Scope
With reference to NSHC conclusion 28, and actions 3/2010, 1/2012 and 8/2016, and considering the need to monitor the implementation of the North Sea Hydrographic Commission’s Member States re-survey plans, the North Sea Hydrographic Commission has established the NSHC Resurvey Working Group (RWG) with the following terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure.
The geographic scope of the RWG is the entire area of the North Sea Hydrographic Commission. The RWG should give due consideration to the Dover Strait / Pas-de-Calais, defined by the areas of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) “North Hinder South” and adjoining TSS “In the Strait of Dover and Adjacent Waters” as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and published in the IMO “Ship’s Routeing”. The RWG will give special attention to the routes selected for deep draught vessels passing through the Dover Strait/Pas-de-Calais, published in the IMO “Ship’s Routeing”.
1. Terms of Reference
The NSHC Resurvey Working Group is tasked for the entire S23 area (North Sea, Skagerrak, Channel Islands and Lands’ End to Brest) of the North Sea Hydrographic Commission excluding ports. The NSHC Resurvey Working Group pays particular interest to re-survey areas and areas of mutual interest.
1.1 To maintain and develop the North Sea Resurvey Scheme and present it on the internet.
1.2 To maintain a resurvey metadata database where applicable.
1.3 To follow up the implementation of the Resurvey Scheme.
1.4 To identify possible problems and propose solutions or workarounds to them.
1.5 To specify and propose updates and changes to the Resurvey Scheme.
1.6 To liaise with national Maritime Administrations and other relevant organisations and groups regarding the North Sea Resurvey Scheme.
1.7 To monitor and report on the development of aerial and satellite bathymetry.
1.8 To report to the NSHC at the conferences, and whenever found necessary.
1.9 To promote that the responsibility for surveying is shared between the Member States.
1.10 To note the Member States reports on survey activities in that area, and comment on those survey activities.
1.11 To monitor that Member States prioritize the deployment of hydrographic survey capacity to the routes selected for deep draught vessels, and report concerns, if any, to the NSHC.
1.12 To share data, information and knowledge on dynamic behaviour of the sea floor.
1.13 To share up-to-date Technical Hydrographic Instructions between Member States and to make them available on the NSHC website.
1.14 To consider Alternate Surveying Methods
