IHO File N°S1/1900
CIRCULAR LETTER 39/2020
18 December 2020
CUMULATIVE LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2020
(including Assembly Circular Letters, Finance Committee Circular Letters and
Council Circular Letters)
Dear Hydrographer,
1. Please find enclosed herewith the cumulative lists of the IHO Circular Letters (CL), Assembly
Circular Letters (ACL), Finance Committee Circular Letters (FCCL) and Council Circular
Letters (CCL) sent out to IHO Member States during the year 2020.
2. IHO CLs and FCCLs are available on the IHO website at: https://iho.int/en/circular-letters .
3. Assembly Circular Letters and Council Circular Letters are available at: https://iho.int/en/iho-
assembly and https://iho.int/en/iho-council .
Dr Mathias JONAS
Secretary-General
Annex A: List of IHO Circular Letters issued in 2020
Annex B: List of Finance Committee Circular Letters issued in 2020
Annex C: List of Council Circular Letters issued in 2020
Annex D: List of Assembly Circular Letters issued in 2020
Annex A to IHO CL 39/2020
LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2020
DATE No. TITLE FILE No.
Theme for World Hydrography Day 2020 and media
09 January 1 S1/1900/A
outreach
10 January 2 GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names S3/2641
(SCUFN) vacancy for an IHO Representative
10 January 3 The IHO online form system for responses to circular S1/0906, S3/1001
letters and input to the IHO Publications (P-5 and C-55)
17 January 4 Adoption of a new IHO Resolution on Digital Tide Tables S3/8151 &
S3/6004
17 January 5 National Experts on the Law of the Sea S3/0302
20 January 6 Acceptance of Crowdsourced Bathymetry Activities in S3/2649
National Waters of Jurisdiction
20 January 7 GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names S3/2641
(SCUFN) additional vacancy for an IHO Representative
29 January 8 Call for the approval of the Revision 4.2.0 of Publication S3/8151/S-57
S-57 Appendix B.1, Annex A "Use of the Object
Catalogue for ENC"
07 February 9 Call for Applications to the IHO - Nippon Foundation S3/4505-S1/3022
,Geospatial Marine Analysis and Cartography
Rev1
(GEOMAC) Project, UKHO, Taunton, UK,1 September to
18 December 2020
S3/0104 & CBSC
10 February 10 18th Meeting of the Capacity Building Sub-Committee
(CBSC18),Gdansk, Poland, 3 - 5 June 2020 and 12th
Meeting of the Inter-Regional Coordination Committee
(IRCC12),Gdansk, Poland, 8 - 10 June 2020
11 February 11 IHO-IOC-NIPPON FOUNDATION / GEBCO TRAINING S3/2620
PROJECT
Call for Applications for 17th Graduate Certificate
program in Ocean Bathymetry
02 March 12 Information on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) S1/1900/A
on IHO activities
DATE No. TITLE FILE No.
Report on the 7th Session of the IMO Sub-Committee on
11 March 13 S3/3075
Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue
(NCSR 7)
S3/2630
13 March 14 GEBCO Guiding Committee (GGC) Membership.
Request for nomination of an expert to fill vacancy
17 March 15 Master of Science in Hydrographic Science at the S1/3023 & CBSC-
University of Southern Mississippi (USA) sponsored by 1
the Republic of Korea
Eighth Course (10 August 2020 - 5 August 2021).
Selection of Candidate
AB-2
30 March 16 FIG/IHO/ICA International Board on Standards of
Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical
Cartographers (IBSC). Vacancy for an IHO
Representative
GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names S3/2641
11 May 17
(SCUFN) -
Appointment of New Members
13 May 18 Adoption of edition 4.2.0 of IHO Publication S-57 S3/8151/S-57
Appendix B.1, Annex A - "Use of the object catalogue for
ENC"
25 May 19 Adoption of edition 6.0.0 of Publication C-51 “Manual on S3/0302
Technical Aspects of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea – 1982”.
28 May 20 IHO - Nippon Foundation Geospatial Marine Analysis S3/4505 &
and Cartography (GEOMAC) Project. Successful S1/3022
Nomination of Candidates for the 12th Course
S3/2649
03 June 21 IHO Crowdsourced Bathymetry (CSB) Data for public
domain
12th Meeting of the Inter-Regional Coordination
04 June 22 S3/0104
Committee (IRCC12) Gdansk, Poland 6-8 October 2020
Project-based support opportunities in the IHO
19 June 23 S1/0506
Secretariat
25 June 24 IHO-IOC GEBCO Guiding Committee (GGC),New IHO S3/2630
Representative
Call for the approval of the revision of IHO Resolution
07 July 25 S1/1001
7/2009
12th Meeting of the Hydrographic Services and
08 July 26 S3/8151/HSSC
Standards Committee (HSSC12) ,
19-22 October 2020, IHO Secretariat, Monaco
DATE No. TITLE FILE No.
