Big Blue World
The Global Newsletter of the Society for Underwater Technology
Issue 6, December 2022
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Publications
UT2, Underwater Robotics, MTS Journal
Events & Training Diary
SUT News
SUT AGM, London
Annual Report
SUT-US Call for Volunteers
Underwater Robotics Award
Nominations Open
SUT+ Aberdeen
Innovation
14 | The BORA Blue Ocean Research
Alliance® successfully tests ground-
breaking BORAbox®
16 | YUCO-PAM: An innovative
autonomous solution for passive
acoustic monitoring
Publications
Updated OSIG Guidance Notes
Forthcoming Events & Training
Underwater Technology Podcast
Reports of Recent Events
Digital Twin Software
Subsea Controls Downunder 2022
ADIPEC 2022
London & South of England Pub Quiz
11th International SUT China Technical
Conference
MASTS 12th Annual Science Meeting
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Cheryl Burgess
SUT CEO
Society for Underwater Technology
Welcome from the CEO
Welcome
For many of us, the second half of December engages holiday mode
- children of school on winter breaks, religious celebrations taking
place in many faiths in December, bank Holidays in the UK, public
holidays in many other countries. However, many people will be
working full-time and away from home. We are all hoping not to see
the next variant of Covid hitting the news and global health.
Te end of the year makes us refective on what has gone on over the
last year and in the same breadth, look ahead to what is coming.
I am reminded that in ancient Rome, Janus was the god of
beginnings, transitions and endings. He was depicted as having two
faces; one looking to the future and one to the past. And so, we come
to January.
For the SUT it has been a year of increased activity and return to
face-to-face events. From SUT centre and in the Branches plans for
2023 are underway.
Training courses online and in live classroom environments are
planned. Te fact that SUT training courses had more delegates in
2021-2022 fnancial year than pre-Covid, is a great achievement. I
would like to thank all those who organised, presented and delivered
SUT training courses; and in particular David Saul, Training
Committee Chair, David Brookes organising SUT’s Ofshore Wind
Course, those on the Aberdeen Committee delivering the Aberdeen
Branch’s face-to-face Subsea Awareness Course and Jacqui Adams,
SUT’s Events and Training Manager in her pivotal role.
2023 will also be busy with attendance at Ocean Business, All-
Energy, Ofshore Europe, participating at Oceanology Americas via
the Houston/SUT-US Branch. Branches and Special Interest Groups
will be organising events, in person and online. Te Defence SIG,
Chaired by Nick Swif, is planning their frst seminar/workshop for
March. But it will be September when the International OSIG 2023
Conference takes centre stage on the SUT calendar. Although Covid
lockdown and disruption have afected the timeline for this 3-day
conference occurring every fve years, the work of the organising
committee lead by Toby Powell has produced an exciting programme
which will draw an international delegation to London in the
autumn. All of the OSIG group and all the Special Interest Group
(SIG) volunteers are not only stalwarts of the SUT, but those who
shape SUT events for members, non-members and the wider sectors.
I regularly say and write that we want the membership to tell us what
types of events do you want? Particular subject matter and content.
What will interest you to go to a technical meeting or social event?
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Welcome from CEO | New Members
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Click here to �nd out how your organisation can join the SUT as a Corporate Member
and what bene�ts you could get.
Welcome to our new Corporate Members
The Society offers enhanced communication with other companies,
government, organisations and individuals working in the area of underwater
technology in specialist disciplines.
Do you prefer breakfast meetings to those at the end of the work day? What are the benefts you
value? What benefts are meaningful to you? Please get in touch and let us know. Jane Hinton, SUT’s
Membership & Finance Ofcer and I look forward to hearing from you.
For those who haven’t yet listened in to the SUT podcast produced by Andrew Connelly and Emily
Boddy, I hope you join me in checking out what is new and what I have missed in the world of
subsea and innovation, as well as getting to know some of our members.
My plans for the holidays include podcast downloads and reading Te Ship Beneath the Ice; Te
Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance. Te presentations following the AGM by Mensun Bound and
Nico Vincent were a treat for the attending audience. In the networking reception that followed
I found that many of us shared an interest in the polar explorations of the early 20th century and
historic shipwrecks.
