1. COUNTRY REPORT ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRE (RMNODC)

2. SCOPE • BACKGROUND • AREA OF INTEREST • SURVEYING PLATFORM AND PERSONNEL • STATUS OF COEANOGRAPHIC DATA MANAGEMENT • RMNODC ACTIVITIES • DEVELOPMENT • OCEANOGRAPHIC PUBLICATION

3. 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.

4. AREA OF INTEREST

5. AREA OF INTEREST MALAYSIA MALAYSIA

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. DEVELOPMENT • Acquisition of Oceanographic Facilities - Online tide and tidal system - Environmental monitoring system - Oceanographic ship

11. 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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