Italy Italian Hydrographic Institute IHO Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA) National Report Italy Italian Hydrographic Institute HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

Survey and charting progress in Antarctica Thirty years of commitment Ross Sea Area of responsability INT Charts completed No Charts updates No ship available since 2016 Focus on training HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

Polar Training Courses Operations in Polar environment Argentina Chile (since 2016) HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

XXVI ANTAR Campaign – Armada Peruviana On board B.A.P. CARRASCO Navy exhange program Integrated High Resolution data analysis HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

IIM Polar skills The IIM is involved in National Antarctic Program since 1986 and in the Arctic environment since the 1920s Polar operation trained and specialized personnel HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

ICE-EDGE Experimentation IIM Polar Skills ICE-EDGE Experimentation HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

New Polar vessel M/V Laura BASSI New IT Polar Ship OGS property since 2018 Ex M/V Ernest Shakleton icebreaker 14 Polar Campaign Refitting in progress HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

M/V Laura BASSI Year: 1995 Crew: 22 Scientists: 48 Length: 80 mt Displacement: 5455 tons Dinamic positioning MBES to be installed (by IT Navy) HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

Future activities PNRA Research activity Antarctica 2019/2020 - 2020/2021 Artic and Antartica - 2021/2022 Continue support to Seabed 2030 and GEBCO HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019

Action required by HCA Note this report HCA-16, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 July 2019