Australasian Hydrographic Society News

Map Matters Issue no.46

Admin — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 01:17:00 GMT

IBSC Recognised S-5B Hydrographic Surveyor and S-8B Nautical Cartographer Program 2024 Enrolments

Admin — Thu, 30 May 2024 04:15:38 GMT

IIC Academy is pleased to announce that enrolments are now open for the 2024 deliveries of the IBSC* Recognised S-5B Hydrographic Surveyor and S-8B Marine Geospatial Programs.

The S-5B Hydrographic Surveyors Program will commence September 2024. This Program comprises 13 weeks of theoretical training followed by 9 weeks of practical and assessment. Students have up to 23 weeks to complete the theoretical training via online self-paced instructor supported learning. As hydrographic surveying is a practical discipline the 9-week practical brings the students and instructors together for enjoyable and intensive 9-week hands-on learning and assessment period.

The S-8B Nautical Cartographers Program will be delivered as a 22-week Global Delivery, maximising online learning methods and will also commence in September 2024. This Programme provides students with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required to undertake Nautical Chart production.

IIC are pleased to announce that the S-5B Practical has practical has been fully revamped to ensure the best possible outcomes for students and a new Learning Management System has been introduced for both upcoming Programs to further improve the students learning experience.

These programs are for anyone and we are keen to see them utilised to grow the industry, so if you have friends, year 13 students or others you know who might be interested in pursuing a career in hydrography or cartography please pass this information to them as well.

Further details on the Programs can also be found at:

http://www.iicacademy.com/

Australasian Hydrographic Society Women in Hydro Experience

Admin — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:42:32 GMT

Are you interested in the hydrographic industry? Want to learn more about the industry and career opportunities?

Background

Currently women qualified in hydrography represent 25% of the demographics (International Hydrographic Organisation, 2024). This initiative has been designed as a way to address this gender inbalance in NZ and to encourage younger women to choose hydrography as a career path.

About the experience

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to do work experience with participating organisations in the programme. In previous iterations this has involved 2 week placements at 3 different organisations. This year there are currently 3 organisations providing paid work experience with further opportunities possible at other organisations). Paid work experience involves flights to each organisation with accommodation provided. As a society with aims to raise the profile hydrography the Australasian Hydrographic Society NZ Branch are coordinating and sponsoring this years programme.

Ideally candidates shall:

Have an interest in hydrography. Preference will be given to students at the early stages of their studies so that the experience may inform study direction.
Have completed or plan to undertake hydrographic papers during their studies
Comply with all health and safety requirements of the organisations they work for
Be based in New Zealand

To apply send a CV and cover letter to Belen.JimenezBaron@niwa.co.nz

Applications close 5^th May 2024with successful applicants notified by mid May 2024.

Summary of the Presentations at NZ World Hydrography Day Seminar

Admin — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 01:44:25 GMT

Before the S+SNZ conference in Dunedin this year, a day of workshops including a hydrography seminar were hosted at Te Kura Kairūri, the School of Surveying. The annual World Hydrography Day Seminar is supported by the New Zealand Region (NZR) of the Australasian Hydrographic Society (AHS) in conjunction with the S+SNZ Hydrography

Professional Stream (HPS). This year we hosted more than 40 attendees including eight students, who were sponsored to attend, and present or to report back here with a summary of the day.

-- Credit to Survey and Spatial New Zealand

Read the S+S December SUMMER EDITION / AHS Seminar

Education and AHS Award In New Zealand

Admin — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 01:26:15 GMT

After the AHS AGM, there was an awards presentation to recognise a multitude of achievements. This year there were two recipients of the Australasian Hydrographic Society Annual Education Award of $3,500 AUD: Katie Hughes from Victoria University/University of Otago for her research on the lake tsunamis and the use of hydrographic techniques for analysing these. The other recipient was Emily Harrex from the University of Otago for her research project, which addresses diversity withing the hydrography field. There were two AHS Order of Merit awards received by Gary Chrisholm (>20yrs work for the AHS) and Kevin Smith (previous past NZR Chair and AHS Awards Chair) for their service to the industry. Bevan Waller from DML was presented with his AHSCP Certified Professional Hydrographic Surveyor Level 1 certificate. DML also introduced their inaugural Hydrographic Surveying Scholarship and awarded this to Ryan Slattery from the University of Otago. Ryan plans to undertake an honours project focusing on research around low-cost GNSS tide-buoys in 2024. It was great to see the range of award presentations; from career-long recognition to students starting out. Mīharo!

