CL 69/2016

IHO File No. S1/0900 CIRCULAR LETTER 69/2016 23 December 2016 CUMULATIVE LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2016 (including Finance Committee Circular Letters and Conference/Assembly Circular Letters) Dear Hydrographer, Please find enclosed herewith the cumulative lists of the IHO Circular Letters (CL), Finance Committee Circular Letters (FCCL) and Conference/Assembly Circular Letters (CCL/ACL) sent out to IHO Member States during the year 2016. IHO CLs and FCCLs are available on the IHO web site at: www.iho.int Letters & Documents. CCLs and ACLS related to the 1st Session of the IHO Assembly are available at www.iho.int IHO Assembly. Yours sincerely, Robert WARD Secretary-General Annex A: List of IHO Circular Letters issued in 2016 Annex B: List of Finance Committee Circular Letters issued in 2016 Annex C: List of Conference / Assembly Circular Letters issued in2016  Annex A to IHO CL 69/2016 LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2016 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 07 January 1 Status report on approvals of amendments to the S1/0100 Convention on the IHO and on pending applications for IHO membership and accession of new Member States 08 January 2 Outcome of the seventh meeting of the Hydrographic S3/8151/HSSC Services and Standards Committee (HSSC) 08 January 3 National experts on the law of the sea S3/0304 20 January 4 IHO-Nippon Foundation Chart Project – Call for TA-006-S1/3022 applications for 8th Course in Marine Cartography and Data Assessment (FIG-IHO-ICA Category B), UKHO, Taunton, UK, 5 September – 16 December 2016. 21 January 5 IHO Publication M-2: The Need for National Hydrographic P/0002 Services – Release of Ed. 3.0.5 22 January 6 GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names S3/2641/A (SCUFN) – Appointment of a new member 10 February 7 Draft New Edition 1.0.0 of the IHO Publication S-5A - AB-4/S-5 Standards of Competence for Category “A" Hydrographic Surveyors 11 February 8 IHO-IOC-Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Training Project – S3/2620 Call for applications for the 13th Graduate Certificate Course in Ocean Bathymetry 25 February 9 IHO Publication C-16: National Hydrographic Regulations – S3/0104 Request for updated information CBSC 26 February 10 Fourteenth meeting of the Capacity Building Sub- S3/0104 Committee (CBSC14), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 24-26 May 2016 CBSC & Eighth meeting of the Inter Regional Coordination Committee (IRCC8), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29-31 May 2016 01 March 11 Request for shallow water bathymetric data S3/2636 08 March 12 Master of Science Programme in Hydrographic Surveying at S1/3023 & CBSC-1 the University of Southern Mississippi (USA) sponsored by the Republic of Korea - Fourth course (8 August 2016 - 4 August 2017) - Selection of candidates 10 March 13 Report on the third session of the IMO Sub-Committee on S3/3075 Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR3) A-1 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 15 March 14 Report on the overall status of the IHO Work Programme - S1/1001/WP End of 2015 15 March 15 Adoption of the revision 4.6.0 of IHO Publication S-4 – S3/4405 Chart Specifications of the IHO 29 March 16 Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the IHO – 47 S1/0015 of 48 approvals achieved 31 March 17 Call for submissions to update the IHO Strategic Plan S1/0910 18 April 18 Establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding between S1/5012 the International Hydrographic Organization and the International Cable Protection Committee 20 April 19 Approval of the Finance Report 2015 S1/1001 27 April 20 IHO – Nippon Foundation Chart Project - Successful TA 006 & S1/3022 candidates for the 8th Course (5 Sep-16 Dec2016) 17 May 21 Application from INTERTANKO to be granted Observer S1/5000 status as a Non-Governmental International Organization 23 May 22 Proposed Agreement on Cooperation between the S3/0302 International Hydrographic Organization and the International Seabed Authority. 