BSHC Report to the IRCC 8 Meeting

IRCC8-06F Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission (BSHC) BSHC Report to the IRCC 8 Meeting 29-31 May 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE The BSHC Chair Sergey Travin (May 2016) 1. General BSHC Members are: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russian Federation and Sweden. Associate member is Lithuania. Information on BSHC activities is available at www.bshc.pro. The BSHC Chair since September 2015 is Captain Sergey Travin (Russian Federation), replacing Mr. Jānis Krastiņš (Latvia). Vice‐Chair is Mr. Viktoras Liulys (Lithuania). The 20th BSHC Conference was held on 16-18 September 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. Altogether 30 participants from all Member States except Lithuania participated to the Conference. In addition Admiral Mustafa Iptes from IHB participated.  IRCC8-06F The main issues of the 20th BSHC Conference were: - outcome of IRCC 7 Meeting; - National Reports; - report of the IHO-EU Network Working Group; - Baltic Sea Sub Navarea1b MSI Report; - selection of BSHC representatives to the IHO Council; - reports and further guidance for work of the BSHC Working Groups (see Chapter 2); - report on the harmonization of depth information in ENCs and paper charts; - customized ENC service for pilots and VTS applications; - FAMOS project general report; - FAMOS gravity measurements in 2015; - new Danish national ENC service for leisure craft users; - Smart Marine Fairway - information paper of studies implementing services for e-Navigation in Finland; - ENSI-project, test-bed for the exchange of Route plans in Gulf of Finland; - WEND WG report; - Baltic Sea International Charting Coordination Working Group (BSICCWG) report; - maintenance of the BSHC Internet domain; - the status of Hydrographic Surveying and Nautical Charting (the status of updating C‐55). 2. Status of work of the BSHC Working Groups 2.1. Working Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the Harmonized Re‐survey Scheme (MWG). The development and implementation of the Baltic Sea Harmonized Re‐survey Scheme is monitored through the BSHC monitoring Working Group. Overview of the Working Group was provided. The main tasks for the MWG are to continue the development of the Re-Survey database and to encourage the member states to continue the up-to-date surveys of their waters. The Re‐Survey database is under renewal for more capabilities. BSHC approved MWG work program for period 2015‐2016. The re‐survey scheme can be browsed via https://helcomresurvey.sjofartsverket.se/helcomresurveysite or data.bshc.pro.  IRCC8-06F 2.2. Chart Datum Working Group (CDWG). The tasks for the Chart Datum Working Group are to prepare the implementation of the harmonized European Vertical Reference System (EVRS) in the Baltic Sea area, to study the validation, interpolation, prediction and distribution of water level information and to cooperate with relevant other international bodies. Commission approved updated CDWG ToRs and CDWG Work Program for 2015-2016 as a basis for Work Program for 2016-2017. It was noted that item 1a has been done in WP 2015-, supported CDWG proposal for displaying the name Baltic Sea Chart Datum 2000 in ENCs and paper and gave further guidance to CDWG. The 8-th CDWG Meeting took place in Helsinki, Finland on 23-24 February 2016. The CDWG 8 Meeting pointed out the importance of the CDWG work on harmonizing the vertical reference systems in the Baltic Sea region and benefits of harmonized vertical reference systems for many user groups in different countries. Also the CDWG 8 Meeting noted that the harmonized vertical reference will benefit the usage of digital services and upcoming IHO S-100 based standards. The CDWG 8Meeting reviewed the draft definition for the Baltic Sea Chart Datum 2000 and national implementation plans and status. 2.3. The Baltic Sea Bathymetric Database Working Group (BSBDWG). Commission approved the need to develop the database of bathymetric data for the Baltic Sea Area. At the same time the Commission pointed out that the Baltic Sea Bathymetric Database portal has been up and running without any downtime on the viewing services and the bathymetric model at present time is the same as the version published in December 2013 because of problem using the WCS services via some GIS software. The portal address is still data.bshc.pro. The site is fairly widely used and the number of visits on the portal between the first of July 2014 and the first of July 2015 is 12 546 visits made by 10 014 unique visitors. Commission also endorsed the cooperation with GEBCO and EMODNET.  