Venue & Language

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

Duration and timing

The duration of the course is four days with training of the group taking place from 08:30 - 14.00 UTC-6 (CST timezone) and the instructor being available for individual assistance and guidance from 14:30 - 16:00 UTC-6 while participants solve the exercises that are given during the morning session

The instructor will invite the participants to a half-hour pre-training meeting prior to the start of the course to ensure that all participants are aligned on the process, have met the eLearning requirements and have the software correctly installed and activated

Entry requirement

Attendance at the NaviSuite learning training courses presupposes that participants have passed the required EIVA eLearning modules (with a score of 80% in the quizzes) prior to the start of the course. We recommend that the remaining modules are passed either before or after the course 

EIVA eLearning modules to be passed (score of 80%) prior to attending the training course are in the list below 

• NaviPac 4
  • NaviPac 4.0 Configuration
  • NaviPac 4.1 Helmsman’s Display
  • NaviPac 4.2 Helmsman’s Display Runlines and Waypoint
  • NaviPac LogData 
  • NaviPac DataMon

EIVA eLearning

Access to EIVA eLearning for 30 days is incl. in the course fee to allow the participant to prepare for the course and continued access for an additional 12 months can be purchased at the reduced price of €125 if purchase is made before the free EIVA eLearning account expires

Training days

Day 1-4: NaviPac Pro

Learning objectives

The virtual course is structured around a general curriculum to give the trainees a broad understanding of the EIVA NaviPac software solution and make them confident in mobilizing and using it. 

To enhance trainee competence and confidence, typical construction support and acquisition scenarios are used as examples throughout the course combined with hands-on training, thus taking advantage of the comprehensive simulation functionalities that have been implemented into the NaviPac software solution.

During the course, trainees are guided through how to:

• Install the NaviPac software solution
• Understand the architecture of NaviPac including folders and files structure
• Utilise the NaviPac database definition during the vessel mobilisation
• Perform advanced configuration setup with instrumentation, geodesy, objects, etc
• Run various programs for different tasks (check instruments inputs, calibration, documentation, data quality control)
• Perform surface and under-water positioning
• Log survey data for different tasks and in different formats
• Start, configure and use the Helmsman’s Display
• Create and manipulate waypoints, lines and runlines
• Use of different map background formats such as geotifs, shapas and other CAD files
• Configure and use different view layouts using graphs, data views and range bearing views
• Control the logging process from the Helmsman’s Display
• Utilise the reporting and eventing features of NaviPac
• Utilise Camera Manager for video interface in Helmsman’s Display

​Target group

The course is an entry level blended training for people who would like to start as Online Surveyors and NaviPac operators, who wish to be able to configure NaviPac in preparation for survey jobs. Experienced surveyors are also welcome as to review and reassure their knowledge and possibly experience learning new tools. 

Certificate

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 relevant NaviSuite software 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 
  • A webcam for optimal interaction with the instructor and the other participants

• 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