certification has become the de-facto standard for the assessment of hydrographic surveyor competency in the port and coastal zone management sectors of the maritime industry in Australia and New Zealand. To review the current list of certified hydrographic surveyors, refer to the SSSI Hydrography Website.