1. Current Situation of the Hydrographic Services in Panama
Eng. Adalberto Alguero November 2017
Surveyor Category¨B¨

2. CHOPAN – PANAMA HYDROGRAPHIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
Stablished in 2009 by 4 gubermental organization: AUTORIDAD MARITIMA DE PANAMA (LEAD THE GROUP) AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMA SERVICIO NACIONAL AERONAVAL INSTITUTO GEOGRÀFICO NACIONAL

3. AMP – PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
Engineering Department in charge of: Development of Social Ports and maritime projects Mainteinance of maritime infrastructure Hydrographic Surveys (surveys and inspections) Aids to Navigation Mainteinance of bouys and lights Submit Navarea and MSI

4. TIMELINE SINCE 2009
2009 – Stablishment of the CHOPAN (National Committe)
2009 – Started sending for information to WWNWS
Started sending information for NTM and Nautical Charts Updates
2010 – Designing new Anual Budgets for equipment, Softwares, etc.
Started analizing the UKHO Agreement
Started data retrievel data from private hydrographic companies (outsourcing Services)
Aids to Navigation transfered to DOP
2012 – IALA Membership (2 Meetings, 1 Training)

5. TIMELINE SINCE 2013 2013 - Surveys with Navoceano
2014 – Close the negotiation of the UKHO Agreement
New Aids to Navigation System in Colon Area Ports
Scheme of the ENC Nautical Charts Code for ACP and AMP.
2015 – Signing of UKHO Agreement – Royalties and Training was included
CHOPAN Restart Regular Meetings Presided by AMP
2016 – Reception of budget from IC-ENC

6. UPDATES SINCE AMP LEAD THE CHOPAN
2016 – Sended our request to UKHO for adquisition of budget for:
Hydrographic equipment,
Training
Survey vessel
2016 – Adquired capacitation in:
AtoN - IALA
Maintenance of AtoN – Carmanah
Surveyor Cat “A” – FOCAHIMECA
Surveyor Cat “A” – Armada de Peru
AIS system and management
2016 – Participation in MACHC17 – BRASIL

7. UPDATES SINCE AMP LEAD THE CHOPAN
2016 – Instalation of 2 new lighthouses at Manzanillo entrance
2017 – Submission of the propousal at the MEF for the budget of the IHO inscription for the 2018.
2017 – Participation in SEPHC meeting – Cartagena
2017 – Meeting with Mathis Jonas – in AMP office in the World Maritime day event.
Submission of request for courses to SEPRHC to partipate in survey operation for training.
2017 – Participation in MACH18 - CUBA

8. PANAMA HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE SITUATION
Submit for aprovation of MEF the establishment of the new Department. The service just received 4 new small boats for coastal survey, but still need to get survey equipment Adquisition of equipment by UKHO agreement There are 20 technician available to be part of the Hydrographic Service, but need training and certification

9. TYPES OF NAVAREAS PUBLISHED BY AMP
Temporary inactive Aids to Navegation
Permanent inactive Aids to Navegation
Changes in Access Channels
Bad Weather
Ships Adrift
Shipwrecks
Large Scale Exercises or Drills

10. TYPES OF NTM PUBLISHED BY AMP
Permanent Corrections in NC
Temporary or Preliminary Corrections in NC
Permanent Changes in Access Channels
New Depths After Dredging Activities
Fixed Sea Installations (In example, Power Generation, Change of coastal line.

11. ABOUT NEW CHARTS
AMP introduced a regulations to obligate all terminals to survey: turning basin, pier and access channel areas to bring data for the update of the Nautical Chart.
Since implementation: 2016: 10 new charts
2017: 1 new chart
Colon Manzanillo Area (PA5AM111)

12. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS
Regular participation in different committee – MACHC, SEPRHC, Local meetings too.
Certification of technician in different courses
Bathymetric Survey by NAVOCEANO in January 2018 for actualization. Panama Canal Pacific entrance.
Actualization of National Bathymetric Plan – Thesis from FOCAHIMECA student for the certification.
Presentation of Resolution for stablish payment for dredging works.
Recently the DGPIMA receive the certification ISO st in Panama Maritime Industry and 2nd in Latin-American

13. MAIN CHALLENGES
Execution of the National Bathymetric Plan starting with coastal surveys in 2019.
Receive survey equipment from UKHO agreements
Close justification phase with different institutions and national organizations to be MEMBER STATE of the IHO. Recently MATHIAS JONAS and the AMP held a meeting during WORLD MARITIME DAY in Panama.

14. Thank you !