SEVENTH MEETING OF THE IHO INTER-REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE INTER-REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE (IRCC7) WEND WG REPORT

To advice IRCC and to assist in facilitating a worldwide consistent level of high quality, updated official ENCs through integrated services that support chart carriage requirements of SOLAS Chapter V and the requirements of the IMO Performance Standards for ECDIS WEND Terms of Reference

5th WENDWG meeting Singapore March 2015   Review decisionsd/outcomes/actions of IRCC6, EIHC5 & HSCC6 affecting WEND   Overlay Services   Update report on Overlapping ENCs study   Review WEND Principles & Goverenance   ENC Coverage Status Review

5th WENDWG meeting Singapore March 2015 (cont’d)   ENC Gaps, Overlaps & QA   ENC Distribution & RENC reports   IHO ENC Catalogue Development   S101 in relation to WEND   Work Programme

WENDWG 5 Report to IRCC   Detail at IRCC7-08D

Key Aspects Overlay Services   RHCs encourage to monitor such services   UK provide AIO safety of navigation issues to ENC producers & seek consent.   RHCs & ENC producers to solve AIO matters bilaterally & report to WENDWG   UK provide AIO risk/benefits assessment   Final report to HSSC7 & IRCC8

Key Aspects Overlapping ENCs   Singapore leading the study.   Working with OEMs to test ECDIS test cases in Malacca & Singapore Straits   ICENC running ECDIS overlapping ENC scenarios.   USCHC trans-Boundary Project lessons published on IHO Website (IRCC7-09C)

Key Aspects WEND Principles & Governance   See IRCC7-09A   Guidelines to remain unchanged   ENC Production Guidance S65 to align with current version of WEND Principles/Guidelines (HSSC action)

Key Aspects WEND Principles & Governance (cont’d)   PRO-7/EIHC Decision 12 (Full Implementation of WEND Principles) considered by break-out group chaired by FR rep   Work plan methodology included in work Programme

Key Aspects WEND Principles & Governance (cont’d)   Identify articles not fully implemented   Identify barriers preventing implementation   Propose corrective actions   Define long term consequences where no corrective action exists   Interim Report at WENDWG6   Final Report at IRCC8

Key Aspects ENC Coverage Status Review   2014 figures reflect Small Scale – 100% Medium Scale – 90% Large Scale – 97%   Note cruise lines planning to use over 1000 ports in “new & exotic” locations

Key Aspects Gaps, Overlaps & QA   Analysis of gaps/overlaps permanent RHC function.   RHCs should update ports/anchorages list   Consider adopting Risk Assessment Methodology   AIS data use may be valuable

Key Aspects ENC Distribution   Good work by both RENCs   Disestablish RHSG absorb as business- as-usual bilateral activity by RENCs   RENCs to take forward harmonisation and WENC concept   WENDWG to monitor

Key Aspects IHO ENC Catalogue   See IRCC7-09B   Progress incremental development within IHO GIS environment   Accept ENCs offer on coverage/overlap checker tool being made available for RHCs/ICCWG coordinators

Key Aspects S101   Consider impact of S101 implementation ENC updates ENC scheming   WEND to monitor

Key Aspects Performance Indicators   Considered by break-out group chaired by IHB   Satisfactory & no further changes proposed.

Key Aspects Progress on IRCC Items   Status reported to IRCC secretary   Included in the 2015/16 WEND Programme of Work

Action Required of IRCC & 2015/6 WENDWG Programme of Work   Refer to IRCC7-08D Para 20 & Annex A