Bathymetric Services for Safety of Navigation

Bathymetric surveying of complex and extensive areas that includes features from rivers, estuaries, waterways, vast coastal zones with busy commercial ports and harbors is an incredibly challenging task only a well-equipped and experienced survey team can cope with it!

A whole host of information needs to be collected by the surveyors, such as general depths, shoals, wrecks, obstructions, navigational aids, the coastline, and drying line, etc, all done to support the primary aim of ensuring the safety of navigation. The essential tools of the job are those that accurately determine the position and water depth. The survey aims to cover the area systematically with “main lines” to map the seafloor topography, whilst maximizing the chances of detecting dangers and features. “Crosslines” must also be run at no more than twenty times the spacing of main lines; their intersections with main lines enable “cross-line comparisons” to be made for quality control of depths.

Equipped with extensive field experience, WAMS surveyors can survey shallow to medium water depths, meeting IHO S-44 standards with a high emphasis on the safety of navigation. The supreme quality data sets gathered using the high-end swath sonar systems would be then made suitable for submission to a National Hydrographic Office to produce or update the navigation charts. Accurate charting helps to keep waterways safe for vessels and transport. Determining the least depth across a busy seaway in coastal areas has proven to be an overly critical job demanding a lot of experience and knowledge.

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  • SUPPORT AND MONITORING IN OPERATIONS, STRUCTURE ANALYSES, ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT DEMAND ANY NATURE OF MARINE ANALYSES.
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