Hydrographers

Hydrographers measure, analyse and maintain the flow and quality of water in rivers, lakes, stormwater and sewage, and survey and map oceans, seas and rivers.

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What the job involves

  • Prepares technical documentation and drawings for hydrographic survey solutions
  • Performs routine mathematical calculations and computations of measurements for surveying and charting bodies of water
  • Checks, calibrates and maintains surveying, sonar, navigational and other hydrography equipment
  • Collects surveying data using computer systems, echo sounders, sonar, GPS and other navigation systems
  • Conducts fieldwork by collecting water bed samples and aquatic life for laboratory experiments, tests and analyses
  • Prepares maps, charts, sketches, diagrams and reports on the currents and compositions of water bodies