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International Hydrographic Organization

International Hydrographic Organization. Structure and Decision-Making Processes. Inter-governmental Organisation Established 1921 Host Nation (depository) - Monaco 80 Member States Secretariat (President, 2 Directors, 18 Staff) Committees and Working Groups (M/S). Member States. MONACO

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International Hydrographic Organization

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  1. International Hydrographic Organization Structure and Decision-Making Processes

  2. Inter-governmental Organisation Established 1921 Host Nation (depository) - Monaco 80 Member States Secretariat (President, 2 Directors, 18 Staff) Committees and Working Groups (M/S)

  3. Member States MONACO MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR REPUBLIC OF KOREA REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDIA ARABIA SERBIA SINGAPORE SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA SURINAME SWEDEN SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC THAILAND TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA URUGUAY VENEZUELA ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA FIJI FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE GUATEMALA ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRELAND ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN KUWAIT LATVIA MALAYSIA MAURITIUS MEXICO ALGERIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BELGIUM BRAZIL CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  4. 13 Regional Hydrographic Commissions SPWG CHRIS WEND SPWG SPWG SPWG SPWG • Finance • Capacity Building Tides • Survey Standards • Hydrographic Dictionary • IHO-FIG Standards for Surveyors • …… SubWGs SubWGs SubWGs ORGANISATION International Hydrographic Conference every 5 years annually C&SMWG TSMAD CSPCWG SNPWG DPSWG HCIWWWG MSDIWG as required CHRIS - Committee on Hydrographic Requirements for Information Systems

  5. ORGANISATION International Hydrographic Conference 1 January 2009 HSSC Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee IRCC Inter-regional coordination Committee RHCs & HCA Capacity Building Program C&SMWG TSMAD CSPCWG SNPWG DPSWG HCIWWWG MSDIWG IAB ABLOS HGE HGMIO Dictionary Manual on Hydrography et cetera TIDES CPRNW

  6. Hierarchy International Hydrographic Conference ( - IHO Work programme, Budget) • CHRIS ( → HSSC ) ( - CHRIS Work programme) • Working Groups • [Sub Working Groups]

  7. Roles • CHRIS (HSSC) is the IHO Technical Steering Committee that • monitors technical developments and requirements • sets and monitors technical work programme • considers proposals • assesses priorities and resources • recommends technical solutions to IHO • seeks approvals as required

  8. Roles WG’s carry out CHRIS work items and produce or contribute to- standards- guidelines- technical solutions ….. as required

  9. IHO Participation M/S represented by official government delegates NGIO’s speak for non-government interests and can participate as observers Technical WG’s may invite “technical experts” to participate as observers

  10. Decision Making • IHO decisions are made by consulting ALL IHO M/S • Committees and WGs only make recommendations – so consensus is required • IHO Voting represents a government position • Majorities vary according to subject: • 2/3 of all M/S • simple majority of all MS • for Technical Matters: at least 38 M/S must vote affirmative

  11. So…..let us begin ……….

  12. International Hydrographic Organization Structure and Decision-Making Processes

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