Taasi Pitoi, Director, Ports and Marine 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea National Report for TUVALU Taasi Pitoi, Director, Ports and Marine Government of Tuvalu

Outline Country Perspective IHO and SWPHC Status Main Issues 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Outline Country Perspective IHO and SWPHC Status Main Issues Recent Activities Way Ahead

Country Perspective - Tuvalu 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Country Perspective - Tuvalu Significant Challenges 4th smallest sovereign country, smallest GDP in the world 10,700 population across 8 Islands 26km2 land area, highest elevation 4m Significant Climate Change threat Reliance on external aid

Country Perspective - Tuvalu 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Country Perspective - Tuvalu Maritime Focus Domestic Shipping Service Modern, fit for purpose NIVAGA III International Registry 100+ ships held on register Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute Provision of trained ratings to industry

SWPHC and IHO Membership Status 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea SWPHC and IHO Membership Status SWPHC Observer Status Wish gain Associate Membership IHO Not a member Interested, but associated cost may be prohibitive

Main Issues relating to Hydrography 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Main Issues relating to Hydrography Competing demands for limited resources Maritime Officials / Staff fulfil multiple roles Limited Operational/Regulatory Separation Focus on day to day operations Inadequate resourcing for: Establishing required Governance MSI Functions Even access to basic admin (PC) a problem

Main Issues relating to Hydrography 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Main Issues relating to Hydrography BA766 Withdrawn by UKHO due to lack of data Current gap in charting meeting needs

Improvements since last SWPHC 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Improvements since last SWPHC NZ MFAT PRNI MSI awareness and assistance Data Discovery and Release Agreement NZ MFAT Pacific Maritime Safety Project Maritime Institutional and Legislative Review SPC IMSAS preparation

Improvement Activities 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Improvement Activities IHO MSI Training (LINZ) – 1 attended from Tuvalu Technical Assessment Visit (UKHO/SPC) Attendance at SWPHC14

Improvement Activities 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Improvement Activities PCA – UKHO Better communications

Way Forward Progress Hydrographic Governance 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Way Forward Progress Hydrographic Governance Leverage off NZ MFAT Marine Review Implement better MSI arrangements Work with SPC through PRNI Build on renewed PCA engagement Communicate charting needs

14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea Questions