1. MACHC ECC Working Group 1 Report
Katie Ries, NOAA

2. Progress Report Gulf of Honduras 2009 Training
LCDR Chris van Westendorp, NOAA
Elliott Arroyo, NAVOCEANO

3. Belize Lessons Learned (Phase 1 Training)
Logistics planning
Vehicle availability
BNCG detainment duties
Equipment Deployment / Control
Troubleshooting methodology

4. Belize (continued) (Phase 1 Training)
In-survey plan modification
Emergency / safety planning
Coxswain and Hydrographer duties / communication

5. Honduras: Basic needs for successful program
(Trainer assessment from Phase 1 Training) X
Vessel dedicated for hydrographic survey
Assigned survey personnel (i.e. electronics technician)
Permanently installed vessel hydrographic equipment
Increased IT proficiency (i.e. basic Microsoft operations)
Coxswain proficiency for driving survey lines
Culture: Basic survey needs and logistics (i.e. not typical office hours)

6. Guatemala: Basic needs for successful program
(Trainer assessment from Phase 1 Training)
Vessel dedicated for hydrographic survey
Assigned survey personnel (i.e. electronics technician)
Permanently installed vessel hydrographic equipment
Increased IT proficiency (i.e. basic Microsoft operations)
Coxswain proficiency for driving survey lines
Culture: Basic survey needs and logistics (i.e. not typical office hours) X X X

7. Plans for Phase 2 Training (All Countries)
Conduct Quality Assurance Checks
Reference from 2009 training
Conduct a Field Hydrographic Survey to IHO Standards
Collect data
Process data
Conduct quality assurance
Be ready/able to transmit survey deliverables to UKHO for chart updates

8. Customized Phase 2 Training (Belize)
Practice basic surveying principles
Side scan / single beam echosounder acquisition / analysis
Data post-processing
Tides
Calculate tidal datums from time series data & compare with existing vertical control network information
Practice benchmark network establishment / leveling

9. Customized Phase 2 Training (Honduras)
Practice & Theory: Sidescan Sonar
Operation / data collection / analysis
Target detection & interpretation
Tides
Bottom to top review
Geodesy
Using dual-frequency receiver
Establishing geodetic control point
Linking horizontal / vertical control networks

10. Customized Phase 2 Training: (Guatemala)
Survey Planning
100% versus 200% coverage
Harbor versus Approaches
Boat operations & safety
Steering survey lines (coxswain training)
Single beam / side scan sonar acquisition and processing operations
Hypack / Imagenex
Bathymetry & Target analysis / investigation

11. Action Items…
Travel arrangements communicated to IHO Bureau for Phase 2 training: 30 November 2009
GoH country representatives participating in NOAA February 2010 Hydrotraining (Belize / Guatemala / Honduras)
2010 In-country trainers (NOAA/Navy hydrographers)
Honduras: April 2010
Guatemala: 25 April – 9 May 2010
Belize: 28 February – 14 March 2010

12. Action items (cont)…
GoH countries identify one (1) English-speaking participant for NOAA February 2010 Hydrotraining: 23 November 2009
Introductory hydrography course (not for experienced or prior-trained personnel)
NOAA / GoH Project send letter to GoH countries: 11 November 2009
Invitation to NOAA February 2010 Hydrotraining
Announcement of intent for in-country Phase 2 training

13. Action items (cont)…
NOAA / Navy explore possibility of focused tide station installation and water level analysis training and/or support: 31 January 2010
GoH countries ensure preparations made for in-country training: Prior to NOAA/Navy trainer arrival
Vessel & personnel
Equipment installation

14. Action items (cont)…
GoH countries to document hydrographic activity in-kind contributions using format provided by GoH Project Director: 31 December 2009
GoH countries produce progress report and results of Phase 1 Training for MACHC Chair to submit to IHO CBC: 31 January 2010

15. Action items (cont)…
GoH countries and ECC WG1 Chair generate & submit request throuch MACHC Chair for 2011 hydrographic training & support from IHO CBC: 15 March 2010

16. Questions…