9th MACHC Action List
(as agreed at the IXth Commission Meeting, Rio de Janeiro,
Oct 10th 2008)
| Agenda
Item |
Action Item | Agreements |
Responsible Party-Due Date |
Status |
| Commission Actions | ||||
| 3 | 9-2 |
MS to evaluate and to comment on the Proposal to Establish a Stakeholder Advisory Group to Member States (MACHC 8, Action 16). If no comments are received, the proposal is considered accepted and the Advisory Group of the Commission is established. | MACHC
Chair 15 Nov 2008 |
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| 3
& 8 |
9-3 | It was decided
that the documents of the Commission will be posted only on the
Commission website managed by NOAA. MACHC Forum must be used only
for discussion of specific topics. The web site manager and the IHB must work to ensure that the documents posted at the IHO site do not include current documents in progress. |
MACHC
Chair & IHB 30 Oct 2008 |
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| 4 |
9-4 | MACHC Member
States are invited to provide IHB information regarding possible
support to Haiti to develop a hydrographic infrastructure. |
MACHC
Members 17 Oct 2008 |
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| 5 |
9-5 | MACHC Chairman
will take the responsibility of the Commission Capacity Building
matters, which includes a 5-year work plan and to represent the
Commission at the IHO CBC. MACHC Chairman shall communicate with Venezuela asking confirmation of their interest to promote the Hydro Cart course in March 2009 and to request IHO CBC to make available the resources for this event. |
MACHC
Chair
30 Oct 2008
|
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| 5 | 9-6 | MACHC Members should provide updated information to IHO S-55 publication and update it at least once a year, and include this action in the National Report. | MACHC
Chair 30 Dec 2008 |
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| 5 |
9-7 | MACHC supports the HCIW Work Group Report and Recommendations to CHRIS-20 and will send a letter to CHRIS Chairman in support. | MACHC
Chairman 15 Oct 2008 |
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| 5 |
9-8 | MACHC supports the MEP TSMAD Work Group Report and Recommendations to CHRIS-20 and will send a letter to CHRIS Chairman in support. | MACHC
Chairman 15 Oct 2008 |
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| 5 |
9-9 | MACHC approved the proposed
ISPWG ToR and strongly asks Members States to contribute to the
work by Cuba. |
MACHC
Members |
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| 5 |
9-10 | MACHC strongly advises
all Members of the Commission to review and apply the
Guidelines on WEND Principles |
MACHC
Members |
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| 6 |
9-11 | MACHC Members are invited
to examine the new
SHOM structure, and take note of it as a reference to those
Hydrographic Services, which have two kinds of responsibility, both
civil and military (http://www.shom.fr/). |
MACHC
Members |
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| 9 |
9-15 | MACHC approved the amendments
to the Statutes regarding that Chair, Vice-Chair, etc. |
MACHC
Chair |
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| 10 |
9-16 | Council representation: Reference Documents for Member States' consideration: a) Amend Article 3...“b) To identify the MACHC Representative(s) to the IHO Council, as outlined in the guidance provided in Annex 3 to the Statutes" b) Maintain HI subject stand by |
MACHC
Chair |
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| 12 |
9-17 | Date and Venue of the
next meeting. It was agreed that the 10th MACHC meeting will be held in Barbados, in the last week of October 2009, with the support of UK, and the 11thmeeting, in Suriname. |
MACHC
Chair |
Now
confirmed as 1st week in Nov 2009 |
| 14 |
9-18 | The Chair and Vice-Chair for the next period were elected according to the amended Statutes. The new Chair and Vice Chair are Brazil and UK, respectively. | Mexico,
Brazil, and UK |
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| MACHC
Electronic Chart Committee Working Group 1 Actions |
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| 7 |
9-13 | MesoAmerican Capacity Building Pilot Project | ||
| a) The responsible national
focal point must establish an internal integrated team of representatives
from all agencies and organizations with national hydrographic interest
to plan and use the hydrographic equipment |
Gulf
of Honduras Regional Coordinating Unit (RCU) 31 Oct 2008 |
(Completed)
Data due from US end of May 2009 |
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| b) Confirm the national points
of contact that will coordinate directly with the NOAA/Navy trainers |
Gulf
