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

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

3. 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.”

4. 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

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

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

7. Possible ECWG Routes for Consideration1 2 3
Possible ECWG Routes for Consideration

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

9. 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?

10. 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

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

12. British Admiralty Paper Charts and ARCS ® Coverage

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

14. THANK YOU