CPD for hydrography
The professional assessment and certification of hydrographic surveyors is conducted by the Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel (AHSCP). The CPD requirement for hydrographic surveyors certified by the AHSCP (whether they are Commission members or not) is 15 points annually, applicable from 01 July to 30 June each year.
While non-certified members have the ability to use the pro-rata rule as they are required to re-certify yearly, the applicant’s declaration, AHSCP Guidelines and certification certificate require that Certified Hydrographic Surveyors achieve the 15 CPD points by the end of each financial year (FY).
View the GCA CPD Policy.
Enquiries regarding CPD for certified hydrographic surveyors may be directed to hydro.cpd@geospatialcouncil.org.au.
CPD Submission Requirements
Members of GCA: Provision of compliant CPD each financial year ending 30 June, will provide continued certification into the new financial year. For this reason, it is important that CPD records are updated before the submission deadline of 31 July.
Should a Certified Hydrographic Surveyor consider that they will not be able to obtain the required annual CPD points by 30 June, they should formally write to the Chair of the Hydrography Area of Practice requesting an extension in order to comply. The extension will not normally be greater than three (3) months from 30 June.
CPD returns are assessed at the end of July and non-compliant Certified Hydrographic Surveyors automatically lose certification in accordance with the rules and are removed from the list of Current Certified Hydrographic Surveyors.
Non-Members:
Non-members are required to re-certify each year through the AHSCP re-certification process.
Continuation of Certification
The Onus Lies with the Professional
As you would deal with a client’s contract with due diligence, so too you should deal with your own contract of certification.
There are three phases in the audit process for Members:
- 01 June (approx), initial notification – Call for CPD is distributed to all certified members
- 01 – 31 July – Opportunity for all members to update CPD records and capture activities conducted in June. Commence audit and if necessary, a warning notification is sent to those likely to be non-compliant. In this phase, you will be assisted in how to apply the CPD policy correctly and identifying appropriate CPD
- 01 August (approx) –The rules for certification are that Non-compliance is loss of certification, compliance is continuation. The list will be published to reflect current certifications.
While non-certified members have the ability to use the pro-rata rule as they are required to re-certify yearly, the applicant’s declaration, AHSCP Guidelines and certification certificate require that Certified Hydrographic Surveyors achieve the 15 CPD points by the end of each Financial Year (FY).
Method of CPD Submission
GCA members can submit their CPD points through the Member login to their dashboard.
Survey and Spatial New Zealand Members
S+SNZ will advise the Hydrography Area of Practice that the Certified Hydrographic Surveyor is still a Member and has achieved his/her CPD target in accordance with S+SNZ policy.