Oceanology International Show Daily 17 March 2016 by Joost Boers

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Oceanology International 2016 - Show Daily

Today’s OI 2016 Highlights

In this issue

My Thanks

3 Welcome to the final day of Oceanology International 2016. Today’s conference and events programme will ensure that there is a real buzz around the show and that networking and business can – and will – continue until the doors close at 17:00. But before getting down to business, we wish all our Irish exhibitors and visitors a very happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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So what’s on today? The answer: two compelling conference sessions, both sponsored by XPRIZE, the traditional Careers Day, more Near & Far Markets presentations in the Trade & Innovation Theatre on the exhibition floor, events on various stands and in the South Gallery and 11 vessels to visit and on the dockside. In the conference today: • Hydrography, Geophysics and Geotechnics – South Gallery, Room 3 & 4 • Unmanned Vehicles and Vessels Showcase: Part 2 – South Gallery, Room 7 & 8 • Careers Day Programme – South Gallery, Room 11 & 12 (for the full programme, see page 7)

In the Trade & Innovation Theatre on the exhibition floor: • ‘Near & Far Markets’ – Canada, Australia (see page 9) • New Products Showcase (13:00-14:45) We’ve still got an exciting day ahead of us but as the organisers we would like to thank you for being with us, whether as a visitor, exhibitor, speaker or member of the press. We look forward to meeting you again at future events: later this year at OI China, next February at the inaugural OI North America and/or in mid-March 2018 back here again at ExCeL London for Oceanology International 2018, which will be held in parallel with InterSpill. Now that’s what we call a great calendar of events!

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See You at OI 2018 – Including Interspill The message is simple: join us again from 13-15 March 2018 here at ExCeL London for OI 2018 plus Interspill!

With an exhibition, conference, theatre on the exhibition floor, vessels, waterborne demonstrations, OceanSocial events, attractions of all sorts ranging from presentations through to receptions on stands... it will be the familiar mix of content and activities, all combined yet again with superb networking opportunities. The facts about the world’s largest marine science and ocean technology event speak for themselves: The three days of business at OI 2018 will bring the key industry players direct to you, enabling your products and/or services to benefit from exposure to the global marine technology and ocean science community. Conferences and panel discussions featuring industry luminaries as speakers will once again attract visitors eager to soak up information about, and discuss their own ideas regarding, the very latest developments. Exhibitors at OI 2018 will benefit from a free matchmaking service that facilitates more

meaningful conversations with even more prospective customers at the event. During the registration process, the online ‘matching service’ will recommend exhibitors to visiting buyers based on their interests and needs and give participants the opportunity to pre-arrange meetings with each other at the show. The result: greater ROI for exhibitors!

“The environment for the event will be driven by the current weakness in the oil price and the need for increased efficiency and economy in the coming years. This changing environment will influence the conference, which will address the needs for monitoring and surveillance as the incidence of major marine spills remains low. To illustrate this, the average number of incidents involving large oil spills since 2010 stands at an average of 1.8 per year.

InterSpill 2018, the European oil spill conference and exhibition, will once again be co-located with Oceanology International, as it was in 2012. Attracting over 1,250 delegates, visitors and exhibitors from 75 countries to RAI Amsterdam in March 2015, InterSpill 2015 was the most successful event in the InterSpill series to date and that success is set to continue here in London in 2018.

“The exhibition and related seminars and workshops are also moving from tradition to innovation, which was seen at the 2015 event. Similarly, products and services will be adapting to the oil price pressures and the success in reducing major incidents, with a more diverse range of interest, from pipelines to offshore installations.”

As Roger Mabbott, director of InterSpill Ltd, explains: “The InterSpill committee has decided to continue with a successful formula and will again hold InterSpill in London, working with our partner Reed Exhibitions.

Come to the Exhibitor Lounge and Sales Office to pick up a copy of the 2018 floor plan and talk to the team about the opportunities at what is sure to be another record-breaking event in 2018.