Photo: Award recipients: Kevin Smith (AHS Service Award), Emily Harrex (AHS Education Award), Bevan Waller (AHSCP Level 1 certification), Gary Chisholm (AHS Service Award), Ryan Slattery (Inaugural DML Student Scholarship), Katie Hughes (AHS Education Award) (Photo: S. Clayton)

SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES - AMT2023

Admin — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:34:08 GMT

The AMT 2023 conference aims to showcase the rapid advances in the AMT field along with demonstrating real world and future potential applications of the different technologies within our marine environment.

This long running and well reputed conference continues to be one of the most globally important knowledge centre's and networking opportunities in this field, allowing contact between defence, industry and research specialists.

Combined with the conference sessions will be an AMT exhibition, providing the attendees with a chance to further explore the latest AMT technologies. The conference will also include multiple networking opportunities to connect with AMT industry experts.

For more information please contact SUT Perth branch.

Contact SUT Perth Branch

IBSC Recognised S-5B Hydrographic Surveyor and S-8B Nautical Cartographer Program 2023 Enrolments

Admin — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 01:31:16 GMT

Following the success of the 2021 and 2022 deliveries of the IBSC Recognised S-5B Hydrographic Surveyor and S-8B Nautical Cartographers Programs, IIC Academy is pleased to announce that enrolments are now open for the 2023-24 deliveries of these Programs.

The S-5B Hydrographic Surveyors Program will commence in Sep 23. This course comprises 13 weeks of online self-paced and instructor led Theory that can be completed over a 23-week period, followed by a 7 weel Practical in Australia commencing May 2024. The delivery of this Program is designed to allow maximum flexibility for students and employers, reduced costs and minimum time away from your home or workplace.

The S-8B Nautical Cartographers Program will be delivered as a 22-week Global Delivery commencing September 2023. This Programme provides students with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required to undertake Nautical Chart production.

If you are interested in attending or wish to obtain more information on either of these Programs for yourself, a colleague or friend please drop us a line at takhou.law@iictechnologies.com or hydrographicsurveyor@iicacademy.com.

Further details on the Programs can also be found at: http://www.iicacademy.com/

Bringing the Seabed to you: AusSeabed Webinars

Admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:21:26 GMT

Tune in from 1100 - 1245 AEST on the last Thursday of each month.

Date	Description	Registration Link
Jun 25	National to International perspectives on seabed mapping	Register
Jul 30	Mapping for management in the Anthropocene	Register
Aug 27	Data sharing and collaboration	Register
Sep 24	Cross sector talks on the applications of seabed mapping	Register

NZ Region – Australasian Hydrographic Society Webinar #9 Recorded Video and Slides

Admin — Mon, 18 May 2020 01:57:13 GMT

This Webinar which was delivered by Dr Joshu Mountjoy, who is a NIWA Scientist / Marine Geologist - Ocean Geology was focused on Survey technologies used to find the aquifer offshore south Canterbury. In this Webinar, Joshu has explained the offshore survey campaign to find and map the aquifer.

This is a unique survey as our AHS members are usually involved in surveys for oil/gas/wind farms or dredging/aggregates.

This Webinar was delivered on 14 May 2020 13:00 - 13:30 (UTC+12:00).

The recording are now available through link below.

HYDRO SOC Webinar #9 (2020-05-13 at 18:03 GMT-7)

Recording of Webinar #8

NZR Chair — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:09:56 GMT

This well attended webinar was Cory Brooks (Unique Group) on remote control boat surveying under structures and the ixBlue ASV. This was followed by Emily Tidey (Hydrographic lecturer - Otago Uni) talking on surveying / geology on a NZ sub antarctic island.

Click here for the recording (the first 10 minutes of the webinar is missing sorry): link

Otago University Update - Hydrographic Surveyor Questionnaire

Admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:36:09 GMT

Last year a research team of staff and students at the University of Otago's School of Surveying sought the views of hydrographers to use in an investigation considering the development of the profession in New Zealand as part of a larger project titled: Tuia: 250 years of navigation, map making and belonging. Tuia 250 commemorated the first meetings of Māori and European at the time of Captain Cook's first visit to New Zealand in 1769.

We are so grateful for all the thoughtful and detailed responses we received, which totalled over 50 (we had thought >20 would be a good result!), and thank you and your colleagues for your valuable contributions.

