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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 ALGERIA ECUADOR ARGENTINA EGYPT AUSTRALIA ESTONIA BAHRAIN FIJI BANGLADESH FINLAND BELGIUM FRANCE BRAZIL GERMANY CANADA GREECE GUATEMALA ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRELAND ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN KUWAIT LATVIA MALAYSIA MAURITIUS MEXICO CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 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 ORGANISATION 13 Regional Hydrographic Commissions International Hydrographic Conference annually C&SMWG SPWG TSMAD CSPCWG CHRIS SNPWG WEND DPSWG as required SubWGs SubWGs SubWGs HCIWWWG every 5 years SPWG SPWG SPWG SPWG •Finance MSDIWG •Capacity Building Tides •Survey Standards •Hydrographic Dictionary •IHO-FIG Standards for Surveyors •…… CHRIS - Committee on Hydrographic Requirements for Information Systems ORGANISATION 1 January 2009 C&SMWG TIDES TSMAD International Hydrographic Conference HSSC IRCC Hydrographic Services and Standards Committee Inter-regional coordination Committee CSPCWG ABLOS HGE HGMIO SNPWG Dictionary Manual on Hydrography et cetera DPSWG HCIWWWG MSDIWG RHCs & HCA Capacity Building Program IAB CPRNW Hierarchy International Hydrographic Conference ( - IHO Work programme, Budget) CHRIS ( → HSSC ) ( - CHRIS Work programme) Working Groups [Sub Working Groups] 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 Roles WG’s carry out CHRIS work items and produce or contribute to - standards - guidelines - technical solutions ….. as required 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 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 So…..let us begin ………. International Hydrographic Organization Structure and Decision-Making Processes