HB500 Fieldwork (24ETCS)

This module provides students with extensive practical experience in hydrographic surveying. Through a combination of field training, internships, and integrated project work, students learn to organise and execute surveys, process data, and communicate results professionally. The module builds progressively toward an end-of-year defence, where students present their fieldwork project to a jury of industry professionals and academic staff.

1. Be capable of organising a complete survey by multi or single beam.

2. Understand the methodology of other kinds of survey and assist during the

execution

3. Capable in setting up and determining the offsets of a survey boat.

4. Capable to organise and execute a levelling survey. 5. Capable of drawing a chart of

the surveyed area.

At the end of the academic year, students present their fieldwork project and answer questions from a jury composed of industry professionals and academic staff.