- PNS Behr Paima
Behr Paima (
Urdu : بحرپیما) is ahydrographic -cum-oceanographic survey andResearch vessel ofPakistan . Herkeel was laid on16 February 1982 and was launched on7 July 1982 inJapan . The ship was handed over toPakistan Navy on27 December , same year. The ship was equipped with most modern surveying systems of the time. The hydrographic systems have been upgraded since then from time to time and hence are parallel with modern trends and techniques available in theworld . Most of the oceanographic equipments are however, of the original outfit.Instruments and equipment
The vessel has six deck winches and three laboratories equipped with a range of survey equipments and instruments. Hydrogaphic equipment includes variety of
Differential Global Positioning System ,Electronic Chart Display and Information System ,Microwave Positioning systems, Dual Frequency Echo Sounders, Multibeam and Side ScanSonars , Radio Tide Gauges, Profilers, Current Meters, CTD and Hydrographic data acquisition and processing software. Additionally there areOceanographic andGeophysical research instruments. There are two Survey Boats equipped withDGPS and survey equipment to facilitate the surveying ofshallow andinshore waters.Survey work
The ship, since its induction, has carried-out extensive survey of Pakistan's
coastal areas on different scales. The ship partially surveyed the south-eastern sea-front of Pakistan that comprisesIndus River Delta creeks. However,sea area west and south ofKarachi has been thoroughly surveyed. The ship also provided valuable data for building of Jinnah Naval Base channel inOrmara . Pakistan’s deep water port at Gwadar was also planned based on data rendered by the ship. The corresponding series of charts on different scales have been published for the entire coast of Pakistan based on ships surveyed data. The ship has also conducteddredging surveys, wreck search, north markings,tidal data collections, and detached surveys etc.See also
*
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
*Government of Pakistan External links
* [http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/hydro/h_intro.htm Pakistan Navy Hydrographic Department]
* [http://www.researchvessels.org/country/Pakistan/paima.htm Vessel data]
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