Status of Hydrography in Africa

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Presentation to thePortfolio Committeeon
Defence and Military Veterans
Protocol of Amendments to the IHO Convention
Presented byCaptain Abri Kampfer Hydrographer Sou
th African Navy
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Summary of the Presentation

• A brief introduction to the IHO
• A brief synopsis of the importance of hydrography
• With respect to SOLAS
• A status report on hydrography in Africa
• The IHO Convention and the proposed Ammendments

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THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION
The International Hydrographic Organization
(IHO) is an intergovernmental, consultative and
technical organization established in 1921 to
support the safety-of-navigation, and the
protection of the marine environment.
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Objectives of the IHO(Revised 2005)

• Promote the use of hydrography for the safety of
  navigation all other marine purposes to raise
  global awareness of the importance of
  hydrography
• Improve global coverage, availability and quality
  of hydrographic data, information, products
  services and to facilitate access to such data,
  information, products services
• Improve global hydrographic capability, capacity,
  training, science techniques

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Objectives of the IHO (cont)(Revised 2005)

• Establish enhance the development of
  international standards for hydrographic data,
  information, products, services techniques to
  achieve the greatest possible uniformity in the
  use of these standards
• Give authoritative timely guidance on all
  hydrographic matters to States international
  organizations
• Facilitate coordination of hydrographic
  activities among the Member States
• Enhance cooperation on hydrographic activities
  among States on a regional basis.

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80 Member States
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Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS)

• Chapter V, Regulation 4
• Each Contracting Government shall take all steps
  necessary to ensure that, when intelligence of
  any dangers is received from whatever reliable
  source, it shall be promptly brought to the
  knowledge of those concerned and communicated to
  other interested Governments
• refer to guidance on the IMO/IHO World-Wide
  Navigational Warning Service

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NAVAREA Coordinators
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Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS)

• Chapter V, Regulation 9
• Contracting Governments undertake to arrange for
  the collection and compilation of hydrographic
  data and the publication, dissemination and
  keeping up to date of all nautical information
  necessary for safe navigation

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SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 9 (cont.)

• In particular Contracting Governments
  undertakein a manner most suitable for the
  purpose of aiding navigation
• To ensure that hydrographic surveys are carried
  out
• To prepare and issue nautical charts, sailing
  directions, lists of lights, tide tables and
  other nautical publications
• To promulgate Notices to Mariners
• To provide data management arrangements to
  support these services

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SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 9 (cont)

• Contracting Governments undertake to ensure the
  greatest possible uniformity in charts and
  nautical publications and to take into account
  whenever possible, relevant international
  resolutions and recommendations
• Refer to the appropriate resolutions and
  recommendations adopted by the International
  Hydrographic Organization.

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UN Assembly Resolution A/58/240 (2003)

• Welcomes the work of the IHO,
• Encourages increased membership,
• Invites IHO/IMO efforts to accelerate transition
  to electronic charts and increased coverage of
  hydrographic information,
• Encourages intensified efforts to increase
  hydrographic capacity in least developed
  countries and Small Island Developing States.

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African IMO Member States
Member Non-Member
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African IHO Member States
Member Suspended Pending Non-Member
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Capacity to Produce Nautical Publications Charts
Yes Partial No
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Regional Hydrographic Commissions
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African Regional Hydrographic Commissions
Mediterranean Black Sea HC
East Atlantic HC
Northern Indian Ocean HC
Member
Assoc member
Southern Africa Islands HC
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Southern Africa and Islands Hydrographic
Commission (SAIHC)
Chairperson  Mr Augusto Bata (Moz) Vice
Chairperson Captain A. KAMPFER
Members  France , Norway , Mozambique, South
Africa, UK Mauritius. Associate Members
Angola, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, , Namibia,
Portugal, Seychelles, Tanzania Malawi.
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IHO Capacity Building Efforts
Received Planned No
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THE CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC
ORGANIZATION

• South Africa became a member of the IHO in 1951
• IHO Convention was ratified in 1968 by SA
  Parliament
• 3rd Extraordinary International Hydrographic
  Conference (EIHC) in April 2005 approved a
  Protocol of Amendments to the IHO Convention
• In the four years since the approval of the
  Protocol of Amendments, the following
  twenty-three (23) Member States have indicated
  their approval of the Protocol of Amendments
• Australia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia,
  Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Japan,
  Korea,(Democratic Peoples Republic of), Korea
  (Republic of), Latvia, Mexico, Morocco,
  Netherlands,Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Spain,
  Sweden, Tunisia and United Kingdom.

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Old Structure of the IHO
Member States
IHO IMO HGE
Conference
IHO IMO HGE
IHO IMO HGE
IHO IMO HGE
IHB
WEND
CHRIS
Reg Comms
Reg Comms
Reg Comms
Reg Comms
Reg Comms
Reg Comms
TSMAD
CSMWG
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Proposed Model
ASSEMBLY All Member States Meets every 3 years
Secretariat Secretary General Directors PAs
Finance Committee All MS Meets in Assembly
COUNCIL 25 of MS (min.30) Meets every year
Legal Advisory Group All MS Meets as required
Inter-Regional Cooperation Committee All Member
States Meets every year
Hydrographic Services Standards Committee All
Member States Meets every year
RHC
Cartography
RHC
RHC
RHC
Hydrography
RHC
RHC
RHC
Accredited Non-Governmental International
Organizations
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Implications

• IHO
• Approval of Protocol of Amendments to the IHO
  Convention is an indispensable pre-requisite for
  the modernization of the IHO
• thirty-one (31) more approvals are needed before
  the Protocol of Amendments can come into effect.
• RSA
• Membership fees remain same _at_ 15 937,92 Euro
• Enhancement of international standing
• Allow RSA to continue to champion capacity
  building to enhance Hydrography in the region