In 2019, as we worked on the fantastic questionnaire input you gave us, we shared interim findings with audiences at the Survey+Spatial NZ (formerly NZIS) conference, the NZR AHS seminar, at a School of Surveying seminar, with students from Te Tumu (School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies) at Otago University and at the NZ Coastal Society conference.

The final results of our investigations have now been published in the article 'Cook: Our Professional Ancestor' in the recent Special Edition of New Zealand Surveyor. We also have another publication in this edition discussing the evolution of hydrographic technology and charting:

1) Cook: Our Professional Ancestor [page 79]

2) Charting Our History [page 131]

To read these, New Zealand Surveyor Special Edition (Dec 2019, no. 305) can be downloaded at:

https://www.surveyspatialnz.org/members/Publications/Attachment?Action=Download&Attachment_id=5873 [direct to the Special Edition]

https://www.surveyspatialnz.org/members/Publications/nz_surveyor_journal [to all online versions of this journal]

We encourage you to share our articles widely with the hydrographic community – we hope they will be especially interesting to those who responded so positively to our questionnaire.

We also wish to acknowledge the support of:

1) The Australasian Hydrographic Society (AHS) who funded our students. This enabled the running of online survey, gave our students a day on the water using multibeam, enabled our students to present their work at the S+SNZ conference and will facilitate the proper presentation of the charts donated in 2) below.

2) Ron Tyson (of NZ Ocean Technologies Ltd) for his generous donation of three 1700's charts which formed the focal points for our second published article.

If you have any queries about the research please contact Emily Tidey on emily.tidey@otago.ac.nz

New Flood Warning Infrastructure Framework and Standard Endorsed by ANZEMC

Admin — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:47:55 GMT

On 27 August, the Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee (ANZEMC) endorsed the National Framework for Flood Warning Infrastructure and the Flood Warning Infrastructure Standard developed by the National Flood Warning Infrastructure Working Group (the Working Group). The Framework provides guidance for future flood warning infrastructure planning and investment, based on jurisdictional analyses of their flood warning infrastructure. The Standard presents non-mandatory industry-recommended performance requirements for the design, development and monitoring of fit-for-purpose flood warning infrastructure. These initiatives will guide future flood warning infrastructure investments in an integrated and cost-efficient manner, to enhance flood warnings to the community. This marks the successful conclusion of the time-limited Working Group and is testimony to the collaborative nature of the Working Group and the hard work of all involved.

Following Munro (2011) recommendations, ANZEMC established a Bureau of Meteorology Hazards Services Taskforce (the Taskforce) in October 2013. The Taskforce reported to ANZEMC in May 2015 and recommended the formation of the Working Group. The Working Group was established in 2016 to address the limitations and inconsistencies of flood infrastructure and standards across Australia. The Working Group involved extensive collaboration and inter-agency cooperation to standardise national flood warning services and infrastructure; an ambitious undertaking given the wide variety of climates, jurisdictions, and agencies involved. The Working Group was a time-limited project, working to deliver a Flood Warning Infrastructure Standard, Infrastructure reports for each jurisdiction, and a National Framework for Flood Warning Infrastructure by 2019. The Working Group produced these deliverables within the specified timeframe.

Chairs of the ANZEMC

Collaboration was key to the success of the Working Group. In accordance with the Total Flood Warning System, flood warnings in Australia are provided via a partnership involving all levels of government: Commonwealth, State, Territory and local. While the Bureau of Meteorology has the responsibility for the provision of forecasting and warning services for riverine flooding in all states and territories (with limited exceptions), the prime responsibility for flash flood warnings lies with states and territories in partnership with local government. However, the Bureau provides forecasts and warnings for severe weather conditions and potential heavy rainfall conducive to flash flooding. Given the already inter-dependent nature of these relationships, the Working Group demonstrated the significance of a cooperative spirit to improve the preparedness and safety of the community.

Consultation: Flood Warning Infrastructure Standard

NZR 7th Webinar - 27 September 2019 4pm

NZR Chair — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 23:43:34 GMT

This Webinar will cover Certification topics for Hydrographic Surveying and deployment of Tide Gauges for the single datum project in NZ

The details of this Webinar and how to log in are in the attached file

Webinar 2019 Professional Certification and JLAS Tide Gauges.pdf

29 Sept 2019: the recording is available here

NZ Region 6th Webinar 7th May 2019

NZR Chair — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 04:33:57 GMT

This webinar explains the LINZ's project for a single land/marine datum and an experience with a terrestial scanner on a hydrographic boat.

