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Standards Of Competence For Hydrographic Surveyors Eleventh Edition
During the International Congress of Surveyors (FIG) at Wiesbaden in 1971, a Working Group was formed by Commission IV (Hydrography) to develop International Standards of Competence within the profession of surveying at sea. In 1972, the International Hydrographic Conference at Monte Cario, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) set up a working group for the compilation of training programmes in hydrography conducted by Member States, In 1974, at the XIV FIG Congress in Washington, it was resolved that the FIG and IHO working groups combine to study and modify the Report of the FIG worlang group on Educational Standards. The Report of the joint FIG-IHO WG was accepted by the two parent bodies at their respective conferences in 1977. In conseguence of similar resolutions passed at these conferences an International Advisory Board an Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors (the Board) was formed. Since then the Board has met annually and compiled and regularly updated "Standards of Competence for Hydrograpnic Surveyors" (the Standards). The intention of the Board in preparing these Standards is to provide guidance whereby individual surveyors may be trained and gualified in accordance with internationally accepted leveis of competence. The Standards indicate the minimum degree of knowledge and experience considered necessary for hydrographic surveyors, and provide a set of programme outlines against which the Board may evaluate programmes submitted for recognition. The fifth edition represented a significant change of approach in order to make the Standards more applicable to the different reguirements for hydrographic surveyors in government and industry. They provided basic and essential subjects that are reguired for all hydrographic surveyors and a choice of three options for specialization in Nautical Charting Surveys, Surveys for Coastal Zone Management, or Industrial Offshore Surveys. The sixth edition incorporated a change in format, to facilitate easier cross-referencing between syilabus topics and programmes which were submitted for recognition and also included minor changes in content to eliminate duplication of subject matter and to reflect the evolution of technology. The seventh edition eliminated the distinction between Full/Academic recognition and increased the emphasis on developing technigues of GPS, muitibeam sonar systems and ECDIS. The eighth edition eliminated the Specialisms and re-structured the Syilabus in two different parts : the "Minimum Standards", induding Basic and Essential Subjects and the "Optional Units". The ninth edition (2001) provided a better definition of the three levels of knowledge identified in the syllabus. Nautical Science was moved to the Basic Subjects, and was modified to reflect the minimum knowledge reguired by a hydrographic surveyor. This edition conteined a more detailed description of each subject, which were divided into Category A / Category B and Category A-only learning objectives. The ninth edition was amended in 2006 and 2007 to eliminate the first part of the Preamble (Vision and Mission and Terms of Reference) which become an IAB Document and to introduce other minor amendments. The tenth edition makes changes to Section 3 “Submission of courses", introduces a new Appendx V “Annual Assessment Report” and also reflects the change of the Board's name which became “FIG/IHO/ICA International Board on Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers” as agreed during the 315 Meeting. In 2009 the IHO restructured its publications and the M-S Standard was renamed S-5. The Eleventh edition includes a new and expanded section relating to the recognition of Schemes that maintain the competency of Individuals beyond their formal training and education. S-5 introduces the reguirement for a fee to be paid by submitting organizations.
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