SEVENTH MEETING OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE IHO INTER-REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEEIHO INTER-REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE

INTER-REGIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE

(IRCC7)

WEND WG REPORT

To advice IRCC and to assist in facilitating a worldwide 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

WEND Terms of Reference

5th WENDWG meeting Singapore March 2015

Review decisionsd/outcomes/actions of IRCC6, EIHC5 & HSCC6 affecting WEND

Overlay Services Update report on Overlapping ENCs study Review WEND Principles & Goverenance ENC Coverage Status Review

5th WENDWG meeting Singapore March 2015 (cont’d)

ENC Gaps, Overlaps & QA ENC Distribution & RENC reports IHO ENC Catalogue Development S101 in relation to WEND Work Programme

WENDWG 5 Report to IRCC

Detail at IRCC7-08D

Key AspectsOverlay Services

RHCs encourage to monitor such services UK provide AIO safety of navigation issues

to ENC producers & seek consent. RHCs & ENC producers to solve AIO

matters bilaterally & report to WENDWG UK provide AIO risk/benefits assessment Final report to HSSC7 & IRCC8

Key AspectsOverlapping ENCs

Singapore leading the study. Working with OEMs to test ECDIS test

cases in Malacca & Singapore Straits ICENC running ECDIS overlapping ENC

scenarios. USCHC trans-Boundary Project lessons

published on IHO Website (IRCC7-09C)

Key AspectsWEND Principles & Governance

See IRCC7-09A Guidelines to remain unchanged ENC Production Guidance S65 to align

with current version of WEND Principles/Guidelines (HSSC action)

Key AspectsWEND Principles & Governance

(cont’d) PRO-7/EIHC Decision 12 (Full

Implementation of WEND Principles) considered by break-out group chaired by FR rep

Work plan methodology included in work Programme

Key AspectsWEND Principles & Governance

(cont’d) Identify articles not fully implemented Identify barriers preventing implementation Propose corrective actions Define long term consequences where no

corrective action exists Interim Report at WENDWG6 Final Report at IRCC8

Key AspectsENC Coverage Status Review

2014 figures reflect•Small Scale – 100%

•Medium Scale – 90%

•Large Scale – 97%

Note cruise lines planning to use over 1000 ports in “new & exotic” locations

Key AspectsGaps, Overlaps & QA

Analysis of gaps/overlaps permanent RHC function.

RHCs should update ports/anchorages list Consider adopting Risk Assessment

Methodology AIS data use may be valuable

Key AspectsENC Distribution

Good work by both RENCs Disestablish RHSG absorb as business-

as-usual bilateral activity by RENCs RENCs to take forward harmonisation and

WENC concept WENDWG to monitor

Key AspectsIHO ENC Catalogue

See IRCC7-09B Progress incremental development within

IHO GIS environment Accept ENCs offer on coverage/overlap

checker tool being made available for RHCs/ICCWG coordinators

Key AspectsS101

Consider impact of S101 implementation•ENC updates

•ENC scheming

WEND to monitor

Key AspectsPerformance Indicators

Considered by break-out group chaired by IHB

Satisfactory & no further changes proposed.

Key AspectsProgress on IRCC Items

Status reported to IRCC secretary Included in the 2015/16 WEND

Programme of Work

Action Required of IRCC &

2015/6 WENDWG Programme of Work

Refer to IRCC7-08D Para 20 & Annex A