Venue & Language

The course will be held virtually, via Microsoft Teams and will be conducted in English. 

Entry requirement

Attendance at the NaviSuite learning training courses presupposes that participants have passed the relevant EIVA eLearning modules prior to the start of the course

eLearning modules to be passed prior to attending the classroom training:

• Basic Geodesy Essentials (unless well versed in the subject already)
• NaviPac 4.0 Configuration Essentials
• NaviPac 4.1 Helmsman’s Display Essentials
• NaviPac 4.2 Helmsman’s Display Runlines and Waypoint Essentials
• NaviPac 4.2 Helmsman's Display Sonar data and Remotes Essentials
• NaviPac 3.9 LogData Essentials
• NaviPac 3.9 DataMon Essentials
• NaviPac USBL calibration
• NaviScan 9.0 Essentials
• NaviEdit 8.5 Essentials
• NaviModel 4.0 Patch Test Essentials
• NaviModel 4.0 Essentials (Part 1)
• NaviModel 4.0 Essentials (Part 2)

EIVA eLearning

Access to EIVA eLearning will be provided for 30 days free of charge to allow the participant to prepare for the course and to continue practicing the newly learned skills afterwards. Additional access in 12 months can be purchased at the reduced price of €100

Training days

Day 1-3: NaviPac/NaviScan
Day 3-5: NaviEdit/NaviModel incl. patch test calibration and EC-3D sonar data cleaning

Learning objectives

The virtual course is structured around a general curriculum to give the training course participants a broad understanding of the EIVA NaviSuite navigation, acquisition and reporting software solutions, and to make them confident in carrying out processing of collected data. (Processing of pipeline inspection data is not included in this course).

The training consists of case-based training sessions, in which an instructor will guide the participants through a series of hands-on training scenarios based primarily on the information acquired from the eLearning modules and combined with a short introduction to each main topic by the instructor

During the course, participants are guided through how to: 

• Install the relevant NaviSuite software packages
• Understand the basic architecture of the relevant NaviSuite software packages
• Configure NaviPac & NaviScan with common instruments, geodesy, objects etc
• Run various programs for different tasks (calibration, documentation, QA)
• Log survey data for different tasks and in different formats
• Configure, start and use the Helmsman’s Display 4 program in an online environment
• Conduct simple editing of multibeam data in a NaviEdit/NaviModel environment
• Conduct a Patch Test calibration in NaviModel/NaviEdit
• Use the various DTM tools in NaviModel
• Handle Point Clouds in NaviEdit and NaviModel
• Handle SideScan data in NaviEdit and NaviModel
• Use other NaviModel tools(Cleaning, Video Integration, Volume Calculation etc.
• Export data from NaviModel using generic as well as built-in tools
• Create simple plots & using the Chart Layout Manager in NaviPlot

​Target group

The course is aimed towards surveyors who have some experience with offshore survey work and a basic knowledge of hydrographic surveying

Entry level

A minimum score of 80% in all the required EIVA eLearning modules prior to the start of the course is recommended, so the participants has a good basic understanding of the topics covered. Both eLearning and the following training course is conducted in English

Duration

The duration of the course is five days with training of the group taking place from 9.00 – 13.00 CET. At the end of the training session, the instructor will give the trainees relevant assignments to complete during the afternoon and for review the following day. From 13.30 – 16.00 CET, the instructor will be available for individual assistance and questions from the participants

Completion

An EIVA NaviSuite training certificate is issued to each trainee upon completion of the course

Access to NaviSuite

EIVA NaviSuite can be downloaded from our website for preparation purposes and can partially run in demo/simulation mode. Activation codes for full access and activation of the NaviSuite software bundle Nardoa is provided for 30 days as part of the course

Technical information

The participant must have a stable internet connection to run Microsoft Teams smoothly

• Minimum PC specifications:
  • OS Windows PRO Edition 10 or 11
  • 8 GB Ram as a minimum
  • 20 GB disk space
  • Graphics board 1GB Ram 
  • The user must have administrative rights over the PC
     
• Other requirements:
  • A mouse with scroll function
  • A headset
  • 2 x monitors (one to view the training and one to perform the tasks)
  • Internet connection via LAN is recommended to avoid fluctuations in the connection 

• Further details about the hardware and software specs can be found here

Securing your seat 

There is room for up to 8 participants at our virtual training courses and your seat is secured once we have received your payment. We only accept orders that are paid by credit card in our webshop

For further information, please do not hesitate to reach out