Hydrographic Activities Hydrographic Activities for the for the

Environmental Protection Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport and Maritime Transport

Control in theControl in theGulf of Honduras Project Gulf of Honduras Project

Status ReportStatus ReportMajor Gilbert Swaso, ChairMajor Gilbert Swaso, Chair

Task Group 1Task Group 1

MACHC Electronic Chart CommitteeMACHC Electronic Chart Committee

MACHC-Electronic Chart MACHC-Electronic Chart CommitteeCommittee

GoalGoal: : Demonstrate and facilitate the use Demonstrate and facilitate the use of official electronic chart data for safe, of official electronic chart data for safe, efficient, and environmentally-sensitive efficient, and environmentally-sensitive maritime navigation.maritime navigation.

ObjectivesObjectives::– Facilitate the production and use of ENCs and RNCsFacilitate the production and use of ENCs and RNCs– Improve hydrographic capacity of coastal statesImprove hydrographic capacity of coastal states– Identify sources for acquiring equipment, software, and Identify sources for acquiring equipment, software, and

trainingtraining– Speed up ENC production for key ports & major shipping routesSpeed up ENC production for key ports & major shipping routes– Establish data distribution service within MACHC regionEstablish data distribution service within MACHC region– Increase awareness of benefits of using EC dataIncrease awareness of benefits of using EC data

MACHC-Electronic Chart MACHC-Electronic Chart CommitteeCommitteeChair: Katie Ries, USA (NOAA)Chair: Katie Ries, USA (NOAA)

Vice Chair: LCDR Rafael Ponce, Mexico (Navy)Vice Chair: LCDR Rafael Ponce, Mexico (Navy)

Two Task GroupsTwo Task Groups::

1. 1. MesoAmerican Capacity Building MesoAmerican Capacity Building Pilot ProjectPilot Project - Improve capacity building of coastal state - Improve capacity building of coastal state

hydrographic offices in a defined areahydrographic offices in a defined area

- Initial focus: the IADB-administered, GEF-- Initial focus: the IADB-administered, GEF-funded Gulf of Honduras Projectfunded Gulf of Honduras Project

2. ENC Production and Distribution

- Improve ENC coverage of the entire region in the short to medium term, production of ENC data by national hydrographic offices

Electronic Chart CommitteeElectronic Chart CommitteeTask Group 1Task Group 1 – – MesoAmerican Capacity MesoAmerican Capacity

Building Pilot Project Building Pilot Project

Task Group Members:Task Group Members:GuatemalaGuatemalaHondurasHondurasBelizeBelizeMexicoMexicoNicaraguaNicaraguaPanamaPanamaUKUKUSAUSA

Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras ProjectPollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras Project

Project Objective:

To reverse the degradation of the coastal and marine ecosystems within the Gulf of Honduras by enhancing the prevention and control from maritime transport-related pollution in the major ports and navigation lanes, improving navigational safety to avoid groundings and spills, and reducing land-based sources of pollution draining into the Gulf.

Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras ProjectPollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras Project

Component 1:Component 1: Building regional capacity for Building regional capacity for maritime and land-based pollution control.maritime and land-based pollution control.

Component 2:Component 2: Building the information Building the information base for the Strategic Action Plan.base for the Strategic Action Plan.

Component 3:Component 3: Enhancing navigational Enhancing navigational safety in shipping lanes.safety in shipping lanes.

Component 4:Component 4: Improving environmental Improving environmental management and hazard reduction in network of five management and hazard reduction in network of five ports within the Gulf of Hondurasports within the Gulf of Honduras

Component 3: Enhancing navigational safety in Component 3: Enhancing navigational safety in shipping lanesshipping lanes

Focuses on improving the hydrographichydrographic and oceanographic cooperation in the region to both prevent and prepare for groundings and spills in the Gulf related to marine transportation operations

(references MACHC as project partner)(references MACHC as project partner)

Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras ProjectPollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras Project

Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras ProjectPollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras Project

MACHC InvolvementMACHC Involvement

– Making the case for Hydrography

– Regional hydrographic capacity analysis for Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis

– Active involvement in the Puerto Barrio, Belize City, and Tegucigalpa project preparation meetings

– Input in the Project’s final design

Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras ProjectPollution Control in the Gulf of Honduras Project

