hydrography projects - planning and considerations

University of Otago

OVERVIEW

• Me – Background

• IXSURVEY – Background

• Discussing Projects:

– Planning – creating the solution

– Preparation – proposal to actual

– Project – execution time

– Products – wrapping it up

• Session 2 – Case Studies

– Tsunamis, Zambezi River, MBES Installations, LINZ

process,

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ME – DAVE FIELD

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IXSURVEY

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• Part of IXBLUE Group

– Sea Operation: Australia

and France

– Navigation Systems

– Acoustic Systems

– Photonic Solutions

– Motion Systems

– Marine Works

KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL

PROJECT

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Know your Client

Understand their “end goal”

Engage with them early and often

PLANNING

Survey Time Planning

• MBES Swath widths

• Survey Lines and/or

coverage

• End of Line (EOL) turns

• Sound Velocity dips

• Vessel and Survey

system maintenance

• Crew Rotations &

Resupply

• Weather

Vessels

• Size and weather

• Size and fuel

• Availability and location

• Cost $$$$$

• HSE inductions – vessels

and/or site

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PLANNING

Equipment

• Suitability for task

• Spares carried or not?

• Availability and location

• Export approvals

Personnel

• Number of

• Suitability for project

• Qualifications

• HSE - OGUK Medicals &

BOSIETS

• Visa’s

• Site and off-site

personnel

• Durations & hours

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PREPARATION

Pre-Mobilisation

• Bench Testing

• Shipping

• Survey Preps

– Coastline

– Reports & Templates

• Kick-off Meeting

• Risk Management /

HAZIDS

Mobilisation

• Installation

• Alongside checks

– Position & Datum

– Offsets

• Underway checks

– Patch Test

– Reference Surface

– Target detection

– Bar Check

– Squat

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PROJECT

Utilisation of Assets and Resources

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PROJECT

Solutions for the Task

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PROJECT

Reporting and Management

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PRODUCTS

Processing & Records

• Data, Records, Reports

• On-site effort

• Off-site effort

– During or After project

• QC

• Time

Products

• Clients needs

• Formats

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QUESTIONS????

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Dave Field

Operations Director

IXSURVEY Australia Pty Ltd

E: david.field@ixsurvey.com