CL 71/2017

IHO File No. S1/0900 CIRCULAR LETTER 71/2017 21 December 2017 CUMULATIVE LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2017 (including Finance Committee Circular Letters and Conference/Assembly Circular Letters and Council Circular Letters) Dear Hydrographer, 1. Please find enclosed herewith the cumulative lists of the IHO Circular Letters (CL), Finance Committee Circular Letters (FCCL), Assembly Circular Letters (ACL) and Council Circular Letters (CCL) sent out to IHO Member States during the year 2017. 2. IHO CLs and FCCLs are available on the IHO web site at: www.iho.int  Letters and documents ACLs related to the 1st Session of the IHO Assembly are available at www.iho.int  IHO Assembly and the CCLs related to the 1st meeting of the IHO Council are available at www.iho.int IHO Council & Working Groups. Yours sincerely, Dr Mathias JONAS Secretary-General Annex A: List of IHO Circular Letters issued in 2017 Annex B: List of Finance Committee Circular Letters issued in 2017 Annex C: List of Assembly Circular Letters issued in 2017 Annex D: List of Council Circular Letters issued in 2017 Mapping our Seas, Oceans and Waterways - more important than ever  Annex A to IHO CL 71/2017 LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2017 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 05 January 1 Report on the status of the Convention and Membership of the S1/0100 Organization Granting of Observer status to the Association of Arctic 09 January 2 S1/5072 Expedition Cruise Operators as a Non-Governmental International Organization 11 January 3 National Experts on the Law of the Sea S3/0302 13 January 4 IHO-Nippon Foundation Chart Project- Call for Applications S3/4505-S1/3022 for 9th Course in Marine Cartography and Data Assessment (FIG-IHO-ICA Category B) UKHO Taunton, UK 4 September – 15 December 2017 16 January 5 Republic of Cameroon – Suspension of rights of membership S1/3085 of the IHO 24 January 6 Call for comments on draft new edition 1.0.0 of IHO AB-4/S-5 Publication S-8A “Standards of competence for Cat A Nautical Cartographers” 24 January 7 Establishment of the GEBCO SCUFN Undersea Feature S3/7198 Names Project Team (UFNPT) 25 January 8 Outcome of the eighth meeting of the Hydrographic Services S3/8151/HSSC and Standards Committee (HSSC) 30 January 9 Participation of IHO Member States in 28th International S1/5009 Cartographic Conference (ICC2017 – Washington DC, USA 2-7 July 2017) 01 February 10 Adoption of the proposed revision of IHO Resolution 3/1919 S3/1400 – Datums and Bench Marks 06 February 11 Report on the 97th Session of the IMO Maritime Safety S3/3055 Committee 06 February 12 Preparation for the 4th session of the IHO Sub Committee on S3/3075 Navigation, Communication and Search and Rescue (NCSR), 6-10 March 2017, London, United Kingdom 09 February 13 IHO-IOC NIPPON Foundation – GEBCO Training S3/2620 Programme. Call for applications for the 14th Graduate Certificate Course in Ocean Bathymetry 09 February 14 New IHO Member State – MALTA S1/3093 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 10 February 15 Call for approval of a new edition of IHO Publication S-100 – S3/8151/S-100 Universal Hydrographic Data model 10 February 16 Call for approval of revision 2.1.0 of IHO Publication S-65 – S3/8151/HSSC/S-65 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) “Production, Maintenance and Distribution guidance” 13 February 17 Call for approval of revision 4.7.0 of IHO Publication S-4 – S3/4405 Chart Specifications of the IHO 13 February 18 Update of the IHO logo S1/1902 13 February 19 Call for approval of edition 3.0.0 of IHO Publication S-11 Part S3/4204 - S3/4244 A – Guidance for the preparation and maintenance of International (INT) Chart and ENC Schemes 14 February 20 15th Meeting of the CBSC Paramaribo, Suriname 7-9 June S3/0104 & CBSC 2017 and 9th Meeting of the IRCC 12-14 June 2017 15 February 21 Call for approval of a new edition of IHO Publication S-58 S3/8151/S-58 ENC Validation Checks 15 February 22 Reinstatement of Cameroon S1/3085 17 February 23 Establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding between S1/5002 the International Hydrographic Organization and the Mediterranean Science Commission 27 February 24 Recipient of the Prince Albert Medal 1st Medal for S1/1206 hydrography 2017 27 February 25 Announcement of the 9th ABLOS Biennial Conference S3/0302/ABLOS