23 May 23 Announcement of the selection of a Technical Standards S1/0501 Support Officer in the Secretariat of the IHO 25 May 24 Report on the 96th session of the IMO Maritime Safety S3/3055 Committee 25 May 25 HSSC 8th meeting, IHB 14-18 November 2016 S3/8151/HSSC 03 June 26 Call for approval of a new edition of the Staff Regulations of S1/0415 the IHO 07 June 27 Call for approval of a revision of IHO Resolution 3/1919 – S3/1400 Datums and Bench Marks 07 June 28 Progress on the approval of the Protocol of Amendments to S1/0015 the Convention on the IHO 30 June 29 Annual Report of the IHO for 2015 S1/1001 01 July 30 Call for approval of Edition 1.0.0 of IHO Publication S-5A - AB-4/S-5 Standards of Competence for Category “A” Hydrographic Surveyors 11 July 31 Responses to the call for submissions to update the IHO S1/0910 Strategic Plan A-2 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 19 July 32 Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the S3/0523 International Hydrographic Organization and the Maritime S3/0122 Organisation of West and Central Africa.. 20 July 33 Application from the World Ocean Council (WOC) to be S1/5069 granted Observer status as a Non-Governmental International Organization 21 July 34 Recent developments related to the IHO-IOC GEBCO S1/5015 & S3/2513 project. 25 July 35 Signing of an Agreement on Cooperation between the IHO S3/0302 and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) 04 August 36 Granting of Observer status to INTERTANKO S1/5071 05 August 37 Proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the S1/5070 International Hydrographic Organization and the Open Geospatial Consortium. 16 August 38 Sixth session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on S1/5051 Global Geospatial Information Management 19 August 39 Former Director Adam Kerr S1/0402 22 August 40 World Hydrography Day – Proposed theme for 2017 S1/1900/A 23 August 41 Date of entry into force of the Amendments to the S1/0015 Convention on the IHO and its supporting basic documents. 05 September 42 Outcome of the eighth meeting of the Inter-Regional S3/0104 Coordination Committee (IRCC8) 09 September 43 ICC 2017 – 28th International Cartographic Conference S1/5009 (Washington, DC, USA, 2-7 July 2017 12 September 44 Revision of Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure of S3/0104 the IRCC 20 September 45 Approval of Edition 8.0.0 of IHO Publication M-7 - Staff S1/0415 Regulations 21 September 46 Call for Member States to declare in which Regional S1/6200 Hydrographic Commission (RHC) they wish to be counted for the purpose of determining the number of seats allocated to each RHC in the IHO Council. 22 September 47 Prince Albert 1st Medal for Hydrography 2017 - Call for S1/1206 nominations 22 September 48 Report on the overall status of the IHO Work Programme - S1/1001/WP Mid-year 2016 A-3 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 26 September 49 Outcome of the 14th meeting of the Capacity Building Sub- CBSC-1 Committee (CBSC14) 28 September 50 Adoption of Edition 1.0.0 of IHO Publication S-5A AB-4/S-5 Standards of Competence for Category “A” Hydrographic Surveyors 29 September 51 Master of Science Programme in Hydrographic Surveying S1/3023 & CBSC-1 at the University of Southern Mississippi (USA) sponsored by the R Korea – (Aug 2017 – 2018) - Call for nominations 04 October 52 Proposed dates for the 1st meeting of the IHO Council (C-1) S1/6200/C-1 05 October 53 Establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding between S1/5070 the International Hydrographic Organization and the Open Geospatial Consortium 06 October 54 Proposed IHO Work Programme and Budget for 2017 FO/592/17 & S1/1001/WP 06 October 55 Annual Report of the IHO for 2015 and approval of the S1/1001 recommendations in the Finance Report 06 October 56 Granting of Observer status to the World Ocean Council as a S1/5069 Non-Governmental International Organization 10 October 57 Call for comments on draft new edition 1.0.0 of IHO AB-4/S-5 Publication S-8B - Standards of Competence for Category “B” Nautical Cartographers 21 October 58 Project based support opportunities in the IHO Secretariat S1/0506 28 October 59 Call for comments on draft new edition 2.0.0 of IHO S3/8151/MSDIWG Publication C-17 – Spatial Data Infrastructure “ The Marine Dimension” – Guidance for hydrographic