IHO INTER-REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE

IRCC-6

Agenda item 10

Input from HSSC-5

IHB

General HSSC-5 Shanghai, China 5 to 8 November 2013 Participation:

– 62 representatives

– 25 Member States, Primar Regional ENC Coordinating Centre (RENC), IHB, and six international organizations accredited as observers.

Minutes and documents on IHO website Next meeting: 10 to 14 November, Valparaiso, Chile

Consideration of the outcome of IRCC-5

Satellite Derived Bathymetry Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry– HSSC noted that this could have an impact on S-44 in

the future

Issues referred to IRCC

ENC updates:– HSSC expressed concern that differences between paper

chart and ENC updates, as well as inconsistencies between ENCs from different producers, reflect badly on the IHO

– HSSC requests IRCC to encourage the resolution of these issues by Regional Hydrographic Commissions via the WEND WG

Issues referred to IRCC

Performance Indicators:– HSSC requests that the WEND Working Group be tasked to

assess if the ENC usage indicator based on the number of ENCs distributed annually under license by Primar and IC-ENC (equivalent annual licenses) is appropriate, and to propose alternatives if not.

Issues referred to IRCC

Stakeholders events:– IRCC is invited to consider the updated list of potential

stakeholders’ events planned in 2014 that would justify the involvement of representatives from IHO Member States and/or from the IHB, taking into account the available resources

(see Annex to IRCC6-10A)

Other issues of interest for IRCC

Promotion of MSDI development– See separate report of the MSDIWG

Development of a product specification for navigational warnings based on S-100 (IHO S-124)– WWNWS-SC invited to liaise with TSMAD

Proposals IRCC is invited to:

– Note the report

– Encourage RHCs to resolve inconsistencies between paper charts and ENCs and between ENCs from different producers via the WEND WG

– Task the WEND WG to assess how representative is the ENC usage indicator based solely on the inputs from Primar and IC-ENC, and to propose alternatives if appropriate

– Consider opportunities to interact with stakeholders in 2014 and encourage participation in the relevant events

– Take any other actions as it considers appropriate