antarctic survey work in the spotlight - United Kingdom Hydrographic ...

Picture caption: Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, Fleet Commander in Chief, is pictured centre with
the survey team and UK Hydrographic chief executive Mike Robinson, far left, and UK National
Hydrographer Admiral Ian Moncrieff, second left
on the BAS work at Rothera Station, the science base built in 1975 to support
research work into Antarctica’s delicate marine and terrestrial environment.
Mike valued the opportunities to spend time with our key stakeholders and the
ability to achieve a longstanding objective to understand how survey data is
collected and the controls that are required to reduce errors, and then to see
the processing work done onboard before rendering to UKHO. In this it
completed his witnessing the missing jigsaw piece for him in the end-to-end
process that delivers ‘The Work’ that is signed off at UKHO
Mike said: “This was the first time I was able to see first hand how field
survey work is achieved and the problems our surveyors face. It was a
fantastic opportunity to see the excellent work being done in this difficult
environment and to provide input into how the data gathered will be used by
UKHO. It also provided the ideal platform to have very meaningful discussions
about operations in the area with our stakeholders.”
For Ian, who previously commanded HMS ENDURANCE, the visit updated
him on recent developments in region and to gather presentational material
for a paper he is preparing to present to the Antarctic Treaty Convention later
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