IHO Files No. S3/4505 & S1/3022
CIRCULAR LETTER 27/2018
12 April 2018
IHO - NIPPON FOUNDATION CHART PROJECT –
Successful Candidates for the 10th Course (03 September – 14 December 2018)
Reference: IHO CL 04/2018 dated 17 January - IHO Nippon Foundation CHART Project, Call for
Applications for 10th Course in Marine Cartography and Data Assessment (FIG/IHO/ICA Cat’B)
Dear Hydrographer,
1. IHO Circular Letter 04/2018 (see Reference) invited IHO Member States to nominate candidates who
would benefit from the opportunity offered by the IHO - Nippon Foundation CHART (Cartography,
Hydrography and Related Training) Project that provides training in Marine Cartography and Data Assessment
and is funded by the Nippon Foundation (NF). The course is recognized at the Category B level by the
FIG/IHO/ICA International Board on Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical
Cartographers (IBSC).
2. The IHO Secretariat received 28applications from 27 IHO Members States.
3. The selection panel, comprising representatives from the Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic
Department (JHOD), the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and the IHO Secretariat, met on 4 April
2018 at the IHO Secretariat in Monaco and examined all the applications received.
4. Candidates from:
- Brunei Darussalam (Ms Hanisah HAJI TIMBANG),
- Croatia (Mr Ante KORIC),
- Indonesia (Mr Heru KURNIAWAN),
- Pakistan (Mr Tajammal ABBASI),
- Philippines (Mr Henry Abad COLDES II),
- Poland (Mr Adam KLOSINSKI) and
- Sri Lanka (Mr Uchitha Nuwan HEWAHAKMANAGE)
were selected for the course that will be conducted at the UKHO in Taunton, United Kingdom, from 3 September
to 14 December 2018. Individual notification letters will be distributed by the IHO Secretariat with the
instructions to be followed by the selected applicants.
5. The selections listed in paragraph 4 are for the nominated personnel only. National authorities may not
substitute the selected candidates with any other personnel.
6. It is likely that another CHART course will be available in 2019, thanks to the continuing and generous
support of the Nippon Foundation. The IHO Secretariat advises those organizations whose applicants have not
been selected this time to consider re-nominating those candidates that continue to merit support when the next
call for nominations is published.
7. The IHO Secretariat congratulates those candidates that have been selected.
Bathymetry - the Foundation for Sustainable Seas, Oceans and Waterways
8. Finally, the IHO Secretariat would like to thank the JHOD, UKHO, and particularly the Nippon
Foundation, for the successful results obtained so far. To date, the IHO-NF CHART project and its forerunner,
the Japan Capacity Building Project, have trained 58 students, almost all of whom are now working in chart
production, thereby contributing directly to achieving the IHO’s role and objectives. We expect that the selected
applicants for this next course will follow the same path.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
Yours sincerely,
Mustafa IPTES
Director
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 27/2018 : IHO - NIPPON FOUNDATION CHART PROJECT – Successful Candidates
for the 10th Course (03 September – 14 December 2018).
Kind regards
Lorene Chavagnas
Office Assistant
International Hydrographic Organization
BP 445, 98011 Monaco
Tel : 00377 93 10 81 00
E-mail:
[email protected]