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IHO File No S3/8151 & S3/6004 CIRCULAR LETTER 25/2019 22 May 2019 CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE REVISION OF IHO RESOLUTION 7/2009 References: A. Publication M-3, 2nd Edition 2010 – Updated to August 2018 – Resolutions of the IHO. B. IHO CL 39/2018 dated 5 July – Call for approval of revisions to IHO Resolutions 7/2009, 9/1932, 4/1982 and for the deletion of IHO Resolutions 4/1937 and 9/1962. C. IHO CL 46/2018 dated 24 September – Adoption of revisions to IHO Resolutions 7/2009, 9/1932, 4/1982 and deletion of IHO Resolutions 4/1937 and 9/1962. D. 11th Meeting of the Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee,– Doc. HSSC11-05.3B and List of Decisions and Actions. E. IHO Circular Letter 20/2019, dated 28 March - The IHO Online Form System for Responses to Circular Letters and Input to IHO Publications (P-5 and C-55). Dear Hydrographer, 1. The approval of Member States on the revision of IHO Resolution 7/2009 – Time Reference proposed by the Nautical Information Provision Working Group (NIPWG), as endorsed by the Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee (HSSC) in 2018 at its 10th meeting, was requested by Reference B. 2. Following the comments offered by two Member States on the proposed amendments to this Resolution, it was agreed to carry out further investigations (Reference C, paragraph 4). 3. At its 11th meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa, in May 2019, the HSSC endorsed a new version of the amendments to the Resolution that was submitted by NIPWG (See Reference D, Decision HSSC11/37). 4. The draft proposed amendments to the Resolution are provided in Annex A (red-line version in English only). 5. Member States are requested to take into account the endorsement of the HSSC and to consider the adoption of this proposal by providing their reply at their earliest convenience and no later than 31 July 2019 by email ([email protected]) or by fax (+377 93 10 81 40) when using the Voting Form in Annex B, but preferably using the IHO Online Form System (see Reference E) by accessing the following link: https://iho.formstack.com/forms/cl25_2019 On behalf of the Secretary-General Yours sincerely, Abri KAMPFER Director Annexes: A. Draft proposed amendments to IHO Resolution 7/2009. Hydrographic information driving marine knowledge B. Voting Form Annex A to IHO CL 25/2019 IHO File No. S3/8151 & S3/6004 Proposed amendments to IHO Resolution 7/2009 (red-line version in English only) Part 2.4.1 TIME REFERENCE 7/2009 as amended A2.17 It is resolved that all references to time in nautical publications should be referred to the Universal Time Co- ordinated (UTC) standard, e.g. 1537 (UTC), 1637 (UTC+1), etc. If considered necessary, a note may be included indicating that UTC has replaced GMT. Time in nautical publications, Tide Tables excluded (See M-3, section 2.4.7, IHO Resolution 27/1919 as amended), should be expressed as Universal Time Co-ordinated (UTC): Example 1321Z. Alternative time references may be used, as follows: 1. Local time with offset: Example 13:21 (UTC+3) 2. Unspecified local time: Example 13:21 (Local Time) if time zone reference is provided within the publication.  Annex B to IHO CL 25/2019 IHO File No. S3/8151 & S3/6004 Proposed amendments to IHO Resolution 7/2009 Voting Form (to be returned to the IHO Secretariat by 31 July 2019) E-mail: [email protected] - Fax: +377 93 10 81 40 Note: The boxes will expand as you type your answers. Member State: Contact: E-mail: Do you approve the proposed amendments to IHO Resolution 7/2009? YES NO If you answer ‘NO’, please explain your reasons in the comment section below. Comments: Signature : Date : Saatja: CL-LC <[email protected]> Saadetud: 22.05.2019 14:54 Adressaat: INFO <[email protected]> Teema: [SPAM] CL 25/2019 - Deadline 31 July 2019 Manused: edmkkibpofoebjbi.png; CL25_2019_EN_v1.pdf Dear Hydrographer, Please find attached herewith : - CL 25/2019 : CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE REVISION OF IHO RESOLUTION 7/2009. Kind regards Lorene Chavagnas Office Assistant International Hydrographic Organization BP 445, 98011 Monaco Tel : 00377 93 10 81 00 E-mail: [email protected]