1. Curriculum Vitae
SUNIL KUMAR SONI
Personal Information
Date of Birth 11 Oct 1977
Nationality Indian
Languages Known English and Hindi
Marital Status Married
Passport No. H 8104021(issued at Mumbai 05/10/2009 to 04/10/2019)
CDC / Seaman Book MUM 179454 (Issued on 23/11/2010 to 22/11/2020)
Address Flat no. - 303, Sidhivinayak Apartment
Plot No. 28, Sector – 44A
Seawoods, Navi Mumbai
Pin – 400 706
Contact No. +91-8976722746 / 9969537115
+971 502217213
Email id mrsoni1977@gmail.com
coolsoni954@yahoo.co.in
Qualifications
Graduate in Hydrographic Surveying from Institution of Surveyors (India)
Diploma in Hydrographic Surveying from National Institute of Hydrography, Goa.
Computer Skills Certificate in System Administrator (Aptech), Dehradun (India)
Administrating and Supporting Windows NT Server 4.0 from NIIT.
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2. Curriculum Vitae
Institute of Management & Information Technology(Marketing and Seles
Management) Kanpur (India)
Offshore Yellow Fever: 19 Mar 2012
Survival BOSIET (OPITO approved) valid till 27 Aug 2017. Basic Offshore Safety Induction
Emergency Training at Survival System India, Mumbai, India. 26 Aug 2013
H2S Basic H2S Course (OPITO) from Suraksha Marine 09 Apr 2014
Offshore Valid till 21 Aug 2015(UKOOA) and Norwegian valid till 21 Aug 2015.
Medical
Equipment Used
Positioning Systems: DGPS Trimble RS/DS-4000,Trisponder 542, DMU 1009+, C Nav,
Hemisphere, Veripos, CSI Vector and GPS 200,300 & 530.
Single Beam Echo sounder: Konsberg,Simrad EA 600 and Deso 35 ,30, 20 & 25.
Multi Beam Sea Beam 1180, Simrad EA 3000Echo Scope and Seabat 7125 , 8125.
Side Scan Sonar: Edge tech 260, Discover 560 & 566P with tow fish 270T,DF1000 &
4200FS, Geo Acoustics.
Sound Velocity Profiller: Valeport Midas CTDS. Velport Tide Gauge, Nortek AWAC Current
Profiler,
Gyro: Raytheon STD-22, Meridian Surveyor,KVH, Octans (Underwater)
Motion Sensor: Seatex MRU 05, Octan Motion Sensor, TSS DMS
Level, Electronic Theodolite (T 2000), Theodolite (T2),Total Station Sokkia And Leica and
MRA-7.
Position Processors: Leica’s - Differential Post Processing System- SKI, SKI-Pro, and Geo
office.
Telemetry System, GAPS, USBL with mini beacons.
Software Used
Eiva Navipac 3.5 &3.8 ,QINSY 7.5 ,8.0 and 8.10, Hydro Pro,Visual Soft and Visual DVR
(Online), Data Logging and Processing Systems, HYPACK, ISAH, ISAH (PC), Hydrographic
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3. Curriculum Vitae
Processing System, (HYPS and HYPS_PC) and CARIS HIPS/SIPS, CODA DA 2000
Acquisition Syetem.
Working knowledge of Computers and AutoCAD Software.