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Colophon Geomares Publishing will publish a total of three OI Show Dailies during Oceanology International 2016, namely on Tuesday 15 March, Wednesday 16 March and Thursday 17 March. Geomares Publishing Publishing Director: Durk Haarsma Editorial Manager: Joost Boers Sales Manager: Sybout Wijma Copy Editor: Lynn Radford, Englishproof.nl Design: VRHL Content en Creatie, Alphen aan den Rijn (NL), www.vrhl.nl Editorial Contributions Each issue will contain interesting and topical information about the exhibitors, their products and services as well as highlights of technical sessions and meetings. Contributions will come from the editors of Hydro International, the world’s leading magazine on hydrography. In addition, we will give companies the opportunity to publish their press releases as well as facilitating advertising within the publication. Photogaphy Aidan Synnott, www.aidansynnott.com All Rights Reserved All materials submitted to the publisher (Geomares Publishing) and relating to the OI Show Daily will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication under copyright subject to the Editor’s unrestricted right to edit and offer editorial comment. Geomares Publishing assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material or for the accuracy of information thus received.

My Thanks This was my first year as event director of Oceanology International and it was David Ince’s first year as event manager too. On behalf of both of us, I would like to thank everyone who attended, whether as exhibitors, conference chairmen or speakers, visitors or members of the press, and of course our sponsors: Bibby HydroMap, Fiberpro, FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics, Fugro, Geosoft, GEOxyz, iXBlue, Keller, Kongsberg Maritime, MMT, OSIL, QPS, SBG Systems, SMD, Subsea Technology & Rentals and Teledyne Marine. Naturally, I would also like to thank the following: our partner, The Society for Underwater Technology; our inspiring conference chairman, Ralph Rayner; our committees set up for each conference strand; our supporting organisations; the vessel owners and/or

operators; Hydro International and Geomares Publishing for producing this Show Daily publication; and my own team for making the event a truly memorable experience. Both David and I had visited the show in the past, but having one’s hand on the tiller is something different. What an amazing show OI is, with such a proud track record and with so much to share in the future. We look forward to meeting you again back here in London in March 2018, in China later this year, and/or in San Diego next February as OI spreads globally.

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What Today’s Conference Chairmen Say All the OI conference chairmen were set the task of giving an ‘elevator pitch’ for their conference stream. With only two conferences today, we’ve let them go on a slightly longer ride, or perhaps they caught one of those lifts (or ‘elevators’ to those of you from the other side of the Atlantic) that stops at every single floor. Hydrography, Geophysics and Geotechnics First up is Andy Hill, BP’s global marine geohazards technical authority who is chair of this conference, sponsored by XPRIZE, with Ken Games, geophysical director at Gardline Geosurvey Ltd, and Richard Salisbury, director Earth sciences at Fugro GeoConsulting.

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to improve the quality and efficiency of data acquisition and then ensure, through proper integration of the data, that we are maximising the value of the data acquired. The papers will point attendees to opportunities to do just that. I am particularly pleased that we have built on some of the themes that we spoke of at OI two years ago as areas for study and development, and that this year we shall see them taken on from theory to practice. The session shows this is a market segment that, even in trying times, is moving forward. It should be well worth attending!”

Follow Andy, Ken and Richard to Room 3 and 4 where the session starts at 10:00 and runs until 16:30.

Yesterday saw Part I of the Unmanned Vehicles and Vessels Showcase chaired by Bob Allwood, chief executive of The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), and Ian Gallett, business development director of SUT. Today they both return for Part II.

then take a look at the applications where we can expect to use autonomous vehicles in the future. This is followed by a session specifically on autonomous surface vehicles and what they can bring to the table, either on their own or working together with subsurface vehicles. “We then look at two areas where we can expect to see great advances and growth in the future: swarms and resident vehicles. The former is concerned with the use of, usually cheap, multiple and networked vehicles for ocean measurement – an essential development if we are really going to get an understanding of the ocean and its complexities at a price we can afford. The latter is another development – resident vehicles – which should be a game-changer for things such as inspection tasks where repeatedly putting vehicles through the splash zone has always been an area of vulnerability.”

Bob and Ian look forward to seeing you in South Gallery, Room 7 and 8.

