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Specialist Certification in Hydrographic Surveying
 
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Specialist Certification in Hydrographic Surveying is the official recognition by the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors (NZIS) and the Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) that a person has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the NZIS and the SSI that he or she has the necessary knowledge and experience to competently perform hydrographic surveys and associated activities.
The Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors' Certification Panel (AHSCP) is structured within the SSI Hydrography Commission and is sponsored by, and comprising members of, the SSI and the NZIS. The AHSCP assesses applications for Specialist Certification in Hydrographic Surveying and informs both bodies of its decisions. The AHSCP uses the latest edition of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) document M-5 Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors as its reference for assessment of competence. This document can be accessed on the IHO website (http://www.iho.org/)
Certification requires that an extensive portfolio of experience be demonstrated. In order to maintain certification once obtained, currency must be maintained by demonstrating ongoing Continued Professional Development (CPD).
The AHSCP is currently comprised of the following members -
Commodore Rod Nairn, RAN Hydrographer Ex Officio, Chair
Mr John McCarthy (SSI) Coastal Zone Management
Mr Peter Barr (SSI) Private Practice
Mr Gareth Jones (SSI) Industrial Offshore Surveying
Commander Gareth Cann, RAN (SSI) Nautical Charting
Mr Simon Ironside (NZIS) Education
Mr Jasbir Randhawa AHSCP Secretary
The Guidelines for Specialist Certification in Hydrographic Surveying and the associated forms that comprise an application for certification are available for download:
Guidelines For Specialist Certification In Hydrographic Surveying (1 July 2008)
Appendix A - Application Form (Word and PDF)
Appendix B - Logbook of Practical Work Experience - Pro-forma and Examples (Word and PDF)
Appendix C - Referee's Report (Word and PDF)
Appendix D - M-5 Essential & Optional Units
Please send completed applications to the AHSCP Secretary -
AHSCP Secretary (Jasbir Randhawa)
Australian Hydrographic Office
8 Station Street
WOLLONGONG
NSW 2500
Tel: +61 (02) 4221 8672
Fax: +61 (02) 4221 8599
Email: Jasbir.Randhawa@defence.gov.au
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