Surveying approaches for UXO in the marine environment
This event will examine the different UXO surveys approaches in the marine developments in the UK and other European countries.
Ticket information
This event costs £150 to attend.
When?
18 September 2014, 10.30am - 15.45pm (registration from 10am).
Overview
A large number of activities occur in the marine environment, including construction and operation of offshore wind farms, wave and tidal arrays, port and harbour expansions, aggregate dredging, coastal defences, cables or pipelines.
In constructing or operating these developments, disturbance can be made to the sea bed. In areas where Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) is present, there is a risk of loss of life or injury to personnel and costly delay to construction or operational activities.
CIRIA project RP998 Guidance on management of unexploded ordnance in off-shore situations will provide good practice on assessment and management for UXO risk for marine developments.
This first UK guidance is targeted at clients and developers, focusing on areas outside technical detail.
This event will look beyond the scope of this CIRIA RP998 by examining the different UXO surveys approaches. It will also explore:
- Limitations of UXO survey approaches in the UK and other European countries
- Time and cost
- Practical issues when applied on site
- Confidence in the quality of the data
- Data interpretation and storage/record
- Permit requirements in the UK
Who should attend?
- Offshore clients/developers
- Consultants
- Contractors
- Local Authorities
- Surveying specialists
- UXO specialists
CPD
This event has a value of 4 hours towards your CPD (As recognised by ICF, ICE, CIOB, RICS, CIBSE, IstructE).
Programme
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee and registration
10.30 - 10.45 Chairman’s introduction
10.45 - 11.05 How to develop a surveying strategy
Gert-Jan Siepel, Deep BV
11.05 - 11.35 Legal and licensing requirements of UXO surveying in the UK
Monika Van Wyk and Adam Chumbley, Marine Management Organisation
11.35 - 11.55 Risk assessment and understanding the data - experiences in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and France
Kay Winkelmann, UXO Detection – Geophysics – Archaeological Prospection
11.55 - 12.30 Questions and discussion
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 13.50 UXO detection and identification for offshore environment
Jan Koelbel, Boskalis
13.50 - 14.10 Case study - A Dutch Inshore UXO Underwater Clearance project
Arthur Hollmann, UXOOS
14.10 - 14.30 Case study - UXO surveying techniques
Kevin Kneebone, BACTEC International, part of the Dynasafe group of companies
14.30 - 14.50 Development of an international standard for underwater explosive remnants of war remediation
Justin Smith, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (via webinar)
14.50 - 15.30 Questions and discussions
15.30 - 15.45 Summing up and close
Event sponsors
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Where?
OrbisEnergy, Wilde Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XH
Booking
If you are unable to book online, please contact Patrick Williams on 0207 549 3308 or return the booking form by post or fax.