MESOAMERICAN CARIBBEAN SEA MESOAMERICAN CARIBBEAN SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSIONHYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION

TASK GROUP 2TASK GROUP 2ENC PRODUCTION AND ENC PRODUCTION AND

DISTRIBUTIONDISTRIBUTION““STATUS REPORT”STATUS REPORT”

TASK GROUP 2 MEMBERS ARE:

MEXICO (CHAIRMAN)

COLOMBIA

JAMAICA

NETHERLANDS

PANAMA

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

VENEZUELA

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF TASK GROUP 2 IS:

“TO OVERCOME THE LACK OF ENC´S COVERING MAJOR PORTS AND SHIPPING ROUTES OF THE MACHC REGION THROUGH PROMOTING THE PRODUCTION OF ENC DATA BY NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICES AND THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO IMPROVED MARITIME AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY.”

TG2 WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING TASKS:

•SELECT AND PRIORITISE ROUTES FOR ENC COVERAGE AND PRODUCTION USING OBJECTIVE CRITERIA

•IDENTIFY ENC PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES ALONG THE SELECTED ROUTES

•PREPARE AN ACTION PLAN AND MILESTONES

•RECOMMEND OPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ENC´S TO THE SHIPPING MARKET

•RECOMMEND AND, WHERE APPROPIATE, ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENC PRODUCTION, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MAINTENANCE

•PROVIDE A REPORT OF EACH MEETING TO THE MACHC ECWG

SELECT AND PRIORITISE ROUTES FOR ENC

COVERAGE AND PRODUCTION USING OBJECTIVE

CRITERIA

FIRST STEP

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Possible ECWG Routes for Consideration

Main Container Ports in Gulf of Mexico - Caribbean SeaMain Container Ports in Gulf of Mexico - Caribbean Sea

Source: Caribbean Shipping Association

WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA DO WE HAVE TO USE IN ORDER TO SELECT THE ROUTES AND PORTS?

WHICH ROUTE OR PORT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE IN ORDER TO BEGIN WITH THE PROJECT?

Major commercial shipping routes throughout Major commercial shipping routes throughout the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexicothe Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

Source: NIMA Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean

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IDENTIFY ENC PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES

ALONG THE SELECTED AREAS.

SECOND STEP:

British Admiralty Paper Charts and ARCS ® CoverageBritish Admiralty Paper Charts and ARCS ® Coverage

•CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ENC OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TG2.

•REQUIREMENTS OF EACH MEMBER TO DO THIS JOB.

IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW:

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