The login details are here PDF

The 1 hour recorded session is here for downloading and viewing.

Society Achievement Awards - 2018

NZR Chair — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 06:11:13 GMT

The AHS & SSSI awards were presented to the recipients during the HYDRO18 dinner. The AHS Awards were presented by Steve Duffield, President and the SSSI Award was presented by Richard Cullen. The awards for the NZ contingent are as follows:

Dr Helen Neil, NIWA

The Society’s Award of Merit for Scientific and Technological Achievement – Scientific Achievement by an Individual. A career marked by excellence and achievement in scientific endeavour and services.

Kevin Mackay, NIWA

Greg Cox, Discovery Marine

The Society’s Award of Merit for Career Achievement in Hydrography. A career marked by excellence and achievement at the national level in hydrographic surveying and services.

Dave Field, iXBlue

The SSSI Hydrography Commission award for services to the AHSCP Panel.

NZ Region - 5th Webinar - Multi AUV's on one site

NZR Chair — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:00:00 GMT

4pm NZ time. Speaker is from Swire Seabed (Norway)

for details on the topic and how to log in to view and listen click here

The presentation (PDF) is now available for download by clicking here

World Hydrography Day in New Zealand 2018

NZR Chair — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 06:36:19 GMT

This year, the Hydrography Professional Stream (HPS) ran a successful one-day event as part of the annual NZ Institute of Surveyors (NZIS) Conference. It was supported by the NZIS organising committee and representatives from the New Zealand hydrographic industry.

Three university students were generously sponsored by the Australasian Hydrographic Society (AHS) and the New Zealand Region of the AHS and to attend and report on the day.

Please enjoy reading the students excellent report from the event, from page 21... https://www.surveyors.org.nz/Article?Action=View&Article_id=107

Some of the presenters have allowed their presentations to be made public so please contact Gary Chisholm (NZR, gary_chisholm@trimble.com ) if you would like to view them.

2017 Alexander Dalrymple Award

Admin — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 06:20:06 GMT

The Alexander Dalrymple Award has been awarded to Mr Adam Greenland, National Hydrographer, Land Information New Zealand

The Alexander Dalrymple Award is given by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in recognition of an outstanding contribution to world hydrography. First presented in 2006, it is named in honour of the first Hydrographer of the Royal Navy in 1795.

The Award was presented at reception in London by Rear Admiral Tim Lowe, UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive of the UKHO. Admiral Lowe commented:

“Adam has made a significant contribution to capacity building and improving maritime safety in the Southwest Pacific region. As National Hydrographer, he has a wide ranging and busy portfolio from managing a very efficient national and regional production/delivery unit through to representing New Zealand at a variety of strategic fora within the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).

“He is also a member of the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) and a hugely active Capacity Building Coordinator for the South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission (SWPHC). In the latter, he has delivered significant training and mentoring initiatives in areas such as maritime safety information, hydrographic surveying training and nautical cartography training. These aspects have significantly benefitted developing Member States across the breadth of an enormous sea area.”

Adam Greenland is the twelfth recipient of the Alexander Dalrymple Award. Educated at the University of East London and the University of Greenwich, and a former Merchant Mariner, Adam Greenland is a Chartered Surveyor who has been with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) since 2005.

In making the presentation, Admiral Lowe commended Mr Greenland’s leading contribution towards New Zealand’s fulfillment of its SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) responsibilities, his work as a member of the IHO/FIG/ICA International Board of Standards of Competence, setting and reviewing the minimum international standards of competence for hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers, and his role as a driving force in the Pacific Region Navigation Initiative (PRNI). This initiative is focused on navigation related aspects of maritime safety to support Pacific Island Countries fulfill their own SOLAS obligations.

The award presentation took place at a reception held at Lancaster House in London to mark the UK Government’s celebration of World Hydrography Day 2017, a United Nations-endorsed recognition of the vital role of hydrography in supporting safe navigation and sustainable use of the world’s seas, oceans and waterways.

The theme chosen by the IHO for this year’s World Hydrography Day is ‘Mapping our seas, oceans and waterways - more important than ever’ and Admiral Lowe spoke of the relevance of this theme to the work of the UKHO:

“This year’s World Hydrography Day theme has tremendous synergy with the work we undertake at the UKHO on a daily business and with Government initiatives designed to aid the development of sustainable marine economic growth, nationally as well as worldwide. Our knowledge of the shape, nature and depth of the seafloor is a fundamental requirement for the proper, safe, sustainable and cost effective use of the world’s seas, oceans and waterways.”

