Charting of the Arctic Ocean Director Evert Flier, the Norwegian Hydrographic Service IMO Workshop on Safe Ship Operations in the Arctic Ocean London 28 February 2014 Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) • Established in 2010 • Cooperation between Hydrographic Offices of Canada, Denmark, the Russian Federation, Norway and the United States • Observers: Iceland, Finland and IHO • ARHC on www.iho.int Cooperation Within Hydrography • Arctic Council • Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) • The International Maritime Organization (IMO) • IALA Technological development 1. Hand lead line 2. Single beam echosounder 3. Multi beam echosounder Areas Systematically Surveyed With Multibeam Echosounder • Norwegian waters • In Canadian, Danish (Greenland) and US waters few small areas are covered • In Russian waters no multibeam survey has been reported ENCs Large Scale • Overview Large Scale Electronic Navigational Chart Coverage • Mostly scale 1:100 000 and better Source: ARHC, 2011 Lack of Batymetric Information Hydrography: The Force Enabler for Blue Growth The Building Blocks Reliable bathymetric data is the backbone for all sustainable activities at sea and in the coastal zone. Crowd Sourcing • Decreasing survey capacity among hydrographic offices • Crowd sourcing • Research vessels • Cruise liners • Fishing vessels • Oil & gas industry • Olex • IBCAO photo: Ytterstad Fiskeriselskap AS The MAREANO programme The Barents Sea: Typical Terrain • • Plow marks from icebergs Pockmarks Cold Water Coral Reefs • Depth 40 meters to 450 meters • Height up to 35 meters Charting of the Arctic Ocean • Sustainable maritime development requires reliable charts • Challenge governments to increase surveying in the Arctic • The role of IMO and mariners is crucial Thank you for your attention [email protected] www.kartverket.no