Hydrographic Service Delivery in Nigeria Stakeholders Contributions By

Hydrographic Service Delivery in Nigeria: Stakeholders Contributions By Florence Babalola-Smith

THE NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY

Who we are with regards to Hydrographic survey! • The Hydrographic Survey responsibilities of the Nigerian Ports Authority are carried out within the Port’s jurisdiction as defined by coordinates of the Port Limits in the Port Act. (Section 6 of Part B of the Port Act). It is sighted as the Ports Declaration of Port Limits Order.

WHERE AND HOW? • Bathymetric Surveys: We have compulsory Pilotage Districts as established by the Port Act, namely Lagos, Warri, Calabar and Port Harcourt/Bonny Pilotage Districts. All Surveys are carried out pursuant to SOLAS Chapter V, section 9 and IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys- Publication S-44.

COMPULSORY PILOTAGE DISTRICTS • Lagos, • Calabar, • Warri, • and Port Harcourt/Bonny Pilotage Districts.

Sweeping the Escravos Entrance

The Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger- Marieke

AIDS TO NAVIGATION

WRECK & OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS

SUCCESS STORIES ABOUND!!!

NEW DEVELOPMENTS • Lekki, Lagos (where we have the Lekki Deep Sea Port, The Dangote Refinery Construction Jetty, Pinnacle Oil & Gas Terminal, Frozen Storage - FF Ariyo, installation of Telecommunications/ Marine cables • Ibom Deep Sea Port, Badagry Deep Sea Port, Bakassi Deep sea port

FPSO EGINA

THE NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)

NIMASA • Establishment of Automatic Tide Gauge (ATG) & Surge Monitoring Station at NIMASA- NMRDC, Kirikiri. • There is an ongoing magnetometer surveys to locate, identify and mark wrecks in the Central and Western Zone Lagos. • There Agency had carried out an “Aids to Navigation survey” in the Nigerian waters, concentrating on the Lagos and Port Harcourt channels. The process for immediate procurement and installation of the Aids to navigation has been initiated and well under way. • As the foremost Agency charged with merchant shipping, there is an on-going review of the Merchant Shipping Act 2007 expected to be completed soon.