BATHYMETRIC SURVEY REPORT

CRUISE SAUDI

Abstract
BATHYMETRIC SURVEY FOR CRUISE SAUDI, AL WAJH, SAUDI
ARABIA

AL-MARASI AL-AAEMA & CENTER OF MARINE VESSELS, KAU

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 APPROVAL PAGE

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY
REPORT CMV001-22(Rev.0)
CRUISE SAUDI

Survey Period: 26th to 29th December 2022

Rev. Description Prepared Checked Reviewed Approved Data

0 Issued for review M. MOGADEM F. ALSAAQ 18/01/2023

1 F. ALSAAQ F. ALSAAQ F. ALSAAQ F. ALSAAQ 21/01/2023

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Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION 5
1.1 General 5
2.0 GEODETIC AND PROJECTION PARAMETERS 5
2.1 UNITS 5
2.2 GEODETIC PARAMETERS 6
2.3 VERTICAL DATUM 7
2.4 TIME 7
3.0 SURVEY VESSELS, EQUIPMENT and PERSONNEL 7
3.1 SURVEY VESSELS 7
3.2 SURVEY EQUIPMENT 7
3.3 PERSONNEL 8
4.0 DATA PROCESSING, INTERPRETATION AND CHARTING 9
4.1 Data Processing 9
4.2 AREA of INTERST 11
4.3 QUALITY CONTROL 16
4.3.1 IHO Standards 16
4.3.2 TVU 17
4.3.3 THU 20
4.0 SUMMARY OF OPERATION 21

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 General

CMV was requested by CRUISE SAUDI to conduct a bathymetric survey as a part the
development in AL WAJH city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The purpose of this survey was to perform MBES survey in proposed area of interest by the
client to assess existing structures/bathymetry and produce an IHO order 1a quality results in
different formats for all the area.

The geophysical survey of the inshore area and proposed route corridor was conducted by
CMV between 26 and 29 December 2022, using multibeam echo sounders with motion
sensors, all in conjunction with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

This document details the technical and operational aspects of the project including survey
methodology, personnel and equipment used and the results from the survey covering
bathymetry and seabed feature information.

All coordinates in this report are referenced to WGS84 Spheroid, UTM Projection, Zone 37
North, CM 39° East.

All survey-related work was carried out in accordance with client requirements and CMV’s
standing survey work practices.

2.0 GEODETIC AND PROJECTION PARAMETERS

2.1 UNITS

▪ Coordinates are expressed in international meters [m];

▪ Linear measurements are expressed in meters [m];

▪ Angular units are expressed in degrees [º].

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2.2 GEODETIC PARAMETERS

Global Positioning System Geodetic Parameters

Spheroid World Geodetic System 1984

Datum ITRF 2014

Semi-major axis a = 6 378 137.000 m

Inverse Flattening 1/f = 298.257223563

Local Datum Geodetic Parameters

Spheroid World Geodetic System 1984

Datum ITRF 2014

Semi-major axis a = 6 378 137.000 m

Inverse Flattening 1/f = 298.257223563

Datum Transformation Parameters from WGS84 to WGS84

X-axis Translation 0.00 m X-axis Rotation 0.00 arcsec Scale Difference: 0.00 ppm

Y-axis Translation 0.00 m Y-axis Rotation 0.00 arcsec

Z-axis Translation 0.00 m Z-axis Rotation 0.00 arcsec

Project Projection Parameters

Grid Projection Universal Transverse Mercator, Northern Hemisphere

UTM Zone 37 N

Central Meridian 39° 00′ 00″ East

Latitude of Origin 0° 00′ 00″ North

False Easting 500 000 m

False Northing 0m

Scale Factor on Central Meridian 0.9996

Units Meter

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2.3 VERTICAL DATUM

All water depths are reduced to Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) using predicted tides from a tide gauge
installed in AL WAJH by GASGI.

2.4 TIME
All survey data were logged in (UTC). Local time is UTC +3:00 hours.

3.0 SURVEY VESSELS, EQUIPMENT and PERSONNEL

3.1 SURVEY VESSELS

The bathymetric survey was conducted from the Survey vessels KAU-1 and KAU-2, owned and operated
by KAU.

All vessels were inspected for safety measures prior to the survey.

