1. RSAHC REPORT TO IRCC8 30 MAY 2016

2. COMPOSITION Total members-8 Associate members-4 Observers- 3
Last meeting held – Feb 2015
Report in IHO website

3. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN FEB 2015 MEETING
National reports
Protocol of amendments to convention and membership to IHO
Regional INT Chart Scheme Coordination
Updating of C-55 by the MS
Gebco and shallow water bathymetry
MSDI
Capacity building programmes
Timely MSI data to navarea coordinator IX
Technical visits
Draft RSAHC disaster plan
Other routine reviews

4. ACTIVITIES No meeting scheduled in 2016.next meeting in Feb 2017
CB program done as per IHO CBWP -2015
MBES post processing at abu dhabi done 07-11june 2015
TWL workshop conducted at abu dhabi 06-10Sept 2015
Most of the action points were followedup with MS
Some unforeseen setbacks in last 8 months
Chairman and Vice chair vacant due to retirement/death
New Chairman from UAE under process
Next meeting details likely to be finalised by Sept 2016

5. KSA- HIGHLIGHTS
Hydrographic Survey Projects – 6 completed for skm , 2 tendered for skm
Tweleve tide gauges stations fully operational , another 10 stations being tendered
Two marine sciences data buoys functional
32 ENCs, duly validated, are ready for distribution . 85 CZMCs ready
Plan to complete survey of entire saudi marine areas by 2020, with upto date data
Tide tables for 2016 published
Three batches of cat b hydros and two batches of MCs trained
Data collection/PP by HSV Sultan and HSL in progress
Migration of hydro data into the HDM project by 2016 in progress