THIS CIRCULAR LETTER REQUIRES YOU TO VOTE IHO File No. S3/8151/ S-66 CIRCULAR LETTER 60 /2017 07 November 2017 CALL FOR APPROVAL OF A REVISION OF IHO PUBLICATION S- 66 FACTS ABOUT ELECTRONIC CHARTS AND CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS References : A IHO CL 05/2010 dated 13 January – IHO Publication S-66 – Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements ; B. IHO CL08/201 4 dated 20 January - Outcome of the Fifth Meeting of the Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee (HSSC) ; C. HSSC Letter 02/2017 dated 08 August - Revisions of IHO Technical Standards - A pproval of: - draft Edition 1.1.0 of S-66 - Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements - draft Edition 4.1.0 of S-57 Appendix B.1 Annex A - Use of the Object Catalogue for ENC - draft Edition 3.1.0 of S-11 Part A - Guidance for the Preparation and Maintenance of International (INT) Chart and ENC Schemes ; D . 1 st Session of the IHO Assembly P-6 – Proceedings including List of Decisions ; E. IHO CL 55 /201 7 dated 31 October - Outcome of the First Meeting of the IHO Council . Dear Hydrographer, IHO Publication S- 66 – Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements was originally published in 2010 (see Reference A ) . This publication was an adoption of a document Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements first published as a joint collaboration between the P RIMAR and IC-ENC RENCs . At its 5 th meeting in November 201 3 , the Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee (HSSC) agreed that a revision of S-66 should be included in the HSCC work plan for 2014- 2015 , and an S-66 Project Team was established to conduct the review (see Reference B – Actions HSSC5/58 and 59 ) . Th is review was considered necessary in order to reflect events that had occurred since 2010, in particular the promulgation or amendment of a number of International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) Circulars related to the operation of ECDIS ; progress in ENC coverage; and feedback from ECDIS users, the RENCs and IHO Member States. Subsequent to the S-66 Project Team having insufficient resources to complete the task, the review was completed by the ENC Maintenance Working Group (ENCWG) . The HSSC endorsed the changes to Edition 1 .0.0 of S- 66 proposed by the ENCWG by HSSC Letter (see Reference C) and tasked the HSSC Chair to submit the revision to the IHO Council for endorsement, u nder the arrangements that are now in force as a result of the ratification of the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the IHO ; and following the establishment of the Council by the first session of the IHO Assembly (see Reference D - Decision No. 26) . At its 1 st meeting in October 201 7 , the IHO Council endorsed the revision, and tasked the IHO Secretariat to circulate draft revision 1.1 .0 of S-66 to IHO Member States , for their consideration and approval ( see Reference E – D ecision C-1/20 and A ction C-1/21 ). The proposed revision 1.1.0 and a marked up “redline” version are now available on the IHO website at: www.iho.int > Standards & Publications > Download > Draft Publications Awaiting Approval by Member States ( English version only ) . Member States are requested to take into account the endorsement of the HSSC and the IHO Council and to consider the adoption of the proposed edition 1.1 .0 of S- 66 by providing their reply on the Voting Form in Annex A , at their earliest convenience and no later than 05 January 201 8 . On behalf of the Secretary-General Yours sincerely, Abri KAMPFER Director Annex: Voting Form Annex A to IHO CL 60 /2017 IHO File No. S3/8151/ S-66 S- 66 – FACTS ABOUT ELECTRONIC CHARTS AND CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS Approval of Edition 1.1 .0 Voting Form ( to be returned to the IHO Secretariat by 05 January 201 8 ) E-mail:
[email protected] - Fax: +37 7 93 10 81 40 Note : The boxes will expand as you type your answers. Member State: Contact: E-mail: Do you approve the adoption of Edition 1.1 .0 of S- 66 ( tick the appropriate box ) ? YES NO If you answer ‘N O ’, please explain your reasons in the comment section below. Comments : Signature : Date :
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 60/2017 : CALL FOR APPROVAL OF A REVISION OF IHO PUBLICATION S-66 -
FACTS ABOUT ELECTRONIC CHARTS AND CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS
Kind regards
Lorene Chavagnas
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International Hydrographic Organization
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