IRCC8-06F 2.4. The Baltic Sea Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure Working Group (BSMSDIWG). The BSMSDIWG is seen as an appropriate Working Group to deal with the opportunities delivered by the MSDI from a regional approach. The Commission reviewed the working group’s findings, status and the planned next steps. The implication of MSDI from a HO perspective and how MS can benefit from a regional approach were discussed by the Commission. The Draft BSMSDIWG work program was approved. 2.5. The Baltic Sea INT Chart Coordination Working Group (BSICCWG). The tasks of the BSICCWG are to coordinate the publication of international (INT) charts and the small and medium scale ENC scheme in the Baltic Sea Region. The Commission reviewed updated Regional INT Chart Catalogue and updated ENC Catalogue relevant to the Region, changes made to the scheme of INT Charts for the Region and changes made to the small/medium scale ENC scheme for the Region, updated Work Plan. The Baltic Sea (Region E) is one of the testing areas for S-11 Part B GIS experimentation to move from the current S-11 Part B “paper-like” database, to a GIS environment (“INToGIS” project). The further guidance to the BSICCWG was given by the Commission. 2.6. The BSHC WEND WG representative. WEND WG is a working group under the IRCC Committee. The purpose of the WEND Working Group is to advise IRCC and to assist in facilitating a world-wide consistent level of high-quality, updated official ENCs through integrated services that support chart carriage requirements of SOLAS Chapter V, and the requirements of the IMO Performance Standards for ECDIS. The Commission noted the report and gave further guidance to the BSHC WEND WG representative.  IRCC8-06F 3. Status of IRCC 7 actions. In the table below is shown the status of IRCC 7 actions relevant to BSHC. Action No Resp. Deadline Status (Agenda Item) IRCC 7/01 Encourage the approval RHC Chairs Report According to of pending applications to the IHO home for IHO membership IRCC page BSHC Chair MS have Dec 2015 provided the support IRCC 7/02 Continue to engage RHC Chairs Report All IHO MS pending applicants in to from BSHC their region to encourage IRCC have ratified the ratification of the Chair Amendments IHO Convention Dec 2015 to the convention IRCC 7/03 Consider the RHC Chairs Report Each request participation of to subject to stakeholders at the RHC IRCC receive conferences Chair the acceptance Dec 2015 from MS IRCC 7/05 Provide the IRCC Chair RHCs and Jan 2016 No action with progress reports on IRCC taken the relevant tasks in the subsidiary IHO 2015 Work Program organs IRCC 7/07 Provide to the IRCC RHC Chairs Jan 2016 No action Chair the estimated taken values of SPIs and agreed WPIs as of 31 December 2015 and target values for 31 December 2017, complemented by the comments on the difficulties encountered and suggestions for a way forward  IRCC8-06F Action No Resp. Deadline Status (Agenda Item) IRCC 7/08 Invite GEBCO Guiding RHCs/ Report to GEBCO and Committee / GEBCO IRCC Baltic Sea Bathymetric Regional Chair Bathymetric Project Chairs Dec 2015 Database to attend corresponding Working RHCs Group meetings, aiming at (BSDBWG) strengthening are tightly collaboration with a collaborating priority on on the item improving high resolution shallow water bathymetry at the regional level IRCC 7/09 Encourage MSs and RHC Chairs Report to No action representatives of IRCC taken industry and academia to Chair promote and to work Dec 2015 together to ensure that the best possible use is made of Satellite Derived Bathymetry IRCC 7/15 Provide material to the RHC Chairs Report to GEBCO IHB to promote the and IRCC is promoted achievements of IRCC subsidiary Chair by their logo bodies bodies Dec 2015 under “relations” on http://www.bs hc.pro  IRCC8-06F Action No Resp. Deadline Status (Agenda Item) IRCC 7/17 Encourage National RHC Chairs IRCC8 Permanent Hydrographers to invest in English language training in order to increase the chances of their candidates being selected to Cat A and Cat B training courses delivered in English IRCC 7/18 Facilitate resolution of RHC Chairs IRCC8 Permanent important nconsistencies between paper charts and ENCs and between ENCs from different producers as identified by the RENCs or otherwise IRCC 7/19 Encourage MSs in their RHC Chairs IRCC8 Permanent respective regions to use the Risk Assessment methodology to establish Hydrographic Survey priorities IRCC 7/26 Report to IRCC on the RHC Chairs IRCC8 Input from status of the RHC MS is procedures for selecting expected to their respective the BSHC 21 representatives to the Conference Council (Sept. 2016)  IRCC8-06F Action No Resp. Deadline Status (Agenda Item) IRCC 7/27 To task: RHC Chairs October Permanent a) New INT Chart 2015 Producer Nations to provide first edition INT chart to Regional INT Chart Coordinator (or ICCWG) for review as soon as