HSSC

Objectives

The HSSC is in charge of promoting and coordinating the development of standards, specifications and guidelines for official products and services to meet the requirements of mariners and other users of hydrographic information.

Its range of activities, i.e. IHO WP Programme 2 focuses on the implementation of the strategic direction of developing, improving, promulgating and promoting clear, uniform, global hydrographic standards to enhance safety of navigation at sea, protection of the marine environment, maritime security and economic development.

The main elements are:
 - Programme Coordination
 - Foundational Nautical Cartography Framework
 - S-100 Framework
 - S-57 Framework
 - Support the implementation of e-navigation and Marine Spatial Data Infrastructures (MSDI)
 - Hydrographic Surveying
 - Hydrographic aspects of UNCLOS
 - Other technical standards, specifications, guidelines and tools

Documents and Resources

With the opening of the new IHO Portal (Ref. IHO CL44/2024), all NIPWG resources are now only available via the HSSC section of the IHO Portal.

To access the HSSC section's content, you will need:

• to create an account on the IHO portal
• to join the HSSC community (see 'members' tab to apply)

Meeting

The 18th HSSC meeting will take place in Gdynia (Poland) from 18 to 22 May 2026.

Meeting registration and documents available here.

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