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Subject: CL 92/2015 - Deadline 1 March 2016
Attachments: Cl92e.docx
Dear Hydrographer,
Please find attached herewith :
CL 92/2015 : APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT REVISION 4.6.0 OF IHO PUBLICATION S-4
CHART SPECIFICATIONS OF THE IHO
Yours sincerely,
IHB
M.MOLLET
THIS CIRCULAR LETTER REQUIRES YOU TO VOTE
IHB File No. S3/4405
CIRCULAR LETTER 92/2015
21 December 2015
APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT REVISION 4.6.0 OF IHO PUBLICATION S-4
CHART SPECIFICATIONS OF THE IHO
References:
A. IHO CL 69/2014 dated 20 October 2014 - S-4 - Chart Specifications of The IHO – Revision 4.5.0;
B. Action HSSC7/23 - IHB to issue a CL to IHO Member States seeking their approval of S-4 Ed. 4.6.0;
C. Document HSSC7-05.6D rev1 - Changes to S-4 for Edition 4.6.0
Dear Hydrographer,
1. Following the major revision of IHO Publication S-4 - Regulations of the IHO for International (INT)
Charts and Chart Specifications of the IHO concluded with the publication of Edition 4.5.0 (see Reference A),
the Nautical Cartography Working Group (NCWG) has continued to maintain this publication, as directed by its
programme of work and in accordance with section B-160 of the document, as amended.
2. At its 7th meeting in November 2015, the Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee (HSSC)
endorsed the changes to Edition 4.5.0 of S-4 proposed by the NCWG and tasked the working group to finalize
the draft revision 4.6.0 and forward it to the IHB which would then circulate it to IHO Member States for their
consideration and approval (Reference B).
3. The draft revision 4.6.0 (English version only) is now available on the IHO website at: www.iho.int >
Standards & Publications > Draft Publications Awaiting Approval by Member States > S-4. The list of changes
that are included in the draft is described in Reference C which is available at: www.iho.int > Committees &
WG > HSSC > Past Meetings / Réunions passées > HSSC-7 > Documents.
4. Member States are requested to take into account the endorsement of the HSSC and to consider the
adoption of the draft revision 4.6.0 of S-4 by providing their reply on the Voting Form, provided in Annex A, at
their earliest convenience and no later than 1 March 2016.
On behalf of the Directing Committee
Yours sincerely,
Gilles BESSERO
Director
Annex A: Voting Form
Copy:
- Chair, HSSC
- Chair, NCWG
Annex A to
IHO CL 92/2015
CHART SPECIFICATIONS OF THE IHO (S-4)
Approval of the draft revision 4.6.0
Voting Form
(comments, if any, to be returned to the IHB by 1 March 2016)
E-mail:
[email protected] - Fax: +377 93 10 81 40)
Note: The boxes will expand as you type your answers.
Member State:
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Do you approve the adoption of the draft revision 4.6.0 of S-4?
YES NO
If you answer ‘No’, please explain your reasons in the comment section below.
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