1. NIOHC Report to IRCC7 Paul Canham (UK)

2. 15 th 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 NIOHC Report to IRCC7

3. 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 NIOHC Report to IRCC7

4. 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 NIOHC Report to IRCC7

5. 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. NIOHC Report to IRCC7

6. Agenda Items IHO / IHB Matters Maximising Hydrographic Data Towards Data Centricity Uses of AIS Also discussed cyclone “Pam” that hit Vanuatu in SWPHC NIOHC Report to IRCC7

7. Cooperation with other organisations The 15 th 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) NIOHC Report to IRCC7

8. Conclusions MS proposed the following topics to be noted at IRCC7: – Bangladesh’s 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 ; NIOHC Report to IRCC7

9. 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 NIOHC Report to IRCC7

10. 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

11. 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 NIOHC Report to IRCC7