Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition taking place 22 – 24 February 2022
With just over four weeks to go The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland (THS:UKI) are looking forward to welcoming you all to the Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition taking place 22 – 24 February 2022 at The Printworks, Dublin Castle, Ireland.
This conference gives you the opportunity to hear about the latest developments in autonomous and unmanned surface, underwater and aerial survey platforms (operating either alone or in cooperative swarms; in sight or over the horizon) with associated remote survey command and support services, as well as how techniques such as Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB), Crowdsourced Bathymetry (CSB), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Forward-Looking Sonar (FLS) are revolutionising hydrographic data collection, processing, analysis and presentation.
This in-person event provides you with a fantastic opportunity to meet and network with other attendees and visit with our exhibitors. The Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition is hosting several leading industry companies in the exhibition area, stop by their stands to connect and learn more about their products and services!
In addition to the conference programme, we have planned networking events including the Conference Dinner at the Guinness Storehouse, St. James’s Gate, Dublin; all networking events are included in the delegate ticket price.
THS:UKI would like to thank all of the Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition sponsors, for their ongoing support of this event.
All of the early-bird tickets are now sold so to avoid missing out book your delegate ticket straight away via the conference web page: Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition - The Hydrographic Society.
COVID-19: The conference, exhibition and all networking events will take place subject to the Government of Ireland COVID-19 legislation and guidelines in force at the time to help ensure a safe event. If the event does not take place, for any reason, all ticket holders will receive a full refund.
The Solent MEZ, in collaboration with Maritime UK Solent and Connected Places Catapult launched the Solent Maritime Innovation Gateway during LISW earlier this year.
The Solent Maritime Innovation Gateway will address the core challenge of coherence across the maritime ecosystem, by establishing a “One Stop Shop” for customers, businesses, researchers and innovators, easily accessed by international and national investors. It will utilise existing innovation hubs and facilities, supporting access to opportunities and potential future customers by creating a flourishing environment of exciting ideas, strong relationships and innovative technology.
You are therefore invited to the online design workshop on Thursday 20 January, 1400-1600 (please note, numbers are limited, therefore please complete the application questions upon registering to help shape the workshop). Full details can be found here:
Attendees will map the current maritime innovation landscape, contribute to the vision and identify the market opportunity for the Solent region.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more.
Leading provider of vessel dimensional control surveys GEOSIGHT announces a new initiative for 2022
Leading provider of vessel dimensional control surveys GEOSIGHT has recently announced a new initiative for 2022, to include the offer of vessel dimensional control survey training, alongside the release of a software package called GEOBASE, which is designed to support the conduct of vessel dimensional control surveying, and the subsequent data management and reporting.
Over the past 6 years, GEOSIGHT have combined their vast experience in both land and hydrographic surveying to create their specialist vessel dimensional control survey offering, which is provided to clients on a national and international scale, where accurate and quality assured vessel dimension data is key to project success. GEOSIGHT has operated in over 17 countries since 2016 and has completed in excess of 200 vessel surveys for clients such as DEME Offshore, Boskalis, Fugro, Subsea 7, UTEC, Ocean Infinity and ROVCO to name a few.
In pursuit of improving and standardising vessel dimensional control surveying practices throughout the offshore survey industry, GEOSIGHT are preparing to offer training courses to companies and individuals who want to learn and implement best practice procedures in dimensional control surveying. Training courses will begin from Spring 2022 and will be delivered from GEOSIGHT headquarters in Hampshire, UK or from client offices.
In combination with dimensional control training, GEOSIGHT are pioneering the development of a new software package called GEOBASE which is designed to support the conduct of dimensional control surveying using best practice procedures. Alongside providing automated routines for moving between the different coordinate and rotation conventions used by survey equipment and software manufactures, GEOBASE is designed to expedite the processing and reporting of dimensional control data so results and final reports are delivered quicker, enabling the crucial client sign-off from mobilisation periods.
GEOBASE is being released in Spring 2022 for a period of 12 months as a basic software package at no cost, its operation will also be covered within training courses. GEOBASE will continue development with an ambitious roadmap, integrating new and exciting functionality, including the intelligent hosting of digital twin scan data.
GEOSIGTH Founder and Principal Surveyor, Brian Gamet, said:
“My personal experiences of conducting dimensional control surveys for the past 18 years including the past 6 years with my colleagues from GEOSIGHT have highlighted a very real need to improve standards in the collection and reporting of vessel dimension data. It is often an afterthought at the end of a mobilisation period, but the repercussions of inaccurate vessel dimensions data are significant. We’re delighted to take this important step in offering training to our industry colleagues, and also in providing a unique software package which will assist in the survey process, and the ongoing management of vessel geometry data which may be provided by a number of different dimensional control surveyors over the vessel or project lifecycle. Our vision is to create an industry standard providing improved subsea data quality and survey efficiencies, and the complete confidence in vessel geometry data from surveyors and their clients.
