ENCWG Chair to provide a version and a clean copy of the new draft Edition to the IHO Secretariat, including a proposal for the date of entry-into-force taking into account feedbacks received from industry, RENCs and ENC Producers. IHO Sec. to issue a CL to IHO Member States seeking their approval of the new draft Edition accordingly. By the end of Dec. 2016 DONE (IHO CL 21/2017 & 37/2017) ECDIS Chart 1, S-52 HSSC8/25 HSSC endorsed the ENCWG proposal to use ECDIS Chart 1 for checking ECDIS operating with Edition 4.0 of the IHO S-52 Presentation Library. Decision ECDIS Chart 1, S-52 HSSC8/26 IHO Sec. in liaison with ENCWG Chair to revise the IHO webpage on “ECDIS Data Presentation and Performance Check in Ships”, to include the ECDIS Chart 1 procedure and to issue a media release. End of Dec. 2016 Done High density contour lines ENCs HSSC8/27 HSSC agreed to initiate some work regarding bENCs, exploring various existing options, under a new task and work item of the ENCWG. HSSC-9
7.1 IRCC (incl. MSDIWG) Coordinate Reference Systems HSSC8/49 IHO Sec on behalf of HSSC to monitor the development of the OGC Candidate Standard through the Marine Domain WG. HSSC-9 Coordinate Reference Systems HSSC8/50 OGC invited to report to HSSC (and MSDIWG) on the development of the Discrete Global Grid Systems (DGGS) aiming to replace Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) and its possible impact on the IHO standards, products and services. HSSC-9 Undersea Feature Names HSSC8/51 HSSC endorsed the TORs of the UFN Project Team submitted by SCUFN and included liaison with this PT as work items in the Work Plans of NCWG, HDWG and IHO Sec. to issue a CL calling for nomination in the UFN Project Team. January 2017 On going DONE (IHO CL 07/2017 & 30/2017) ECS HSSC8/52 HOs (NHC Members, USA, …) to keep HSSC informed on the development of chart services and specifications for non-SOLAS users (leisure market). HSSC-9
Port State Control HSSC8/56 IHO Sec. to issue a CL inviting HOs to liaise with their national maritime administration and provide feedback on PSC issues related to the carriage and operation of ECDIS, for further consideration by the ENCWG at its next meeting. Mid-December 2016 (response to IHO by mid-Feb. 2017) ENCWG2 DONE (IHO CL 67/2016) Doc. HSSC-9 Back-up arrangements for ECDIS HSSC8/57 HSSC reminded Member States to ensure that the information on national requirements for ECDIS back-up arrangements using paper charts is kept current. Permanent DONE (IHO CL 08/2017 dated 25 Jan) 7.3 IALA Unique Identifiers, Data Streaming HSSC8/58 (Former HSSC7/42) IALA to submit its requirements on Maritime Resource Name scheme to the S-100WG, as well as additional input on data streaming requirements, then report to HSSC-9. S-100WG2 HSSC-9 DONE 7.4 IEC Liaison with TC80/WG17 HSSC8/59 S-100WG Chair to act as IHO liaison with the IEC/TC80/WG17 Decision 7.5 CIRM E-navigation training HSSC8/60 CIRM to consider informing the IBSC through IRCC on the development of e-navigation training IRCC-9 7.6 Inland ENC Harmonization Group (IEHG) S-401 HSSC8/61 Brazil offered its support to the IEHG, considering the harmonization issues in South America. HSSC-9
Portrayal Catalogue Builder, S-401 HSSC8/62 S-100WG Chair to liaise with IEHG for testing the Portrayal Catalogue Builder with S-401 (Inland ENC), as appropriate. HSSC-9 7.7 ISO 7.7 Monitoring of ISO/TC 211 activities HSSC8/63 HSSC invited the IHO Sec. to continue monitoring ISO/TC211 activities and to inform the MSDIWG of relevant developments. Permanent DONE (Doc. IRCC9-09A) 7.8 OGC Outreach of marine geospatial information HSSC8/64 HSSC and MSDIWG invited to pass wider geospatial research topics to the OGC Marine Domain WG for inclusion in its work programme HSSC report to IRCC-9 HSSC-9 In progress (Doc. IRCC9-09A) MSDIWG and OGC HSSC8/65 HSSC to invite MSDIWG to liaise with OGC Marine Domain WG HSSC report to IRCC-9 DONE (Doc. IRCC9-09A) 7.13 ICPC Interaction with ICPC Focus Group HSSC8/66 HSSC welcomed the offer of the ICPC Focus Group to interact with the S-100WG, NIPWG, NCWG and MSDIWG, as appropriate. ICPC Focus Group to consider participation in the meeting (initial liaison between ICPC’s point of contact to HSSC and Chair). S-100WG2, March 2017 Closed
Cables, Development of standardized information in nautical publications HSSC8/67 ICPC Focus Group to submit amendments to the proposal to Submarine Cables Text Box for consideration by NIPWG. End of Nov. 2016 (for NIPWG3) Done Cables and Deep Sea Mining HSSC8/68 ICPC Focus Group to submit a proposal to NCWG for adapting charting specifications for submarine cables taking into account deep sea mining. End of January 2017 (for NCWG3) DONE GEBCO 2030 HSSC8/69 IHO Sec. to invite ICPC to comment on the next version of the draft GEBCO roadmap for “Seabed 2030”. When new version of the roadmap available ICPC-IHO Action Plan HSSC8/70 ICPC Focus Group to consider in liaison with the IHO Sec. the development of a roadmap contributing to the implementation of the IHO-ICPC MoU. HSSC-10 7.14 DGIWG and NATO GMWG AML HSSC8/71 Considering the existence of the AML Domain, HSSC allocated to S-525 as AML product specification identifiers Decision 8. Review of new developments and other information papers HSSC8/72 HSSC Chair/ IHO Sec. to liaise with SE for a possible SMA presentation to A-1 (STM/FAMOS, …) January 2017 Done
9. Liaison with External Stakeholders Outreach HSSC8/73 IHO Sec. to liaise with UKHO for the representation of the IHO at CIRM/Sea Asia/MTEC events. December 2016 Done Outreach HSSC8/74 IHO Member States to consider representing IHO interests in the stakeholders’ meetings organized by Digital Ship and inform the IHO Sec. of their intentions. December 2016 DONE (IHO CL 08/2017 dated 25 Jan) 10. Review and Endorsement of HSSC Work Plan and List of Actions Status of IHO Publications HSSC8/75 (Former HSSC7/49) IHO Member States to provide their additional requirements, if any, and contributions for translation in French and/or Spanish of IHO Publications (Doc. HSSC8-10A refers). Permanent DONE (IHO CL 08/2017 dated 25 Jan) 12. Date & Location of the next meetings HSSC-9 HSSC-10 HSSC-12 HSSC8/76 HSSC welcomed the confirmation from Canada for hosting HSSC-9 (Ottawa, Nov. 2017) and Germany for hosting HSSC-10 (Rostock, May 2018) as well as the UK provisional offer for hosting HSSC-12 (May 2020). Decision HSSC-11 HSSC8/77 HSSC Members were invited to consider the possibility to host HSSC-11, in May 2019. HSSC-9 Reminder included in IHO CL 08/2017 dated 25 Jan and IHO CL 35/2017 dated 12 May