NIOHC Report to IRCC7

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NIOHC Report to IRCC7

• Paul Canham (UK)

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15th Meeting

• Chair Rear Admiral Tom Karsten (UK)
• Vice Chair Captain Mir Imadadul Haque,
  (Bangladesh)
• Members Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Myanmar,
  Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
  United Kingdom.
• Associate Members Australia, France, Oman,
  Mauritius, Seychelles, USA.
• 16-18 March 2015

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North Indian Ocean ICCWG

• On going coordination of INT charting and ENC
  coverage with the NIOHC region in accordance with
  its ToR.
• Concerns over cooperation between ICCWG regional
  coordinators issues identified
• Chart allocation lack of communication between
  regional coordinators to resolve issues
• Same chart being allocated 2 separate INT numbers
  within 2 regions
• Encouragement of adjoining regional coordinators
  to attend NIOHC

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IHO Capacity Building 2014

• Capacity building activities since IRCC6 have
  included
• Technical visit to Jordan
• Advanced ENC production courses in Bangladesh and
  Myanmar
• Joint MSI course run with RSAHC

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Status of IRCC6 Actions

• The NIOHC Chair reported the status of the IRCC
  actions in relation to NIOHC individual details
  can be seen in the NIOHC report to IRCC7.

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Agenda Items

• IHO / IHB Matters
• Maximising Hydrographic Data
• Towards Data Centricity
• Uses of AIS
• Also discussed cyclone Pam that hit Vanuatu in
  SWPHC

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Cooperation with other organisations

• The 15th NIOHC was attend by
• GEBCO
• IALA
• PERSGA (Regional Organization for the
  Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea
  and Gulf of Aden)
• CMF (Combined Maritime Forces)

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Conclusions

• MS proposed the following topics to be noted at
  IRCC7
• Bangladeshs experience in data collection and
  product generation within a dynamic river
  environment.
• Maximising Hydrographic Data, NIOHC would
  encourage IRCC to produce an IHO resolution
• Discussions on Data Centricity and inclusion as a
  NIOHC standing agenda item and possible general
  RHC standing agenda item

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Conclusions

• Concerns over the cooperation in relation to INT
  coordinators
• chart allocation lack of communication between
  regional coordinators to resolve issues
• Same chart being allocated 2 separate INT numbers
  within 2 regions
• Encouragement of adjoining regional coordinators
  to attend NIOHC

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Achievements and Lessons Learned

• Successful CBSC training courses
• INT charting increase in coverage and currency
• ENC scheme acceptable coverage for UB1-3 and
  refinements due to changing shipping underway

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Actions

• Delegates are invited to note this report and the
  report to IRCC7
• Note NIOHC support for IHO resolution on
  Maximising Hydrographic Data
• Consider inclusion of the RHC standing agenda
  item Towards Data Centricity
• Encourage greater communication between ICCWG
  coordinators