Admiral Lowe also paid tribute to the work of the IHO’s long-serving former President and current General Secretary, Robert Ward, who is due to step down from the role later this year. Admiral Lowe said:

“Robert has a long history of involvement in the implementation and development of the standards and regulations associated with electronic chart navigation and digital hydrographic data, both in the IHO and in the IMO. On behalf of the United Kingdom and the UKHO, we would like to thank Robert for his valuable contribution to the work of the International Hydrographic Community during his Presidency and latterly, as General Secretary of the IHO.”

NZ Region - 4th Webinar - Understanding Shallow Water Multibeam

NZR Chair — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 00:24:37 GMT

This Webinar is proudly sponsored By Trimble.

When:
• Monday 11th September 8pm NZ time, 6pm NSW/VIC time, 9am UK
• Duration: 1 hour
• It will be recorded for members who can’t make the date/time

Agenda:

• Opening remarks: Gary Chisholm & Kevin Smith (NZR Chairman)

• Understanding shallow water multibeam systems
        o    Pim Kuus - Teledyne Reson , UK
        Technical details to consider for shallow water (<50m) precise surveying with multibeam
        Mounting considerations
        Understanding of accuracies in the multibeam and the
positioning and attitude sensor required
        Determine what PC processing can be reduced for a faster
turnaround from boat time to electronic surface

Accessing the Webinar:

Visuals: Visuals are available from the GoToMeeting service facilitated by
Trimble as follows:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/768296557
Access Code: 768-296-557
Audio is available by phone as follows:
• NZ Free Phone: 0800 14 1485
• Australia Free Phone: 1800 191 358
• UK Phone: +44 330 221 0097

Notes:
• As the webinar system might require a download, please take time in advance of the webinar to log
in to the link using the same PC you will utilize for the webinar. This may take a few minutes to
complete.
• The webinar will not be live until the moderator starts it a few minutes before the planned time.
• It is only intended to utilise the webinar tool for visuals, therefore do not select the webinar
videoconference or audio service. Use the phone for audio.
• Once you have phoned in to the audio service please mute your phone. If there is too much
background noise the moderator will have to put everyone on mute.
• Trimble will not be able to provide IT support during the webinar.
Point of Contact Details:
Gary Chisholm
Email: gary.chisholm@trimble.co.nz

World Hydrography Day 2017

NZR Chair — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:15:16 GMT

World Hydrography Day 2017 - New Zealand Seminar

When: Thursday 6th July 2017

Where: Otago University, New Zealand

It was a very well attended and stimulating day. Here are four presentations, and there will be others coming later.

- Choosing A Bathymetric System

- Kaikoura Recovery Surveys

- Joining Land and Sea Datums

- Freshwater Multibeam

First WAR Technical Meeting in 2017

Admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:48:49 GMT

The beginning of 2017 commenced with a well attended event on 19th January with three presentations by Edgetech and Acoustic Imaging.

Presenters From EdgeTech and Acoustic Imaging organized to present on acoustic and supporting sensor developments including:

EdgeTech’s 6205 - increases efficiency and safety for shallow water surveys; Evan Martzial presented on EdgeTech’s Multi Phase Echo Sounder System
Shallow water multibeam echo sounders - case study of R2Sonic dual head 2020 by Doug Bergersen
GNSS Inertial Positioning in Australia - latest tools and technology developed by Applanix including PP RTX presented by Nicole Bergersen presenting

World Hydrography Day - Adelaide, South Australia

Admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:23:48 GMT

Tides Workshop 2016

Admin — Tue, 24 May 2016 04:31:09 GMT

The Permanent Committee on Tides & Mean Sea Level (PCTMSL) Bureau in Australia has sponsored a tides workshop aimed at raising the level of tidal knowledge of those people involved in marine operations, hydrographic surveying and data collection.

The workshop was conducted at the Tidal Unit, Bureau of Meteorology, Adelaide, and consisted of a mixture of theory and hands-on sessions over three days, from 16 to 18^th May, 2016 with a field trip on the 19th May 2016.

The topics that were covered include; Tidal theory, Storm surges and extreme events, Mean sea level and climate variability, Climate change and sea level rise, Instrumentation, Real time systems and meteorological sensors, Benchmark levelling and datums, Tidal models, Data analysis and quality control, Archiving and quality assurance.

