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IRCC 6 Report

Chair MACHCDec 2014Mexico

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Chair Report IRCC6• Report presented after consultation with the chair of the three

working groups.• The IRCC 6 report on the Website with all decisions http://

www.iho.int/mtg_docs/com_wg/IRCC/IRCC6/IRCC6-Report-AnnexC-List_of_Actions.pdf

• http://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/com_wg/IRCC/IRCC6/IRCC6-Report-AnnexD-List_of_Decisions.pdf

• MACHC report to IRCC 6 on website• http://

www.iho.int/mtg_docs/com_wg/IRCC/IRCC6/IRCC6-06J-MACHC_report.pdf

• Actionable items MACHC

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IRCC5 actions (1)Action Deadline status

IRCC6/01 Encourage the approval of pendingapplications for IHO membership (Chair MACHC)

Report toIRCC ChairDec 2014

Permanent

IRCC6/02 Continue to engage pendingapplicants in their region toencourage the ratification of theIHO Convention(Chair MACHC)

Report toIRCC ChairDec 2014

Permanent

IRCC6/03 Consider the participation ofstakeholders at the RHCConferences (Chair MACHC)

Report toIRCC ChairDec 2014

Permanent

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IRCC6 actions (2)Action Deadline status

IRCC6/04 Continue to engage suspendedMember States in their region toencourage their re-insertion in IHO (MACHC)

Report toIRCC ChairDec 2014

Permanent

IRCC6/05 Provide the IRCC Chair withprogress reports on the relevanttasks in the IHO 2014 WorkProgramme (10) (MACHC)

Jan 2015 Permanent

IRCC6/07 Provide to the IRCC Chair theestimated values of SPIs and agreed WPIs as of 31 December 2014 and target values for 31 December 2017, complemented by the comments on the difficulties encountered and suggestions for a way forward (ChairMACHC)

Jan 2015 Permanent

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IRCC6 (3)Action Deadline status

IRCC6/08 Invite GEBCO Guiding Committee/ Bathymetric Regional ProjectChairs to attend correspondingRHCs meetings, aiming atstrengthening collaboration with apriority on improving highresolution shallow waterbathymetry at the regional level (6)

Report toIRCC ChairDec 2014

Permanent

IRCC6/09 Encourage MSs and representatives of industry and academia topromote and to work together toensure that the best possible use ismade of Satellite DerivedBathymetry (11) (Chair MACHC)

Report toIRCC ChairDec 2014

Permanent

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IRCC6 (4)Action Deadline status

IRCC6/15 Provide material to the IHB topromote the achievements of IRCCbodies including CBSC, GEBCO(Chair MACHC and WG)

Report toIRCC ChairDec 2014

Permanent

IRCC6/17 Invite Hydrographic Office representatives to be prepared to discuss Proposals 4 (Crowd Sourced Bathymetry - CSB) and 6(Satellite Derived BathymetrySDB) during EIHC5 (ChairMACHC)

EIHC5

IRCC6/18 Hydrographic Office representatives to be ready to present the regional view on CSBand SDB during EIHC5 (MACHC)

EIHC5

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IRCC6 (5)Action Deadline status

IRCC6/28 Encourage National Hydrographersto invest in English languagetraining in order to increase thechances of their candidates beingselected to Cat A and Cat B trainingcourses delivered in English (Chair MACHC)

Permanent

IRCC6/40 Facilitate resolution ofinconsistencies between papercharts and ENCs and betweenENCs from different producers (Chair MACHC)

Permanent

IRCC6/41 Consider opportunities to interactwith stakeholders in 2014 andencourage participation in therelevant events (action MACHC)

Dec 2014

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IRCC6 (6)Action Deadline status

IRCC6/42 Notify Member States in their regions of opportunities for interaction and encourage participation with relevantstakeholders in accordance with CL8/2014 (Chair MACHC)

Dec 2014

IRCC6/46 Encourage MSs in their respective regions to use the Risk Assessment methodology to establish Hydrographic Survey priorities(Chair MACHC)

Permanent