Overview
Planning, set up, execution, management, analysis and reporting of hydrographic surveys including field work and voyage components.
Planning, set up, execution, management, analysis and reporting of hydrographic surveys including field work and voyage components.
Dates are tentative: students must contact the School of Surveying for the exact dates after 1 July 2025.
About this paper
| Paper title | Hydrographic Field Design and Voyage |
|---|---|
| Subject | Surveying |
| EFTS | 0.1482 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,505.56 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Pre or Corequisite
- SURV 452 and PMAN 401
- Restriction
- SURV 462
- Limited to
- BSurv(Hons), PGDipSc, MSurv, MSc
- Eligibility
This paper is an introduction to the application of hydrographic surveying theory, and is the first of two major practical components of this subject.
- Contact
- emily.tidey@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Co-ordinator and Lecturer: Emily Tidey
- Paper Structure
- Field-course covering practical portions of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) S-5 syllabus.
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Intensive field course for three weeks in December. E-learning utilised before and after the field-course.
Dates are tentative: students must contact the School of Surveying for the exact dates after 1 July 2024.
- Textbooks
Required:
- IHO S-44 - Standards for Hydrographic Surveys
- LINZ HYSPEC - Contract Specifications for Hydrographic Surveys
- MNZ - Good Practice Guidelines for Hydrographic Surveys in New Zealand Ports and Harbours
Highly Recommended:
- IHO Manual of Hydrography
All available to download online.
Other texts are available in the Science and School of Surveying Libraries and online.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Information literacy, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- During this paper students will:
- Prepare for a hydrographic survey by completing pre-analysis and planning tasks (including formulating a rigorous quality control strategy)
- Observe tide and current dynamics and be introduced to advanced tidal and current studies
- Establish horizontal and vertical control for a hydrographic survey to IHO standards
- Conduct a complete three-week hydrographic survey involving all associated management tasks to IHO and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) standards
- Consolidate navigation and seamanship skills
- Prepare a comprehensive report of survey based on a pre-planning assignment, project management exercises and the hydrographic survey to IHO requirements
Overview
Planning, set up, execution, management, analysis and reporting of hydrographic surveys including field work and voyage components.
Planning, set up, execution, management, analysis and reporting of hydrographic surveys, including field work and voyage components.
Dates are tentative: students must contact the School of Surveying for the exact dates after 1 July.
About this paper
| Paper title | Hydrographic Field Design and Voyage |
|---|---|
| Subject | Surveying |
| EFTS | 0.1482 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Pre or Corequisite
- SURV 452 and PMAN 401
- Restriction
- SURV 462
- Limited to
- BSurv(Hons), PGDipSc, MSurv, MSc
- Eligibility
This paper is an introduction to the application of hydrographic surveying theory, and is the first of two major practical components of this subject.
- Contact
- emily.tidey@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Co-ordinator and Lecturer: Emily Tidey
- Paper Structure
- Field-course covering practical portions of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) S-5 syllabus.
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Intensive field course for three weeks in December. E-learning was utilised before and after the field course.
Dates are tentative: students must contact the School of Surveying for the exact dates after 1 July 2024.
- Textbooks
Required:
- IHO S-44 - Standards for Hydrographic Surveys
- LINZ HYSPEC - Contract Specifications for Hydrographic Surveys
- MNZ - Good Practice Guidelines for Hydrographic Surveys in New Zealand Ports and Harbours
Highly Recommended:
- IHO Manual of Hydrography
All available to download online.
Other texts are available in the Science and School of Surveying Libraries and online.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Information literacy, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
During this paper students will:
- Prepare for a hydrographic survey by completing pre-analysis and planning tasks (including formulating a rigorous quality control strategy)
- Observe tide and current dynamics and be introduced to advanced tidal and current studies
- Establish horizontal and vertical control for a hydrographic survey to IHO standards
- Conduct a complete three-week hydrographic survey involving all associated management tasks to IHO and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) standards
- Consolidate navigation and seamanship skills
- Prepare a comprehensive report of survey based on a pre-planning assignment, project management exercises and the hydrographic survey to IHO requirements