VIEW OF CAPACITY BUILDING FROM
RECIPIENT COUNTRY - BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH NAVY HYDROGRPAHIC DEPARTMENT
Monaco
08 Oct 2014
INTRODUCTION
•
Bangladesh is a Deltaic country. Due to huge
sedimentation (1.3 Billion tones/year) updating of
charts is the greatest challenge .
•
Bangladesh Navy Hydrographic Department (BNHD) is
responsible for survey, publishing nautical INT, national
series nautical charts & ENCs at its entire sea area.
•
BNHD was formed in 1980.
•
1995 entered into a digital era of hydrographic survey
through equipment, CAT-B & On Job Training support
by SHOM, French.
MODERNIZATION
•
Equipment fitted on board ship
•
On Job Training provided
•
CAT-B course
•
Cartographic Software & chart printing
BN SURVEY SHIPS
BNS ANUSHANDHAN
BNS AGRADOOT
BNS SHAIBAL
BNS DARSHAK
CHARTS
S.No
Scale
Total
1.
12 500
03
2.
25 000
02
3.
30 000
01
4.
35 000
30
5.
75 000
12
6.
150 000
04
7.
250 000
02
8.
350 000
01
9.
400 000
01
10.
700 000
01
11.
Trg Chart
01
12.
TNT
03
TRAINING RECEIVED UNDER CB PROGRAM
Year
Country
Offered Courses
USA
Cat A
Oceanography
Institution
Nippon
Enhanced capability to conduct
Foundation Cat B course since 2005.
IHO
USA
2006
to
2014
Cat A Hydro
ITALY
Cat B Hydro
South
KOREA
Port & Shallow
Water Survey
UK
UK
IMO-IMA
-
ENC
Australia
MB survey & Data
processing Course
Train the trainer Concept applied
to develop skill personnel.
Effort ongoing to achieve Cat
A recognition
Maritime University
Established for research & Trg
Marine Cartography UKHO
Cat B Cartography UKHO
UK
Outcome/ Status
Enhanced capability to produce
National & INT series paper
chart (IHO standard)
UKHO
Initial training received.
Yet to develop skill personnel
-
Initial training received.
Yet to develop skill personnel
NIOHC
•
Within NIOHC, India has provided training to BNHD.
•
CAT-A & CAT-B course for officers.
•
Other hydrographic courses for sailors.
TECHNICAL TEAM VISIT
•
Technical team from IHB visited in 2012 under Capacity
Building (CB) program.
•
The main focus of the CB team was:
 Identify shortcomings of BNHD
 Provide needful guidance for further organisational
and human resource development.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF CB TEAM
 Recommendations of the CB team are:
 Develop a MBES survey data appraisal, storage and
management systems.
 Replace old MBES system.
 Enhance tidal analysis and prediction capability.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF CB TEAM
 Develop a dedicated website that includes info about
charts and publications available, notices to mariners,
navigational warnings etc.
 Seek professional assistance to convert paper chart to
ENCs.
 Develop ENC production and maintenance capability
 Make effort for Cat A hydrography and Cat B cartography
courses in recognized institutions .
OUTCOME OF CB VISIT & IMPACT IN BNHD
• Broaden the outlook of the department and has taken this
road map towards the development.
• Venture
possible
opportunities
through
seeking
assistance from friendly Hydrographic Offices under IHO
CB program.
ISSUES AND OBSTACLES
• Present CB offered program module and vacancy is
insufficient to meet the present demand.
• Due to very limited offer countries need to wait longer period
to get the desired courses asked for.
• Offered course duration is not good enough. Trainees face
difficulties to grab the content and to transfer the knowledge
effectively in the implementation level.
• Lack of funding.
• CB Programme must be sustainable.
SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE CB
PROGRAM
• Training requirement for particular organisation need to be
ascertained by concerned Hydrographic Offices or technical
team.
• These training requirements should be discussed in RHC
meeting & obtain consensus on particular training issues
• Countries to be grouped according to their capability &
training to be ascertained accordingly.
• Identifying absolute shortcomings on professional aspects
and steps to the solution.
SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE CB
PROGRAM
• A review process may be made to find progress curve & area
of weakness of a recipient country.
• A suitable solution is to be made in case of a country whose
progress is below satisfactory.
• Some mechanism has to be developed to get the feedback
who already received training.
• Promote involvement of developed & capable nations to raise
the CB fund.
• Recipient countries must make best use of the trainees in
their respective organisations.
Conclusion
• Effort taken by IHB under CB program is well appreciated by
all, especially to yield the standard professional output.
• BNHD is highly grateful to the IHB for sorting out our
shortcomings as well as suggestions for improvement.
Thank You
QUESTION