The NSHC is an integrant part of the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO), promotes the technical co-operation in the domain of hydrographic surveying, marine cartography and nautical information among the neighboring countries of the North Sea region.
The NSHC was established in The Hague, The Netherlands on 10 January 1962, at the initiative of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The first meeting was chaired by The Netherlands. Later France, Belgium, Iceland and, more recently, Ireland joined the Commission. The Commission´s first activities included agreeing on the publication of fisheries charts and the need for surveys outside territorial waters.
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21st NSHC Tidal Working Group Meeting
Dublin,8-9 March 2016 Contents: Minutes of the meeting ANNEX A: Agenda 21st NSHC Tidal Working Group Meeting ANNEX B: Terms of Reference for the North Sea Hydrographic... read more
6th Meeting of the NSHC Re-survey Working Group
Minutes Rostock, 10-11 November 2016 Participants: Mrs. Virginie Debuck (BEHO) Mr. Bernd Vahrenkamp (BSH) Mr. Jesper Vedel and Mr. Lars Hensen (DKHO) Mr. Eric Langois (SHOM) Mr.... read more
Harmonisation of the resurvey schemes
latest update: NLHO shows the update of their re-survey scheme at the 5th WG meeting 2015 in Plymouth. The aim is to have the entire EEZ of... read more
North Sea Bathymetric Database
latest Update: to realise a basic full coverage for the North Sea, the gaps in the model were filled with gridded information from the MS, provided for... read more
Dover Strait Survey Strategy Agreement
Annex B to report to NSHC32 of the Resurvey Working Group “The future of the Dover Strait Survey Strategy Agreement” In its meeting in Amsterdam in... read more
Common risk-assessment framework for the North Sea
Paper for the 5th meeting of the NSHC Resurvey Working Group, Plymouth, UK, 18 September 2015 Steps towards a common risk assessment framework for the North Sea... read more
20th NSHC Tidal Working Group meeting – The Hague, 27-28 January 2015
Contents: Minutes of the meeting. 2 ANNEX A: Agenda. 11 ANNEX B: Terms of Reference for the North Sea HydrographicCommission Tidal Working Group. 13 ANNEX C: WORK... read more
Flight through the German Bight – bathymetry
This movie was made for open house presentation of the German HO . It demonstrates the progress from surveying for paper-seacharts to 3D-modelling for multiple purposes, based... read more