1. MACHC CAPACITY BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Presented by UKHO

2. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
The Capacity Building activities that have (or will) be completed since the last MACHC meeting held in Cuba 2017
Technical visits (Guatemala)
MBES Processing course
Seminar on Raising Awareness of Hydrography
MACHC States also benefitted from CB activities in neighbouring regions through approval by the CBSC

3. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
2. With reference to the 2019 CB Work programme the opportunities that are available are:
Phase 1 skills course (Host required)
Seminar on Raising Awareness of Hydrography
ENC Production & QA course

4. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
3. The proposed activities for 2020 were discussed:
Hydrographic Awareness Seminar to precede the MACHC
Tides and Water Level Workshop for Spanish Speakers
Technical Implementation Visits on request (no requests were made during the meeting)
MSI
MSDI
MBES Processing

5. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
4. Mexico provided an update on their FOCAHIMECA Project and highlighted that they would like to receive information on the previous participants
5. Reports on Technical visits conducted post MACHC
El Salvador
Dominican Republic

6. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
6. The meeting noted the continuing challenges of coordinating MACHC CB activity with multiple regional projects and programmes. It was requested that the CB coordinator is kept informed of any activities taking place.

7. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
7. Hydrography School of the Spanish Navy provided a brief overview of the courses that can be offered for the region. 8. Meeting was closed

8. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
MACHC Seminar on Hydrographic Governance and dealing with Maritime Disasters November Well attended and the active participation of attendees generated informative and productive discussions

9. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Day 1 - Hydrographic Governance
The roles of the main maritime intergovernmental organisations - IHO, IMO & IALA
The roles and responsibilities of Hydrographic Services

10. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Day 2 – Workshop on Dealing with Maritime Disasters
Resolution 1/2005 IHO Response to Disasters under review – Open for comment until 30 November

11. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Presentations included:
The Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazard Warning System
The IOC
The experiences of Guatemala
The developments and achievements of Colombia
The experiences of MACHC chairs
Industry partners
– presentations available on the website

12. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Conclusions:
Preparation is key - Monitoring and Modelling
Important to gather the bathymetric data in times of peace to establish the baselines that recovery operations will work from
Development of a Disaster Response Framework – Session 7

13. MACHC CB COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT
Thank you