1. Taasi Pitoi, Director, Ports and Marine
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National Report
for
TUVALU
Taasi Pitoi, Director, Ports and Marine
Government of Tuvalu

2. Outline Country Perspective IHO and SWPHC Status Main Issues
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Outline
Country Perspective
IHO and SWPHC Status
Main Issues
Recent Activities
Way Ahead

3. Country Perspective - Tuvalu
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Country Perspective - Tuvalu
Significant Challenges
4th smallest sovereign country, smallest GDP in the world
10,700 population across 8 Islands
26km2 land area, highest elevation 4m
Significant Climate Change threat
Reliance on external aid

4. Country Perspective - Tuvalu
14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea
Country Perspective - Tuvalu
Maritime Focus
Domestic Shipping Service
Modern, fit for purpose NIVAGA III
International Registry
100+ ships held on register
Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute
Provision of trained ratings to industry

5. SWPHC and IHO Membership Status
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SWPHC and IHO Membership Status
SWPHC
Observer Status
Wish gain Associate Membership
IHO
Not a member
Interested, but associated cost may be prohibitive

6. Main Issues relating to Hydrography
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Main Issues relating to Hydrography
Competing demands for limited resources
Maritime Officials / Staff fulfil multiple roles
Limited Operational/Regulatory Separation
Focus on day to day operations
Inadequate resourcing for:
Establishing required Governance
MSI Functions
Even access to basic admin (PC) a problem

7. Main Issues relating to Hydrography
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Main Issues relating to Hydrography
BA766
Withdrawn by UKHO due to lack of data
Current gap in charting meeting needs

8. Improvements since last SWPHC
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Improvements since last SWPHC
NZ MFAT PRNI
MSI awareness and assistance
Data Discovery and Release Agreement
NZ MFAT Pacific Maritime Safety Project
Maritime Institutional and Legislative Review
SPC
IMSAS preparation

9. Improvement Activities
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Improvement Activities
IHO
MSI Training (LINZ) – 1 attended from Tuvalu
Technical Assessment Visit (UKHO/SPC)
Attendance at SWPHC14

10. Improvement Activities
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Improvement Activities
PCA – UKHO
Better communications

11. Way Forward Progress Hydrographic Governance
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Way Forward
Progress Hydrographic Governance
Leverage off NZ MFAT Marine Review
Implement better MSI arrangements
Work with SPC through PRNI
Build on renewed PCA engagement
Communicate charting needs

12. 14th South West Pacific Hydrographic Commission Conference vv 30 November to 02 December 2016, Noumea
Questions