MACHC ECC Working Group 1 Report

Katie Ries, NOAA

Progress ReportGulf of Honduras 2009 Training

LCDR Chris van Westendorp, NOAAElliott 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)

X

X

(Trainer assessment from Phase 1 Training)

Guatemala:Basic needs for successful program

X

XX

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…