Working knowledge of Survey Software EIVA NAVIPAC.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
28 Mar to 28 May 2015
as Online Surveyor Project No 1217 As Jacket Positioning/Installation Survey using EIVA
Navipac 3.8, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos Ultra , On board SEP-
250
14 Dec 14 to 23 Feb 2015
as Online Surveyor Project No 0265 Grout Bag Installation On Proposed Cable Route and
Existing Pipeline Platform Approach/Jacket Face Survey using EIVA
Navipac 3.8, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos Ultra ,Sonardyne USBL
System, On board Jaya Pearl
13 Jul to Till 17 Aug 2014
as Online Surveyor Project No 1284 As Built ROV and CP Survey On Proposed Cable
Route and Existing Pipeline As laid Routes and Platform
Approach/Jacket Face Survey using EIVA Navipac 3.8, TSS Meridian,
C-Nav & Veripos Ultra ,Sonardyne USBL System, Octans Underwater
Gyro and ROV On board Zakhir Pelican
18 Jun to Till to 12 Jul 2014
as Online Surveyor Project No 3278 Pre Engineering ROV Survey On Proposed Cable
Route and Existing Pipeline As laid Routes and Platform
Approach/Jacket Face Survey using EIVA Navipac 3.8, TSS Meridian,
C-Nav & Veripos Ultra ,Sonardyne USBL System, Octans Underwater
Gyro and ROV On board Zakhir Pelican
13 Apr to 26 May 2014 Zakum Field Spool Installation and Sleeper Installation
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4. Curriculum Vitae
as Online Surveyor (Zakum Field) IN Zakum Field (Abu Dhabi) Client– Zadco .using EIVA 3.5 & 3.8,
TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos Ultra ,Gaps, Echo Scope ,CODA DA2000
Acquisition system Octans U/W Gyro, Tug Telemetry System and DMS.
On board PLB 648
23 Mar to 02 Apr 2014 POST INSTALLATION SEA BED CLEARENCE SURVEY SPD-14C
as Party Chief (Persian Gulf) IN PERSIAN GULF (OFF IRAN) Geophysical Survey Clint –
NIOC.using QINSY 8.01, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos DGPS
,SeaSPY Magnetometer ,Multibeam Sea Bat 8101 Echo Sounder, Sub
Bottom Profiler , USBL, Edgetech 4200 Digital Sidescan Sonar, CODA
DA2000 Acquisition system ECHOTRAC MK III EchoSounder, Amal
Current Meter & SVP, and DMS. On board MV SARIEF PROVIDER
24 Feb to 11 Mar 2014 Sepand-1 Well Geophysical Site Survey – Pre-drill Hazard Survey
as Party Chief (Persian Gulf) IN PERSIAN GULF (OFF IRAN) Geophysical Survey Clint –
NIOC.using QINSY 8.01, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos DGPS
,SeaSPY Magnetometer ,Multibeam Sea Bat 8101 Echo Sounder, Sub
Bottom Profiler , USBL, Edgetech 4200 Digital Sidescan Sonar, CODA
DA2000 Acquisition system ECHOTRAC MK III EchoSounder, Amal
Current Meter & SVP, and DMS. On board MV SARIEF PROVIDER
08 Dec to 10 Jan 2014 POST INSTALLATION SEA BED CLEARENCE SURVEY SPD-19B
as Party Chief (Persian Gulf) IN PERSIAN GULF (OFF IRAN) Geophysical Survey Clint –
Petropars LTD.using QINSY 8.01, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos
DGPS ,SeaSPY Magnetometer ,Multibeam Sea Bat 8101 Echo Sounder,
USBL, Edgetech 4200 Digital Sidescan Sonar, CODA DA2000 Acquisition
system ECHOTRAC MK III EchoSounder, Amal Current Meter & SVP,
and DMS. On board MV SARIEF PROVIDER.
27 Oct to 14 Nov 2013 Geophysical Survey GOPALPUR PORT (India East Coast) Clint –
GPL LTD.using QINSY 8.10, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos
DGPS,SeaSPY Magnetometer ,Multibeam Echo SounderSimrad 3000D,
Edgetech 4200 Digital Sidescan Sonar, CODA DA2000 Acquisition system
ECHOTRAC MK III EchoSounder, Amal Current Meter & SVP, and DMS.
