IC-ENC Presentation to WENDWG9 February 2019

IC-ENC Annual Report Support to members… Training/Conferences… Membership & folio growth… Validation results… Governance… Finances…

WENDWG9 Discussion We’re about to enter the new era, WEND-101. Is WEND-57 a success? How do we build on the successes and address the challenges? Purpose is to stimulate discussion

Achievements There are 17,000+ ENCs available for ECDIS users There are 75+ active ENC Producers – some have build this capability from a standing start. These ENCs have a level of quality assurance/confidence Internal / RENC / Service Provider

Achievements There are established routes to ECDIS Licensing, subscriptions, data supply chain, customer service/support ECDIS navigation is established and embedded National autonomy over ENCs is preserved (“Principles” / Framework)

So… …we have made credible progress… …however… …concerns do remain…

Concerns There are still gaps in ENC coverage, and it seems hard to focus on which gaps are most important to fill… There is the unpredictable impact of overlapping data in ECDIS systems Service Providers take action in lieu of Hydrographic Office solutions (see WENDWG8)

Concerns Information Overlays are in use, but probably not as originally envisaged. There are cases of more than one producer producing ENCs in the same area…and using different distribution chain Two vessels in a single area can have two different ENC folios!

Concerns There has been criticism of the speed of WEND delivery / progress Does each ENC Producer have the capacity to issue an additional dataset? What about the burden of maintaining two datasets for x years?

“WEND-57 School Report” “Very good progress has been made, but there is room for improvement in certain areas”

Discussion points 17,000+ ENCs… …Where are the gaps for S-101? Successes Challenges 17,000+ ENCs… …Where are the gaps for S-101? …Will we have a folio of 34,000 to manage? 75+ Producers… …How do we get set for S-101 Production? …How do we cope with the ‘politics’ of ENC Production (boundaries, multiple producers) Quality Assurance… …How do we ensure consistency? Distribution Chain… …How do we build on the existing one and improve it? ECDIS concept… …How do we support the transfer to ECDIS-101?