offices 02 November 60 Application from the Association of Arctic Expedition S1/5072 Cruise Operators to be granted Observer status as a Non- Governmental International Organization 04 November 61 Theme for World Hydrography Day 2017 S1/1900/A 01 December 62 Proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the IHO S1/5002 and the Mediterranean Science Commission 05 December 63 Notice of the distribution of regionally-based seats on the S1/6200 IHO Council 07 December 64 Approval of revised Terms of Reference and Rules of S3/0104 Procedure for the IRCC A-4 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 09 December 65 Notice of approval of IHO Work Programme and Budget for FO/592/17 & 2017 S1/1001/WP 16 December 66 Notice of dates for the first Council meeting of the IHO S1/6200/C-1 Council (C-1) 20 December 67 Consideration of port State control issues related to ECDIS S3/8155 carriage and operations 20 December 68 Establishment of the IHO project team on standards for S3/7198 hydrographic surveys (HS PT) 23 December 69 Cumulative list of IHO Circular Letters issued in 2016 S1/0900 A-5  Annex B to IHO CL 69/2016 LIST OF FINANCE COMMITTEE CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2016 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 18 April FCCL01 Finance Committee Officers’ Meeting, 7April 2016 FO/599/01 02 August FCCL02 Proposed IHO Work Programme and Budget for 2017 FO/592/17 & S1/1001/WP 14 November FCCL03 Finance Committee Officers’ meeting FO/599/01 3 November 2016 05 December FCCL04 Meeting of the Finance Committee, Monaco, 23 April 2017 S1/6000/2017- FO/598/01  Annex C to IHO CL 69/2016 LIST OF CONFERENCE / ASSEMBLY CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2016 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 21 April CCL01 Announcement and general arrangements S1/6000/2017 22 April CCL02 Submission of proposals to the Conference / Assembly S1/6000/2017 25 April CCL03 Invited observers S1/6000/2017 03 May CCL04 Ships’ visits and receptions S1/6000/2017 14 June CCL05 Call for nomination of candidates for Secretary-General and S1/6000/2017 Directors of the IHO 21 June CCL05bis1 Nomination of Rear Admiral (ret.) Mustafa IPTES by S1/6000/2017 Turkey for Secretary-General and Director of the IHO 21 June CCL05bis2 Nomination of Mr Gilles BESSERO by France for S1/6000/2017 Secretary-General and Director of the IHO 25 August CCL05bis3 Nomination of Admiral (ret.) Luiz Fernando PALMER S1/6000/2017 Fonseca by Brazil for Secretary-General and Director of the IHO 14 November ACL05bis4 Nomination of Captain Luigi SINAPI by Italy for Secretary- S1/6000/2017 General and Director of the IHO 12 December ACL05bis5 Nomination of Dr Mathias JONAS by Germany for S1/6000/2017 Secretary-General of the IHO 15 December ACL05bis6 Nomination of Rear Admiral Patricio J. CARRASCO S1/6000/2017 Hellwig by Chile for Secretary-General and Director of the IHO 21 December ACL05bis7 Nomination of Captain Abraham KAMPFER by South S1/6000/2017 Africa for Secretary-General and Director of the IHO 16 June CCL06 IHO Member States’ exhibition S1/6000/2017 01 July CCL07 Preparation of the table of tonnages S1/6000/2017 23 August ACL08 Revision of the timeline for the preparation of the 1st session S1/6000/2017 of the IHO Assembly (A-1) 25 August ACL09 Invited observers – Submission of final lists for approval S1/6000/2017 02 September ACL10 Proposals for consideration by the 1st session of the IHO S1/6000/2017 Assembly C-1 DATE No. TITLE FILE No. 07 December ACL10bis1 Additional proposal for consideration by the 1st session of S1/6000/2017 the IHO Assembly 07 December ACL10bis2 Additional proposal for consideration by the 1st session of S1/6000/2017 the IHO Assembly 15 December ACL10bis3 Additional proposal for consideration by the 1st session of S1/6000/2017 the IHO Assembly 15 December ACL10bis4 Additional proposal for consideration by the 1st session of S1/6000/2017 the IHO Assembly 20 October ACL11 Selection of Chair of the 1st session of the IHO Assembly S1/6000/2017 24 October ACL12 IHO Member States’ exhibition - “From data collection to S1/6000/2017 hydrographic products and services” 14 November ACL13 Approval of lists of observers S1/6000/2017 C-2