Richard Salisbury • The morning session will be dedicated to new technologies and techniques, while the afternoon will focus on integrated case studies. Andy Hill explains: “This is the fourth time that I have chaired this session and, without doubt, this year we had the strongestever set of papers submitted. As a result I think this will be the best programme we have seen for many years!” The morning session is broad-ranging in its scope, covering new and emerging acquisition and analysis techniques for bathymetry, seismic profiling and geotechnical engineering. In the afternoon, the integrated studies session covers a broad spectrum of geohazard case studies that are of equal interest to the offshore oil & gas and renewables sectors. “In the current business climate faced by the offshore industry,” Andy Hill comments, “we need to continue to look to the future

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• “Autonomous vehicles will increasingly become the workhorse of the underwater realm collecting data in a cost-effective manner that provides a much wider area cover than from manned assets alone. These vehicles will be largely autonomous but will also provide force multiplication, increasing the efficacy of any manned ships. This stream not only provides a broad look at the latest developments in both sub-surface and surface assets, but also reports on the results of trials and operations. “We start with a scene-setter on future developments in autonomous vehicles and

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Looking Back Yesterday’s conference sessions embraced ‘Monitoring Structural Integrity: Understanding Risk and Reliability’, ‘Unmanned Vehicles and Vessels Showcase – Part I’, ‘Aquaculture’, ‘Oil & Gas: What’s Next for Ageing Offshore Assets?’ and ‘Handling Big Data’. The presentations from each of these sessions will be on the OI 2016 website (www.oceanologyinternational.com) by the end of March, but in the meantime this is what one chairman had to say about his session: From Fergal Brennan, chairman of ‘Monitoring Structural Integrity’ “It was a well-attended session with six presentations by leading experts representing regulatory, certification and practitioner viewpoints addressing fixed, jack-up and floating platforms in addition to wellhead and pipeline applications. The key messages arising from the presentations and floor discussions were the importance of sensor and system calibration and the versatility of structural integrity monitoring systems, but also the need to properly understand the load and stress systems within the monitored structure.

Three sessions were held yesterday in the Trade & Innovation Theatre on the exhibition show floor. The first was the Oiltech ‘Meet the Investor’ seminar. This was followed by ‘Clusters, Collaboration and a Common Blue Voice’ and then the first of two ‘New Products Showcase’ sessions. The second such session is being held later today.

Fugro Scores Hat-trick of Offshore Wind Contracts Within a matter of days, Fugro has announced three key offshore wind contracts: two in UK waters and one in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. DONG Energy has appointed Fugro to perform offshore pre-construction surveys at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. Seabed survey work in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumbria, UK, begins this month. The aim is to provide detailed information for the project team, including additional geophysical data to ensure the seabed is clear of obstructions, including unexploded World War II ordnance (UXO). On the other side of the UK, Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group have contracted Fugro to undertake geotechnical site investigations on each of the 11 turbine locations at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay. In the Dutch sector of the North Sea, Fugro has commenced preliminary site investigations at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm zone, with geophysical survey work focusing on mapping

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the seabed characteristics and sub-surface soil conditions. The three contracts see six of Fugro’s specialist vessels being used. The 41-metre Fugro Helmert will be used on the Walney extension to survey the main wind farm site with RV Discovery and Fugro Valkyrie also deployed there as well as on the export cable route. MV Bucentaur is working on the EOWDC, while the 54-metre multipurpose survey vessel Fugro Pioneer and the 40-metre Victor Hensen are working on the other side of the North Sea at the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm zone.

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Careers Day Programme 10:00-15:30, South Gallery, Room 11 & 12 Students, graduates and postgraduates seeking future career opportunities in marine science and technology-related fields are attending OI 2016 today. They can find out more for themselves in the exhibition and by attending special sessions in the conference. Organised in association with the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) and Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), the OI 2016 Careers Day reflects the industry’s commitment to foster the next generation of marine professionals. Morning Session: 10:00-12:30 Hosted by SUT SUT+ has been created for developing professionals by developing professionals working in the marine and subsea industries in London and the South of England. SUT student membership starts from free of charge. The OI 2016 Careers Day Programme will kick off with a morning session hosted by the SUT+ Committee. Breakfast will be provided at 10:00. Attending students will be able to hear first-hand accounts from members of SUT+ on their journeys from graduation to securing jobs and their contribution to the marine industry. There will be an informal networking session afterwards where the students and graduates will have the chance to ask specific questions of SUT+ members. SPEAKERS: Farnaz Ghasemi Farnaz started her career as an engineer working on offshore renewable projects in Aberdeen, after obtaining a degree in electrical & electronic engineering from University of Edinburgh. She then moved into offshore oil and gas projects where she has been working for the past seven years. She is also studying for an MSc in oil and gas engineering while working as a project engineer at ADIL. Kevin Cortial Kevin graduated from the University of Southampton with an MSc in Maritime Engineering Science. After 3 years spent at sea as a navy officer he then joined Eni Engineering Exploration and Production offices in October 2014. Since then, he works as a graduate naval