MMO & PAM TRAINING COURSES
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is offering its next Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)-approved Marine Mammal Observer (MMO), Protected Species Observer (PSO), and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) training courses in January 2022.
JNCC-certified MMOs comply with UK regulations, and PSOs comply with USA regulations, to minimise the risk of injury and disturbance to marine mammals from various offshore operations. OSC’s MMO course comprises theory and practice, including binocular and range estimation, and role-play sessions. The PAM course comprises theory and practice using PAM equipment in OSC's workshop facilities and/or onboard OSC’s survey vessel (subject to weather). The intention is to run the following courses in-person near Edinburgh at OSC’s Dunbar headquarters:
- JNCC MMO training on 25 January 2022 at a cost of £220 per person, which includes a copy of the 'Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook'
- BOEM PSO training on the morning of 26 January 2022 at a cost of £100 per person
- PAM training on 26-28 January 2022 at a cost of £450 per person
All courses are capped at a maximum of 10 participants. Prices are exclusive of VAT, which is charged at the current rate. A discounted package price of £700 is offered for participants who wish to attend all three courses (MMO, PSO, and PAM).
Course participants will also receive a discount for purchases of marine binoculars or tripod mounts – these should be ordered in advance of the course to ensure availability.
For further details: https://www.osc.co.uk/training
For course registration: https://www.osc.co.uk/jncc-registration
Best wishes,
OSC training team
Delegate Registration for the Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition is Open
The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland (THS:UKI) is pleased to announce the conference programme for the Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition, 22-24 February 2022, The Printworks, Dublin Castle, Ireland.
We can also announce that delegate registration is now open. The conference programme and delegate registration can be found at Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition - The Hydrographic Society (ths-uki.org). Early-bird delegate rates are available until-mid-December.
The announcement of the conference programme and opening of delegate registration coincides with the launch of our new website www.ths-uki.org. The new website is the culmination of our work to re-brand the Society following the membership approving our change of name at this year’s AGM in April.
HYPACK 2022 Annual Training Event
Registration is open! Join us for our annual HYPACK Training Event on January 18th-20th, 2022 in Long Beach, California. This training will offer instruction on the newest features of HYPACK® 2022 as well as comprehensive training for both novice and experienced users in HYPACK®, HYSWEEP® and DREDGEPACK® software. We are so excited to be back in person to meet with you all.
Training Sessions
Training is essential in keeping up to date with the latest changes in the industry. This three-day event will provide you with the tools needed to do your job efficiently. We will be having three different rooms running at the same time with new content for novice and experienced users. These sessions will run from 9:00AM-5:00PM.
Exhibit Hall
You will be able to meet exhibitors from the industry's leading companies and learn about their products and services! Our exhibit hall will be open from 8AM to 5PM for attendees to network with the exhibitors before, after and during the training sessions. Get the interaction and networking you have missed for over a year!
One-on-one Sessions
We will also be offering half-hour one-on-one sessions for attendees to meet with our HYPACK experts. You will be able to sign up for a specific time to meet with one of our sales or technical representatives to talk about project specific questions or general questions. Keep an eye out for an email with one-on-one sign up times!
We are confident in providing the best experience for you and your company. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Hope to see you there!
Join the Chesapeake Technology team for our winter 3-Day Training Workshop to learn the newest SonarWiz 7 features.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, SC
Join the Chesapeake Technology team for our winter 3-Day Training Workshop to learn the newest SonarWiz 7 features. This will be an in person event held at College of Charleston, South Carolina USA.
The Chesapeake Winter training event is dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment in compliance with guidance from state and local governmental agencies and the College of Charleston
The safety guidelines outlined below are in place and subject to change:
- Our guidance recommends everyone wear a face covering in indoor public settings, whether you’ve been vaccinated or not.
- We encourage all in-person attendees to be vaccinated.
- Masks will be provided as needed.
- Hand sanitizer stations are located throughout the facility for your use.
- Approved food and beverage preparation and service procedures will be followed for the health and safety of all attendees.
- We ask that all attendees to confirm that they are not displaying symptoms of COVID-19 and have not recently been exposed to anyone who tested positive. If you do have symptoms or have been exposed, your registration fee will be refunded, or can be applied towards another event.
Attendees will learn to use SonarWiz for sidescan, sub-bottom, multibeam, single beam, and magnetometry processing. Learn advanced interactive planning tools and processing techniques to create 3D images, conduct textual analysis using the advanced seabed characterization tools, and increase productivity using the 3D area and swath based editing tools, and much more.
