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Southampton Surveying Course
01 Jun 2005
Southampton Institute is convening a four-week course on Hydrographic Surveying in July.
It will provide sufficient knowledge and practical experience for planning and executing a shallow water survey using a single-beam echosounder and sidescan sonar. Course material will be available on the internet for participants to assimilate in advance of the residential session.
Subjects covered include Geodesy; Horizontal & Vertical Control; Position Fixing; Error Management; Singlebeam Sounding; Sidescan Sonar Operations; Theory of Multibeam Echosounding.
Course content comprises a mixture of practical, theory and work-based distance learning.
It is academically validated at 3rd-year undergraduate level and subject to IMarEST accreditation.
Further details from: Business Development Officer, Business Initiative Unit, Southampton Institute, East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0RD (Tel: 023 8031 9178 Email: ft. biu@solent. ac. uk Web: www. solent. ac. uk/biu).
