Report on IRCC9 Key Issues Relating to EAHC 6th EAHC CHC Meeting

IRCC9 Paramaribo, Suriname, 12 to 14 June 2017 Participating EAHC MSs: Japan Malaysia ROK Singapore

WENDWG Report Actions from RHCs (deadline: December 2017) Action 14: Consider making all ENC data available through the RENCs Action 15: Encourage the work of the IHO Community to increase existence of ENC schemes at regional level

MSDIWG Report Actions from RHCs Action 18: Nominate RHC MSDI Ambassadors to promote MSDI and to help MSs to prepare national reports with respect to the status if MSDI

CSBWG Report Actions from RHCs (deadline: September 2017) Action 21: Release datasets/subsets into the public domain via the IHO DCDB Action 22: Consider reviewing data gathering restrictions within the maritime areas of jurisdiction to enable CSB activities to be undertaken Action 23: Support the CSB initiative with positive actions Require research vessels collect bathymetric data for late uploading, when on passage/does not interfere with other research activities

GEBCO GC Report Actions from RHCs (deadline: IRCC10) Action 29: Organize contribution of bathymetric data in shallower coastal areas to GEBCO in order to support the production of higher resolution gridded data products

Outcomes of 1st IHO Assembly Actions from RHCs (deadline: IRCC10) Action 31: EAHC Chair to liaise with Japan: Consult MSs to review the IHO resolution 1/2005 IHO response to Disaster Coordinate with the SWPHC Chair Submit a draft amended version to IRCC Action 32: Consider using SDB and risk assessment methodologies in uncharted/poorly charted areas as a way of developing survey priority areas as part of attracting donor funding Using the project rationale as presented in doc. IRCC9-08C

Inputs from MSs and other bodies Actions from RHCs (deadline: IRCC10) Action 35: Invite MSs to provide technical resources to the DQWG and report back to IRCC Mariners feedback that ENCs were not being populated with CATZOC values

Data Gathering and Management (Maximizing the use of Hydrographic Data) Actions from RHCs Action 37: Support the establishment of UN-GGIM Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information (WG-MGI) Work with national representatives to UN-GGIM to offer interventions in favour of the WG-MGI during next UN-GGIM meeting (June 2017) Action 38: Encourage MSs to attend the next UN-GGIM meeting and MGI side event (July 2017) Action 39: Promote UN-GGIM in region

IRCC Work Programme for 2017 – 2018 Summary of Key Issues Relating to EAHC No. Activity Deadline IRCC9 13/2017 Contribute to the development of C-55 IRCC10 IRCC9 14/2017 Contribute to monitoring and improving the global status of hydrographic surveying IRCC9 15/2017 Contribute to improving the framework of IHO response to marine disasters IRCC9 16/2017 Contribute to the development of MSDI IRCC9 17/2017 Contribute to the development of CSB IRCC9 18/2017 Encourage MSs and representatives of industry and academia to promote and work together to ensure that the best possible use is made of SDB Dec 2017 IRCC9 24/2017 Work to reduce overlaps by applying the WEND Principles in defining approve ENC schemes IRCC9 25/2017 Facilitate resolution of important inconsistencies between paper charts and ENCs and between ENCs from different producers as identified by the RENCs or otherwise IRCC9 26/2017 Encourage MSs in their respective regions to use Risk Assessment methodology to establish Hydrographic Survey priorities