Training includes a 14 day demo license, reference guides and sample data sets to use SonarWiz during and after class. Training will be held 9:00am - 5:00pm EST.
- 9am - 1pm (classroom) ; 2pm - 5pm (on the water) Pickney room
- Edgetech sonar systems using SonarWiz
- 1pm - 5pm - Introduction to SonarWiz
- A short session on the program basics for beginner users
- 6pm - 8pm - Partner Reception
- 8am Pre-registration
- 3pm - 5pm - meet with partners, one-on-ones, boat demos
- 5pm - 7pm - Reception in Atrium, open to all
- 3pm - 5pm - meet with partners, one-on-ones, boat demos
- 5pm - 7pm - Evening social sponsored by Survey Equipment Services (SES)
- 3pm - 5pm - meet with partners, one-on-ones, boat demos
Registration is $695 per person or $590 with a current EMA. Companies pay $1,995 for up to 4 attendees. Students pay $349 or call for group discounts. Attend for free if you purchase a SonarWiz license within 60 days of the course.
We have arranged a group discount rate of $149 per night at Francis Marion Hotel . Please click on this link to reserve your room and use "CHESAPEAKETECH21 to ensure that you receive this discounted group rate.
If you have any questions please call us at +1 650-967-2045 or email [email protected].
SUT launches introduction to offshore Geophysics & Geotechnical engineering virtual courses
he Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) has launched a virtual introductory course on offshore site investigation and geotechnical engineering in the offshore environment. This is the online equivalent of the face-to-face course successfully run by the Society’s Offshore Site Investigation Group (OSIG) for a number of years. The online course is spread over four half days for two weeks (Tuesday and Thursday mornings) on 16, 18, 23 and 25 November.
Aimed at non-specialists, it aims to provide a broad overview of the offshore market, and how the data acquired is applied to maximise the value of offshore projects in both the offshore oil and gas and offshore renewable energy sectors.
The face-to-face course has built a formidable reputation explained Chery Burgess, CEO of the SUT:
“The face-to-face course has been running for 25, or so, years and has attracted well in excess of 500 delegates. We are delighted to add an OSIG course to our virtual offerings which also include our Virtual Subsea Awareness Course and an Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy Course, both of which have attracted delegates from around the world.
“The first two days of the OSIG course have a geophysical theme, and then in week two the attention turns to the geotechnical side of things. We have an impressive list of industry and academic experts covering a wide range of topics, from planning an offshore site investigation through technical and operational aspects of data acquisition and reporting, to the practical use of the data in geohazard assessment and foundation design.
“Our speakers are drawn from Vysus, MCL Consultancy, RPS, Bangor University, RWE, BP, University of Southampton, Gardline, Ørsted, NGI, University of Bristol, Atkins, Subsea 7, and Lloyd’s Register. Our thanks are extended to Francesca Ciavaglia of Lloyd’s Register who has co-ordinated preparation of this course.“
Each half-day session will include a set of oral presentations, followed by small-group practical activities with the scope to reinforce the knowledge and get further insight on the topics presented. Small-group activities will also provide an opportunity to discuss with experts in the field, while creating an engaging and interactive environment. Alongside knowledge sharing, the course provides an excellent opportunity to network within the offshore industry.
The course fee is £300 for SUT members and £395 for non-members. (excluding VAT where chargeable). Information on the CPD approved course is at https://www.sut.org/event/an-introduction-to-offshore-geophysics-and-geotechnical-engineering-3/. SUT individual membership is £76 per year. To join, visit www.sut.org or e-mail [email protected].
Act now to protect coastal communities from rising sea levels
13 October 2021
Ahead of COP 26, the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), is calling for leaders around the world to take action to mitigate the impact on coastal communities and infrastructure of rising sea levels. This includes a recommendation to standardise the way oceans are measured globally to provide the data needed for greater understanding and sustainable management.
The advice comes as the Institute prepares to host its fourth biennial Oceans of Knowledge conference on 26-27 October, the week prior to COP 26. The conference will focus on three themes:
- The sustainable use of the ocean and its resources
- The role of the ocean in natural and engineered climate mitigation
- Rising sea levels and coastal vulnerability
Ralph Rayner, Co-Chair, IMarEST Operational Oceanography Specialist Interest Group which is organising the conference, explains: “This is an opportunity to hear from leading climate change specialists and to gain an understanding of how mitigating and adapting to climate change will impact the use of the ocean and ocean resources. The day dedicated to rising sea levels will then explore impacts where the ocean meets the land, seeking to better predict and respond to the challenges of protecting coastal communities, infrastructure and the environment.”
World-leading speakers at the conference from Sir David King, Founder and Chair of the Centre for Climate Repair, Cambridge University, Rick Spinrad, who leads the US government’s climate agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as speakers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the International Energy Agency and many more, will highlight current scientific understanding of the ocean-related aspects of climate change.
