The Pakistan Navy Hydrographic Department (

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: PN Hydrographic Department), is an active-duty and

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naval administrative staff command, and one of the major

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command of the

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

. The command served as the operational scientific naval oceanographic program for the

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and jointly conducts research and development programs with civilian National Institute of Oceanography. Commissioned in 1959, the command is headquartered with the Naval Headquarters (NHQ) in Karachi, Sindh, and directly reported to Naval Surface Fleet (NFS). The command is mandate to conduct studies on hydrographic surveys of coastal and offshore waters of Pakistan, and publishing nautical charts and relevant publications. The command is commanded by one-star rank

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— a

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— who is designated as the

Hydrographer of Pakistan Navy Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time, for the primary p ...

(HPN). The Hydrographer of Pakistan Navy acted and served as the chief naval hydrographer and consults and guide Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) on important matters of oceanographic science and technology. The current commander and Hydrographer of Pakistan Navy is CDRE Muhammad Arshad. The command is directly affiliated with

International Hydrographic Organization The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental organisation representing hydrography. , the IHO comprised 98 Member States. A principal aim of the IHO is to ensure that the world's seas, oceans and navigable waters a ...

and

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charged to deal and guide the United Nations with subjects related to Hydrography, Oceanography and safety of life at sea. The command is notable for providing its integral establishment for the planning and development of

Pakistan Antarctic Programme The Pakistan Antarctic Programme ( ur, ), abbreviated as PAP) is a scientific administrative division of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) which represents the Government of Pakistan on the continent of Antarctica. The program coordi ...

and played an influential role in setting up the parameters, goals of research and development, technical direction for the Polar Research Cell of the Antarctic programme in 1990s.

Extension of Continental Shelf

Pakistan Navy Hydrographic Department (PNHD) played a crucial role in the extension of EEZ of Pakistan. Pakistan Navy initiated the continental shelf extension case at ministerial level in 1995. On 19 March 2015, UN Commission on continental shelf extension (UNCLCS) accepted Pakistan's case on continental shelf extension resultantly historic event occurred in the country's history when Pakistan became the only country in the region whose continental shelf is extended from 200 NM to 350 NM.

References

External links

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