Project: Hong Kong-America Cable System (HKA), pre lay cable route survey
Client: ASN (Alcatel)
Role: Project Manager
Working for: Fugro
Year: 2018
Country of operation: Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan (waters only), USA
Key Equipment:
- Vessel – Fugro Supporter
- Multibeam – Reason 2040 (shallow water)
- Multibeam – Kongsberg EM122 (deep water)
- Sub bottom Profiler and Side Scan Sonar- EdgeTech 2000
- Magnetometer
- Drop Core
- SeaScout CPT
Project Overview: This was a challenging project, a trans-continental survey that took place over the breadth of the Pacific Ocean totaling 14,939km in length, starting in Hong Kong, and ending in the USA. Crossing international boundaries (inc contended boarders), naval training zones, and multiple landing sites. I had to engage many partner companies within Fugro (when working in their jurisdiction), JV companies, and outsource the landing surveys to other survey companies. In addition, I implemented shoreside QC for CPT test validation, saving costs.
Further Information: https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/systems/trans-pacific/hka
Scope:
- Cable route survey over Pacific Ocean
- Deep water survey >1,500m WD, multibeam
- Shallow survey 15m to 1,500M WD, multibeam, SPB, SSS, CPT, Cores
- Landing survey 0m to 15m WD (5 landing surveys total)
- On the fly rerouting
- Reporting
- Lumpsum contract
Challenges
- Working in the jurisdiction of 6 countries (and being based in none of them)
- 5 landing sites, in 4 countries
- 7 Dash Line
- Supporting a vessel over a wide area
- Pioneering shoreside QC for CPT test validation
- Vast area covered
- Crossing US Missile testing zone and submarine training ground