of Honduras Regional Coordinating Unit (RCU)
31 Oct 2008 |
(Completed) |
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| c) Put Belize focal point
in direct contact with NOAA hydrographer; put Honduras and Guatemala
focal points in contact with the Navy hydrographer. |
U.S. NOAA
and Navy
Mid-Nov 2008 |
(Completed) |
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| d) Countries to provide existing
tide gauge and geodetic network information directly to the NOAA
or Navy hydrographers; UK and NOAA also to provide any related information
they have. |
Belize,Hondudras
and Guatemalan Reps:U.S. NOAA and Navy UKHO
Mid-Nov 2008 |
(Completed) |
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| e) Countries ensure availability
of vessels and personnel. |
Countries
already have budgeted for the vessels and personnel; Honduran
Port Authority and Guatemala, will provide vessels; Belize Port
Authority is refurbishing a vessel. |
(Completed) |
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| f) Countries should produce
and provide a list of navigation hazards to be proved or disproved
in the surveys to the respective NOAA/Navy hydrographer as part
of the survey planning. |
Belize,
Guatemala and Honduras
01 Feb 2009 |
(Completed) |
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| g) The survey plans in the
Hydrographic Activities Implementation Plan will be the basis for
the surveys but may need to be modified or updated (i.e. to encompass
the new cruise ship pier in Belize). Country contacts will discuss
modifications directly with the NOAA/Navy hydrographers. |
Belize,
Guatemala and Honduras
01 Feb 2009 |
(Completed) |
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| h) During the surveys, if
new Dangers to Navigation are identified, the countries should be
sure they are immediately reported to the UKHO (Navwarnings@btconnect.com)
or Nav Area 4 Coordinator (MCDWWWNWS@nga.mil) |
Belize,
Guatemala and Honduras
01 Feb 2009 |
In Process Discussed with NOAA and a list of potential alternative charts/ENC cells submitted |
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| i) Countries to provide the
survey data in XYZ format, with a PDF of the final survey sheets,
and copy of survey report to the UKHO. UKHO will provide copies
of the chart compilations to the relevant countries for review before
publication |
Belize,
Guatemala and Honduras and UKHO |
In Process |
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| j) Provide a common format for the survey report to the three countries | U.S. Navy |
(Completed) |
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| k) Countries to provide preferred dates for the surveys to trainers | Belize,
Guatemala and Honduras |
(Completed) |
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| l) Travel arrangements for the trainers communicated to the IHO Bureau so that plane tickets can be purchased at the best price and other arrangements can be made for per diem, etc | U.S. NOAA
and Navy
Mid-Nov 2008 |
(Completed) |
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| m) Two-week In-Country Hydrographic
Survey Training Conducted (Two weeks of advance preparatory training provided by NOAA (From February 2-13 in Norfolk, VA, USA) |
Belize
Feb. 18-March 6 Guatemala February 15-27 Honduras March 1-13 |
(Completed) |
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| MACHC
Electronic Chart Committee Working Group 2 Actions |
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| 7 | 9-12 | In order to develop
a new Regional Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) Scheme: |
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| a) Use the IHO WEND Principle, including the definition of “adequate ENC coverage” (equivalent to the current paper chart catalogues) and create the MACHC ENC Regional Scheme | TG2 ECC
Chair |
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| b) Post the Regional Priority List of Ports that was prepared in previous MACHC meetings and upload to MACHC website by mid November 2008. All Countries will revise and validate their data in the list by the end of November (if a MS does not send a revised list of ports it will be considered updated). The final list will be available at MACHC website January 1st. 2009 | TG2 ECC
Chair
|
(Completed) |
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| c) Regarding the
existing scheme for 1:1,000,000 ENCs: |
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| c.1- The UKHO will discuss with Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico the 4011 ENC in order to re-define its boundaries based on existing ENC data in the same Usage Band | UK, Cuba,
Venezuela, and Colombia |
Proposal to be submitted by the end of May 2009 |