AHS West Australia Region Technical Meeting

Admin — Tue, 10 May 2016 03:49:36 GMT

The West Australian Region of the Australasian Hydrographic Society has organised a Technical Presentation held on 09th May 2016 at the “HIVE” CURTIN UNIVERSITY.

The “HIVE” (Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch) at Curtin University offers “state of the art” visualisation systems for displaying data more effectively and imaginatively.

Four presenters from the Centre for Marine Science & Technology (CMST) have presented their important research work. Dr Iain Parnum presented an impressive recent research work showing how to use multibeam systems for mapping marine ecosystems. Following that Dr Tim Gourlay demonstrated his research about recent developments in ship hydrodynamics modelling and measurement at CMST.

The role of multibeams and echosounders in fishing industry was highlighted by Dr Miles Parsons in his presentation called “Fishing and pinging: what role can echo-sounders play fisheries management?”

The HIVE 3D visualization screen impressed all the attendees with 3D Imaging Survey of HMAS Sydney (II) and HSK Kormoran displayed and presented by Dr Andrew Woods.

The “HIVE” (Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch) at Curtin University

Left to right: Cory Brooks, Dr Andrew Woods, Dr Miles Parsons, Dr Iain Parnum, Dr Tim Gourlay, Kam Austine

Vale, James Bond 12 Apr 2016

Admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:22:58 GMT

Graham (James) Bond CMDR, RAN Rtd, discoverer of Hydrographers Passage and long-time AMSA employee, passed away on 12 April 2016 aged 70. James was born 4 October 1945 and joined the RAN Hydrographic School in February 1968. Before joining AMSA, James had a long and illustrious naval career. He saw service on ships supporting Australia’s participation in the Vietnam War and also served in HMA Ships PALUMA, MORESBY and FLINDERS (CO 1980-82). He was promoted to Commander in June 1986 and resigned from the RAN in September 1988. He remained on the RAN Reserve List for some time after leaving the permanent forces carrying out a survey of the East Solomon Islands and engaging in work within the RAN Hydrographic Office. James was a hydrographer of some note. He has a place on the Queensland timeline housed within the Stockman’s Hall of Fame at Longreach, Queensland. James is perhaps best known as the Commanding Officer of HMAS FLINDERS and was responsible for surveying and charting what is now known as Hydrographer’s Passage. The passage significantly shortens the shipping route for vessels carrying Australian coal from the Port of Hay Point to Asian markets. This route has had a major impact on the economic viability of Australia’s coal export trade. He joined AMSA in 1993 and over the years worked in the Navigation Safety, International Relations and Ship Safety areas. James strived for the highest levels of navigation safety, through the provision of simple and practical advice for the upkeep of AMSA’s aids to navigation network, establishment of ships’ routing systems and the provision of maritime safety information for navigators. James retired from AMSA in 2013 after two decades of dedicated service.

He was a well-liked and respected man, had many friends and will be sorely missed. James is survived by his partner Robin, daughters Melanie and Sharon and son Jamie. Vale, James

CMDR Bond’s funeral will be held on Friday 29 April 2016 at 10:30 am at the Braidwood Cemetery, NSW. The wake will be at the Braidwood Services Club immediately after.

LIDAR and Mulitbeam Paper - Discovery Marine Ltd

NZR Chair — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 07:41:50 GMT

A recently published paper on combining LIDAR and Mulitbeam by Discovery Marine Ltd.

DML_MBES_Laser_Paper_FINAL_020615_NZIS_090216.pdf

69th International Multibeam Beam Training Course in Brisbane 23 – 28 Nov 2015

Admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 05:24:14 GMT

Delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, China and PNG and USA attended the 69^thInternational Multibeam Beam Training Course at the Port of Brisbane 23 – 28 Nov 2015. Instructors and students alike were unanimous in their praise of Port of Brisbane as host venue and grateful to Giles Stimson (Hydrographic Survey Manager) and his team for their hospitality during the week. For six days participants studied, questioned and debated topics relating to ocean mapping, hydrography and oceanography. Course convener, Nicole Bergersen (Acoustic Imaging, Hydrographic Programs Manager) was full of praise for the extent to which participants engaged with the subject matter presented and looks forward to bringing the course to our region again in Nov 2018.