15 July 27 Call for the approval of edition 6.0.0 of S-44 - IHO S3/8151 &
standards for hydrographic Surveys, Edition 1.0.0 of S-67 S3/7198 &
- Mariners' Guide to Accuracy of Depth Information in S3/3061
Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) and Edition 2.1.0 of
S-49 Mariners Routeing Guides
FIG/IHO/ICA International Board on Standards of AB-2
15 July 28
Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical
Cartographers (IBSC) - IHO Nomination
AB-2
17 August 29 FIG/IHO/ICA International Board on Standards of
Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical
Cartographers (IBSC) - revised and new documents
S3/0104
31 August 30 12th Meeting of the Inter-Regional Coordination
Committee (IRCC12) VTC Meeting 6-7 October 2020
New IHO Director and Directors Allocation of
01 September 31 S1/0404
Responsibilities
11 September 32 IHO-IAG Advisory Board on Technical aspects of the Law S3/0302/ABLOS
of the Sea (ABLOS) - IHO REPRESENTATIVES
14 September 33 Adoption of Edition 6.0.0 of S-44 - IHO Standards for S3/8151 &
Hydrographic Surveys, Edition 1.0.0 of S-67 - Mariners’ S3/7198 &
Guide to Accuracy of Depth Information in Electronic S3/3061
Navigational Charts (ENC) and Edition 2.1.0 of S-49 -
Mariners Routeing Guides
07 October 34 Master of Science Programme in Hydrographic Science S1/3023 & CBSC-
at the University of Southern Mississippi (USA), 1
sponsored by the Republic of Korea. Call for Nominations
(9th Course, August 2021 – August 2022)
23 October 35 Outcome of the 12th Meeting of the Inter‐Regional S3/0104
Coordination Committee (IRCC12)
S3/0302/HSWG
09 November 36 Establishment of the IHO Hydrographic Surveys Working
Group (HSWG)
27 November 37 World Hydrography Day - Report on Member States' S1/1900/A
activities in 2020 and the proposed theme for 2021
04 December 38 Assistant Director vacancy at the IHO Secretariat S1/0502
18 December 39 Cumulative list of IHO Circular Letters issued in 2019 S1/0900
Annex B to IHO CL39/2020
LIST OF FINANCE COMMITTEE CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2020
DATE No. TITLE FILE No.
FO/599/01
18 May FCCL01 Finance Committee Officers’ VTC Meeting
12 May 2020
Meeting of the Finance Committee FO/599/01
16 October FCCL02
Monaco, 12 November 2020
Annex C to IHO CL 39/2020
LIST OF COUNCIL CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2020
DATE No. TITLE FILE No.
28 February CCL01 IHO Annual Report for 2019 and Approval of the S1/6200/A-2
Finance Report of 2019
Continuation of the activities of the Council in the interim
05 May CCL02 S1/6200/A-2
period until the postponed Assembly
Availability of the IHO Annual Report for 2019 and
29 May CCL03 S1/6200/A-2
Approval of the Finance Report of 2019
17 CCL04 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair of the IHO Council S1/6200/A-2
September
21 October CCL05 Provisional agenda for the 4th Meeting of the IHO S1/6200/A-2
Council and Logistic arrangements
Annex D to IHO CL 39/2020
LIST OF ASSEMBLY CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2020
DATE No. TITLE FILE No.
07 January ACL13 Selection of Chair of the 2nd Session of the IHO S1/6100/2020
Assembly
19 February ACL14 Hydrographic Industry Exhibition S1/6100/2020
20 February ACL15 Distribution of the Assembly Documents S1/6100/2020
28 February Distribution of the second tranche of Assembly S1/6100/2020
ACL16
Documents
20 March Proposed Scenario on the postponement of the S1/6100/2020
2nd Session of the IHO Assembly and Associated
ACL17
Activities resulting from exceptional circumstances
due to COVID-19
14 April Final list of the candidates for the position of IHO S1/6100/2020
ACL18
Director
21 April Approval of the proposed scenario on the S1/6100/2020
ACL19 postponement of the 2nd Session of the IHO
Assembly and associated activities
21 April ACL20 Election for the position of IHO Director S1/6100/2020
04 May Call for approval of the first tranche of proposals S1/6100/2020
ACL21 originally for consideration by the 2nd Session of
the Assembly
04 May Call for approval of the second tranche of S1/6100/2020
ACL22 proposals originally for consideration by the
2nd Session of the Assembly
15 May ACL23 Announcement and General Arrangements S1/6100/2020Rev1
20 May Presentation of the results of election for the S1/6100/2020
ACL24 position of IHO Director and repetition of the
election in case of a tie
05 June Result of the election for the position of IHO S1/6100/2020
ACL25
Director
24 June Approval of the first tranche of proposals originally S1/6100/2020
ACL26 for consideration by the 2nd Session of the
Assembly
25 June Approval of the second tranche of proposals S1/6100/2020
ACL27 originally for consideration by the 2nd Session of
the Assembly
27 July Formation of the IHO Council for the period 2020 S1/6100/2020
ACL28 – 2023 and call for nominations for the positions of
Chair and Vice-Chair of the IHO Council
DATE No. TITLE FILE No.
21 August ACL29 Alternative conduct of the 2nd Session of the IHO S1/6100/2020
Assembly and 4th meeting of the Council as
remote events Rev1
24 September ACL30 Approval of the alternative conduct of the 2nd S1/6100/2020
Session of the IHO Assembly and 4th meeting of
the Council as remote events
16 October ACL31 2nd Session of the Assembly as a remote event - S1/6100/2020
Logistic arrangements
Saatja: CL-LC <
[email protected]>
Saadetud: 22.12.2020 17:04
Adressaat: INFO <
[email protected]>
Teema: CL 39/2020
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CL39_2020_FR_v1.pdf
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached in English and French:
- CL 39/2020: CUMULATIVE LIST OF IHO CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED IN 2020.
Kind regards
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