2023 is looking busy for SUT. Wherever you are, however you spend your free time in the remaining
days of 2022 or see the new year in; Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year from the SUT.
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Publications
UT2/Underwater Robotics - The magazines of the SUT
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Society for Underwater Technology
Te Marine Technology Society Journal is the
fagship publication of the Marine Technology
Society. It publishes the highest caliber, peer-
reviewed papers, six times a year, on subjects of
interest to the society: marine technology, ocean
science, marine policy, and education. Te Marine
Technology Society has published the MTS
Journal under its current title since 1969.
Click to read the latest issue.
Marine Technology Society
Journal (MTSJ)
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Events & Training Diary
JANUARY 2023
SUT-US New Year Networking Event
5 January 2023
Red Lion Pub, Houston, TX
Aberdeen Branch AGM
18 January 2023
Aberdeenshire Cricket Club
An Introduction to Offshore Geophysics &
Geotechnical Engineering
18 January, 2023 - 19 January, 2023
University of Southampton
SUT-US Champagne & Conversation:
Solving The Big Three Challenges for the
Workforce in the Future
19 January 2023
Memorial Wine Cellar, Houston, TX, & Online
SUT | Astrimar Virtual Training Course –
Quali�cation of New Technology
24-27 January 2023
Virtual Training Course
Middle East – Decommissioning –
Technologies, Case Studies & Solutions to
Challenges in the Middle-East
24 January 2023
Mubarak Marine LLC
Floating Wind Solutions
30 January - 1 February 2023
Marriott Marquis Hotel, Houston, TX
FEBRUARY
Offshore Wind Renewable Energy –
Virtual Course
1-2 February 2023
Virtual Training Course
SUT US Networking Event
2 February 2023
Watson’s House of Ales, Houston, TX
Perth – February 2023 Evening Technical
Meeting
8 February 2023
Parmelia Hilton Perth
SUT US Subsea Awareness Course
13-16 February 2023
Oceanology International Americas
14-16 February 2023
San Diego Convention
Centre
Susbea Expo
21-23 February 2023
P&J Live, Aberdeen
MARCH
Aberdeen – Subsea Awareness Course
13-17 March 2023
Palm Court, Aberdeen
SUT Member News
Society for Underwater Technology
Events & Training Diary
Events & Training Diary
Perth – AOG Energy 2023
15-17 March 2023
Perth Convention & Exhibition
Centre
MCEDD Deepwater Development 2023
28-30 March 2023
MCEDD Deepwater Development 2023
APRIL
Perth – Evening Technical Meeting
5 April 2023
Parmelia Hilton Perth
Ocean Business
18-20 April 2023
NOC Southampton
MAY
Perth – Subsea Awareness Course
1-5 May 2023
Parmelia Hilton Perth
Perth – SUT Community Casual Catchup
4 May 2023
All-Energy 2023
10-11 May 2023
SEC, Glasgow
OSIGp May 2023 – Offshore Geohazards
and Geotechnics Course
17 May 2023
AUGUST
SUT US 2nd Annual Online Engineering
Competition
1 August - 30 November 2023
SEPTEMBER
SPE Offshore Europe
5-8 September, 2023
P&J Live, Aberdeen
9th International SUT OSIG Conference
“Innovative Geotechnologies for Energy
Transition”
12-14 September 2023
Imperial College London
For more information
on SUT events and
training courses go to
www.sut.org/events
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SUT AGM, London
6 December 2022 | Institute of Physics, London
Te SUT AGM took place on 6th December in
London with SUT President Moya Crawford,
chairing the AGM. Standard AGM agenda
items include the Chair’s Report of the Year, the
Honorary Treasurer’s report on the SUT accounts
and fnancial statements, appointment of the SUT
auditors and Council enabled to set the auditor’s
remuneration. Newly elected members of Council
were announced and thanks are given to out going
Council members and all of those volunteers and
staf who have contributed to the successes of the
SUT over fnancial reporting year 1 July 2021 to 30
June, both volunteers and staf.
Leaving Council this year: Frank Lim, Terry Grifths and Bob MacDonald. Tank you for all your time,
attention and service to the SUT.
