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Element 3.1 CO-OPERATION WITH MEMBER STATES
The 12 meetings of the Regional Hydrographic Commissions (RHCs) planned in the Work Programme
took place. The complete reports of the meetings and the links to more detailed information are available
from the IHO web site.
TASKS 3.1.1
2 nd MEETING OF THE ARCTIC REGIONAL
HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION (ARHC)
Copenhagen, Denmark, 28-29 September
Chairperson: Mr. Sigvard STAMPE VILLADSEN (Denmark)
Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Evert FLIER (Norway)
Members: Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, USA.
Observers: Finland, Iceland
IHB Representatives: Vice Admiral MARATOS , Ingénieur en chef HUET
The 2 nd meeting of the ARHC took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 28-29 September, under the
Chairmanship of Dr NARAYANAN, the Dominion Hydrographer of Canada. Twenty-eight delegates
participated representing Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia Federation and USA. Vice
Admiral MARATOS represented the IHB. A one-day Conference was organized on 27 September where
the navigational issues concerning the Arctic region and the state of hydrography in the Arctic region
were considered.
The importance of the Arctic region was recognized by all participants in view of the growing number of
ships visiting the region and the amount of traffic crossing the northern sea route and Northwest passage.
Various papers were presented concerning the marine traffic in the Arctic, the paper and ENC coverage,
the establishment of a marine routeing guide, the status of nautical publications, the Arctic projection and
the establishment of an Arctic SDI. Denmark has been named the coordinator for the cartographic region
of the Arctic that has been developed and for the INT charts and ENCs. It is important to emphasize that
the ARHC and NSHC have agreed that the parallel 69° North is to be the boundary between the two
Commissions.
Mr Svend ESKILDSEN, the Director of the Danish Maritime Safety Administration (DaMSA), was
elected as the next Chair.
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