IHO Capacity Building Programme The State of Hydrography and Nautical Charting in The United Republic of Tanzania December 2012 INTENTIONALLY BLANK 2 Contents Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Abbreviations.................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Recommended Actions ................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 10 2. IHO Technical Visit ............................................................................................................................................. 10 3. Audit of Previous Technical Visits................................................................................................................... 11 4. Tanzania Hydrographic Assessment .............................................................................................................. 11 4.1 National Hydrographic Awareness ................................................................................................................ 11 4.2 National Hydrographic Structure ................................................................................................................... 12 4.3 National Hydrographic Authority.................................................................................................................... 12 4.4 Maritime Safety Information ........................................................................................................................... 13 4.5 Hydrographic Surveying ................................................................................................................................. 14 4.6 Nautical Charting ............................................................................................................................................ 15 4.7 Hydrographic Resources ............................................................................................................................... 15 5. A Way Ahead ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 5.1 Maritime Safety Information ........................................................................................................................... 16 5.2 National Hydrographic Surveying .................................................................................................................. 16 5.3 Bilateral Arrangements for Surveying and Charting .................................................................................... 16 5.4 National Hydrographic Authority.................................................................................................................... 17 5.5 National Hydrographic Committee ................................................................................................................ 17 5.6 National Hydrographic Capability Development........................................................................................... 18 6. Technical Visit Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 18 7. Recommended Actions...................................................................................................................................... 19 Annex A – List of Contacts........................................................................................................................................... 21 Annex B – Audit of Previous Technical Visits .......................................................................................................... 22 1. SAIHC Technical Visit 2006 ............................................................................................................................... 22 2. IHO Technical Visit Report 2007....................................................................................................................... 23 3. West Indian Ocean Marine Highway Report 2010 ......................................................................................... 23 Annex C – Tanzania Dependency on Hydrography and Charting......................................................................... 25 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 25 2. Ports and Harbours ............................................................................................................................................ 25 3. Cruise Ship Operations...................................................................................................................................... 26 4. Offshore Oil and Gas .......................................................................................................................................... 27 5. Maritime Claims................................................................................................................................................... 27 6. Defence including Coastguard ......................................................................................................................... 28 7. Environment......................................................................................................................................................... 29 8. Sea Fishery .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 3 9. Marine Reserves.................................................................................................................................................. 29 10. Tourism and Coastal Recreational Amenities ............................................................................................... 30 11. Education and Science ...................................................................................................................................... 30 12. Planned Maritime Developments in Tanzania Waters .................................................................................. 30 Annex D – Existing Hydrographic Data for Tanzania .............................................................................................. 31 1. General.................................................................................................................................................................. 31 2. National Data ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 3. West Indian Ocean Marine Highway Data....................................................................................................... 31 4. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office ............................................................................................................. 31 5. Summary of Current State of Surveys ............................................................................................................ 31 Annex E – Charting Analysis of Tanzanian Waters ................................................................................................. 32 1. Tanzanian Chart Coverage ................................................................................................................................ 32 2. British Admiralty Charts .................................................................................................................................... 32 3. Review of Current Charting............................................................................................................................... 34 Annex F – IHO Yearbook Revision .............................................................................................................................. 37 4 Abbreviations ALB Airborne Laser Bathymetry AtoN Aids to Navigation BA British Admiralty [Chart] dwt Dead Weight Tonnage Ed Edition EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone ENC Electronic Navigational Chart Ed FAD Fish Aggregating Device GLOSS Global Sea Level Observing System grt Gross Registered Tonnage ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management IHB International Hydrographic Bureau IHO International Hydrographic Organization IMO International Maritime Organization Lidar Light Detection and Ranging LOA Length overall MBES Multi Beam Echo Sounder MID Ministry of Infrastructure Development MoU Memorandum of Understanding MLHHSD Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development MSDI Marine Spatial Data infrastructure MSI Maritime Safety Information MSP Maritime Spatial Planning NCG National Coast Guard NE New Edition (of a navigational chart) NHC National Hydrographic Committee NIOHC North Indian Ocean Hydrographic Commission NM Notice to Mariners PCA Primary Charting