MESOAMERICAN CARIBBEAN SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION TASK GROUP 2 ENC PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION “STATUS REPORT”

TASK GROUP 2 MEMBERS ARE: MEXICO (CHAIRMAN) COLOMBIA JAMAICA NETHERLANDS PANAMA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VENEZUELA

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF TASK GROUP 2 IS: “TO OVERCOME THE LACK OF ENC´S COVERING MAJOR PORTS AND SHIPPING ROUTES OF THE MACHC REGION THROUGH PROMOTING THE PRODUCTION OF ENC DATA BY NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICES AND THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO IMPROVED MARITIME AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY.”

TG2 WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING TASKS: SELECT AND PRIORITISE ROUTES FOR ENC COVERAGE AND PRODUCTION USING OBJECTIVE CRITERIA IDENTIFY ENC PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES ALONG THE SELECTED ROUTES PREPARE AN ACTION PLAN AND MILESTONES RECOMMEND OPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ENC´S TO THE SHIPPING MARKET

RECOMMEND AND, WHERE APPROPIATE, ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENC PRODUCTION, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MAINTENANCE PROVIDE A REPORT OF EACH MEETING TO THE MACHC ECWG

FIRST STEP SELECT AND PRIORITISE ROUTES FOR ENC COVERAGE AND PRODUCTION USING OBJECTIVE CRITERIA

Possible ECWG Routes for Consideration 1 2 3 Possible ECWG Routes for Consideration

Main Container Ports in Gulf of Mexico - Caribbean Sea Source: Caribbean Shipping Association

WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA DO WE HAVE TO USE IN ORDER TO SELECT THE ROUTES AND PORTS? WHICH ROUTE OR PORT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE IN ORDER TO BEGIN WITH THE PROJECT?

Major commercial shipping routes throughout the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Source: NIMA Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean 1 6 2 8 5 7 4 9 3 10

SECOND STEP: IDENTIFY ENC PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES ALONG THE SELECTED AREAS.

British Admiralty Paper Charts and ARCS ® Coverage

IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ENC OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TG2. REQUIREMENTS OF EACH MEMBER TO DO THIS JOB.

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