architect within the floaters department dealing with hulls and subsea lines design. Chetan Laddha Chetan is a technology management consultant with OTM Consulting with specific expertise in subsea & deepwater technologies. He is currently managing two industry-leading JIPs on subsea power and design recommendations for umbilical termination assemblies (UTAs). Chetan’s academic background is in marine engineering and naval architecture. He has a master’s degree from University of Strathclyde and Glasgow. Dornaz Ghasemi From a start in civil engineering working in construction of railway stations and design of buildings, Dornaz took the plunge into the unknown world of subsea systems, flow assurance and much more! Arabella Walker While studying for a master’s in civil engineering at Imperial College London, Arabella attended a talk given by JP Kenny. As a result, she started as a graduate subsea engineer there upon completion of her degree. After three years with JP Kenny, she moved to Jee Ltd where she proceeded to gain further experience in pipeline integrity and spent several months working in a client office in Paris. Her next step is to gain chartership with the IMechE. Afternoon Session: 13:00-15:30 IMarEST Careers: How to find your perfect job! Hosted by IMarEST The IMarEST Careers Workshop provides an introduction to researching and applying for job opportunities, including basic job market statistics, what employers look for (e.g. transferable skills), finding a job/organisation that suits your career aspirations, where to find jobs (advertised and unadvertised), networking via social media, how to analyse a job advert, how to prepare a CV and how a professional body can support your career. AFTERNOON PROGRAMME • 13:00-13:35 Networking and an introduction to IMarEST • 13:35-13:50 Introduction to basic job market statistics, what employers look for (e.g. transferable skills), and finding a job/ organisation that suits you • 13:50-14:10 Where to find jobs (advertised and unadvertised), networking via LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Twitter, etc., and how to analyse a job advert

• 14:10-14:30 Content of academic and non-academic CVs, how to tailor content to requirements in the job advert • 14:35-14:45 How to tackle application forms • 14:45-14:50 When to use a cover letter and what to say • 14:50-15:10 Tips for success at interview, and commonly asked questions • 15:10-15:30 Opportunity for questions and discussion Spaces are limited so if you haven’t registered in advance, please head to the IMarEST stand (B700) on arrival at the show to check where there are still places. This afternoon session is open to all students and job seekers. However, preference will be given to IMarEST members and the guidance provided will be based around tools provided by IMarEST. It is therefore advisable to sign up for free IMarEST student membership beforehand to be able to get the most out of the session. If you are no longer a student but are actively seeking employment, reduced membership is also available. Details are available on the IMarEST website. For more information on site, please visit the IMarEST stand (B700).

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Centre to Help Link Satellites with Robot-subs The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is to form part of the new Centres of Excellence in Satellite Applications, which is expected to aid economic growth in the Solent region. As part of this new centre, the NOC will develop the technologies to help robotic submarines use live satellite data to inform their route through the ocean, not unlike how drivers use live traffic updates. These new centres are co-funded by the UK Space Agency and were set up in response to rising interest in how satellite data and technologies are helping businesses generate new ideas and solutions to grow.