CMDR EDWARD RONALD WHITMORE, RAN (Rtd) – 1925-2015 PASSED AWAY

Admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 01:34:35 GMT

It is with great sadness that the Australasian Hydrographic Society wishes to advise members an all hydrographers that Commander Ron Whitmore RAN (Rtd) passed away 11 November 2015. He was a stalwart of the Society who supported and promoted hydrography at every opportunity.

Ron joined the Royal Navy (RN) in 1940 as a 15 year-old and saw service in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans as an Air Artificer. He transferred to the Executive Branch in 1948-49 to initially train as a pilot but then transferred to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1950 as a Seaman Officer. He transferred to the Hydrographic Survey Branch in 1954 to begin an illustrious career as a hydrographic surveyor.

He served on a number of RAN and RN survey vessels including: HMA Ships WARREGO, BARCOO, WARREEN, PALUMA, BARCOO, WARREGO and MORESBY, and HM Ships OWEN, SHACKLETON and PRESIDENT. During his career, he spent many months surveying around Australia and Papua New Guinea, the east coast of Africa, the west coasts of England and Scotland and around Malaysia. He was promoted to LCDR in 1957.

During his career, he commanded HMA Ships PALUMA, BARCOO and MORESBY; he was also the commissioning Executive Officer of HMAS MORESBY.

In early 1965, he was loaned for two years general service with the Royal Malaysian Navy returning to Australia in early 1967 to join the Hydrographic Office as the Tides Officer. He was promoted to Commander in June 1968 and subsequently became the Australian Hydrographer later that year.

Before his retirement from the RAN in 1975, he served as the Deputy Hydrographer.

Ron always maintained a professional interest in hydrography. He formulated and taught a syllabus in Hydrography and Law of the Sea at the UNSW and for many years was the sole lecturer in these subjects. He consulted and was a great pioneering senior facilitator for meetings in Australia that heralded the use of electronic navigation systems. He was a founding member of the Australian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel (now the Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel) and was a founding member of the Society in which he played a very active role, as well as the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies.

Ron was a dear father, grandfather, friend, boss, colleague and fierce supporter of all he loved and cherished.

The Australasian Hydrographic Society passes on its collective sincerest condolences to Ron’s family.

Vale Ron Whitmore.

East Australian Region Committee Election

Admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:57:42 GMT

The following have been elected unopposed as the East Australian Region Committee:

David Donohue – EAR Chair
Alex Cowdrey – EAR Secretary
Mark Hegarty – EAR Teasurer

The new EAR Committee have considerable industry experience and knowledge. They will use this to provide ongoing support to the East Australia Region, and the AHS generally during their terms of office. The outgoing EAR Committee members, John Maschke, Dave Garforth and Roger Harvey thank the EAR members for their support since 1998. John Maschke remains the SW Pacific Region Chair, Chair AHS Education Panel and member of the AHS Awards Panel.

Otago NZ Hydro Students - summer holiday work

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:34:13 GMT

The following applies to NZ members mostly.

We are circulating this on behalf of Emily Tidey, lecturer at the University of Otago and her students.

To graduate with a BSurv from Otago a student must have had 80 days of surveying related employment. If you have space for a student to join you (even for a day or two) please get in touch with Emily so she can advertise this to students.

Students are currently studying in their final semester at Otago, with their scheduled holidays:
mid October 2015 - ~end February 2016 (this will vary on an individual basis as it depends on when their final exams end up being scheduled and if they are doing any field camps in Dunedin)

In the past students studying hydrography have had work experience in office based planning and processing, on vessel set-ups and on surveying campaigns ranging from 1 day to several months. All of them have benefited greatly from this (as do you being involved in their education and meeting the students before they start looking for full-time employment). On return to Otago they are able to provide useful anecdotes in class discussions, talk about their experiences with other students and are generally more aware of the range of work a professional hydrographic surveyor does.

Contact Details:

Emily Tidey

Lecturer – Hydrographic Surveying

School Of Surveying / Te Kura Kairūri

University Of Otago • Po Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand / Aotearoa

T: +64(0)3 479 7587 | W: www.otago.ac.nz/surveying | E: emily.tidey@otago.ac.nz

EAR World Hydrography Day Event, Sydney

Admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:11:40 GMT

Dear EAR/AHS Member,

We are approaching the date by which we have to give confirmation to provisional bookings for the 19^th June. We plan a general meeting of the EAR followed by a guided tour of the Australian National Maritime Museum followed by a sit down lunch. Provisional time table: Meeting start 10:00, Tour 11:00 to 12:30, lunch 13:00. Afternoon return to Museum and/or visit the ships (and submarine) on display. Should be a worthwhile day!

