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MBSHC19

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Ratification of Protocol of Amendments on IHO Convention42 of 48 approvals officially receivedYet to respond:Algeria; Argentina; Bahrain; Belgium; Colombia; Croatia; Ecuador; Egypt; Fiji; Guatemala; India; Indonesia; Jamaica; Kuwait; Malaysia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nigeria; Oman; Philippines; Serbia; Singapore; Suriname; Syria; Thailand; Tonga; Trinidad & Tobago; Turkey; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uruguay; Venezuela* Next IHC will be Assembly-1 if 6 more approvals received before January 2017

2New Member States

Georgia (83rd) Viet Nam (84th) Brunei Darussalam (85th)

3Awaiting accessionBulgaria (1992)Haiti (2012)Mauritania (1991)Sierra Leone (2010)4New Applications for IHO membership (in the course of notification)MaltaVanuatuSolomon Islands5

Suspended Member StatesCongo (Democratic Republic of), Dominican Republic, Serbia

82 Member States having the right to voteMajority: simple = 42 2/3 = 55 (abstention = NO)Regional Applications for membership of IHO(non-IHO Member States of the MBSHC region) LebanonIsraelLibya Albania7

Diplomatic EngagementThe Directing Committee, in cooperation with the Department of External Relations of the Government of Monaco, stands ready to assist, through diplomatic or other channels, for membership of the IHO of non-member States in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region.

Diplomatic EngagementThe Directing Committee, in consultation with individual Member State representatives, also briefs relevant diplomatic missions in order to raise the profile of the respective national hydrographic service and the importance of hydrography.

INT coordinator for Region FFrance, as INT coordinator for Region F, has continued to provide regular updates to S-11 Region F. Member States of the MBSHC are encouraged to continue to provide updates to S-11, through France as coordinator for INT Region F.

IHO GIS DevelopmentScope: Country Information Database (to support Year Book, etc)Regional Information DatabaseGIS (to support C-55, RHCs, etc)Geographical coverage and metadata for :International (INT) charts schemesENCsSurveysTidal recordsUndersea Features Names Pilot project underway: Antarctica GISENC catalogue11

Crowd Sourced Bathymetry EIHC5 through Decision 8 directed the IRCC to establish a working group to provide guidelines on the collection and use of crowd-sourced bathymetry. This CSBWG has already been established at the IRCC-7 at the beginning of June in Mexico.

Crowd Sourced BathymetryThe web-based interface portal to the IHO Data Centre for Digital Bathymetry, hosted by the USA in Boulder, Colorado, as part of its commitment to the system of World Data Centres, is being upgraded to be compatible with the crowd-sourced bathymetry concept. The upgrade is expected to be completed by mid- year. This will enable an IHO-led CSB infrastructure to be established and promoted in the IMO and across the wider maritime community.

IHO OutreachWorld Hydrographic Day-2015:Our seas and waterways - yet to be fully charted and explored The IHB has provided supporting material for WHD-2015 on the IHO website (CL 28/2015 dated 23 March refers). Member States are invited to forward as soon as possible to the IHB any material that is created in support of national WHD-2015 celebrations for posting on the IHO website. This will enable the widest possible dissemination of publicity and support material.

IHO OutreachIHO Stakeholders ForumHSSC-7, Busan , ROK, 12 November

International Hydrographic ReviewEditor: Mr Ian Halls (Australia) EIHC-5~ 300 participants from 65 Member States, 2 pending Member States, 10 non Member States, 20 ObserversIndustry Exhibition and Capacity Building ExhibitionThe proceedings are posted on the IHO website

7 Proposal and 3 Report were examined18 Decisions

16EIHC 5Four information sessionsThe place of hydrographic data in a geospatial worldE-navigation - its impact on the IHO and Member StatesTechnology UpdatesECDISSensors and vehiclesSatellite derived bathymetryCrowd-sourced (passage sounding) bathymetryCapacity Building

Capacity BuildingFunded by:IHO budgetNippon Foundation of Japan and the Republic of KoreaIn-kind support from Member States and from industry

11 technical visits and 31 different training activities were planned last year with a rate off execution of over 80%.

18Action RequestedNote this report;Report in-country progress on voting the Protocol of Amendments to the IHO Convention, including any difficulties being encountered or IHB assistance required;Continue to provide updates to S-11, through France as coordinator for INT Region F;Provide updates to C-55 as appropriate; andTake any other actions as considered appropriate.

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