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MESO-AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION

MESO-AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION. IHO SEMINAR FOR MACHC NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Acapulco, Mexico October 2 – 4, 2006. DEVELOPING HYDROGRAPHIC CAPABILITIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. Organization of a National Hydrographic Office

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MESO-AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION

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  1. MESO-AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION IHO SEMINAR FOR MACHC NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Acapulco, Mexico October 2 – 4, 2006

  2. DEVELOPING HYDROGRAPHIC CAPABILITIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Organization of a National Hydrographic Office Calvin Thompson Manager Topographic & Hydrographic Surveys National Land Agency - Jamaica

  3. ORGANIZATION OF A NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE Outline • Background • Responsibilities • Organization/Structure • Budget Considerations • Technology • Personnel • Recommendations

  4. BACKGROUND

  5. RESPONSIBILITIES • Support for marine services • Cruise shipping • Trans-shipment and bulk trade • Small craft activities • Fishing activities • Support for safety of navigation • Port authority • Maritime authority • Coast guard

  6. RESPONSIBILITIES Cont’d. • Support for coastal zone management • Environmental planning agencies • Disaster mitigation • Support for national security • JDF coast guard • Support for charting • UKHO

  7. ORGANIZATION

  8. ORGANIZATION Cont’d.

  9. BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS • Set-up costs • Survey vessel? • Positioning equipment (GPS / optical ranging / other) • Sounding equipment (single-beam / single-beam and side-scan / multi-beam)

  10. BUDGET Cont’d. • Set-up costs cont’d. • Data processing (manual / automated) • Staffing • Office facilities

  11. BUDGET Cont’d. • Maintenance costs • Vessel • Equipment • Software • Recurrent costs • salaries

  12. BUDGET Cont’d. • Operational costs • Special allowances • Temporary facilities • Additional labour • Material • Hired/leased equipment

  13. TECHNOLOGY Positioning • Optical Theodolites – intersections • Total stations – range/bearing

  14. TECHNOLOGY Positioning • Optical Theodolites – intersections • Total stations – range/bearing • Trisponders – range/range & range/bearing • DGPS - RTK

  15. TECHNOLOGY Cont’d Bathymetry • Lead line? • Single beam echo-sounder • Side-scan! • Multi-beam???

  16. PERSONNEL Hydrographic Survey Training: - UK – Degree/RICS Mexico – Category A? USA (NAVO), JAPAN (JICA) – Category B

  17. PERSONNEL Cont’d. Hydrographic Survey Training Cont’d: - Canada (CHS), Jamaica (CAST) – Certificates US, South Korea – Seminars & Workshops

  18. PERSONNEL Cont’d. Other Training: - Italy (IMA) – Nautical Cartography

  19. RECOMMENDATIONS • Organization • Autonomy

  20. RECOMMENDATIONS • Organization • Autonomy • Responsibilities • Resources

  21. RECOMMENDATIONS Cont’d. • Capacity building • Training

  22. RECOMMENDATIONS Cont’d. • Capacity building • Training • Technology

  23. SAFE SAILING Any questions?

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