Accordingly, may I request those still pondering whether they can make it or not to let myself, Roger Harvey or John Maschke (e-mail addresses below) know by close of business Thursday 4^th June. This does not need to be a firm commitment, cancellations and late bookings have a habit of balancing out.

For those who’ve already advised affirmatively and those who’ve who have already apologised please accept my apologies for you receiving this e-mail. Being somewhat busy (or perhaps lazy) it is quicker for me to apologise than to parse the Membership list into to the ‘comings and not comings’ .

I can add for those of us of shall we say considerable life experience, or being more blunt about it, senior citizens, it will be an opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues. We have people coming from Cairns, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra as well as those closer to home.

We look forward to hearing from you, yea’s and nay’s, all help to complete the picture.

Sincerely,

Dave Garforth

Hon.Sec EAR/AHS

dg@ceehydrosystems.com

maschkejw@gmail.com

r_harvey@bigpond.com

AHS Education Award for Academic Year 2015

Stephen Duffield — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMT

Applications are now being accepted for the AHS Education Award for Academic Year 2015. The closing date for AHS Education Award applications is 08 May 2015. Information about the awards can be found in "Education" page of the website.

Applications for grants under the AHS Education Award will be accepted ONLY from nationals and persons with official permanent residential status of the following nations:
Australia, New Zealand, East Timor, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, whether the applicant is studying at home or abroad.

The award is open to students studying, or proposing to study, within a broad range of maritime disciplines including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:

Hydrography - Nautical Charting - Surveying at Sea
Coastal Studies - Coastal Zone Management
Offshore Resource Surveys and Management
Port Development and Maritime Engineering
Law of the Sea
Marine Cartography
Environmental Studies
Marine Geology and Geophysics

AHS Awards 2014/2015 Invitation

Admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 02:59:57 GMT

An invitationn for nominations for the 2014/2015 AHS Awards will soon be posted on the web site. Please read and the Awards panel look forward to receiving your nominations to recognise our industry colleagues.

Planning for new Datums for Australia

Stephen Duffield — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:44:58 GMT

At the ICSM Permanent Committee on Geodesy (PCG) meeting in February there was much discussion and agreement for the implementation of a new datum (static) for Australia. The preliminary name is "GDA 2020" with a proposed initial release in January 2017, with implementation by jurisdictions to follow (date/s to be determined).

There is nothing official on the new datum yet as it hasn't been approved by ANZLIC (the peak government body for spatial information in Australia and New Zealand). The PCG are working towards getting this approval by July so until then there won’t be any formal statement. The establishment of an implementation working group will follow to coordinate promotion and implementation of the new datum.

The new datum will be accompanied with new tools to enable users to transform datasets to/from GDA94 and any ITRF epoch (just as there are now eg 14 parameter transformation) and it is expected that software providers will increasingly implement these transformation capabilities.

There has been a one page write-up earlier this year that is in the Feb/Mar Position magazine on page 48. Some of the senior state geodetic managers did not want this article to be published until after our Permanent Committee on Geodesy meeting in February as the article could then be more informed rather than making assumptions about how the new datum will be implemented that are simply misleading.

Summer 2014-15 edition of Map Matters, the newsletter of the Australia on the Map Division of the Australasian Hydrographic Society is issued

Stephen Duffield — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:56:08 GMT

The 25th edition of the Map Matters, the newsletter of the Australia on the Map Division of the Australasian Hydrographic Society is issued.

Download the newsletter by clicking on the link below:

Map Matters Issue no. 25

NOAA World Hydrography Day e-publication

Stephen Duffield — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 07:42:16 GMT

Every year, the international hydrographic community celebrates World Hydrography Day on June 21. The 2014 theme established by the IHO is "Hydrography - More than Nautical Charts". To further the discussion, NOAA's Office of Coast Survey invited the public to contribute articles that illustrate the theme.

World Hydrography Day, 21 June

Stephen Duffield — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:23:24 GMT

At the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UN/GA), under the Agenda item on the Oceans and the law of the sea, Resolution A/60/30 was adopted on 29 November 2005. This resolution includes the statement, “Welcomes the adoption by the International Hydrographic Organization of the 'World Hydrography Day', to be celebrated annually on 21 June".

For more information about World Hydrography Day 2014, click here.