On board SARVAMANGLA
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5. Curriculum Vitae
31 Aug to 10 Sep 2013 POST INSTALLATION SITE SURVEY OF SPD-12D & SPD-12A
as Party Chief (Persian Gulf) IN PERSIAN GULF (OFF IRAN) Geophysical Survey Clint –
Petropars LTD.using QINSY 8.0, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos
DGPS,SeaSPY Magnetometer ,Multibeam Echo Sounder, USBL,
Edgetech 4200 Digital Sidescan Sonar, CODA DA2000 Acquisition system
ECHOTRAC MK III EchoSounder, Amal Current Meter & SVP, and DMS.
On board MV SALAT PIECES.
17 May to 04 July 2013 INSTALLATION OF PLEM AND PILE RECTIFICATION OF NEW
as Party Chief (Persian Gulf) FSU IN SAROOSH OIL FIELD (OFF IRAN) Clint – IOOC (IRAN)
using QINSY 8.0, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos DGPS,IXSEA
OCTANS UNDERWATER GYRO,SONARDYNE USBL, AMAL
SVP Current Meter, TMS and BMS for Anchor Handling. On board
OFOGE-1 CRAIN Barge With Diving Support Monitoring
28 Mar 2013 07 Apr 2013 POST INSTALLATION SITE SURVEY OF SEAPAND-1 IN PERSIAN
PGS (IRAN) GULF (OFF IRAN) Geophysical Survey Clint – IOOC LTD (IRAN)
as Party Chief using QINSY, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos DGPS, Magnetometer
,Multibeam Echo Sounder, USBL, Side Sector Sonar, ECHOTRAC MK III
EchoSounder, Amal Current Meter & SVP, and DMS. On board MV
SALAT PIECES.
18 Mar to 27 Mar 2013 POST INSTALLATION SITE SURVEY OF SEAPAND-1 IN PERSIAN
PGS (IRAN) GULF (OFF IRAN) Geophysical Survey Clint – IOOC LTD (IRAN)
as Sr Surveyor using QINSY, TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos DGPS, Magnetometer
,Multibeam Echo Sounder, USBL, Side Sector Sonar, ECHOTRAC MK III
EchoSounder, Amal Current Meter & SVP, and DMS. On board MV
SALAT PIECES.
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18 Oct to 22 Jan 2013 Pipeline Project ,FAO ISLAND (IRAQ ONSHORE)
OSS(IRAQ ONSHORE) using Total Station,C-Nav-3050 and Qinsy
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6. Curriculum Vitae
As Party Chief Elevation monitoring and positioning by Total Station
. Client: South Oil Company (Iraq Gov.)
30 Aug to 15 Sep 2012 Pipeline Project ,FAO ISLAND (IRAQ ONSHORE)
OSS(IRAQ ONSHORE) using Total Station,C-Nav-3050 and Qinsy
As Party Chief Elevation monitoring and positioning by Total Station
. Client: South Oil Company (Iraq Gov.)
27 May to 12 Aug 2012 Pipeline Project ,FAO ISLAND (IRAQ ONSHORE)
OSS(IRAQ ONSHORE) using Total Station,C-Nav-3050 and Qinsy
As Party Chief Elevation monitoring and positioning by Total Station
. Client: South Oil Company (Iraq Gov.)
27 Mar to 04 May 2012 UXO survey off Iraq to Kuwait and Off Iraq to off Iran
OSS(IRAQ OFFSHORE) for Oceanking Survey Services, usingTSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos
as Party Chief Magnetometer,USBL,Side Sector Sonar, ECHOTRAC MK III
EchoSounder, Amal Current Meter & SVP, and DMS. On board MV
Ocean Surfer.
Client: Leighton Offshore
04 Dec to 22 Feb 2012 Mattress installation Diving Support, and Barge Positioning
OSS(IRAQ OFFSHORE) for Iraq Crude Oil Export Phase-1 using TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripo
as Party Chief Hemisphere and USBL.
