1. REPORT AND PROPOSALS FROM IRCC Reference Doc: C2-4.2A
C-2 Agenda Item 4.2A
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2. Introduction
IRCC work is guided by the IHO Work Programme 3 “Inter Regional Coordination and Support” and by the Council key Priorities
Meetings since C-1:
IRCC 10 - Goa, India (2-4 June 2018)
Next Meeting:
IRCC 11 - Genoa, Italy (3-5 June 2019)
C2, London, United Kingdom (9-11 October 2018)
Rear Admiral Luigi Sinapi – HSSC Chair

3. IRCC REPORT TO COUNCIL-2
There is no significant change to the difficulties and challenges reported to C-1. Most of the actions agreed in June 2017 at IRCC-9 have progressed normally.
Secretary-General assigned a staff from the Secretariat to work as a full time Capacity Building Assistant from 1 January 2018.
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4. IRCC REPORT TO COUNCIL-2
Report on the 10th IRCC Meeting
Capacity Building
International Board on Standards of Competence (IBSC)
Coordination of Global Surveying and Charting
Maritime Safety Information
Ocean Mapping Programme and GEBCO
Crowd Sourced Bathymetry
Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure
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5. KEY PRIORITIES OF IRCC FOR 2019
Capacity Building
INT and ENC schemes
Crowd-sourced Bathymetry
Project Seabed 2030
Marine Spatial Data Infrastructures (MSDI)
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6. Capacity Building
Annual joint CB meeting comprising IHO/IMO/IOC/WMO/IALA/FIG/IAEA committee, new member International Maritime Pilot Associations (IMPA).
Problem - cooperating with the IMO Technical Cooperation Committee remains unresolved.
Use of CATZOC information as an indicator for survey adequacy as interim solution to evaluate the current limitations.
Limited resources to conduct basic MSDI training by RHCs
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7. INT and ENC schemes There are still cases of overlapping.
It remains a challenge as most have political undertones.
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8. Crowd-sourced Bathymetry
Completed the CSB Guidance Document B-12.
Main challenge - need to overcome a degree of scepticism on the CSB concept, especially on the potential although untested legal issues.
Need to co-opt the assistance from MS of the RHCs to:
release data into public domain via the IHO DCDB;
state their policy on data gathering restrictions, especially within their maritime areas of jurisdiction to enable CSB activities to be undertaken;
support the CSB initiative with positive actions such as requiring all research vessels collecting bathymetric data to share them; and
promote scaled trial CSB data collection.
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9. Project Seabed 2030
RHCs are encouraged to organise contribution of bathymetric data in shallower coastal areas from their MS to the project.
RHCs are also encouraged to invite and communicate with GEBCO members to their meetings.
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10. Marine Spatial Data Infrastructures
MSDI is gaining traction.
Relationship further strengthen by the cooperation with OGC on the development of an IHO/OGC conceptual study.
The key areas of focus of the MSDIWG are:
MSDI implementation plans to support the IHO strategic plan and establishing draft IHO MSDI vision for 2025/2030;
Development of MSDI e-learning courses;
Creating a Project Team to implement the UN-GGIM Shared Guiding principles for Geospatial Information Management; and
Data security within the MSDI framework;
Follow the development of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) implementation worldwide.
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11. IRCC PROPOSALS TO THE COUNCIL-2
Proposal for amendments to the IRCC ToRs and RoPs
Proposal for amendments to the IHO Resolution 2/1997
Proposal for amendments to the CBSC ToRs and RoPs
Proposal for endorsement of the draft Crowd-sourced Bathymetry Guidance Document (B-12)
Proposal for amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009
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12. Actions Required of the Council
The Council is invited to:
note the report of the IRCC;
b) endorse the amendments to the IRCC ToRs and RoPs
c) endorse the amendments to the IHO Resolution 2/1997
d) endorse the amendments to the CBSC ToRs and RoPs
e) endorse the Crowd-Sourced Bathymetry Guidance Document
f) endorse the amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009
g) endorse the proposed IRCC key priorities of the IHO Work Programme for 2019 listed in Paragraph 19 of the IRCC report
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13. Actions Required of the Council
The Council is invited to:
h) acknowledge the work done by the IBSC in the development of the new Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers
i) acknowledge the work done by both RENCs on their high-quality support to hydrographic offices and end-user service providers and for their contribution to Joint-RENC technical meetings
j) acknowledge the work done by the CSBWG in the producing of the draft CSB Guidance Document
k) take any other action considered appropriate.
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