6th EAHC Steering Committee Meeting 20-22 February

Transcript:6th EAHC Steering Committee Meeting 20-22 February:
6th EAHC Steering Committee Meeting 20-22 February 2019, Bali, Indonesia Proposal for the financial arrangement for the distribution of ENC by EA-RECC Michael CM CHAU Hydrographic Office Marine Department Hong Kong SAR Government, China Proposal for the financial arrangement for the distribution of ENC by EA-RECC Agenda Background Role of EA-RECC in the distribution of ENCs Levy for the ENCs service provided by EA-RECC Services Agreement with the HOs and VARs Remittance Arrangement Currency 2 Proposal for the financial arrangement for the distribution of ENC by EA-RECC Background According to the Hong Kong (China) proposal to host the EA-RECC, one of the objectives of Centre is “To arrange with chart distributors and other Regional ENCs the distribution and sale of ENCs of the EAHC RECC in an effective and efficient manner”. In order to prepare for the distribution of ENCs, among other things, it is required to examine how to handle the financial matters related to the future business operations between EA-RECC and its clients (HO, VAR etc). Given EA-RECC is currently being hosted in the Hydrographic Office of Marine Department of Hong Kong SAR Government, China (HKSARG), EA-RECC proposes to use the accounting arrangement of the HKSARG in processing receipt from VARS and payment to HOs/EAHC. 3 Proposal for the financial arrangement for the distribution of ENC by EA-RECC Analysis/discussion Role of EA-RECC in the distribution of ENCs The EA-RECC shall arrange with chart distributors and other Regional ENC Coordination Centres (RENCs), to distribute EA-RECC members’ ENCs in an efficient process through the following processes: The EA-RECC shall impose a levy to its members for providing the ENCs services according to the amount of ENC validated and distributed. The EA-RECC shall negotiate an agreement with chart distributors and other RENCs on the amount of handling charges or discounts. The EA-RECC shall prepare a summary of collection and remittance on an annual basis for reference by its members and the EAHC. 4 Proposal for the financial arrangement for the distribution of ENC by EA-RECC Levy for the ENCs service provided by EA-RECC The ENCs service provided by EA-RECC include the validation of the ENCs data for consistency with the IHO ENC S-57 data transfer standard, and from this compiles a consistent ENCs database which it makes widely available through its appointed VARs. These VARs are responsible for preparing the end-user services which include the ENCs, and distributing these services through