
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 MALAYSIA MALAYSIA
SURVEY PLATFORM KD MUTIARA (12 JAN 1978) Length 71 m Beam 13 m Draught 4.2m Speed 16knot Range 6,500 NM Complement 155 (14 Officers) KD PERANTAU (12 OKT 98) Length 67.8m Beam 13.3m Draught 4.0m Speed 16knot Range 6,000@ 10knot Complement 94 (17 Officers)
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