MACHC InvolvementMACHC Involvement

• Commitment to develop and help execute the Commitment to develop and help execute the hydrographic implementation planhydrographic implementation plan

• IHB visits to Central America carried out in 2005--2006 to IHB visits to Central America carried out in 2005--2006 to reinforce formation of national coordinating committeesreinforce formation of national coordinating committees

• National Coordinating Committees in progressNational Coordinating Committees in progress

• IHO Capacity Building Committee supported technical IHO Capacity Building Committee supported technical visits for hydrographic survey planningvisits for hydrographic survey planning

Current Status of GoH ProjectCurrent Status of GoH Project

• Project approved in 2005 by the Global Environment Project approved in 2005 by the Global Environment Facility and the Inter-American Development BankFacility and the Inter-American Development Bank

• COCATRAM and CCAD are executing agencies COCATRAM and CCAD are executing agencies

• New Director hired for Project Coordinating Unit New Director hired for Project Coordinating Unit (Puerto Cortes, Honduras)(Puerto Cortes, Honduras)

• Project now operationalProject now operational

• Hydrographic implementation plan finalHydrographic implementation plan final

• Executing Agencies have copy of planExecuting Agencies have copy of plan

Components of Hydrographic Activity Implementation Plan

1. Executive Summary

2. Action Plan

3. Budget

Hydrographic Implementation Plan Hydrographic Implementation Plan ObjectivesObjectives

Objective 1: Regional Planning and Coordination Objective 1: Regional Planning and Coordination

Objective 2: National Institutional Capacity Objective 2: National Institutional Capacity

Objective 3: Demonstration ProjectsObjective 3: Demonstration Projects

• Paper and Electronic Navigational Chart Production and Paper and Electronic Navigational Chart Production and Dissemination to the MarinerDissemination to the Mariner

• Bringing Environmental Protection Awareness to the MarinerBringing Environmental Protection Awareness to the Mariner

• Making ENC Data Available for the Gulf of Honduras Regional Making ENC Data Available for the Gulf of Honduras Regional Geographic Information SystemGeographic Information System

Belize’s National Maritime Belize’s National Maritime Safety CommitteeSafety Committee

COMITE DIRECTIVO COHINAC

Secretario Gral. Ing. Marcos Sutuc (Ign)Subsecretario Tte. Nav. Robin Ogaldez (Epq)

Vocal Ing. Mario Silva Cpn**Vocal Mynor Rivas Epst

Vocal Cap. Nav. Randolfo Chacon DemarVocal Ing. Fulgencio Garavito Insivumeh

Vocal PCH**

DIRECTOR TECNICOTte. Frag. Rivera Alfaro

Demar

HIDROGRAFÍA Lic Antenor Gordillo

EPQ

CARTOGRAFIA NAUTICASIG

Otto Fuentes IGN

OCEANOGRAFIALic. Nicolas Solares

EPQ

ORGANIGRAMA FUNCIONAL

COMISION DE HIDROGRAFIA NACIONAL

INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO

ENG, USAC, CONCYT

Comisión Hidrográfica Nacional

National Hydrographic Committee of Honduras

• In Honduras the following institutions are engaged in cooperative hydrographic activities: the National Port Authority, the National Geographic Institute, and the Honduran Navy.

• Leadership of these organizations is in flux due to the recent presidential election, and continued efforts to revitalize a National Hydrographic Commission will resume once the government transition is complete.

VISION:VISION:Gulf of Honduras Marine Highway and MBRS PSSAGulf of Honduras Marine Highway and MBRS PSSA

Hydrographic Activity Implementation Hydrographic Activity Implementation PlanPlan

Objective 3: Demonstration ProjectsObjective 3: Demonstration Projects Paper and Electronic Navigational Chart Production Paper and Electronic Navigational Chart Production

and Dissemination to the Marinerand Dissemination to the Mariner

Updated paper charts and electronic navigation chart essential to improve navigation safety. Accuracy depends upon current hydrographic data, requiring new surveys.

