IRCC-8 IHO-EU Network working group “And seas but join the regions they divide”

Rationale European directives and programmes on marine and maritime matters affect or intersect the IHO programme of work MoU between IHO and the European Commission, signed during the XVIIIth IHC in Monaco

Objectives Identify EU activities on matters of interest to Hos Establish a common understanding of the issues Consider and propose ways to interface with EU activities through RHCs initiatives, the IRCC or the IHO in general Facilitate common actions of HOs related to EU programmes  Liaise with relevant HSSC WG for technical matters Advise IRCC on the impact of EU activities in the maritime domain on the IHO programme of work

Chairman: Laurent Kerleguer (FR) Membership Members: representative from each RHC of which at least one EU/EEA member State is a member  ARHC (DK), NHC (NO), BSHC (SE), NSHC (DE), EAtHC (FR), MBSHC (GR) Other RHCs or any IHO MS may be represented in the Network as associate members  MACHC (FR), SAIHC (FR), NIOHC (GB) Chairman: Laurent Kerleguer (FR)

Meetings IENWG 3 - Saint-Mandé, France, (9-10 June 2015) IENWG 4 - Saint-Mandé, France (18-19 January 2016) IHB visit to DG MARE João Aguiar Machado (18 February) Scope of activities of the IHO and its MSs Relevance of these activities for several EC Directorates General, including capacity building issues in relation to development aid Next meeting between IHO and EC: October 2016 (Brussels) SE represented IENWG at the European Maritime Day 2016 in Turku (Finland) 18-19 May

Work Programme (1/2) Coastal Mapping: Assess current availability of digital coastal maps in the EU Disseminate this information by EMODnet Share experience of coastal mapping in the EU Develop standards for best practices Propose how a future JECMaP could operate EMODNet: third phase Maritime Spatial Planning: IENWG observer in the EC MSP experts group

Work Programme (2/2) Encourage chairs of RHCs to consider implementing the model of the Baltic Sea bathymetric database in their region Investigate possibilities to establish contact between the IHO- EU Network and the EU parliament Inter-Group on “seas, rivers, islands and coastal areas” (Searica) Consider how the EU Directive on Marine Equipment could foster the requirement that software-based equipment such as ECDIS be updated to the latest version of the relevant standards

Conclusions and Recommended Actions It is proposed to IRCC to endorse the work program of IENWG in annex of the report