The course will provide exposure to the Officers of the National Institute of Hydrography, who are undergoing the Advanced Hydrography Course, on the various products and services developed by INCOIS to support operational requirements. The programme will cover an overview of INCOIS activities and the Ocean Information System, the Tsunami Early Warning System, wave modelling, ocean state forecasts (winds, waves, currents, tides), specialised tools such as the Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT) for maritime rescue support and the Online Oil Spill Advisory (OOSA) system for oil spill trajectory forecasts, and Coastal Vulnerability. Participants will also visit the SYNOPS laboratory. The programme is structured as a mix of theoretical sessions and a laboratory visit, providing officers with focused exposure to key operational tools and applications relevant to naval requirements.

Aims and Objectives:

• Over view of INCOIS activities.
• Understand the data and products on ocean state forecast for operations.
• Understanding the Tsunami decision support systems.
• Exposure to products and services of INCOIS.
• Coastal vulnerability maps generation along with inundation along the coast of India.
• Lab visits to various operational divisions of INCOIS.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this course :

Officers of Naval Institute of Hydrography Office (NIH), undergoing Advance Hydrography Course at INCOIS, Hyderabad.

Application Process :

Only by Nomination

Programme Dates:

09 September 2025

Venue:

International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean),
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS),
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India,
"Ocean Valley", Pragathi Nagar (B.O), Nizampet (S.O),
Hyderabad - 500 090, INDIA

Faculty:

• Dr. T V S Udaya Bhaskar
• Mr. Ajay Kumar
• Ms M Anuradha
• Dr Meenakshi Sreejith
• Mr Shiva Kumar

For any queries please contact:

For any queries related to this course:
Dr. T V S Udaya Bhaskar
Head, Ocean Data Management (ODM) &
Programme Planning and Coordination Group (PPC)
E-mail: itcoocean@incois.gov.in/uday@incois.gov.in