Hydrographic Practice

Module Outline:
Fieldwork  - see Training Record Book
Fieldwork is carried out in hydrographic or hydrographic related companies and governmental organisations under supervision of a supervisor of the company/organisation.
Different tasks as outlined in de Training Record Book (see annex 6) must be carried out during this period, after completion the supervisor will sign the book.
Total fieldwork period is 18 working weeks, divided in 3 parts.
 
1 day - Basic Safety, Antwerp Maritime Academy Chr. Sensen
This day the students will learn to board a liferaft, wearing emergency suits and lowering/hoisting/entering/leaving a lifeboat.
In addition an extra 120 hours (3 weeks) of integrated fieldwork organised and supervised by IVH - see Training Record Book and programme:
5 days - building up a survey vessel and do a survey Axel Annaert
During this period the students will use different surveying tools as Multi/singlebeam and sidescan sonar. Also water analysis, seabed sampling and other research are carried out.They will have the occasion to build a database with information that they can use for later workshops.
1 day - Dredging simulator, Jan De Nul A. Annaert
In this workshop the students will visit the surveying department of one of the bigger dredging companies and can do exercises on different dredging simulators as there are: Cutter dredger, hopper dredger and backhoe dredger. They can see the influence of the type of dredger on the dredging results and possibilities.
1 day - Polaris and Dynamic Positioning simulator, Antwerp Martitime Academy A. Annaert
On this simulator the students can do different manoeuvers with different kinds of vessels.  Entering port, manoeuvring with twin screw vessels, bow trusters, …
1 day - Survey techniques A. Annaert
Setting up a polygonal network with a total station. Practicing various geographical survey techniques.
3 days - QINSy A. Annaert
The students will use QINSy software to work out the data obtained during the 5 day survey period in order  to obtain nautical charts.
1 day - Products and Operations A. Annaert / DEME (L. Lievens)
1 day - Surveys in support of port management and coastal engineering Offshore industrial surveys A. Annaert / G-tec (G. Moerkerke)
1-2 days -  Visits to research centra and conferences A. Annaert
 

Learning Outcomes:
Identification of types of surveys, their specifications and processing.
At the end the student must be able to assist in the installation and calibration of a survey boat.
He must be able to use the most common survey instruments.
Knowledge and application of hydrographic surveys