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What’s on in the Trade & Innovation Theatre today? Near & Far Market Trading – New Investment, Export & Partnership Opportunities for Your Business OI 2016 is hosting a series of ‘International Trading’ sessions for companies who are looking to build their export potential and establish international trading partnerships with foreign counterparts. Canada 10:00-10:25 Speakers: Gordon Gale, executive director, Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia (OTCNS), and Jim Hanlon, chief executive officer, Institute for Ocean Science Research (IORE) cean expertise abounds on Canada’s east O coast. In Nova Scotia alone, ocean-related activity generates CAD5 billion in revenue and produces 60,000 jobs, equivalent to 14 percent of provincial employment. More than 10 percent of all researchers in Atlantic Canada are focused on oceans. An increasing number of private-sector

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QINSy Software Purchased in China Nanhai Rescue from China ordered two Teledyne Benthos deep-tow systems with QINSy software from QPS through reseller Geo-Marine Technology. The deep-tow systems will be used in the search for MH370. QPS will add extra functionality for this project, such as obstacle avoidance for the tow fish. Sensors on the tow fish include multibeam and dual-frequency sidescan sonar.

companies are discovering new economic opportunities in key ocean-related sectors. • The Institute for Ocean Research Enterprise (IORE) exists to align these assets to benefit the region and the marine science and marine technology sectors. By brokering partnerships among industry, universities, government and private institutions, IORE is working to enhance both the competitiveness of ocean industries and the knowledge base. • The Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia (OTCNS) is an industry council with the mandate to advance economic opportunities for Nova Scotia’s ocean technology companies. OTCNS acts as a facilitator, linking members to each other and to government partners. Its purpose is to identify, promote and support the development of opportunities for member companies and the sector as a whole. IORE and OTCNS will provide information regarding the current economic climate in Nova Scotia as well as investment and partnering opportunities. Australia 10:30-10:55 Speakers: Warren Bartlett, deputy trade and investment commissioner, Trade & Investment Queensland, and Stuart Russell, senior trade & investment manager, Government of Western Australia • Western Australia With over 12,500km of coastline, Western Australia has a growing reputation as a hub for scientific and technological innovation in oil & gas, engineering, environmental management and marine science. Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, has the largest cluster of global oil & gas companies in Australia and infrastructure available to support emerging opportunities

across a range of disciplines. Come and learn more about Western Australia’s LNG developments and the opportunities available in Floating LNG and the subsea and marine industries. • Queensland Queensland has a diverse economy with significant interests in the oceanology sector. Over the past decade, aquaculture has been Queensland’s fastest growing primary industry. The Queensland government has implemented initiatives to maintain continued expansion, particularly in regional areas. As the largest living organism on Earth, the Great Barrier Reef contributes to a major tourism industry and provides a unique ecosystem for world-leading marine research collaboration with Queensland universities. The state’s network of 20 ports including major coal export terminals and multi-cargo facilities requires effective sustainable management of both infrastructure and operations to maintain protection of the UNESCO reef site. New Products Showcase 13:00-14:25 Venue: Trade & Innovation Theatre on the exhibition floor. • Bibby HydroMap Introducing d’ROP: Bibby HydroMap Presents Survey ROV Dataset 13:00-13:25 Bibby HydroMap will be introducing the results of recent trials using its survey ROV d’ROP. Mobilised to 27.5m DP1 coastal survey vessel Bibby Athena, the d’ROP has acquired PanGeo SBI, sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler data using the Edgetech 2000, TSS 350 and 440 alongside visual inspection data over buried mattresses, pipelines, subsea cables and potential UXO in the Southern North Sea. d’ROP is a dynamic remotely operated survey platform

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launched in 2015, designed specifically for remote survey in challenging marine environments where inspection-class ROVs struggle with the conditions and work-class ROVs add expense. • VEMCO Ascent Acoustic Release: A New Development in Shallow-water Equipment Recovery Systems 13:30-13:55 The Ascent Acoustic Release is a new development in equipment recovery systems that is changing the standard for reliability in shallow-water (<500m) instrument recovery. To communicate remotely with deployed units, the Ascent incorporates a robust coding scheme which was developed by VEMCO, a global leader in fish tracking technology, for integration into the Ascent. This new, sophisticated transmission protocol removes common errors that occur with acoustic releases including false triggers and echoes which can prevent successful recovery. Having been developed for miniature fish tags, this technology is highly energy efficient and capable of passing real-time information to the surface such as battery life, tilt, temperature, depth and release status. • Kongsberg International Kongsberg: New Ideas and New Solutions Part 2 14:00-14:25 Kongsberg Maritime innovative solutions maximise performance and reduce operational costs. As a market leader in underwater positioning Kongsberg introduces the latest development in super short baseline (SSBL) technology with µPAP for portable installations, whilst the APOS Survey OS allows independent access to permanently installed HiPAPs. The flexibility of cNODE transponders also provide solutions for integrated positioning and autonomous deformation, environmental and structural monitoring. Onboard, the Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR) exceeding 50km operational range, is a true game-changer in interconnectivity between vessels for hydrographic, surveillance and marine operations. SIS QA offers the most advanced postprocessing capabilities for EM multibeam sonars, including a black box solution, positioning enhancements, statistical analysis and third-party connectivity.