Tose newly-elected: Dr Julie Morgan, Terence Sloane, Michael Teobald, Martin Stemp and Steve Dufeld.
Congratulations to them all, and to Julie on election for her second-term on Council.
Te AGM concluded with announcements and awards. Nick McNaughton has been elected as Fellow for
services to the Perth Branch. Rustom (Rusty) Jehangir of California-based Blue Robotics was announced as
the winner of the 2022 Gwyn Grifths Underwater Robotics Award. Entries for the 2023 GGUR Award are
now open. Click here to fnd out more and submit your nomination.
Moya announced Roger Scrivens as the winner of the
Alan Greig Memorial Prize for Outstanding Contribution
to Commercial Operational Oceanography. Covid
restrictions at previous AGM made acknowledging the
winner of this Award and displaying the Ekman fow
meter impossible. Roger delighted the attending members
explaining how the Ekman Meter, (which serves as the
prize for this award) works and why it is important.
Afer thanking the Society for the award Roger spoke
of Alan Greig who was probably the frst ‘commercial’
oceanographer in the UK. Roger’s portrait of Alan
Greig, professional and personal, reminded us all of the
friendships we make in our industry, the knowledge we
gain through engaging in the SUT and the calibre of the
individuals who make up the SUT.
Te President informed the AGM that this year
there are two recipients of the 2022 President’s
Award: Te Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust
and Mensun Bound. Te Falklands Maritime
Heritage Trust (FMHT) was awarded in
recognition of their dedication to preserving the
rich and varied seafaring history of the Falklands
and those who have been associated with them.
FMHT is recognised for its role in the search and
discovery for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance in
2022. Donald Lamont, Chairman of the Falklands
Maritime Heritage Trust (and former Governor of
Roger Scrivens and Moya Crawford
L-R: Donald Lamont, Moya Crawford, Mensun Bound
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the Falkland Islands) accepted the award on behalf
of FMHT.
Te President’s Award 2022 was also made to
Mensun Bound in recognition of his career
achievements to, and contributions in, the feld of
marine archaeology. As Director of Exploration
for two expeditions to the Weddell Sea which led
to the rediscovery of the Endurance, Mensun’s
career and discoveries have illuminated maritime
history, informed, educated and inspired his
peers, the public, future generations of maritime
archaeologists and all those fascinated by marine
archaeology.
Te meeting resumed afer a short break with two
excellent presentations on Te Ship Beneath the Ice
from Mensun and Nico Vincent which touched
on the background of the search, fnding the ship,
some of the technology used, the wealth of data
from the exploration. Questions had to be cut
short to enable those present to network, catch-up
and speak to Mensun and Nico in the reception
that concluded the evening.
Click to see the latest Annual Report of the Society
for Underwater Technology (2021-2022) including
a foreword from SUT President Moya Crawford,
reports from SUT Branches, Special Interest Groups,
and an update on the Educational Support Fund.
Mensun Bound giving his presentation on
finding Shackleton’s Endurance
Left: SUT’s
Elected Officer’s
of Council:
(L-R) Iain Knight,
Hon Secretary,
Sue John, Chair,
Moya Crawford,
SUT President,
Nigel Carey, Hon
Treasurer
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SUT US News
Have you been looking for a volunteer opportunity? SUT-US in Houston has several
available volunteer positions open for you to join!
Technical Coordinator
We are looking for someone who can help expand SUT’s presence and participation
in 2023 regional industry conferences. Examples include organizing:
• a delegation of Young Professionals (YPs) and/or students
• a poster competition
• a pre-conference workshop
• any other creative idea you may have
School Touring Committee
Volunteers who join the School Touring Committee will have the opportunity to
enthuse middle school and high school students about STEM subjects in Houston
and surrounding areas. Te outreach program will allow you to engage with students
by talking about your personal career path, participating in classroom exercises, and
presenting materials about ocean, earth, and space science topics.
SUT HQ Training Committee
Te Training Committee, led by the UK branch, is currently seeking volunteers to join
their board for upcoming years. Te committee focuses primarily on fnding ways to
enhance and develop trainings ofered within the various SUT branches. In addition, the
board provides a forum to discuss training-related issues in greater detail.
For more information on the volunteer opportunities click here.
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