1. Captain Marc van der Donck Chair MACHC December 2015 Hydrographic Service Agenda item 2.2 IRCC 7 report

2. 2 December 2015 16 th MACHC Conference MACHC letter 18/2015 IRRC7 report to the MACHC (1) Summary. Progresses made on the membership Success of the provision of English-Spanish interpreters MICC coordinating efficiently overlaps and gaps MEIP catalyst for the wider use of Hydrography CB Committee very active with a structured plan Potential for cooperation with regional organizations The Mexican CB project named “FOCAHIMECA” for improving the hydrographic capacity in the region

3. 3 December 2015 16 th MACHC Conference Annex to MACHC letter 18/2015 Filtered Decision List. Affect the MACHC region Of immediate interest to its Members. Filtered Action ist Relate to the MACHC region. Added Column with proposed MACHC way ahead. Basis for discussion during agenda item 2.2 Present only new or special actions

4. 4 December 2015 16 th MACHC Conference IRCC Actions translated in MACHC Actions (1) NoACTION (AGENDA ITEM)RESP.STATUSMACHC actions to be taken IRCC7/01Encourage the approval of pending applications for IHO membership RHC ChairsPermanent. Adopt as continuous MACHC action item. IRCC7/04Continue to engage suspended Member States (MSs) in their region to encourage their re-admission to the IHO EAtHC MACHC MBSHC Permanent. Application of the Domican Republic for Associated Membership to be formally accepted at the 16 th MACHC meeting IRCC7/05Provide the IRCC Chair with progress reports on the relevant tasks in the IHO 2015 Work Programme RHCs and IRCC subsidiary organs Permanent. Separate slides IRCC7/07Provide to the IRCC Chair the estimated values of SPIs and agreed WPIs as of 31 December 2015 and target values for 31 December 2017, complemented by the comments on the difficulties encountered and suggestions for a way forward RHC ChairsPermanent. Separate slides IRCC7/15Provide material to the IHB to promote the achievements of IRCC bodies RHC Chairs and subsidiary bodies Permanent. Adopt as continuous MACHC action item.

5. 5 December 2015 16 th MACHC Conference IRCC Actions translated in MACHC Actions (2) NoACTION (AGENDA ITEM)RESP.STATUSMACHC actions to be taken IRCC7/17Encourage National Hydrographers to invest in English language training in order to increase the chances of their candidates being selected to Cat A and Cat B training courses delivered in English RHC ChairsPermanent. Adopt as continuous MACHC action item. IRCC7/19Encourage MSs in their respective regions to use the Risk Assessment methodology to establish Hydrographic Survey priorities RHC ChairsPermanent. By introduction of the dedicated Risk assessment meeting and the agenda cluster 5 on ‘ Survey and Risk’ during the 16 th MACHC meeting. Also MACHC action 15.7.2.1 applies. IRCC7/26report to IRCC on the status of the RHC procedures for selecting their respective representatives to the Council RHC Chairs By agenda item 2.2.1 of the 16 th MACHC meeting. IRCC7/27To task: a) New INT Chart Producer Nations to provide first edition INT chart to Regional INT Chart Coordinator (or ICCWG) for review as soon as convenient during the production cycle; ETC RHC Chairs Action item for the MICC. Initial finding to be reported at the 16 th MACHC meeting.

6. 6 December 2015 16 th MACHC Conference IRCC Actions translated in MACHC Actions (3) NoACTION (AGENDA ITEM)RESP.STATUSMACHC actions to be taken IRCC7/33instruct the ICCWG Coordinators to investigate ways to improve communication across the regions and report back to IRCC RHC Chairs Action item for chair through the MICC chair; MICC Chair to provide necessary input for IRCC 8. Also MACHC action 15.7.2.4 applies. IRCC7/41consider incorporating hydrography in more comprehensive maritime projects as a way of raising awareness and funds from Donor agencies and to report progress to IRCC RHCs Adopt as MACHC action item with a concrete deliverable. “Member States, Associate Member states and Observers are invited to consider incorporating hydrography in more comprehensive maritime projects as a way of raising awareness and funds from Donor agencies, and report back to the chair not later than 8 April 2016 “. Also MACHC action 14.3.1 applies. Member States, Associate Member states and Observers are invited to consider incorporating hydrography in more comprehensive maritime projects as a way of raising awareness and funds from Donor agencies, and report back to the chair not later than 8 April 2016.

7. 7 December 2015 16 th MACHC Conference IRCC Actions translated in MACHC Actions (4) NoACTION (AGENDA ITEM)RESP.STATUSMACHC actions to be taken IRCC7/43provide access to the IHB to any of their relevant promotional material on CB and to consider using the posters displayed at the EIHC 5 CB exhibition RHCs Adopt as MACHC action item with a concrete deliverable : “Member States and Associated Member States are invited to provide access for the IHB to any of their relevant promotional material on CB and to consider using the posters displayed at the EIHC 5 CB, and to report back during 16 th MACHC meeting if any such promotional material can be made available”. IRCC7/52continue supporting GEBCO regional projects and report back to IRCC RHCsPermanent. Is covered by IBCCA project in the MACHC region. Also MACHC action 14.1.16 applies. IRCC7/62consider providing representatives of the IHO at the international meetings listed in doc. IRCC-10B on relations with stakeholders and to inform the IHB RHCs Adopt as MACHC action item with a concrete deliverable: “MACHC Chair invites Member States to consider providing representatives of the IHO at the international meetings listed in doc. IRCC-10B on relations with stakeholders, and to report back at 16 th MACHC meeting”.