IBSC

FIG/IHO/ICA INTERNATIONAL BOARD ON STANDARDS OF COMPETENCE FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYORS AND NAUTICAL CARTOGRAPHERS (IBSC)

 

Chair: Mr Sobri SYAWIE (FIG)
Vice-Chair 1: Professor Emeritus Lysandros TSOULOS (ICA)
Vice-Chair 2: Cdre. Rod NAIRN (IHO)
Secretary: Assistant Director Leonel MANTEIGAS (IHO Secretariat)

 

Objectives

Review syllabi of programmes and individual recognition schemes from education and training institutions, maintain IBSC publications, provide guidance to education and training institutions and support the IHO for the establishment of new hydrographic programmes where regional training capacity does not exist.

Members

The IBSC shall be composed of members of known competence in the civil, governmental or educational sectors of hydrographic surveying and nautical cartography, selected to provide as wide as possible a spectrum of knowledge and experience in educational practices, hydrography and nautical cartography, from different geographical areas. The IBSC shall have up to twelve members, four provided by FIG, four provided by IHO and four provided by ICA.

Meeting Documents

With the commissioning of the new IHO Portal (Ref. IHO CL 44/2024), all information and documents relating to IBSC meetings are now available exclusively through the IBSC section of the IHO Portal.

To access the content of the IBSC section, you will need to create an account on the IHO Portal.

Next Meeting

  • The next IBSC Annual Meeting (IBSC50) is planned to take place from 12 to 23 April 2027 in London, UK (TBC).
  • Meeting information is available here.

 

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