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WORK PROGRAMME 3 INTER-REGIONAL COORDINATION AND SUPPORT Introduction The Inter Regional Coordination Committee (IRCC) was established in 2009 within the new structure of the organization to promote and coordinate those activities that might benefit from a regional approach. In general terms the principal objectives of the IRCC are to: - establish, coordinate and enhance cooperation in hydrographic activities amongst States on a regional basis, and between regions; - establish co-operation to enhance the delivery of capacity building programs; - monitor the work of specified IHO Inter-Organizational Bodies engaged in activities that require inter-regional cooperation and coordination; - promote co-operation between pertinent regional organizations and review and implement the IHO Capacity Building Strategy, promoting Capacity Building initiatives. This report provides an overview of IRCC related activities as mandated by Programme 3 of the IHO Work Programme 2011. The following sections are organized according to the elements of the Programme. Element 3.0 INTER REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE (IRCC) TASK 3.1.16 3 rd MEETING OF THE IHO INTER REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE IHO-IRCC3 Niteroi, Brazil, 26-27 May The 3 rd meeting of the Inter Regional Coordination Committee (IRCC3) was held in Niteroi (Brazil) on 26-27 May, hosted by the Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação (Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation) of Brazil. The meeting was attended by the Chairs or Representatives from all the Regional Hydrographic Commissions (RHCs), the relevant Committees, Sub Committees except the International Board on Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers (IBSC) and the Subcommittee on Worldwide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS), and other bodies as well as delegates from eight individual IHO Member States and one Non-Governmental International Organisation (NGIO). 46
The main items on the agenda of the meeting were: - the status of approval of the Protocol of Amendments to the IHO Convention, - the development of the Worldwide Electronic Navigational chart Database (WEND), - the implementation of the IHO strategic planning mechanism, - the preparation of the IRCC contribution to the XVIII th International Hydrographic Conference. The most significant points discussed at the meeting were as follows: Status of approval of the Protocol of Amendments to the IHO Convention The Committee noted that 30 notifications of approval had been registered by the External Relations Department of the Government of Monaco as of 8 February 2011 and that positive indications from 20 other Member States had been reported through the RHCs. The Committee agreed that it was worthwhile pressing for reaching final approval in time for the 2012 IHO Conference to be the first Assembly (in other words obtaining the minimum of 48 notifications before 23 January 2012) and decided to invite the IHB to produce a reminder to Member States and also to request the Monaco Government to pursue this matter via diplomatic channels. Development of WEND In the light of the modest progress in carrying out the work plan of the WEND Working Group, the Committee agreed on ways and means to prepare a comprehensive report on the implementation of the WEND Principles for consideration by the IHO Conference in 2012. Implementation of the IHO Strategic Planning Mechanism The Committee had an extensive discussion on the implementation of the IHO Strategic Plan and Planning Cycle. It agreed to recommend to the IHO Conference in 2012 to postpone any revision of the IHO Strategic Plan to the next Conference or Assembly and to concentrate on the implementation issues. In that perspective, the Committee agreed a procedure to assess its contribution to the implementation of the preceding year’s Work Programme and to collate its input for the preparation of the next year’s Work Programme. The Committee also invited the IHB Directing Committee to start implementing the strategic level performance indicators (SPIs) approved by the 4 th EIHC and discussed the working level performance indicators which are appropriate for monitoring the IRCC Work Programme and feeding into the SPIs. Preparation of the IRCC contribution to the XVIII th International Hydrographic Conference The Committee tasked its Chair to prepare the IRCC report to the Conference based on the reports and proposals prepared by individual IRCC bodies and in accordance with the guidelines provided by the IHB. Other topics The Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) presented a report on displaying survey status which led the Committee into agreeing an action to design a suitable framework for the development of IHO Publication C-55 - Status of Hydrographic Surveying and Nautical Cartography World-wide. In relation to the IHO Stakeholders’ Forum, the Committee recognized the importance of ECDIS related issues and recommended to focus discussions with stakeholders on that topic. It agreed that it was problematic to organize a forum prior to or in connection with the IHO Conference in 2012 and tasked the IRCC Chair to liaise with the HSSC Chair on the way forward, aiming at submitting a report to the IHO Conference. The Committee agreed to request the IHB to submit to Member States an amendment to IHO Resolution 2/2007 to accommodate standards under the purview of IRCC. 47
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