IHB File No. S3/2620
CIRCULAR LETTER 08/2016
11 February 2016
IHO-IOC-NIPPON FOUNDATION - GEBCO TRAINING PROJECT
Call for Applications for the 13th Graduate Certificate Course in Ocean Bathymetry
Dear Hydrographer,
1. This Circular Letter is to advise Member States that nominations are being sought for the
13th course of the IHO-IOC-Nippon Foundation GEBCO Training Program leading to a Graduate
Certificate in Ocean Bathymetry at the University of New Hampshire, USA. The 13th course is
expected to begin in late August 2016, subject to confirmation by the end of March that the Nippon
Foundation will fund the course.
2. The course structure consists of an intensive 12-month period of lectures, practical laboratory
and on-the-water projects, secondments to relevant laboratories and cruises on research or survey
ships. In addition to the teaching staff from the university, visiting experts will present specialist
lectures. The course syllabus includes acoustics, positioning, satellite altimetry, sonar performance,
survey design, and uncertainty management, geology, margin and abyssal sediments, bottom
composition and acoustic backscatter, structure of ocean basins, physical oceanography, data analysis
and integration and surface interpolation. Students can also select additional courses from a range of
electives.
3. The language of instruction is English, and candidates must demonstrate the capability to
undertake graduate level studies in English to the satisfaction of the University of New Hampshire.
Candidates should be aware that this is an intensive course, even for students whose first language is
English.
4. The minimum academic standard for admission is a four-year Bachelor's degree in a related
field.
5. Member States are invited to consider nominating suitable candidates for the Graduate
Certificate Course in Ocean Bathymetry from among their nationals. Nominating authorities should
consider:
a. The level and subject of degree(s) held by nominee.
b. Previous experience in ocean bathymetry.
c. Nominee’s ability in English.
d. Future opportunities to work on bathymetric projects and the likelihood of the nominee
continuing to work in related subjects.
e. Personal motivation.
6. A description of the current course, eligibility for entry, financial details, schedule, course
content, contact information and a downloadable application form are available at:
http://www.gebco.net/training/training_project/
7. Applications must be received by the end of March 2016.
On behalf of the Directing Committee
Yours sincerely,
Mustafa IPTES
Director
From: REG <
[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 3:59 PM
To: 'Argentina'; 'Argentina'; 'Australia'; 'Australia'; 'Bahrain';
'Bahrain';
'Bangladesh'; 'Bangladesh3'; 'Banglasedh2'; 'Belgium'; 'Belgium';
'Belgium';
'Belgium'; 'Belgium'; 'Belgium'; 'Brazil'; 'Brazil'; 'Brunei'; 'Brunei';
'Canada';
'Canada'; 'Chile'; 'Chile'; 'China'; 'China'; 'Croatia'; 'Croatia';
'Croatia'; 'Cuba';
'Cuba'; 'Cyprus'; 'Denmark'; 'Denmark'; 'Denmark'; 'DomRep'; 'DPRK';
'DPRK';
'Egypt-ENHG'; T�nis Siilanarusk; VA_hnt; 'Fiji'; 'Fiji'; 'Finland';
'France';
'Georgia'; 'Germany'; 'Germany'; 'Germany'; 'Greece'; 'Greece';
'Guatemala';
'Iceland'; 'India'; 'India'; 'Indonesia'; 'Indonesia'; 'Iran'; 'Iran';
'Iran'; 'Iran';
'Ireland'; 'Italy'; 'Jamaica'; 'Japan'; 'Korea'; 'Kuwait'; 'Latvia';
'Malaysia';
'Malaysia'; 'Mauritius'; 'Mauritius'; 'Mauritius'; 'Montenegro';
'Mozambique';
'Mozambique'; 'Mozambique'; 'Myanmar'; 'Myanmar'; 'Myanmar';
'Netherlands'; 'NewZealand'; 'Nigeria'; 'Norway'; 'Oman'; 'Oman';
'Pakistan';
'PapuaNG'; 'Philippines'; 'Poland'; 'Portugal'; 'Portugal'; 'Portugal';
'Qatar';
'Romania'; 'Russia'; 'SAfrica'; 'SaudiArabia'; 'SaudiArabia';
'Singapore';
'Slovenia'; 'Slovenia'; 'SriLanka'; 'Suriname'; 'Suriname'; 'Suriname';
'Sweden';
'Sweden'; 'Syria'; 'Thailand'; 'Thailand'; 'Thailand'; 'Tonga'; 'Tonga';
'Trinidad';
'Trinidad'; 'Tunisia'; 'Tunisia'; 'Turkey'; 'UAE'; 'Ukraine'; 'Ukraine';
'UnitedKingdom'; 'Uruguay'; 'USNAVY'; 'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA';
'USNOAA'; 'USNOAA'; 'Venezuela'; 'Vietnam'; 'Astrid.Kalvik'; 'C
Andreasen';
'Celine Buisson Rosvold'; 'ECC'; 'eva.hegland'; 'hs-varna';
'ilda.becirovic'; 'info';
'inst.cartograf'; 'J Lowell NGA'; 'J Rogers NGA'; 'jacek.jagodzinski'; 'K
Alexander
NGA'; 'Minika Bjorge'; 'P Doherty NGA'; 'solvi.tunge'; 'stig.osaland';
'svein.skjaeveland'; 'tonje.mevatne'; 'tore.halset'
Subject: CL 08/2016 - Deadline 31 March 2016
Attachments: CL08.docx
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 8/2016 : IHO-IOC-NIPPON FOUNDATION - GEBCO TRAINING PROJECT
Call for Applications for the 13th Graduate Certificate Course in Ocean
Bathymetry
Yours sincerely,
IHB
M.MOLLET