3.2 SURVEY EQUIPMENT

Equipment Description

MBES KONGSBERG EM712

POSITIONING & GYRO POS MV OCEANMASTER

SVP VALEPORT MIDAS Sound Velocity Profiler

SVS VALEPORT MiniSVS

IMU Applanix IMU

Acquisition Software SIS (Seafloor Information System) by KONGSBERG

TABLE 1: KAU1 EQUIPMENT LIST

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Equipment Description

MBES TELEDYNE RESON SEABAT T50-P

POSITIONING & GYRO POS MV WAVEMASTER

SVP VALEPORT MINI Sound Velocity Profiler

SVS VALEPORT MiniSVS

IMU Applanix IMU

Acquisition Software TELEDYNE PDS2000 SUITE

TABLE 2: KAU2 EQUIPMENT LIST

3.3 PERSONNEL

SITE NAME KAU1 TEAM MEMBERS POSITION

CS-ALWAJH Capt. Khaled Hizam Captain

Eng. Sultan Al Harbi Surveyor

Kumar AB

Banda AB

TABLE 3: KAU1 TEAM

SITE NAME KAU2 TEAM MEMBERS POSITION

CS-ALWAJH Capt. Subhi AbuLaqfa Captain

Eng. Husain Al Olyani Surveyor

Eng. Mohammed Al Ghamdi Surveyor

TABLE 4: KAU2 TEAM

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4.0 DATA PROCESSING, INTERPRETATION AND CHARTING
4.1 Data Processing

All data were logged in .S7K and .Kmall formats and processed using CARIS HIPS&SIPS.
The multibeam data have been processed to a 1.0 m × 1.0 m cell size.

Bathymetry:
Water depths are reduced to Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) using observed tides.
Minimum water depth within survey area: 1.4m
Maximum water depth within survey area: 194m

In general, the seabed within the middle of northern portion of the survey area was observed to be
slightly undulating and deep with steep seabed gradients over the sides of the area. The seabed was
highly irregular with complex water column structure area over the sides. In the southern-east part has a
small bay with inlet of 90m width

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FIGURE 1: SURVEY AREA DTM
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4.2 AREA of INTERST
Based on client request, the southern-east bay and southern approach of survey area are most important
for development purposes of this project.

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Phone.
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 4.3 QUALITY CONTROL

This project is conducted with respect to IHO 1a order as per client request.

4.3.1 IHO Standards

According to the IHO standards, following order 1a criteria were implemented during survey
(see IHO table 5)
TABLE 5: IHO STANDARDS, S-44, EDITION 6.0.0
Criteria Order 2 Order 1b Order 1a Special order Exclusive order
Area description Areas where a general Areas where underkeel Areas where underkeel Areas where underkeel Areas where there is
(Generally) description of the sea floor clearance is not clearance is considered clearance is critical strict minimum
is considered adequate. considered to be an issue not to be critical but underkeel clearance and
for the type of surface features of concern to maneuverability criteria
shipping expected to surface shipping may
transit the area. exist.

Depth THU [m] + 20 m + 10% of depth 5 m + 5% of depth 5 m + 5% of depth 2m 1m

[% of Depth]

Depth TVU (a) [m] a = 1.0 m b = 0.023 a= 0.5 m b= 0.013 a= 0.5 m b= 0.013 a= 0.25m b=0.0075 a = 0.15 m b = 0.0075
and (b)

Feature Detection Not Specified Not Specified Cubic features > 2 m, in Cubic features > 1 m Cubic features > 0.5 m
[m] or [% of Depth] depths down to 40 m;
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feature Search [%] Recommended but Not Recommended but Not 100% 100% 100%
Required Required

Bathymetric 5% 5% ≤ 100% 100% 200%

Coverage [%]

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4.3.2 TVU

Total vertical uncertainty is a component of total propagated uncertainty (TPU) calculated in the vertical
dimension. TVU is a one-dimensional quantity with all contributing vertical measurement uncertainties
included.

The following equation is used to estimate the TVU:

𝑇𝑉𝑈 = ±√𝑎2 + (𝑏 × 𝑑)2

Where a =0.5 m b =0.013 for order 1a, and d is the average depth in the survey area which is 55m; then
TVU is ± 0.9m

The following is a 2-D map of the survey area showing the calculated standard deviation for 1a order for
the entire performance of this project.

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FIGURE 7: 2-D MAP WITH STTANDARD DEVIATION LAYER
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The actual performance of the survey is shown in the following figures.

FIGURE 8: STD VS. BEAM NUMBER

Figure 8 indicates the overall performance of 5 selected survey lines. From calculated TVU (±0.9m), the
lines are within order 1a.

