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Intelligent Ocean
is approved by the Joint Nature Conservation
Committee
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Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Training - 1 Day Course
(09:30 - 17:30)
JNCC Approved Trainer:
Alison
Gill BSc, MSc
Course Dates: we offer a flexible service
in terms of dates while Alison is land-based. Contact us with your
requirements and we will arrange a date.
Please email for
details of next course
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Rates
Price: £100 per person - this is the
charge for attending a class in Kings Lynn,
Norfolk. Price includes a light lunch, tea
and coffee.
Every attendee will be issued a detailed course
manual and will receive a certificate on
completing the course satisfactorily.
If you require a group rate or wish for
Alison to visit your establishment please email
info@intelligentocean.com for a quote.
We offer a special rate should you book the
PAM Training Course and the JNCC MMO Course
together which is £180
for both courses (the PAM Training Course
will be held the day after the JNCC MMO
Training).
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Location
Classes will be held in the town of Kings
Lynn in Norfolk at the "Globe Hotel" on the
corner of Tuesday Market Place in the centre of
town . Address is: The Globe Hotel, King
Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 1EZ.
Click here for Globe Hotel Website
Kings Lynn is on the train line from
London, Kings Cross with a regular hourly
service. There is also a good train service from
London Stansted.
Click here for a list of local
guesthouses and hotels in Kings Lynn.
Tea, coffee and a light lunch will be provided
for free of charge. Alternatively you can
provide your own lunch or visit one of the local
hotels, cafes or pubs during the lunch hour.
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Car Parking
Please note there are no car parking facilities
at the Globe Hotel. There are several car parks in
the town within walking distance of the course.
Please note the cost of these vary and that some
have restricted times you can stay.
Please click here
for a map of car parks in Kings Lynn town
centre. The long stay car parks are the
cheapest.
We recommend the car park on Church Street
(marked with a red cross) on the
map as this always
has spaces and is reasonably priced at £3.20 for
a whole day.
09:30 - 11:00
Basic Theory of Sound Production
What is sound?
Frequency of sound
Loudness of sound
Decibels
Perception of loudness
Standardising decibels in relation to the medium sound is transmitted
Source levels and received levels
Propagation of sound in water
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00The Spectrogram - a
visual representation of sound
Marine Mammal Sounds with practical examples
Tonal sounds
Pulsed sounds
Ambient Noise
Practical session using a spectrogram
program to visualise marine mammal sounds and
ambient noise
PAM equipment
PAM deployment methods
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
The basic principles of PAM software
Acoustic software programs
IFAW Programs - Whistle, Rainbow Click, Porpoise
Practical session playing back sound clips
through software programs
15:30 - 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 17:30
Introduction to PAMGUARD - new
software in development for offshore PAM
Questions and Discussion
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