IMCA to Close Knowledge Gap for Graduate Surveyors10/03/2008 |
| Over recent years it has become increasingly clear that graduates from survey courses, who are recruited into the offshore survey sector, are not equipped with the expected level of knowledge upon completing their course. For this reason, one of the most recently revised publications from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is aimed at closing this knowledge gap, and assisting colleges and universities in focusing on ‘customer requirements' when revising existing courses and developing new ones. |
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To assist both IMCA member companies and the colleges and universities from which they recruit, IMCA has published ‘Academic Requirements for Surveyors Working in the Offshore Survey Sector'. The document has been developed to provide international guidelines for the areas in which IMCA would expect an offshore or hydrographic surveyor to have knowledge upon completion of an appropriate course in offshore or hydrographic surveying.
The revised publication covers information on requirements under 16 headings - health, safety and environment; geodesy; hydrography; oceanography; geology and geophysics; mathematics; survey computations; surface positioning systems; acoustics; marine survey industry; land and engineering survey; data management and presentation; databases; IT skills; technical report writing; and project management.
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