Monaco, 10-11 October 2017 03 March 26Rev1 Composition of the IHO Project Team on Standards for S3/7198 Hydrographic Surveys (HS PT) 07 March 27 Master of Science Programme in Hydrographic Surveying at S1/3023 & CBSC-1 the University of Southern Mississippi (USA) sponsored by the Republic of Korea 07 March 28 New IHO Member State – Republic of Vanuatu S1/3094 31 March 29 Report on the 4th Session of the IMO Sub-Committee on S3/3075 Navigation, Communications, and Search and Rescue 03 April 30 Composition of the GEBCO SCUFN Undersea Feature Names S3/7198 Project Team (UFNPT) 13 April 31 IHO - Nippon Foundation CHART Project, Successful S3/4505 & S1/3022 Candidates for 9th Course DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 02 May 32 Adoption of a Edition 3.0.0 of IHO Publication S-100 - S3/8151/S-100 Universal Hydrographic Data Model 02 May 33 Initiation of an informal consultation process on IHO S3/7020 Publication S-23 03 May 34 Publication of the Annual Report of the IHO for 2016 S1/1001 12 May 35 9th Meeting of the Hydrographic Services and Standards S3/8151/HSSC Committee (HSSC-9) 6 to 10 November 2017, Ottawa Canada 09 June 36Rev1 Adoption of edition 2.1.0 of IHO Publication S-65 – S3/8151/S-65 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) “Production, maintenance and distribution guidance” 22 May 37 Adoption of edition 6.0.0 of IHO Publication S-58 – ENC S3/8151/S-58 Validation checks 08 June 38 Proposal to establish a UN-GGIM Working Group on Marine S1/5051 Geospatial Information 13 June 39 Outcomes from the UN Ocean Conference S3/2405 13 June 40 Nippon Foundation funding for Project Seabed 2030 S1/5015 & S3/2620 19 June 41 Adoption of edition 3.0.0 of IHO Publication S-11 Part A – S3/4204 - S3/4244 Guidance for the preparation and maintenance of International (INT) Chart and ENC Schemes 23 June 42 Adoption of revision 4.7.0 of IHO Publication S-4 Chart S3/4405 Specifications of the IHO 30 June 43 Report on the 98th Session of the IMO MSC (MSC 98) S3/3055 21 July 44 Recruitment of a Project Director for Project Seabed 2030 S1/5015 & S3/2620 01 August 45 Call for approval of new editions of IHO Publications S-8A AB-4 and S-8B, Standards of competence for Category “A” and Category “B” Nautical Cartographers 02 August 46 Outcome of the 15th Meeting of the Capacity Building Sub- CBSC-1 Committee (CBSC-15) 08 August 47 Establishment of the UN-GGIM Working Group on Marine S1/5051 Geospatial Information. 22 August 48 Publication of the Report of Proceedings of the 1st Session of S1/6000/2017 the IHO Assembly 29 August 49 Call for comments on the draft edition 1.0.0 S3/2649 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 29 August 50 Requirement to provide meaningful CATZOC information in S3/8151 ENCs 01 September 51 Outcome of the ninth Meeting of the Inter-Regional S3/0104 Coordination Committee (IRCC9) 01 September 52 New Secretary-General of the IHO and Directors allocation of S1/0404 responsibilities 25 September 53 Master of Science Programme in Hydrographic Surveying at S1/3023 & CBSC-1 the University of Southern Mississippi (USA) sponsored by the Republic of Korea. Call for Nominations (Sixth Course, August 2018 – 2019) AB-4/S-8A/B 02 October 54 Adoption of edition 1.0.0 of IHO Publications S-8A and S-8B – Standards of Competence for Category "A" and Category "B" Nautical Cartographers 31 October 55 Outcome of the 1st meeting of the IHO Council S1/6200/C-1 S3/3080 02 November 56 Outcome of the Ninth meeting of the Sub-Committee on the World-wide navigational warnings service (WWNWS-SC) 02 November 57 GEBCO SCUFN Vacancies for four IHO Representatives S3/2641 02 November 58 GEBCO Guiding Committee Membership – Request for S3/2630 nomination of experts to fill vacancies 07 November 59 Review of the arrangements for the monitoring of the INT S3/4204 & S3/4244 Charts. Call for approval of a revision of IHO Publication S- 11 Part A and the deletion of IHO Resolution 1/1992 07 November 60 Call for approval of a revision of IHO publication S-66 – S3/8151/S-66 Facts about electronic charts and carriage requirements 07 November 61 Call for approval of a revision of IHO Publication S-57 S3/8151/S-57 appendix B-1 Annex A – use of the object catalogue for ENC 13 November 62 World Hydrography Day – Proposed theme for 2018 S1/1900/A 14 November 63 Call for approval for withdrawal of IHO Publication B-7 – S3/2513 GEBCO Guidelines S3/8151/HSSC 16 November 64 Call for approval for the continuation of the adoption process S3/0104 of HSSC and IRCC Recommendations 22 November 65 Call for approval for the continuation of an IHO resolution on S3/8152 the elimination of overlapping ENC data in areas of demonstrable risk to the safety of navigation DATE No. TITLE FILE No. Call for approval of the Terms of Reference and Rules of 23 November 66 SPRWG Procedure of the Strategic Plan Review Working Group, as endorsed by the 1st meeting of the Council and invitation to participate in the work of this Working Group. 