International Centre for Electronic Navigational Charts Introduction to IC-ENC 1

An Update on IC-ENC and RENC activities since MACHC14 Mr James Harper, IC-ENC General Manager

Agenda 3  RENC Reminder  IC-ENC Services – an Update ◦ ENC Production Support for HOs ◦ ENC Validation ◦ ENC Distribution ◦ Revenue Management & Financial Reporting  IC-ENC Governance

What is a RENC?  An organisation that assists HOs in the: ◦ Production ◦ Quality Assurance ◦ Distribution of ENCs  RENCs contribute to safety at sea by enhancing ENC quality and accessibility in a consistent way

Two RENC Organisations  IC-ENC and PRIMAR combined have 47 members (national Hydrographic Offices)  Combined chart portfolio of over 8000 ENCs

EIHC Monaco – RENC Stand  Raising awareness of RENCs and our services to Hydrographic Offices  Building and maintaining strong relationships with all members

IC-ENC Members (34… 6 new) Introduction to IC-ENC 7 Malaysia

Membership Coverage Introduction to IC-ENC 8  MACHC Members – Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Netherlands, Suriname, United Kingdom and Venezuela

IC-ENC Members’ ENCs (October 2014) Introduction to IC-ENC 9

ENCs within MACHC Region

IC-ENC Services – an Update  ENC Production Support for HOs  ENC Validation  ENC Distribution  Revenue Management & Financial Reporting Introduction to IC-ENC 11

Production Support Services  IC-ENC ENC Validation Training course; ◦ 3 course during 2015: ◦ Europe, East and Latin America  HO production staff secondments/visits to IC- ENC office  HO’s own quality assurance, the IC-ENC Errors Database Introduction to IC-ENC 12

IC-ENC Errors DB - Updated Introduction to IC-ENC 13

IC-ENC Validation - Update  Software analysis and testing – Updated software versions  Test Validations from new HOs ◦ New issues identified ◦ Experience continually grows  New ECDIS systems Introduction to IC-ENC 14

ENC Distribution - Update  New IC-ENC Commercial Manager  New Value Added Reseller – NAVTOR  New Sales Reporting Rules (“Real Time”) for 2015  New RENC ENC Licensing Rules  Increased focus on use of the ENC Introduction to IC-ENC 15

MACHC ACTION  SIGNIFICANT DEMAND NOW FOR USE OF ENCs BEYOND ECDIS/SOLAS USE ◦ Challenges:  Large range of national policies, positions and opinions  Industry demand/requirements move faster than government policy ◦ Central function wold bring significant benefits for HOs and Industry:  IC-ENC tasked by its Steering Committee to develop business case to expand its remit to include non-SOLAS use of ENCs. Introduction to IC-ENC 16

ENC Distribution - Update ◦ MACHC WGs developing similar ideas in parallel to this ◦ IC-ENC to actively engage with these WGs to ensure ideas are aligned  Large majority of MACHC ENC Producers are members of IC-ENC ◦ …SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR MACHC Members… ◦ Possible funding model for MACHC activities Introduction to IC-ENC 17

Our VARs: Value Added Resellers Introduction to IC-ENC 18

IC-ENC Sales and Finances  General Trend: ENC sales are increasing steadily  Reports to each member are provided to show trends of sales  ENC revenue paid to each member in preferred manner and frequency Introduction to IC-ENC 19  IC-ENC retains a cost-recovery fee. Reduced to $1.00  E.g. An HO sets its ENC price at $15, IC-ENC retains $1 and returns $14 to the HO

IC-ENC Governance - Update  Strategic direction is set by the Steering Committee; all members are invited to participate in this group.  Sets the budget, policies / strategies  New Chair - Germany  New Vice Chairs - ◦ Mexico and Denmark 20

Summary of the IC-ENC Update  IC-ENC has 34 member HOs with ENCs  IC-ENC’s Services: ◦ Production support ◦ ENC Validation ◦ Distribution ◦ Revenue Management  IC-ENC is a low cost, not for profit RENC, retaining just $1.00 per ENC sold to cover costs  Controlled by our Steering Committee, each HO contributes to IC-ENC policy setting Introduction to IC-ENC 21

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  RENCs to provide feedback to MACHC and WENDWG regarding the use of ENCs outside the SOLAS/ECDIS environment. (WENDWG action item)  RENCs  July 2014

WENDWG report (March 2014) MACHC REGION - Ports Not Covered PORTCOUNTRYRANK 2006 Castaway CayBahamas1498 PaluaVenezuela967 El TablazoVenezuela1942 MaracaiboVenezuela705 San MarcosMexico1230 Half Moon CayBahamas1461 Puerto OrdazVenezuela618 Pascagoula light. area United States of America 1888 Donaldsonville United States of America 1555 Puerto Costa Maya Mexico1157 Charco AzulPanama905 Coco CayBahamas1177 MatanzasVenezuela1079 El PalitoVenezuela540 Cayo MoaCuba1761 CienfuegosCuba1310 TurboColombia520 Panama CanalPanama11 Great Stirrup CayBahamas1898 CaripitoVenezuela1624 Cabo Rojo Dominican Republic1363 Puerto CareneroVenezuela1890 Puerto CabelloVenezuela219 Puerto MirandaVenezuela468 Galveston light. are United States of America335 Puerto CastillaHonduras1996