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2 Transport. In all these meetings VAdm. MARATOS briefly explained the importance of hydrography, the Coastal States‟ obligation to provide hydrographic services under the Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the benefits for Seychelles to become a full member of the Organization. It was decided that the 10th Meeting of the NIOHC would take place in Bangladesh, in early February 2010, under the Chairmanship of VAdm. RAO. 32nd MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES – CANADA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION (US- CHC) Silver Springs, Maryland, United States of America, 9 April Co-Chairs: Dr. NARAYANAN (Canada) and Captain BARNUM(USA) Members: Canada, United States of America IHB Representatives: Captain WARD, Mr. PHARAOH The 32nd meeting of the United States-Canada Hydrographic Commission (USCHC) was held at the Office of Coast Survey in Silver Springs, MD, United States of America on April 9, under the Co-Chairmanship of the Director of the US Office of Coast Survey, Captain BARNUM and the Dominion Hydrographer of Canada, Dr. NARAYANAN. The meeting was organized and hosted by the Office of Coast Survey, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States of America. The IHB was represented by Captain WARD. The first part of the meeting was devoted to a review of the report of the Chart Advisors‟ Committee (CAC) and its recommendations. Most of the work of the CAC has centered on the challenges of developing a plan to address overlapping ENC coverage between the US and Canada. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to the discussions on the approaching 4 th Extraordinary Hydrographic Conference, and topics of mutual interest, such as continued cooperation on surveys of the extended continental shelf in the Arctic. Captain WARD briefed the meeting on a variety of IHO matters, including S-100, mandatory carriage of ECDIS, and the status of the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the IHO. The Commission agreed that Canada will host the 33rd USCHC meeting in April 2010.
3 53rd MEETING OF THE NORDIC HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION (NHC) Helsinki, Finland, 21-23 April Chair: Mr. VARONEN (Finland). Members: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden IHB Representatives: Captain WARD, Mr. PHARAOH The 53rd Meeting of the Nordic Hydrographic Commission was hosted by the Finnish Hydrographic Office at their premises in Helsinki, between 21 and 23 April 2009. The meeting was chaired by Mr. VARONEN from Finland. All RHC Members were represented: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Captain WARD represented the IHB as an observer. The meeting reviewed hydrographic progress in the region and various developments affecting the region and agreed on a number of actions. These were described in the records of the meeting posted on the IHO website at: www.iho.int → committees & WGs → RHCs. Notable discussion points included: the status of approval of the Protocol of Amendments to the IHO Convention and new IHO Member States; issues to be discussed at the forthcoming 4EIHC and IRCC-1 meeting; the Nordic contribution to the HSSC Data Quality Working Group; the provision of guidance to the Nordic Working Groups dealing with production of charts, exchanging digital information, validation of multibeam data and distribution of information on nautical publications; the WEND concept and ENC distribution; and progressing various hydrographic related issues raised in the National Reports. Iceland assumed the chair of the Nordic RHC at the end of the meeting. The 54th meeting of the NHC will take place in Iceland from 13-15 April 2010.
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