Other Locations Teledyne Marine Learning Center Teledyne Marine is displaying the Teledyne Marine vehicles as well as providing a spacious Learning Center hosting a series of presentations over the course of OI 2016. The presentations will detail Teledyne Marine’s newest product innovations, exciting customer applications and a variety of tips and tricks to better utilise Teledyne Marine’s products, software and services. Visit any Teledyne Marine stand for a full schedule. R2Sonic LLC Hourly demonstrations R2Sonic will hold on-water demonstrations of its latest wideband highest-resolution shallow-water echosounder with expanded features on the new Port of London Authority S/V Maplin vessel throughout the conference. A sign-up sheet to participate in R2Sonic on-water demonstrations on S/V Maplin is available at stand H250.

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ALSEAMAR Event: Conference on the SeaExplorer glider with hydrocarbon sensor with Total. Underwater glider platform survey for oil & gas exploration, Philippe Lattes, Metocean specialist, Total. Time: 10:00-16:45 Venue: South Gallery, Room 7 & 8 Open to all. MMT (UK) Ltd Times: 11:00, 14:00 and 16:00 Venue: Stand F601 Not only is MMT celebrating 40 years in the business but it is also holding a series of presentations on all three days of the show: 11:00 UXO services 14:00 Geotechnical, geophysical, data processing and results. 16:00 SROV (Surveyor Interceptor ROV) Open to all.

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BGS is showcasing its new generation of seabed rockdrills. With the capability to deploy downhole logging tools, collect water samples, inject contamination tracers and acquire ephemeral geochemical data, the BGS RD2 represents a first for seabed rockdrills. RD2 is also capable of assessing volumes of gas hydrates through a bespoke gas capping system and for long-term monitoring. RD2 can seal boreholes with a packer system designed for later operation by an ROV.

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Industry First for Ashtead Technology Aberdeen-based Ashtead Technology has become the first subsea services company to be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for its calibration laboratory. This official seal of approval from UKAS demonstrates that Ashtead delivers professional and technically competent calibration of survey, positioning and oceanographic sensors crucial to its customers’ subsea operations. UKAS assesses a laboratory’s calibration and measurement capability to produce precise and accurate test results by scrutinising the technical competence of staff, the validity of the test methods, and equipment used through a vigorous audit and validation process.

Ashtead’s calibration laboratory is accredited by UKAS.

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Waterside Vessels

There are 11 vessels visiting Oceanology International: some for demonstration purposes, some for receptions and on-board displays. On this page, you can learn about four of them.

Solent Guardian Briggs Marine has brought to OI 2016 its coastal survey vessel Solent

Guardian. Her dimensions are: length of 18.3m, breadth of 6.3m and draft of 1.15m. Visitors are invited onto the vessel to see the boat’s capabilities and Briggs Marine’s specialist diving equipment. Solent Guardian undertakes a wide range of sampling and survey activities and is fully equipped for environmental and hydrographic surveys. Briggs Marine holds a 15-year contract to provide vessels and vessel management to the UK’s Environment Agency (EA) and Solent Guardian is one of the five coastal vessels that have been built in close cooperation with Environment Agency for its use. The vessels are also available for commercial charter UK-wide.

Solent Guardian.

R/V Mintis.

R/V Mintis The R/V Mintis is a brand-new, modern, fully equipped 40m-long catamaran-type vessel built in 2014 to carry out oceanographic research and applied marine sciences. Equipped and integrated by emma technologies GmbH, it is used to provide marine engineering-related services as well as to train students of Klaipeda University in Lithuania. The labs of the Open Access Centre for Marine Research of Klaipeda University are being demonstrated on the deck, while emma technologies is demonstrating the winch programme and hyper communication and positioning system (HyCoPS). There are additional demonstrations by DeepBots, hs engineers, iMAR GmbH, med consultants and Klein Marine Systems.