Given the misunderstandings about future rates of sea level rise, the morning sessions on October 27th about the realistic ranges by a group of experts should be very interesting and illuminating. The discussions will examine what we don’t know but need to know, and how to achieve it; providing insight into leading scientific understanding which can be turned into practical actions.
The two-day conference will also place national and international policy responses into the context of the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, which is endorsing the conference.
“The next ten years are now widely accepted as critical for climate action; this is a global issue and we need global collaboration and action. The outcomes of our conference will be delivered at a side event and exhibition at COP26 and will make a key contribution to the UN Ocean Decade. ” Concludes Gus Jeans, Co-Chair, IMarEST Operational Oceanography SIG.
Day one: The Challenge; Use of the Ocean and its Resources; The New Blue Economy; Meeting the Challenge.
Day two: Rising Sea levels: What We Know; What We Don’t Know; Living with Uncertainty; and Meeting the Challenge.
The conference is partnered by the Royal Meteorological Society and supported by the Institute of Physics, Royal Geographical Society, Rising Seas, Society for Underwater Technology, Met Office, LSE, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Environmental Sciences, Encounter Edu, and Nekton.
SUT ANNOUNCES SECOND VIRTUAL OFFSHORE WIND INTRODUCTORY COURSE
The Society for Underwater Technology’s (SUT) second virtual Offshore Wind Renewable Energy course, held in association with Cranfield University, will take place on 19-20 October over two online interactive 4-hour morning sessions..
The introductory offshore wind course featuring acknowledged industry and academic experts as presenters is designed with two specific groups in mind: professional non-engineering staff, who would benefit from understanding the offshore wind energy industry; and for engineers and technical staff new to the sector or making the transition from another industry.
Following an introduction to the SUT, topics being covered over the two days are:
- Wind and the Net Zero Challenge inc Deepwater Floating Potential
- Planning, Environmental Studies, and Approvals
- MetOcean/Weather: UK and NW Europe Focus inc Deepwater for Floating Technology
- Fixed Bottom Offshore Structure Design and Integrity
- Offshore Site Investigation and Seabed Site Foundations
- Construction and Cables
- Floating Wind Structures
- Completion, Post Installation, and Ongoing Operation
Time is set aside for questions and for networking.
As Cheryl Burgess, Chief Executive of SUT explains:
“SUT is an international Learned Society with members in 40 countries. It covers all aspects of marine science and engineering involved in the seabed, the water column and surface piercing structures.
“An increasing number of our corporate and individual members in the UK and overseas are involved with the rapidly expanding global offshore wind industry. We were thrilled by the reaction to our first offshore wind virtual course at which we had delegates from all over the UK and from France and South Korea. Naturally we asked for feedback and were delighted by what we received:
- The course was well balanced, interesting, and enjoyable. Excellent presenters.
- Excellent value
- For me, it was perfect.
- I thought it was brilliant. Fast paced but very understandable. It was pitched at exactly the right level.
- All presenters were very informative and delivered subject matter effortlessly.
- This course is absolutely fantastic!
“Receiving feedback such positive feedback proved that we really ‘hit the spot’, we look forward to similar reactions from our October delegates.”
The full programme, details on the nine presenters, and registration information are online at www.sut.org/event/offshore-wind-renewable-energy-virtual-course/
Course fees are £325 for SUT members; and £415 for non-Members (excluding VAT where chargeable). The course is CPD approved. SUT Individual membership is £76 per year. To join, visit www.sut.org or e-mail [email protected].
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CAPTION: Cheryl Burgess, SUT’s Chief Executive
Notes to Editors:
About the SUT
The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) is a multidisciplinary learned society that brings together organisations and individuals with a common interest in underwater technology, ocean science and offshore engineering.
SUT was founded in 1966 and has members from more than 40 countries, including engineers, scientists, other professionals, and students working in these areas. In recent decades many SUT members have come from the offshore hydrocarbon sector, today there are growing numbers of members from offshore renewables, marine autonomous systems, and the policy, law and insurance sectors who support offshore activities of many kinds.
The Underwater Association which also commenced operations in 1966 had a long-standing relationship with SUT, and merged with the SUT in 1992, having played a key role in establishing safer diving practices in consultation with the UK Health & Safety Executive. Their legacy can be particularly seen in the work of the SUT’s Diving & Manned Submersibles Committee.
Officers of the Society for Underwater Technology
Cheryl Burgess is the SUT’s Chief Executive.
SUT’s Council’s Elected Officers:
President - Judith Patten MBE
Chairman and Vice President - David Saul
Honorary Secretary - David Brookes
Honorary Treasurer - Mick Cook
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