FIGURE 9: OVERALL PERFORMANCE @ 95% CL

From figure 9, 95.53% of the conducted survey is fulfilling IHO order 1a.

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4.3.3 THU

Total horizontal uncertainty is a component of total propagated uncertainty (TPU) calculated in the
horizontal dimension. THU is a two-dimensional quantity with all contributing horizontal measurement
uncertainties included.

The following equation is used to estimate the THU:

𝑇𝐻𝑈 = ± 𝑋 + (𝑑 × 0.05)

Where X is 5m defined by the IHO, then THU is ±7.8m

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4.0 SUMMARY OF OPERATION
Day 1 progress:

MBES Covered Area

MBES Uncovered Area
Site Survey Status (m²) Total Area (m²)
(m²)
KAU1 KAU2
Completed 0 0 18056798.9 0

In progress 0 0 18056798.9 0
Progress Completion (%) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
TABLE 6: DETAILS OF FIELDWORK PROGRESS
Activities completed in the past 24 hrs

The teams moved from accommodation in Al Wajh 7:00 am

Teams arrived at Coast Guard jetty 7:30 am
Due to weather conditions and continuous rains, CG didn’t allow both vessels to sail
Activities planned for the next 24 hrs

To review the plan

TABLE 7: SUMMARY OF DAILY ACTIVITIES

Day 2 progress:

MBES Covered Area

MBES Uncovered Area
Site Survey Status (m²) Total Area (m²)
(m²)
KAU1 KAU2
Completed 5132989.0 875200.0 6008189.0 6008189.0

In progress 0 0 12048609.0 12048609.0

Progress Completion (%) 28.42% 4.847% 66.733% 33.267%
TABLE 8: DETAILS OF FIELDWORK PROGRESS
Activities completed in the past 24 hrs

The teams moved from accommodation in Al Wajh 7:00 am

Teams arrived at Coast Guard jetty 7:30 am
Due to weather conditions and permissions, CG didn’t allow both vessels to sail until 12.00PM.
Activities planned for the next 24 hrs

To review the plan

TABLE 9: SUMMARY OF DAILY ACTIVITIES

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Day 3 progress:

MBES Covered Area

MBES Uncovered
Site Survey Status (m²) Total Area (m²)
Area (m²)
KAU1 KAU2
Completed 8,549,038.0 1,869,002.0 7,638,758.0 10,418,040.0

In progress 0 0 7,638,758.0 7,638,758.0

Progress Completion (%) 47.34% 10.35% 42.31% 57.69%

TABLE 10: DETAILS OF FIELDWORK PROGRESS

Activities completed in the past 24 hrs

The teams moved from accommodation in Al Wajh 7:00 am

Teams arrived at Coast Guard jetty 7:30 am
Due to weather conditions and permissions, CG didn’t allow both vessels to sail until 12.00PM.
Activities planned for the next 24 hrs

To review the plan

TABLE 11: SUMMARY OF DAILY ACTIVITIES

Day 4 progress:

MBES Covered Area

MBES Uncovered
Site Survey Status (m²) Total Area (m²)
Area (m²)
KAU1 KAU2
Completed 8,549,038.0 5022169.0 994520.0 17062278.0

In progress 0 0 994520.0 994520.0

Progress Completion (%) 66.68% 27.81% 5.51% 94.49%
TABLE 12: DETAILS OF FIELDWORK PROGRESS

Activities completed in the past 24 hrs

The teams moved from accommodation in Al Wajh 7:00 am

Teams arrived at Coast Guard jetty 7:30 am
Both teams started MBES survey 8:30 am
Activities planned for the next 24 hrs

To review the plan

TABLE 13: SUMMARY OF DAILY ACTIVITIES

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Day 5 progress:

MBES Covered Area

(m²) MBES Uncovered
Site Survey Status Total Area (m²)
Area (m²)
KAU1 KAU2

Completed 8,549,038.0 5022169.0 0.0 18,056,798.9

In progress 0 0 0.0 0.0

Progress Completion (%) 68.33% 31.67% 0% 100%

TABLE 14: DETAILS OF FIELDWORK PROGRESS

Activities completed in the past 24 hrs

The teams moved from accommodation in Al Wajh 7:00 am

Teams arrived at Coast Guard jetty 7:30 am
Both teams started MBES survey 8:30 am, MBES completed at 1:00 pm
Activities planned for the next 24 hrs

To review the plan

TABLE 15: SUMMARY OF DAILY ACTIVITIES

‫املراس ي العائمة للمقاوالت العامة‬

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