Edradour N-Sea Offshore has sailed the Edradour to OI 2016. She is a 15.5m purpose-built self-righting diving intervention craft, certified to MCA category 1 and fitted with an IMCA D040 compliant nitrox dive system. Edradour can be launched via its own launch davit system from a mother vessel or work independently up 150 miles from a safe haven. She is performing demonstrations while remaining alongside the quay.

Edravour.

AHOY Freedom.

AHOY Freedom The AHOY Freedom is a multifunctional entertainment vessel that is regularly used for survey, hospitality, filming and passenger transfer. She can operate up to 60NM offshore. The jet-powered vessel has a small draft, making her excellent for shallow-water operations. During OI 2016, Norbit Subsea is using this 12m jet-powered catamaran for demonstrations of its multibeam sonar.

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Geo-Matching.com Includes Rental Products and Dealers Besides detailed information about the manufacturers of products, Geo-matching.com users can now also find an overview of the companies that rent and/or deal in them and can request information from the relevant suppliers directly. Geo-matching.com is the most complete product database for surveying, navigation and machine guidance. With over 1,200 products and more than 300 brands in 50 product categories, Geo-matching.com offers visitors easy access to information about tools and solutions within their professional field. Geo-matching.com guides users through the maze of specifications and gives them the opportunity to read brochures and case studies, watch product videos, and read other professionals’ reviews.

Stand no. A300

US Navy Orders Next-gen Fathometers

Knudsen Systems has received delivery orders for its multi-year contract with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Division Keyport, for supply of 320N COTS fathometers and peripheral equipment. Deliverables include 12 320N systems, 12 sonar simulators and 36 remote displays. The orders come on the heels of a recent sales of ten systems to the US Coast Guard and delivery of a unit to the US Foreign Military Sales Office.

Video Tool for ROV Surveys

VideoRay ROV with Atlantas CP probe beside overlay instrument box.

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Atlantas Marine has made its first move into ROV instrumentation with the design and manufacture of a video overlay device intended to make cathodic protection surveys easier and faster. Being shown in public for the first time at OI 2016, the tool has been designed to display the readings obtained by a cathodic protection probe as an overlay on the ROV’s video display. This creates a permanent record and eliminates the need for the ROV operator to make handwritten notes of individual probe readings while surveying the condition of a vessel’s anodes. The CP video overlay tool is the result of many years of practical ROV operation by Atlantas Marine.

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crew can have one AsteRx-U MARINE with all the tools needed for accurate and reliable positioning! Find out more from the Septentrio crew at booth R550.

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Tuesday 15 March

Stand no. L550

Evolutions in Underwater Listening Systems RTsys is showing improvements in terms of its listening range, recorders and buoys. The multi-hydrophone monitoring systems have new sensor input capabilities, transportable-by-air batteries and can accept external instrument-connecting capabilities such as geophones and multi-parameter probes. The listening software suite as well as embedded processing dedicated to mammal detection and ambient noise monitoring has been improved. Five demonstrations are being held throughout the day showcasing the company’s real-time noise monitoring buoys and the new noise-generating systems. The demonstrations start at 9:15, 11:45, 13:00, 15:30 and 16:30.

HIPS and SIPS 9.1 Release CARIS is releasing HIPS and SIPS 9.1. This new version includes an alternative method of processing backscatter data which produces high-quality mosaics and is based upon industryrecognised algorithms and techniques. The SIPS Backscatter engine is a single additional step at the end of a traditional multibeam bathymetry workflow. It also factors in environmental conditions as well as seafloor topography in the computation. The user can also choose to apply an Angle Varying Gain correction for angular sediment response.

Stand no. E595

Mosaic of Reson 7125 data over Plymouth Harbour, UK, processed in SIPS Backscatter.

Stand no. S300

Can a Lobster Be an Archaeologist? The Society for Underwater Technology’s (SUT) book Can a Lobster Be an Archaeologist – Quirky Questions and Fascinating Facts about the Underwater World is well worth a look. A fun and informative illustrated book for 10 to 14-yearolds, it is aimed at encouraging interest in the wonders of underwater technology. From exploring lost treasure to sea monsters, ocean rubbish and how to build your own ROV, the book is packed with factual and fun stories written by past and present SUT members and brought to life by quirky illustrations by artist Rachel Hathaway. Head to the SUT stand (S300) to take a look at it and buy copies for kids of all ages!