24 November 67 Call for approval of new edition 2.0.0 of the IHO Publication S3/8151/ MSDIWG C-17 Spatial data infrastructure “ the marine dimension” – Guidelines for Hydrographic Offices 01 December 68 Call for approval of Revisions of IHO Resolutions 5/1957, S3/6004 1/1969, 9/1967, 5/1972, 1/2014, 4/1957, 8/1967,and withdrawal of IHO Resolutions 1/1965 and 2/1965 as endorsed or revised at the first meeting of the Council 11 December 69 Outcome of the 9th Meeting of the HSSC S3/8151/HSSC 10th Meeting of the HSSC 10 14 December 70 S3/8151/HSSC 14-17 May 2018, Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany 21 December 71 Cumulative list of IHO Circular Letters issued in 2017 S1/0900  Annex B to IHO CL 71/2017 LIST OF FINANCE COMMITTEE CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2017 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 23 February FCCL01 Meeting of the Finance Committee S1/6000/2017 23 April 2017 FO/598/01 11 April FCCL02 Nominations for Chair and Vice Chair of the Finance S1/6000/2017 Committee FO/598/01 21 April FCCL03 Finance Committee Officers’ Meeting 6 April 2017, IHO FO/599/01 Secretariat 16 August FCCL04 Submission of the Proposed Work Programme and Budget FO/599/01 estimates for 2018 to the IHO Council  Annex C to IHO CL 71/2017 LIST OF ASSEMBLY CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2017 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 09 January ACL14 Selection of the Chair of the 1st session of the IHO Assembly S1/6000/2017 30 January ACL15 Hydrographic Industry Exhibition S1/6000/2017 Distribution of Assembly documents. 03 February ACL16 S1/6000/2017 Preliminary Finance Report of the IHO – 2012-2016 (A.1/F/01) Proposed 3-year Budget for the period 2018-2020 (A.1/F/02) Proposed 3-year IHO Work Programme for the period 2018 - 2020 (A.1/WP1/02) Proposed Revised IHO Strategic Plan (A.1/WP1/03) List of candidates for Secretary-General and Directors of the IHO (A.1/E/01) 22 February ACL17 Distribution of the second tranche of Assembly documents S1/6000/2017 24 March ACL 18 Distribution of the third tranche of Assembly documents S1/6000/2017 04 April ACL19 Revision of the ‘Red book’ of Proposals S1/6000/2017 14 April ACL20 Closing of nominations of candidates for Secretary-General S1/6000/2017 and Directors of the IHO  Annex D to IHO CL 71/2017 LIST OF COUNCIL CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2017 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 02 May CCL01 Call for nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice- S1/6200/C-1 Chair of the 1st IHO Council 08 June CCL02 Call for election of Chair and Vice-Chair of the IHO Council S1/6200/C-1 Announcement of the 1st Meeting of the IHO Council and 09 June CCL03 S1/6200/C-1 Provisional Agenda 11 July CCL04 Result of the election for the Chair and Vice Chair of the S1/6200/C-1 IHO Council 14 July CCL05 Call for participant registration for the 1st meeting of the S1/6200/C-1 IHO Council 19 July CCL06 Call for comments on the proposals to be considered at the S1/6200/C-1 1st Meeting of the IHO Council 25 July CCL07 Proposed procedure for electing the Vice-Chair of the S1/6200/C-1 Council at the 1st Meeting of the Council 17 August CCL08 Revised provisional agenda for the 1st Meeting of the IHO S1/6200/C-1 Council 27 September CCL09 Election of the Vice-Chair of the IHO Council S1/6200/C-1 Proposed IHO Resolution on the Procedure for considering 13 November CCL10 S1/6200/C-1 the annual financial statement and the forthcoming budget estimate Dear Hydrographer, Please find attached herewith : CL 71/2017 : CUMULATIVE LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2017. Kind regards Lorene Chavagnas Office Assistant International Hydrographic Organization BP 445, 98011 Monaco Tel : 00377 93 10 81 00