C1/12 The Council endorsed the proposal for the revision of IHO Resolution 8/1967, after having agreed on the interpretation of Art. VI (g) (vii) of the IHO Convention that the effect of that Article is not to prevent the Council from taking action on proposals put to it by Member States or by the Secretary General. Decision C1/13 The Council agreed to continue using the Redbook for Council meetings in the future. IHO Sec. to modify “… six weeks…” to “… ten weeks…” in paragraph 1 of the proposed revised Resolution 8/1967 so the Red Book can be made available at least months prior to Council meetings. Dec. 2017 Decision C1/14 The Council to seek confirmation of the Council interpretation of Art. VI (g) (vii) of the IHO Convention at A-2. C-3 for A-2 To be kept in the List of pending Actions at C1/15 The Council endorsed the proposals for the withdrawal of IHO Resolutions 1/1965, 2/1965. Decision C1/16 IHO Sec. to issue an IHO CL seeking the approval of MS on the Council decisions on IHO Resolutions 5/1957, 1/1969, 9/1967, 5/1972, 1/2014, 4/1957, 8/1967, 1/1965 and 2/1965. Dec. 2017 Complete (IHO CL 68/2017 & 21/2018)
Standards C1/21 IHO Sec. to issue IHO CLs seeking the approval of MS on the decisions made on S-66 Ed. 1.1.0, S-57 Appendix B.1, Annex A, Ed. 4.1.0, S-11 Part A, Ed. 3.1.0 Dec. 2017 Complete (IHO CL 59, 60 and 61/2017, followed by 11, 12 and 13/2018) Contract Support for Standards C1/22 The Council tasked HSSC to establish a prioritized list of work items that need to be supported by the Special Project fund. C-2 In progress (See Decisions from and IHO CL 70/2017) Capacity Building C1/23 The Council endorsed the proposal for increasing the capacity building support at the IHO Secretariat (Doc. C1-3.2, Annex A refers) Decision Staffing for Capacity Building Management C1/24 IHO Sec. to further investigate and report on the feasibility of recruiting a new staff member at the IHO Secretariat to provide management support for Capacity Building, as a matter of urgency. C-2 Complete. Internal staff reassigned as CB Assistant from 1 Jan 2018 ENC Overlapping C1/25 The Council endorsed the proposed IHO Resolution to address issues related to the existence of overlapping ENC data (Doc. C1-3.2, Annex B refers) Decision
Monitoring of INT Charts C1/26 The Council endorsed the proposed revocation of IHO Resolution 1/1992 – Monitoring of INT Charts – (Decision C1/20, Part A, Ed. 3.1.0 refers) Decision B-7 GEBCO Guidelines C1/27 The Council endorsed the proposed withdrawal of IHO Publication B-7 GEBCO Guidelines (Doc. C1-3.2, Annex D refers) Decision C-17 C1/28 The Council endorsed the proposed new edition 2.0.0 of IHO Publication C-17 - Spatial Data Infrastructures "The Marine Dimension" - Guidance for Hydrographic Offices (Doc. E refers) Decision Approval of IRCC Proposals by MS C1/29 IHO Sec. to issue IHO CL seeking the approval of MS on the decisions C1/23, C1/24, C1/25, C1/26, C1/27 and C1/28 Dec. 2017 Complete (IHO CLs 59, 63, 65, 67/2017 followed by 11, 16, 18 and 19/2018)
Budget C1/36 The Council confirmed the approval of the IHO budget for 2018 and supported the preliminary intentions given by the SecGen on the possible evolution of the Special Project Fund for contract support. Decision 5. IHO Strategic plan 5.1 Review of the Strategic Plan Strategic Plan Review WG C1/37 The Council decided to establish the Strategic Plan Review Working Group and endorsed the draft TORs developed by the Council drafting group. Decision Strategic Plan Review WG C1/38 The Council endorsed the nomination of Bruno Frachon (France) by Germany for the position of Chair of the SPRWG. Decision Strategic Plan Review WG C1/39 The Council endorsed the nomination of Shigeru Nakabayashi (Japan) by US for the position of Vice-Chair of the SPRWG. Decision Strategic Plan Review WG C1/40 The Council endorsed the nomination of Doug Brunt (Canada) by Norway for the position of Secretary of the SPRWG. Decision