Client: Leighton Offshore
26 Aug to 16 Nov 2011 Positioning and diving support Survey, Iraq offshore for Leighton /
as online Surveyor Onboard DSV Oranda for providing Surface, LBL and USBL positioning
services during Subsea structure and SPM installations offshore Iraq, ICOEEP
phase I;
17 Jun 2011 to 24 Aug 2011 Coastal Marine Construction & Engineering Ltd.
QATAR Trench Monitoring using ; Odam Echo Sounder, Octan Motion
as Party Chief Sensor, Lieca 530 DGPS, SVP, Qinsy 8.0, HYPACK Processing
Software. Client Metito & UDC.
29 Dec 2010 to 23 Mar 2011 Coastal Marine Construction & Engineering Ltd.
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7. Curriculum Vitae
GUJRAT(INDIA) Trench Monitoring using ; Odam Echo Sounder, Octan Motion
as Party Chief Sensor, Lieca 530 DGPS, SVP, Qinsy 8.0, HYPACK Processing
Software. Client Gujrat Power Plant Corporation
04 Sep 2010 – 21 Nov 2010 Rock & Reef Dredging Pvt. Ltd.
Project Manager QC Manager on board GT 154. Dighi Port Development
Pipeline Project, Hypack 6.2, Odam Echo sounder, SG Brown.
Gyro,MX 420 GPS ans Amal SVP
Dec 09 Freelancer (AFCONS)
MPT(Mumbai) Pre Dredging Bathymetric Survey at MPT Mumbai
Hypack Max Navigation & Processing software, Trimble DGPS,
Single Beam Echo Sounder
Nov 09 Freelancer (New Horizon Survey (I) Pvt. Ltd.)
SAMSUNG Bathymetric and topographic survey at Dahej - Gujrat
Hypack Max Navigation & Processing software, Trimble DGPS,
Single Beam Echo Sounder
Oct 09 Freelancer (New Horizon Survey (I) Pvt. Ltd.)
TPL Bathymetric and topographic survey at Tutiqurin - Tamilnadu
Hypack Max Navigation & Processing software, Trimble DGPS,
Single Beam Echo Sounder
Sep 09 Freelancer (New Horizon Survey (I) Pvt. Ltd.)
MPT Dredging project at Alibaug Port, Hypack Max Navigation &
Processing software, Trimble DGPS, Single Beam Echo Sounder,
Heave Compensator
AS HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYOR FOR 15 YRS. WITH NAVY (1995-2010):
June 2007 to
Aug 2010
Worked as section In-charge/Office In-charge at
Naval Chart Depot Mumbai.
May 2004 to
May 2007
Worked as Senior Member of Hydrographic Survey Team
(As Survey Chief/Leader/Party Chief) Unit : IN Surveying Ship Sutlej,
Kochi Duration Taken part in about 20 major surveys during this period.
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8. Curriculum Vitae
May 2001 to
May 2004
Worked as Senior Member of Hydrographic Survey QA/QC Team (As an Asst.
In charge of QA/QC Department) Office : National Hydrographic Office.
Aug 1996 to
May 2001
Worked as Junior Member of Hydrographic Survey Team (As an Assistant/Member of
Team) Vessel : IN Surveying Ship Nirupak, Vizag.
Aug 1995 to
Aug 2010
Served as a Hydrographic Surveyor in Indian Navy.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
• With 20 years’ experience in offshore surveys; working with numerous projections and spheroids,
Land and hydro graphic surveys for construction management purposes.
• Freelancer as Party Chief (Persian Gulf) Geophysical Survey Clint – Petropars LTD.using QINSY,
TSS Meridian, C-Nav & Veripos DGPS,SeaSPY Magnetometer ,Multibeam Echo Sounder, USBL,
Edgetech 4200 Digital Sidescan Sonar, CODA DA200 Acquisition system ECHOTRAC MK III EchoSounder,
Amal Current Meter & SVP, and DMS. On board MV SALAT PIECES.
