Pakistan Deployment Opportunities
Contact points:
Director General
National Institute of Oceanography
S.T. 47, Block 1, Clifton
Karachi
Pakistan
Tel: (+92) 21 586 00 28
Fax: (+92) 21 586 01 29
Email: niopkcubexs.net.pk
Hydrographer
Pakistan Navy
Naval Headquarters
Islamabad
Pakistan
Potential ship deployment opportunities:
| Potential area, ship routes | In the EEZ of Pakistan and beyond depending upon availability of vessels |
| Time period, regularity | No fixed period, as NIO is dependant on the ships of opportunity as and when it becomes available |
| Type of ship (e.g. VOS, research ship, navy ship) | NIO Pakistan charter research vessel for its oceanographic programmes and and when required. Ships of opportunity also available. |
| Availability of crew onboard (none, minimal, moderate, high) | Unknown |
| Whether technician(s) can embark the ship (needed for floats, XBTs, moored buoy servicing) | Marine technicians are available in Pakistan for deployment purposes |
| Whether the ship can stop (needed for moored buoy servicing) | Yes |
Potential air deployment opportunities: None