RSAHC REPORT TO IRCC8 30 MAY 2016

COMPOSITION Total members-8 Associate members-4 Observers- 3 Last meeting held – Feb 2015 Report in IHO website

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN FEB 2015 MEETING National reports Protocol of amendments to convention and membership to IHO Regional INT Chart Scheme Coordination Updating of C-55 by the MS Gebco and shallow water bathymetry MSDI Capacity building programmes Timely MSI data to navarea coordinator IX Technical visits Draft RSAHC disaster plan Other routine reviews

ACTIVITIES No meeting scheduled in 2016.next meeting in Feb 2017 CB program done as per IHO CBWP -2015 MBES post processing at abu dhabi done 07-11june 2015 TWL workshop conducted at abu dhabi 06-10Sept 2015 Most of the action points were followedup with MS Some unforeseen setbacks in last 8 months Chairman and Vice chair vacant due to retirement/death New Chairman from UAE under process Next meeting details likely to be finalised by Sept 2016

KSA- HIGHLIGHTS Hydrographic Survey Projects – 6 completed for 38000 skm , 2 tendered for 47500 skm Tweleve tide gauges stations fully operational , another 10 stations being tendered Two marine sciences data buoys functional 32 ENCs, duly validated, are ready for distribution . 85 CZMCs ready Plan to complete survey of entire saudi marine areas by 2020, with upto date data Tide tables for 2016 published Three batches of cat b hydros and two batches of MCs trained Data collection/PP by HSV Sultan and HSL in progress Migration of hydro data into the HDM project by 2016 in progress