mesoamerican caribbean sea hydrographic commission
DESCRIPTION
TASK GROUP 2 MEMBERS ARE: MEXICO (CHAIRMAN) COLOMBIA JAMAICA NETHERLANDS PANAMA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VENEZUELATRANSCRIPT
MESOAMERICAN CARIBBEAN SEA MESOAMERICAN CARIBBEAN SEA HYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSIONHYDROGRAPHIC COMMISSION
TASK GROUP 2TASK GROUP 2ENC PRODUCTION AND ENC PRODUCTION AND
DISTRIBUTIONDISTRIBUTION““STATUS REPORT”STATUS REPORT”
TASK GROUP 2 MEMBERS ARE:
MEXICO (CHAIRMAN)
COLOMBIA
JAMAICA
NETHERLANDS
PANAMA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VENEZUELA
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF TASK GROUP 2 IS:
“TO OVERCOME THE LACK OF ENC´S COVERING MAJOR PORTS AND SHIPPING ROUTES OF THE MACHC REGION THROUGH PROMOTING THE PRODUCTION OF ENC DATA BY NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICES AND THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO IMPROVED MARITIME AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY.”
TG2 WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING TASKS:
•SELECT AND PRIORITISE ROUTES FOR ENC COVERAGE AND PRODUCTION USING OBJECTIVE CRITERIA
•IDENTIFY ENC PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES ALONG THE SELECTED ROUTES
•PREPARE AN ACTION PLAN AND MILESTONES
•RECOMMEND OPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ENC´S TO THE SHIPPING MARKET
•RECOMMEND AND, WHERE APPROPIATE, ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENC PRODUCTION, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MAINTENANCE
•PROVIDE A REPORT OF EACH MEETING TO THE MACHC ECWG
SELECT AND PRIORITISE ROUTES FOR ENC
COVERAGE AND PRODUCTION USING OBJECTIVE
CRITERIA
FIRST STEP
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Possible ECWG Routes for Consideration
Main Container Ports in Gulf of Mexico - Caribbean SeaMain Container Ports in Gulf of Mexico - Caribbean Sea
Source: Caribbean Shipping Association
WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA DO WE HAVE TO USE IN ORDER TO SELECT THE ROUTES AND PORTS?
WHICH ROUTE OR PORT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE IN ORDER TO BEGIN WITH THE PROJECT?
Major commercial shipping routes throughout Major commercial shipping routes throughout the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexicothe Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
Source: NIMA Pilot Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean
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IDENTIFY ENC PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITIES
ALONG THE SELECTED AREAS.
SECOND STEP:
British Admiralty Paper Charts and ARCS ® CoverageBritish Admiralty Paper Charts and ARCS ® Coverage
•CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ENC OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TG2.
•REQUIREMENTS OF EACH MEMBER TO DO THIS JOB.
IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW:
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