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| c.2- The UKHO will discuss 4017 ENC with Cuba and US to consider if an existing ENC cell can be adopted instead, redefining its boundaries accordingly. | Cuba,
UK, and US |
See Comments under Action 9-12, c.5 |
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| c.3- To send a letter to Venezuela asking its intention producing charts no. 4023 and 4108. Netherlands offered to produce 4023 (1:1 000 000) and 4108 (1:300 000) ENCs if Venezuela accepts it as an interim solution or until there is a bilateral agreement between both nations. | MACHC
Chair Netherlands 30 OCT 2008 |
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| c.4- Other 1:1,000,000 ENCs in the expanded MACHC region, will be identified based on the INT Paper Chart scheme and its boundaries proposed by the ECC to MACHC Member States. These additional ENCs should be reflected at the MACHC web site | TG2 ECC
Chair/UK UKHO will look at existing ENC coverage to be used in
the interim |
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| c.5- UKHO will look at existing ENC coverage to be used in the interim | UK |
Data due from US end of May 2009 | ||
| c.6- MACHC web site will reflect that ENC 4022 is produced by France | TG2 ECC
Chair |
(Completed)
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| d) Identify overlapping cells between involved Member States, listing the existing cases and come up with a plan and report progress to the next MACHC meeting | TG2 ECC
Chair, all MACHC MS |
(Completed) |
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| MACHC
International (INT) Chart Committee |
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| 7 & 9 | 9-14 | a) UK and US will send the
necessary data for Cuba in order to produce Charts 4154, 4158, 4166,
4170, and 4149. |
UK &
US each 6 months |
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| b) MACHC takes note of the
IHB
letter S3/4230/B dated 13 Jan 2006, Venezuela
e-mail dated 15 JUL 2008, and Venezuela
letter Ref 1000 dated 8 OCT 2008, and supports the following
agreement between Venezuela and France regarding Chart 4022: |
INT Chart
and ENC Comm. Chair |
(Completed) |
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| - Venezuela takes the responsibility
of the paper chart. |
Venezuela |
Produced
in 2006 |
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| - France takes
the responsibility of the correspondent ENC Chart. |
France |
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| - The establishment of an agreement for a co production of the INT Chart. | France
& Venezuela |
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| c) Request IHB to change information about INT Chart 4022 at Pub. M-11 regarding responsibility (remove France | INT Chart
Comm. Chair
30 Oct 2008 |
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| d) Request IHB to change information
about INT Chart 4154 at Pub. M-11 regarding scale (change to 1:500,000). |
INT Chart
Comm. Chair
30 Oct 2008 |
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| e) Mexico should confirm if
the MACHC web site INT Chart database is updated and should take
action to update it in the case it is not. |
INT Chart
Comm. Chair
30 Oct 2008 |
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| f) The INT Chart Committee
should produce an INT Chart Plan. |
INT Chart
Comm. Chair
30 Oct 2008 |
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| g) MACHC take note and ratify
the following proposal of new numbers of INT Charts: |
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| - INT216, to INT407 |
Brazil |
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| - INT2002, to INT4071 |
Brazil |
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| - INT2104 to INT2107, to INT4194
to 4197 |
Brazil |
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| - INT2001, to INT4070 |
France |
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| - INT2100 to 2103, to INT4190
to 4193 |
Guiana
and Suriname |
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| h) UK in consultation with
Cuba and US will investigate possibility of alternative solution
for interim coverage of charts 4017 and 4021. |
INT Chart
Comm. Chair, UK, US, & Cuba
30 Dec 2008 |
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| i) MACHC accept UK proposal
to be responsible of INT Chart 4176. |
INT Chart
Chair, UK
30 Jul 2009 |
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| j) MACHC accept the US proposal to have its national charts 4015, 4016, 4145, 4146, 4147, and 4148, serve as interim products until the INT Chart version can be produced. | US
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