Oceanographic Survey Vessels

Oceanographic Survey Vessels is the world's first conference dedicated purely to the employment of hydrographic survey vessels in the broader defence and security context.

This event was created as a result of increased demand from the international naval community for a meeting which broke away from the traditional scientific and purely civil focus of other hydrographic conferences and trade shows, focusing instead on the employment of assets in the naval and security domains.

The Defence IQ OSV conference will focus squarely on naval requirements for OSVs where there is a strategic security benefit and/or where there is also a clear economic case.

What Navies, Coast Guards and National Hydrographic Offices can learn from OSV 2016

• Understand the economic and security benefits of owning this class of vessel
• Learn how OSVs impact marine resource management, improve EEZ policing, enhance your strategic security and contribute to Maritime Domain Awareness
• Acquire the information and skills needed to successfully build and present a compelling strategic and economic case for OSV acquisition for your navy
• Recognise the pros and cons of different designs for such vessels and how they impact build and operational costs.
• Learn about the choices your peers made in deciding on embarked equipment; UUVs, sensors, etc., to create a capability that is right for your nation’s needs and budget.