COUNTRY REPORT

ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRE (RMNODC)

SCOPE

BACKGROUND

AREA OF INTEREST

SURVEYING PLATFORM AND PERSONNEL

STATUS OF COEANOGRAPHIC DATA MANAGEMENT

RMNODC ACTIVITIES

DEVELOPMENT

OCEANOGRAPHIC PUBLICATION

BACKGROUND

HDRMN ESTABLISHED IN 1965 – TO CATER FOR HYDROGRAPHIC, OCEANOGRAPHIC AND CHARTING OF MALAYSIAN WATERS.

THE OCEANOGRAPHIC SECTION – BEGAN PRODUCTION OF TIDES AND TIDAL STREAM PREDICTION IN 1987.

RMNODC WAS SET UP WITH ASSISTANCE FROM AODC - RMN OFFICERS HAS BEEN TO AUSTRALIA FOR TRAINING SINCE 1994.

THERE AFTER RMNODC HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN PROMOTING COOPERATION AMONG THE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.

AREA OF INTEREST

AREA OF INTEREST

MALAYSIA MALAYSIA

KD PERANTAU (12 OKT 98)

Length 67.8m

Beam 13.3m

Draught 4.0m

Speed 16knot Range 6,000@ 10knot

Complement 94 (17 Officers)

KD MUTIARA (12 JAN 1978)

Length 71 m

Beam 13 m

Draught 4.2m

Speed 16knot Range 6,500 NM

Complement 155 (14 Officers)

SURVEY PLATFORM

STATUS

NATIONAL PROJECTS - OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISES CONDUCTED ON REGULAR BASIS.

COOPERATION WITH VARIOUS NATIONAL ANGECIES UNIVERSITIES, NATIONAL PETROLIUM COY (PETRONAS) etc.

DATA HELD BY RMNODC:- CTD- XBT - Geophysical Data - Wave - Marine Biology- Bathymetry

INTERNATIONAL MSR 2001 – 2 with Japan and 1 with Germany

RMNODC ACTIVITIES

Tide table, T/stream – Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore.

Data Management – Data inventory of RMNOC as well as other agencies data held.

Environmental monitoring– by Nat. Meteor Dept – RMN plans to estb own collection system.

GODAR – Data archaeology and rescue via national agencies and International bodies.

Oceanographic cruises – to date 14 cruises carried out – 9 Malacca Strait, 5 South China Sea.

DEVELOPMENT

Oceanographic Research Coordination Committee – comprising 15 agencies (including 5 universities) - Foster cooperation between various agencies

- Establish procedures in data management, QC, exchange & archiving format

- Identify funding for oceanographic activities of common interest

- Disseminate and update new technology

- Encourage exchange of info among members

- Encourage pooling and sharing of resources and expertise

DEVELOPMENT

Acquisition of Oceanographic Facilities

- Online tide and tidal system

- Environmental monitoring system

- Oceanographic ship

OCEANOGRAPHIC PUBLICATION

MALAYSIAN TIDE TABLES

- Volume 1- Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore

- Volume 2- Sabah, Sarawak & Brunei

LIST IF TIDAL BENCHMARKS

- Volume 1 – Peninsular Malaysia

- Volume 2- Sabah and Sarawak

OCENAOGRAPHIC DATA INVENTORIES – listing of oceanographic data held by RMNODC.

ENVIORNMENTAL BRIEF – report to support military exercises or operations

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