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their obligations for providing Hydrographic Services under the new regulations of SOLAS. He was
very interested and the IHB sent him, on his request, a detailed letter for Panama examining the way to
become a Member of IHO.
In September the President visited Croatia and together with the Director of the Croatian
Hydrographic Institute, Dr. GRZETIC, met in Zagreb with the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and the Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications and briefed them
on the activities of the IHO. Both recognized the importance of the Organization for the safety of
navigation and the protection of the marine environment.
SELECTION OF THE BEST I.H. REVIEW ARTICLE FOR 2002 – PRINCE ALBERT 1 st
MEDAL (2007)
The IHO Regional Hydrographic Commissions were asked to select the best article amongst all those
published in the April, August and November issues of the International Hydrographic Review. The
article selected by the RHC for 2002 was "Hydrographic Services at the Crossroads" by Dr. Peter
EHLERS, President of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), Germany. This article
was published in Vol. 3, No.3 (New Series), November 2002 issue of the International Hydrographic
Review and is now eligible to compete, along with the articles which will be selected for 2003, 2004,
2005 and 2006, for the Prince ALBERT 1 st Medal which will be presented at the 2007 I.H. Conference.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
M-1 Basic Documents of the IHO
The WEB version posted on the IHO WEB site was updated periodically.
P-5 IHO Yearbook 2003
The Yearbook was continuously updated on the IHO WEB site.
P -7 Annual Report 2002
The Annual Report - 2002, Part 1 - General, was prepared by the IHB and distributed to Member
States for comments in October. Part 2 – Finance – was distributed in June 2003.
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