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Oceanology | International 2016

Marine Technology and Services Sector – Role in the Blue Economy

Stand no. C301

In-tandem Lidar Scan Metrology with Dual Remotely Operated Vehicles Subsea 7 and 3D at Depth have announced the completion of several metrology projects using subsea Lidar technology in new configurations to help increase overall efficiencies in offshore oil & gas applications. To meet the complex requirements for the metrologies and to reduce time, Fred Goodloe III, project surveyor at Subsea 7, worked closely with 3D at Depth’s Mark Hardy and Derek Perce to determine the optimum solution to complete the scope. Subsea 7’s Gulf of Mexico project is considered to be the world’s first in-tandem metrology, deploying Lidar sensor technology on dual remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for simultaneous scans. The project shortened overall survey project schedules and reduced the timeline to first oil.

Tim Moltmann, IMOS and chairman of the conference stream ‘Marine Technology and Services Sector – Role in the Blue Economy’, set the stage for a robust discussion on observing systems and the blue economy on Tuesday 15 March. The morning panel provided insights from public, academic, education and business perspectives. The highlights included: • IMOS spends 10% of its budget on data integration. This could be an area where the ocean observing systems could support the blue economy. • We still have a way to go to understand the business development cycle. It spans from the small items like changing non-disclosure agreements for release of data after a period of time to understanding what the true needs of the business are. • Are we getting the balance right? Focus on the ‘wet’ side, e.g. observing instruments, versus the ‘dry’ side, e.g. data management. • We should focus on telling people what we can already do rather than only where the gaps are. The afternoon panel focused on sensors and data technologies with an emphasis on biology and chemical sensing. This is an exciting area of opportunity that includes start-up companies. Two sentiments illustrated what we are facing. In terms of opportunities, sensors already exist that can be translated into everyday use to leverage analytical capacity, allowing real high-frequency monitoring. In terms of challenges, regulations have not kept pace with science. Our understanding of the life of the microbe or the flow of the pollutant will require adjustments to our monitoring protocols to match the events. But public perception about the need for observing and monitoring is changing and people are ever-more motivated to understand what is going on. Clearly, there continues to be a bright future for ocean observing, monitoring and services.

JOB ADVERT Marine Ecological Company Seeks New Leadership Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd (MESL) provides high-quality marine ecological services to industry and the public sector, including survey, taxonomy and consultancy. We support our clients in the full project life cycle, from surveys to the licensing process, as well as research and policy development for Government departments and agencies. We are seeking to appoint a new general manager with experience in a senior marine consultancy role. They will provide the commercial, technical and scientific leadership to ensure that MESL’s profile and profitability continues to grow, whilst ensuring the reputation and quality of MESL’s work is maintained and enhanced. The person will play a major role in strategic and

business development, project execution, quality assurance, and mentoring and training of staff. The successful candidate must have the following attributes:Experience: • 10+ years of wealth of commercial marine ecological consultancy experience • Business development track record • Experience of effectively and professionally dealing with a wide range of clients and suppliers • Experience of improving business performance through effective day-to-day team management

Personal qualities and social skills: • Flexible and adaptable; to work in a changing environment and be open to new ideas • Constructive and open minded • Proactive in resolving work issues • Problem solving; using initiative, and the skills and experience of the wider team • Communicative; in a clear, open and honest way and encourage constructive feedback • Engage in new opportunities

Qualifications Required: • Marine Environmental Science degree

The post is offered with a competitive salary with pension and health insurance. Marine Ecological Surveys Limited is part of the Gardline Group of companies. Please send your CV with covering letter to marine@seasurvey.co.uk by Monday 4 April 2016.

Skills, knowledge and aptitudes: • Ability to maintain effective client relationships • Strong management skills with the ability to

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motivate staff to achieve results • Strong leadership skills to develop the staff and business to their full potential • A range of marine ecological techniques, protocols and guidelines

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No. 3777

IMAGING • INSTRUMENTS • INTERCONNECT • SEISMIC • VEHICLES

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