IHO/CBC: Technical Consultant for Survey Planning

UKHO: Bilateral Agreements to update paper charts and produce Electronic Navigation Charts

Proposed Initial Survey and Chart Production Areas

Belize

Guatemala

Honduras

Hydrographic Activity Implementation Hydrographic Activity Implementation PlanPlan

Objective 3: Demonstration ProjectsObjective 3: Demonstration Projects

-Bringing Environmental Protection Awareness to Bringing Environmental Protection Awareness to the the MarinerMariner

Create environmental data layer to displayed in conjunction with ENCs, so that mariners are

better able to protect the MBRS

Based on U.S./NOAA Project in the Florida Keys

UKHO to produce three base (3) ENCs

Proposed ENCs to be produced as base for MBRS overlay

Hydrographic Activity Implementation Hydrographic Activity Implementation PlanPlan

Objective 3: Demonstration ProjectsObjective 3: Demonstration Projects

• Making ENC Data Available for the Gulf of Honduras Making ENC Data Available for the Gulf of Honduras Regional Geographic Information System (GIS)Regional Geographic Information System (GIS)

GoH Component 2: “build on existing MBRS Environmental Information System, develop a Data

and Information Management Module for the GoH…includes transfer and incorporation of

hydrographic and oceanographic data into the GIS”

Hydrographic Activity Implementation Hydrographic Activity Implementation PlanPlan

Objective 3: Demonstration ProjectsObjective 3: Demonstration Projects

-Making ENC Data Available for the Gulf of Honduras Regional -Making ENC Data Available for the Gulf of Honduras Regional Geographic Information System (GIS)-continued Geographic Information System (GIS)-continued

NOAA “Translator” will provide comprehensive access to the available ENC data in a variety of formats, allowing anyone—from students to coastal resource managers to view and use the data in GIS formats over the Internet.

Hydrographic Activity Implementation Hydrographic Activity Implementation PlanPlan

Expected OutcomesExpected Outcomes

• National and regional mechanisms to provide up-to-date hydrographic products and services will be established.

• Hydrographic information will be linked to both navigation and environmental management needs.

• Innovative methods for reducing navigational risks will be successfully demonstrated.

The outcomes will support the safe and sustainable The outcomes will support the safe and sustainable development of the region’s maritime-based economy, development of the region’s maritime-based economy, while protecting the unique marine ecosystem of GOH.while protecting the unique marine ecosystem of GOH.

Hydrography and other potential Hydrography and other potential Gulf of Honduras Project Gulf of Honduras Project OutcomesOutcomes

• October 7 Seminar: “IMO Tools: Managing Ship October 7 Seminar: “IMO Tools: Managing Ship Traffic to Ensure Environmentally Safe and Sound Traffic to Ensure Environmentally Safe and Sound Navigation in the Gulf of Honduras”Navigation in the Gulf of Honduras”

• Co-Sponsored by MACHC and GoH Project Coordinating Co-Sponsored by MACHC and GoH Project Coordinating UnitUnit

• Explore PSSA, ship routing schemes, other measures for Explore PSSA, ship routing schemes, other measures for GoH (require sound hydrographic foundation)GoH (require sound hydrographic foundation)

• These measures also useful for other countries in the These measures also useful for other countries in the region to consider similar designationsregion to consider similar designations

• Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico have all called Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico have all called for establishment of a PSSA for the MBRS Project (July for establishment of a PSSA for the MBRS Project (July 2006) 2006)

ACUERDO DE RENOVACION DE LOS ACUERDO DE RENOVACION DE LOS COMPROMISOS EN TORNOCOMPROMISOS EN TORNO

AL SISTEMA ARRECIFAL MESOAMERICANO EN AL SISTEMA ARRECIFAL MESOAMERICANO EN EL MARCO DE LA DECLARACION DE TULUMEL MARCO DE LA DECLARACION DE TULUM

Firmado por los Gobiernos de Mexico, Firmado por los Gobiernos de Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and HondurasBelize, Guatemala and Honduras

July 11, 2006 Ciudad de PanamaJuly 11, 2006 Ciudad de Panama

Hydrographic Capacity Hydrographic Capacity Building Needs for Gulf of Building Needs for Gulf of HondurasHonduras• Ongoing assistance in implementing the GoH Ongoing assistance in implementing the GoH

Hydrographic Activities Plan to:Hydrographic Activities Plan to:

-Strengthen National Committees, execute -Strengthen National Committees, execute technical projects, train personneltechnical projects, train personnel

• Include as part of MACHC regional priorities Include as part of MACHC regional priorities for IHO Capacity Building Planfor IHO Capacity Building Plan

• Continued support for planning and sharing Continued support for planning and sharing experience with other parts of region/world.experience with other parts of region/world.

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