Baltic Sea International Chart Coordination Working Group (BSICCWG)

“Coordinates production and development of nautical charts in the Baltic Sea”

Terms of Reference

(Approved by the BSHC 28th Conference, 19-21 September 2023)

The Working Group should

  • To study issues related to nautical charting of the region, in particular overarching S-100 coordination (gathering plans from Member States and reporting as WEND representative of the BSHC). To specifically coordinate of S-101 ENCs and S-102 Bathymetry as well as to coordinate production of paper charts (INT charts) and S-57 ENCs, that support ships engaged on international voyages.
  • To develop and maintain an integrated international chart scheme for the region for ENCs (S-57 and S-101) and INT charts.
  • To harmonize similar content of S-102 Bathymetry products in the Baltic Sea.
  • To reach decisions on the maintenance and updating of the documents for which it is responsible.
  • To provide advice on chart schemes to individual Member States, in order to encourage adherence to IHO charting regulations, specifications and standards, and to promote and coordinate the production of international (INT) charts, ENCs (S-57, S-101), S-102 Bathymetry and applicable additional S-100 layers for navigation in accordance with the WEND-100 Principles.

Complete Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure

Members

Denmark 

Estonia 

Finland 

Germany

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Russia

Sweden

Mr. Kell Torp Jensen

Ms. Gabriela Kotsulim

Mr. Jukka Helminen

Ms. Sylvia Spohn

Ms. Linda Purina

Ms. Alla Bira

Mr. Jacek Kijakowski

Capt. Sergey Egorov

Mr. Stefan Cederberg

Mr. Nikolaj Møller

Ms. Nele Kaurla

Mr. Jarmo Mäkinen (Chairman)

Ms. Ilze Driksne

Mr. Mindaugas Zakarauskas

Mr. Adam Klosinski

Ms. Elisabeth Farrington

Mr. Normunds Duksis

Mr. Emilis Tertelis

Mr. Karol Grzelak

Meetings

BSICCWG10 23-24 May 2024, Stockholm, Sweden

BSICCWG9 24-25 May, 2023 Rostock, Germany

BSICCWG8 Meeting, 13 Sept 2022 (Extra-ordinary meeting), VTC

BSICCWG7 19-20 May 2021 VTC Meeting

Limits of the Baltic Sea

BCICCWG6 2019 Riga, Latvia 3-4 April 2019

BSICCSWG5 2017 (21-22 November) Gdansk, Poland

BSICCWG4 2016 (30 November-1 December) Tallin, Estonia

BSICCWG3 2015 (20-21 October) Copenhagen, Denmark

BSICCWG2 2014 (2-3 April) Helsinki, Finland

BSICCWG1 2011 (9-10 June) Norrköping, Sweden

Baltic Sea ENC Harmonization Recommendations