CL 32/2017

IHO File No. S3/8151/S-100 CIRCULAR LETTER 32/2017 02May 2017 ADOPTION OF EDITION 3.0.0 OF IHO PUBLICATION S-100 - UNIVERSAL HYDROGRAPHIC DATA MODEL Reference: A CL 15/2017 dated 10 February - Call for Approval of a New Edition of IHO Publication S- 100 – Universal Hydrographic Data Model; Dear Hydrographer, 1. Reference A proposed the adoption of a new Edition 3.0.0 of IHO Publication S-100 - Universal Hydrographic Data Model – recommended by the IHO S-100 Working Group (S-100WG) and endorsed by the IHO Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee. 2. The Secretariat of the IHO thanks the 48 Member States who replied to Reference A: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States. All the 48 Member States supported the adoption of the new Edition of S-100. 3. There were 86 Member States of the IHO with four States suspended when Reference A was issued. Therefore 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, the proposed new Edition 3.0.0 of S-100 has been adopted. 4. The new Edition 3.0.0 (English version only) will be made available on the IHO website at: www.iho.int > Standards & Publications > S-100 as soon as possible. On behalf of the Secretary-General Yours sincerely, Gilles BESSERO Director Copy: Chair, HSSC Chair, S-100WG Mapping our Seas, Oceans and Waterways - more important than ever