The Republic of Korea (ROK) sponsors Hydrographic Survey programme recognized at Category "B" level by the FIG-IHO-ICA International Board on Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers (IBSC).
The programme consists of 15 modules for 16 weeks and a final project lasting 4 weeks (A total of 20 weeks with Theory: 5 weeks; Practical components: 14 weeks; Self-Guided study: 1 week)
15 Modules (16 weeks)
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Three introductory modules: Introductory modules deliver overview and demonstration to motivate students and give perspective.
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Module
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Duration
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Description
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INTRO1
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2 days
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Introduction to Hydrography
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INTRO2
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5 days
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Introduction to Data Collection and Processing
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COMPUT
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10 days
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Computation Tools
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Eight modules on theory and guided practice covering the scientific content along with practical work.
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Module
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Duration
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Description
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NAUTIC
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10 days
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Nautical Science
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ENVIRO
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6 days
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Earth and Environmental Sciences
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POSIT1
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6 days
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Horizontal and Vertical Positioning
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WATLEV
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5 days
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Water Levels
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REMSEN
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3 days
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Remote Sensing
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BATHY1
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3 days
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Bathymetry (SBES, SSS)
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BATHY2
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3 days
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Bathymetry (MBES)
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LAWSEA
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1 days
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Law of the Sea, Liability
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Four modules on practical work: To reinforce autonomy and theory.
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Module
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Duration
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Description
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POSIT2
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5 days
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Land Survey Practice
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QAQC00
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5 days
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QA/QC
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HYDROP
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6 days
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Hydrographic Practice
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HYDROM
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10 days
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Hydrographic Data Management
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Final Project (4 weeks)
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The final project covers planning and preparing for a small survey, data acquisition, processing and deliverables.
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Task
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Duration
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Description
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Planning
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16 hours
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Design a survey plan Identify challenges for the survey
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The table below shows how the modules fit in the overall scheme.
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Week
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Module
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INTRO1
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INTRO2
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COMPUT
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NAUTIC
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Practice
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Demo and hand on MBES deployment
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Computer programming
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Assess
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Participation
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Practical exercises
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Questionnaire & Practical exercises
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Week
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Module
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NAUTIC
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ENVIRO
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POSIT1
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POSIT2
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Pratice
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Plan Route
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H&S
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Boatmanship
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Meteo
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Oceano.
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Marine geology
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Comp. tools
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GIS soft.
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GNSS soft.
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Land survey practices
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Assess
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Questionnaire |
Written Exam |
Practice exercises |
Practice exercises
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Written Exam
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Practice exercises |
| Week |
9 |
10
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11
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12
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Module
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POSIT2
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WATLEV
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REMSEN
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BATHY1
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BATHY2
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QAQC00
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Practice
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Land survey practice
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Comp. tools |
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TG Deploy |
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LIDAR Proc. |
GIS Tools. |
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SBES proc. |
SSS deploy |
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MBES proc |
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Error TPU calc. |
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Assess
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Practice exercises
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Practice exercises
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Written Exam
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Pratice exercises
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Written Exam
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Practice exercises
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Written Exam
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Pratice exercises
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Written Exam
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Practice exercises
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| Week |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
| Module |
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LAWSEA |
HYDROP |
HYDROM |
| Practice |
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Case studies |
QC MBES |
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Survey planning, deployment, acquisition, processing |
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Data acquisition and Control |
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Data Processing and Analysis |
Data Managt, Product creation |
| Assess |
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Written Exam |
Written Exam |
Pratice exercises |
Pratice exercises |
| Week |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| Module |
Comprehensive Final Field Project |
| Pratice |
Planning |
Preparation |
Acquisition |
Processing |
Deliverables |
Reports |
| Assess |
Participation and Report |
Participation and mobilizaion report |
Participation, logs and reports |
Quality of processed data |
Quality of products |
Report of survey and presentation |