• Freelancer as Party Chief In Persian Gulf Survey in Iran (Installation of PLEM and Pile Rectification
for New FSU in SAROOSH OIL FIELD).Positioning and Diving Support Survey by using C-Nav ,
Sonar dyne USBL Scout Plus , Octants Standard Under Water Gyro , Meridian Gyro , Amal SVP ,
and Anchor Handling. Clint – IOOC (IRAN)
• Freelancer as Party Chief In Persian Gulf Survey in Iran (Post Installation Site Survey of Sepand-1)
Geophysical Survey by using Side Scan Sonar , C-Nav , CODA ,Maggy , Multibeam , Single
beam ,USBL and Gyro. Clint – IOOC LTD (IRAN)
• Freelancer as Senior Surveyor In Persian Gulf Survey in Iran (Post Installation Site Survey of SDP-
19A) Geophysical Survey by using Side Scan Sonar , C-Nav , CODA ,Maggy , Multibeam , Single
beam ,USBL and Gyro. Clint – IOOC LTD (IRAN)
• Worked as Party Chief in Iraq On-Shore (Iraq) Pipeline Project ,Elevation monitoring and
positioning by Total Station (Leica & Sokkia)Client: South Oil Company (Iraq Gov.)
• Worked as Party Chief in Iraq On-Shore (Iraq) Pipeline Project ,Elevation monitoring and positioning
by Total Station (Leica & Sokkia) Client: South Oil Company (Iraq Gov.)
• Worked as Party Chief in Iraq On-Shore (Iraq) Pipeline Project ,Elevation
o Monitoring and positioning by Total Station (Leica)Client: South Oil Company (Iraq Gov.)
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9. Curriculum Vitae
• As Sr. Hydrographic Surveyor to Ocean king Survey Services Sharjah, U.A.E, for E-Marine (Dubai)
in Iraq to Kuwait and Iraq to Iran Off-shore (Mitigation Survey).
• As Party Chief in Iraq Off-Shore (Iraq) Pipeline Project, Barge Positioning, and Mattresses
installation using Qinsy for Leighton Offshore.
• As Sr. Hydrographic Surveyor to Ocean king Survey Services Sharjah, U.A.E, for Leighton (Dubai) in
Iraq offshore Al Basra Oil Field.
• As Party chief in QATAR (Pipeline Project, Barge Positioning, Pipe line Survey using Qinsy/ Hypack..
• As Party Chief for GPPC(Gujarat) Pipeline Project, Barge Positioning ,Pipe line Survey using
Qinsy/Hydro-Pro/Hypack.
• As Project Manager for Rock & Reef Dredging P Ltd at Dighi Port for construction of New Jetty.
• As a freelance surveyor Bathymetry and Topographic survey for MPT at Mumbai.
• As a freelancer Surveyor Bathymetry and Topographic survey for Coastal Evergreen in Tuticorin
(Nov 09) .
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10. Curriculum Vitae
• As Sr. Hydrographic Surveyor to Ocean king Survey Services Sharjah, U.A.E, for E-Marine (Dubai)
in Iraq to Kuwait and Iraq to Iran Off-shore (Mitigation Survey).
• As Party Chief in Iraq Off-Shore (Iraq) Pipeline Project, Barge Positioning, and Mattresses
installation using Qinsy for Leighton Offshore.
• As Sr. Hydrographic Surveyor to Ocean king Survey Services Sharjah, U.A.E, for Leighton (Dubai) in
Iraq offshore Al Basra Oil Field.
• As Party chief in QATAR (Pipeline Project, Barge Positioning, Pipe line Survey using Qinsy/ Hypack..
• As Party Chief for GPPC(Gujarat) Pipeline Project, Barge Positioning ,Pipe line Survey using
Qinsy/Hydro-Pro/Hypack.
• As Project Manager for Rock & Reef Dredging P Ltd at Dighi Port for construction of New Jetty.
• As a freelance surveyor Bathymetry and Topographic survey for MPT at Mumbai.
• As a freelancer Surveyor Bathymetry and Topographic survey for Coastal Evergreen in Tuticorin
(Nov 09) .
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