IHB File N° S3/8151/HSSC
CIRCULAR LETTER 02/2016
08 January 2016
OUTCOME OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES
AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE (HSSC)
References:
A. IHO CL 37/2015 dated 1 June - Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee (HSSC) - 7th
Meeting, 10-13 November 2015, Busan, Republic of Korea
B. IHO CL 88/2015 dated 16 December - Recruitment of a Technical Standards Support Officer in
the Secretariat of the IHO
C. IHO CL 92/2015 dated 21 December - Approval of the Draft Revision 4.6.0 of IHO Publication S-
4 - Chart Specifications of the IHO
D. IHO CL 85/2015 dated 9 December - Proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the
International Hydrographic Organization and the International Cable Protection Committee
E. IHO CL 83/2015 dated 7 December - Establishment of the IHO Hydrographic Surveys Scoping
Project Team (H2SPT)
F. IHO CL 84/2015 dated 9 December - Establishment of IHO S-100 Project Teams
Dear Hydrographer,
1. As announced in Reference A, the seventh meeting of the Hydrographic Services and Standards
Committee (HSSC) took place from 10 to 13 November 2015 in Busan, Republic of Korea, hosted by
the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency (KHOA). The meeting was chaired by
Dr Mathias Jonas (Germany) and attended by 48 representatives from 20 Member States, the IHB, and
six international organizations accredited as observers. A half-day IHO Stakeholders’ Open Session
was included in the agenda of the meeting and attracted eight additional participants who attended all,
or part, of the HSSC sessions as invited observers.
2. The minutes of HSSC-7, together with the list of actions arising from the meeting and their
current status, are now available from the HSSC page of the IHO website (www.iho.int > Committees
& WG > HSSC), at section HSSC 7. The consolidated HSSC Work Plan 2016-2017 is also available
from that page, in the section ‘Miscellaneous’.
3. The items considered by the meeting which require input from Member States are reviewed in the
following paragraphs.
Maintenance of IHO Publications
4. Subsequent to Action HSSC7/08 related to the approval of the IHO Work Programme and Budget
for 2016, the Directing Committee issued Reference B inviting applications for the recruitment of a
Technical Standards Support Officer in the Secretariat of the IHO.
5. In accordance with Action HSSC7/23, Reference C invited Member States to consider the
approval of the draft revised Edition 4.6.0 of IHO Publication S-4 - Chart Specifications of the IHO.
6. Three IHO Circular Letters will be issued in due course by the Directing Committee to seek
Member States’ approval of respectively:
- the draft revised Edition 5.1.0 of IHO Publication S-58 - ENC Validation Checks (Action
HSSC7/13 refers);
- the draft revised Edition 1.1.0 of IHO Publication S-66 - Facts about Electronic Charts and
Carriage Requirements (Action HSSC7/17 refers);
- the revised draft IHO Resolution 3/1919 - Datums and Bench Marks (Action HSSC7/27
refers).
7. In accordance with Action HSSC7/49, Member States are invited to consider the status report on
IHO Publications available on the HSSC page of the IHO web site (Home > Committees & WG >
HSSC > HSSC7 > HSSC7-10A Rev1) and to provide their comments to the IHB (
[email protected])
regarding dates for next edition and possible requirements and contributions for translation into
French and/or Spanish (Action HSSC7/49 refers).
Liaison with External Stakeholders
8. In accordance with Action HSSC7/44, Reference D invited Member States to review the proposed
Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the Directing Committee and the Executive
Committee of the International Cable Protection Committee.
9. HSSC reviewed the list of events that could offer opportunities to interact with stakeholders in
2016 and considered which events would justify the involvement of representatives from IHO Member
States and/or from the IHB, taking into account the available resources. The list of potential
stakeholders’ events is available on the HSSC page of the IHO web site (Home > Committees & WG
> HSSC > HSSC7 > HSSC7-09A). Member States are invited to liaise with the IHB (
[email protected])
if they are in a position to represent the IHO at those events where no participation is currently
planned.
10. In accordance with Action HSSC7/47, Member States are invited to consider representing IHO
interests in the stakeholders’ meetings organized by Digital Ship and inform the IHB (
[email protected])
of their intentions.
Participation in HSSC Activities
11. The Committee endorsed the continuation of its current working groups and approved the revised
Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Nautical Cartography Working Group (NCWG) and the Tides,
Water Level and Currents Working Group (TWCWG). Member States are invited to consider
participating in the working groups in which they are not yet involved.
12. In accordance with Actions HSSC7/2, 10 and 31, References E and F invited Member States to
participate in the project teams established by the Committee to address respectively:
- the scope and the deliverables expected from any new hydrographic surveys working group, if
and when established;
- the development of IHO product specifications based on IHO Publication S-100 - Universal
- Hydrographic Data Model related to under keel clearance management information and to
maritime limits and boundaries (S-121).
13. The list of HSSC Contacts used for inter-sessional correspondence is maintained by the IHB and
posted on the HSSC page of the IHO web site (Home > Committees & WG > HSSC > Members).
Member States are requested to ensure that the relevant contact information is current and to
inform the IHB (
[email protected]) of any changes.
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Next HSSC Meetings
14. In relation with the implementation of Action HSSC7/05, the HSSC Chair Group, composed of
the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee and the Chairs of its subordinate organs, agreed to meet in
Paris, France on 1 and 2 June 2016 to prepare the Committee’s contribution to the revision of the IHO
Strategic Plan and the preparation of the next pluriannual IHO Work Programme. Member States are
invited to give favourable consideration to the participation to this important meeting of the
members of the HSSC Chair Group under their responsibility.
15. Member States are invited to note, for planning purposes, that the next HSSC meeting (HSSC-
8) will be held from 14 to 18 November 2016 at the IHB in Monaco. HSSC-9 is planned to take
place in Ottawa, Canada in early November 2017 and HSSC-10 in Rostock, Germany in November
2018.
On behalf of the Directing Committee
Yours sincerely,
Gilles BESSERO
Director
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Subject: CL 02/2016
Attachments: CL02.doc
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 2/2016 : OUTCOME OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES
AND STANDARDS
COMMITTEE (HSSC)
Yours sincerely,
IHB
M.MOLLET