Students who complete these modules should be able to:
1. Identify the importance of safety on board research vessels and the different activities operating
2. Recognise the principles and techniques involved in seabed mapping and how the seabed is imaged (surface and sub-surface)
3. Identify the principles and techniques involved in marine geological sampling of seabed
4. Recognise the elements of survey design including weather planning
5. Evaluate marine geophysical datasets collected
6. Recognise the work flows involved in data processing marine geophysical data
7. Identify the environmental, commercial and ecosystem factors relating to marine surveys.
8. Demonstrate competence in designing and executing an offshore seabed mapping survey
9. Compete for employment in the expanding field of offshore mineral prospecting

Training will focus on:
- Multibeam echosounder applications for bathymetry and water column properties
- Sub-bottom data acquisition and applications
- Oceanographic measurements
- GIS applications for seabed mapping
- Research Vessel Systems and navigation
- Remotely operated video (ROV) ground-truthing including equipment (video, lighting, usbl)
- Seabed sampling and types of equipment
- Survey planning (with an opportunity for students to conduct their own survey)

Not applicable to this module.

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

Feedback given to individuals on request, post-assessment.