1. 15th Southern African and Islands Hydrographic Commission Meeting
France National Report
Eden Island - Seychelles
28-30 August 2018

2. new surveys
Surveys works with BHO Beautemps-Beaupré between June and September 2017 mainly in Mayotte and Iles Glorieuses
Limited surveys in La Réunion and in the vicinity of Tromelin

3. Survey plan
Hydrographic vessel Beautemps-Beaupré will be deployed in the Indian Ocean in 2019
Survey work within SAIHC region will be focused around Madagascar (subject to the necessary authorizations)
Travaux programmés en 2019 : Fort-Dauphin, Tuléar et Nosy Bé.
Training opportunities on board (although very limited due to the lack of free seats on board).

4. Charting – region H
ENC
10 new cells published since the last conference
9 new cells planned between now and 2020
55 FR cells currently available for the region H
Source : Primar online catalogue

5. Charting – region H INT Charts
2 new INT charts published since the last conference
INT7064 (FR7489) Approches Sud-Est de Madagascar
INT7724 (FR7684) Approches de Mahajanga (Madagascar)
INT7062 (FR7487) Approches Nord-Est de Madagascar schemed, to be published by 2020
Printer of some INT Charts produced by INHO:
INT7739 (IN2514) Approaches to Port Louis
INT7737 (IN2527) Mauritius
Bilateral arrangement was established between the Government of India and the Shom for the exchange and reproduction of nautical products. Shom became a printer of the INT7739 (IN2514), covering Port Louis and its approaches, and INT7737 (IN2527) covering Mauritius Island.

6. Publications
All nautical publications are available in digital format only (pdf files) on Shom’s online shop (diffusion.shom.fr)
Publications are updated weekly in accordance with the Shom Notices to Mariners

7. C-55, survey status
C-55 indicators for French overseas Departments and Terriories.
Figures for Union of Comoros and Republic of Madagascar also included
Survey Status
Updated June 2018
Depth < 200m
Depth > 200m A B C H
Iles Éparses - France (Bassas de India, Europa et Juan de Nova)
8.93
3.68
87.39
19.88
80.12
Mayotte et Glorieuses – France
7.15
91.05
1.81
46.61
53.39
La Réunion et Tromelin – France
69.05
30.95
27.57
72.43
Terres Australes françaises (Crozet, Kerguelen, Amsterdam, Saint-Paul)
0.18
5.87
93.95
32.29
67.61
Comores (Union des) 14
8.35
77.65
37.48
62.52
Madagascar (République de)
0.06
8.7
91.24
14.51
85.49
New methodology used by Shom to derive C-55 status of hydrographic surveying indicator, see:

8. C-55, charting status
C-55 indicators for French overseas departments and territories.
C-55 indicators for Union of Comoros and Republic of Madagascar included
Charting Status
Updated July 2018
Small
(<1 M)
Medium
(1M < / < )
Large
(> )
Metric
WGS84 A B C J
Iles Éparses - France (Bassas de India, Europa et Juan de Nova)
100 NA
Mayotte et Glorieuses – France 75
La Réunion et Tromelin – France
Terres Australes françaises (Crozet, Kerguelen, Amsterdam, Saint-Paul)
83,33 56
44,4
Comores (Union des) 20
Madagascar (République de) 50 10
7,69 80
66,6

9. Capacity building IMO Audit process (SAIHC14 Actions 5 & 6)
Shom proposed Madagascar to share the relevant conclusions and recommendations regarding hydrographic services of the IMO audit conducted in October 2017
Shom proposed assistance to the Union of Comoros to complete the pre-audit questionnaire regarding hydrographic services (Annex 3 of the Auditor’s manual for IMSAS – Circular Letter N° 3425 / MSC 81/24/4) in preparation for the audit scheduled for March 2019
On-site / On-board training
Training opportunities during the planned deployment of BHO Beautemps-Beaupré in Madagascar (June-August 2019) subject to confirmation of the survey campaign (pending Madagascar agreement)
On-site / on-board training (limited boarding capacity, however, given the number of seats available on board) : not included in the current CBWP for May require some funding to support trainees (travel, accommodation for on-site training during harbour surveys). Survey campaign need to be confirmed first.

10. Msdi development
Since December 3rd 2017, open access to core data: bathymetric data, wrecks, cables, sediments, maritime limits, and toponyms database
Distributed under Creative Commons « CC-BY-SA 4.0 » licence

11. Shom’s portals Data.shom.fr Diffusion.shom.fr
Msdi development
Maritime archives
Shom’s portals
Data.shom.fr
Diffusion.shom.fr
Sediment types and Maritime limits (see also dedicated website limitesmaritimes.gouv.fr )