convenient during the production cycle; b) INT Chart Coordinators/ICCWGs to manage the review of the first edition INT charts produced by new INT Chart Producer Nations to check their compliance with IHO standards, provide feedback to the Producer and to report progress to the next RHC meeting; c) All INT Chart Producer Nations to provide first edition and new edition INT charts to Regional INT Chart Coordinator (or ICCWG) 3 months prior to every RHC meeting to enable Regional INT Chart Coordinator (or ICCWG) to validate current INT chart Scheme;  IRCC8-06F Action No Resp. Deadline Status (Agenda Item) d) All editions of INT charts submitted under action 27 a) and b) to be subsequently transferred to the IHB to be included in the IHB reference collection for internal use; e) Member States to provide an update of the list of on-line chart catalogues, either directly or systematically when updating the Yearbook IRCC 7/28 Implement procedures RHCs IRCC8 On going approved by Decision 3 and to report their processes for the review of first edition INT Charts produced by new Producer Nations to IRCC IRCC 7/33 Instruct the ICCWG RHC Chairs IRCC8 On going Coordinators to investigate ways to improve communication across the regions and report back to IRCC IRCC 7/41 Consider incorporating RHCs IRCC8 Permanent hydrography in more comprehensive maritime projects as a way of raising awareness and funds from Donor agencies and to report progress to IRCC  IRCC8-06F Action No Resp. Deadline Status (Agenda Item) IRCC 7/42 Invite Member States to RHCs July 2015 Input from update C-55 annually MS is including reports of expected “no changes”) IRCC 7/43 Provide access to the RHCs August Input from IHB to any of their 2015 MS is relevant promotional expected material on CB and to consider using the posters displayed at the EIHC 5 CB exhibition IRCC 7/44 Provide: RHC Chairs a) two Permanent a) an initial summary and CB weeks report on Technical Coordinators after Visits (TV) within two the TV weeks of the visit; b) three b) full reports are months expected within three after months of completion of the TV a TV IRCC7/44bis Provide full reports for RHC Chairs July 2015 On going those TVs undertaken in and CB 2014 that have not Coordinators yet been submitted to the IHB IRCC 7/48 Consider nominating RHCs December Input from regional representatives 2015 MS is on the MSDIWG expected IRCC 7/52 Continue supporting RHCs IRCC8 Permanent GEBCO regional projects and report back to IRCC  IRCC8-06F Action No Resp. Deadline Status (Agenda Item) IRCC 7/53 Remind HOs of the RHCs IRCC8 Permanent standing request to provide GEBCO with access to existing shallow water bathymetric data, at whatever resolution is permissible by the country and to report progress to IRCC IRCC 7/56 provide comments on RHCs IRCC8 MS doc. WENDWG5-04B comments are (Relevance of expected via information overlay Action services and their status WEND WG in the global IHO ENC 5/01 program) to IRCC IRCC 7/62 Consider providing RHCs as soon as Input from representatives volunteers MS is of the IHO at the are expected international meetings identified listed in doc. IRCC-10B on relations with stakeholders and to inform the IHB 4. The BSHC cooperation with other organizations. The BSHC cooperates with at least the following organizations: - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) within the Baltic Sea Action Plan; - The EU, in particular with the European Commission is working out the EU Baltic Sea Strategy; - BOOS and National Geodetic Institutes within the work of the Chart Datum Working Group.  IRCC8-06F 5. Proposals. No formal proposals have been made. The IRCC 8 is invited to note this report. _______________ Signe Paevere From: Taivo Kivimäe Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 11:16 AM To: Signe Paevere Subject: FW: IRCC8-06F_BSHC Report Attachments: IRCC8-06F_BSHC Report.docx Palun PP‐sse ja teadmiseks Tõnis, Olavi ja Peeter Väling. Edu! Taivo From: Шальнов Леонид [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 6:28 AM To: Mustafa Iptes <[email protected]>; Alberto Neves <[email protected]>; Aigars Gailis <[email protected]>; Janis Krastins <[email protected]>; Jens Peter Weiss Hartmann <[email protected]>; Lars Hansen <[email protected]>; Marcin Banaszak <[email protected]>; Mathias Jonas <[email protected]>; Patrik Wiberg <[email protected]>; Rainer Mustaniemi <[email protected]>; Taivo Kivimäe <[email protected]>; Thomas Dehling <[email protected]>; Tõnis Siilanarusk <[email protected]>; Viktoras Liulys <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: IRCC8‐06F_BSHC Report Dear colleagues, please find attached the BSHC Report to the IRCC 8 Meeting (IRCC8-06F) Best Regards, Leonid Shalnov, DNO, on behalf of the BSHC Chair 1