1. MACHC Capacity Building Update
Presented by UKHO

2. MACHC CB
In this short presentation I will cover the following topics:-
The activities completed in 2016
The MACHC CB Plan 2013 to 2017
The endorsed activities for 2017
The proposed activities for 2018

3. Activities Completed in 2016
Technical visits
Haiti follow up visit (to be re-arranged)
Training Courses
MSI Course delivered in St Lucia August 2016
MSDI Workshop for Spanish Speakers delivered in Mexico October 2016 (in conjunction with FOCHIAMECA)
Tide Training Course with SWAtHC delivered in Brazil October 2016
Seminars
Hydrographic Awareness Seminar

4. Activities Completed in 2016 (continued)
MSI Training Course, August, Rodney Bay, St Lucia
Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia (5), St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname
Organized by UKHO in conjunction with the Saint Lucia Air Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA)
Instructors from the US and UK

5. Activities Completed in 2016 (continued)
MSDI Workshop for Spanish Speakers October, Veracruz, Mexico
Brazil, Costa Rica (2), Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras (2), Nicaragua, Jamaica, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, Suriname, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, St Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico (6)
In conjunction with the FOCHIAMECA Project

6. Activities Completed in 2016 (continued)
Tide training course with SWAtHC October, Niteroi, Brazil Cuba participated Led by DHN. MACHC was offered one place

7. Activities Completed in 2016 (Continued)
Hydrographic Awareness Seminar which preceded this meeting
Participating nations: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama (2) and St Vincent & Grenadines

8. MACHC CB Plan

9. MACHC CB Plan
At the last meeting of the MACHC in St John’s, Antigua I presented my five year plan to the membership
There were four activities identified for 2017:-
A further MSI course
Technical Implementation visits to Dominican Republic and El Salvador
Basic Hydrography Course
A further Seminar on Raising Awareness of Hydrography

10. The Endorsed Activities for 2017
The CBSC endorsed three of our four activities
Basic Hydrography course was not supported

11. MACHC CB Plan
The MACHC CB Plan will be reviewed annually at MACHC meetings and any emerging requirements for the other training initiatives listed (reference section 2) can be discussed by MACHC members for inclusion into the next years plan, noting that submissions made to the CBSC for funding consideration are for the succeeding year

12. The Proposed Activities for 2018
Repeat Technical visits
MBES Processing course
Tides & Water Levels Workshop for Spanish speakers
Support for Dawn’s Risk research project
On the job training (sea riding) on an opportunity basis

13. Advanced Training Opportunities
Japan through the Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Graduate Training Project at the UNH, USA (1 year) CAT B Cartography (15 weeks) at the UKHO See IHO CL04/16 for details of this course Republic of Korea - Masters programme in Hydrographic Surveying at the USM, USA (1 year) CAT B Cartography (15 weeks spread over 3 years) at KHOA, Busan, ROK

14. Questions
Any Questions?

15. Regional Training Opportunity
72nd Multibeam Sonar Training Course (MBC72) organised by HydroMetrica Ltd
New Orleans
9 to 14 January 2017