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IHO File No. S3/8151/S-66 CIRCULAR LETTER 12/2018 02 February 2018 ADOPTION OF REVISION 1.1.0 OF IHO PUBLICATION S-66 - FACTS ABOUT ELECTRONIC CHARTS AND CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS Reference: A CL 60/2017 dated 07 November - Call for Approval of a Revision of IHO Publication S-66– Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements. Dear Hydrographer, 1. Reference A proposed the adoption of a Revision 1.1.0 of IHO Publication S-66 - Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage Requirements – as recommended by the IHO ENC Maintenance Working Group (ENCWG); and endorsed by the IHO Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee and IHO Council. 2. The Secretariat of the IHO thanks the 57 Member States that replied to Reference A: Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. 3. 56 Member States supported the proposed Revision of S-66 and one Member State objected. Three Member States offered comments in addition to their vote. These comments and the outcome of their review by the Chair of the ENCWG are provided in Annex A to this Circular Letter. 4. When the Reference was issued there were 87 Member States of the IHO with three States suspended. In accordance with the provisions of the Convention on the IHO as amended, the minimum number of affirmative votes required was 28. As a result, and taking into account the editorial corrections reported in Annex A, the proposed Revision 1.1.0 of S-66 has been adopted. 5. Revision 1.1.0 (English version only) is available on the IHO website at: www.iho.int → Standards & Publications → S-66. On behalf of the Secretary-General Yours sincerely, Abri KAMPFER Director Annex A: Member States’ responses to IHO CL 60/2017 and comments from the Chair of the ENCWG. Copy: Chair, ENCWG Bathymetry - the Foundation for Sustainable Seas, Oceans and Waterways  Annex A to IHO CL 12/2018 MEMBER STATES’ RESPONSES TO IHO CL 60/2017 AND COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR OF THE ENC WORKING GROUP (ENCWG) ADOPTION OF REVISION 1.1.0 OF IHO PUBLICATION S-66 – FACTS ABOUT ELECTRONIC CHARTS AND CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS ESTONIA Vote: YES) We would like to add to our approval that the CL60 refers to a link that currently does not exist on the IHO homepage on the following occasions: 1) p 13 www.iho.int > ENCs, ECDIS & S-100 > ENC Availability the correct is www.iho.int > ENCs & ECDIS > ENC Availability 2) p 15 http://www.iho.int > ENCs, ECDIS & S-100 > Operation of ECDIS and S-57 ENCs the correct is www.iho.int > ENCs & ECDIS > Important Information 3) p 16 http://www.iho.int > ENCs, ECDIS & S-100 > Operation of ECDIS and S-57 ENCs > Current IHO ECDIS and ENC Standards the correct is www-iho.int > ENCs & ECDIS > Important Information > Current ENC and ECDIS Standards Comment from the Chair of the ENCWG: The ENCWG Chair thanks Estonia for pointing out these changed references on the IHO web site. In addition to the incorrect references identified by Estonia, several other incorrect references were identified in the process of correcting these errors. The final published S-66 Edition 1.1.0 will include the correct web site references and links. IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) (Vote: YES) The Islamic Republic of Iran has not been included in the list of Flag State Authorities. The website address of Notices to Mariners will be declared as soon as they are posted on the site Comment from the Chair of the ENCWG: The ENCWG Chair and IHO Secretariat thanks the Islamic Republic of Iran for this information, and will update the List of Flag State Authorities table to include the web site details for the Islamic Republic of Iran when provided, noting that the list is not exhaustive and is current to June 2017. SWEDEN (Vote: NO) Please change f1agstate website for Sweden (p.25) to https://transportstyrelsen.se/en/shipping/ SMA thanks the workgroup for the update of this important publication. Comment from the Chair of the ENCWG: The ENCWG Chair thanks Sweden for pointing out this error. The final published S-66 Edition 1.1.0 will include the correct web site reference and link.