The Nigerian Navy is about to add to its fleetan
hydrographic vessel, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba,
said at the weekend.
The ship which he said will be acquired fromthe United States of America, would help to upgrade the standard of the Navy Hydrographic School (NNHS) to an IHO certified center of excellence for hydrographic studies.
The Chief of Naval Staff, who was represented by the Flag Officer Commanding(FOC), Rear Admiral Ibbas, made this disclosure at the 2013 World Hydrography Day celebration.
Considering the huge financial requirement involved in hydrographic operations and theenormity of surveying Nigeria’s vast maritime domain, it is difficult if not impossible to fund hydrography from the Nigerian Navy budgetary allocation, he said.
He said every human activity conducted in, on or under the sea depends on the depth and nature of the sea floor, the identification of any hazard that might existand understanding of the tides and the currents.
Their work is the most fundamental of all enablers required to develop and sustain theeconomy. Presently, the Nigerian Navy is in the process of developing Nigeria’s hydrographic capability in line with the IHO’S 3- Phase Hydrographic Capacity Building Strategy, he said
The ship which he said will be acquired fromthe United States of America, would help to upgrade the standard of the Navy Hydrographic School (NNHS) to an IHO certified center of excellence for hydrographic studies.
The Chief of Naval Staff, who was represented by the Flag Officer Commanding(FOC), Rear Admiral Ibbas, made this disclosure at the 2013 World Hydrography Day celebration.
Considering the huge financial requirement involved in hydrographic operations and theenormity of surveying Nigeria’s vast maritime domain, it is difficult if not impossible to fund hydrography from the Nigerian Navy budgetary allocation, he said.
He said every human activity conducted in, on or under the sea depends on the depth and nature of the sea floor, the identification of any hazard that might existand understanding of the tides and the currents.
Their work is the most fundamental of all enablers required to develop and sustain theeconomy. Presently, the Nigerian Navy is in the process of developing Nigeria’s hydrographic capability in line with the IHO’S 3- Phase Hydrographic Capacity Building Strategy, he said
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