19th Meeting of the MesoAmerica – Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission Regional Capacity Building Update of Brazil on its Regional Project International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale Capacity Building in the Caribbean, South America and Africa - Hydrography Courses Brazil/DHN has been expanding its Capacity Building Project towards other countries in the Amazon region and in the Atlantic Ocean basin. COURSE DESCRIPTION DURATION C-Esp-HN Technician in Hydrography and Navigation (Basic Training) 42 weeks C-Ap-HN Technician in Hydrography and Navigation (IHO Cat. “B”) 35 weeks CAHO Hydrographic Surveyors (IHO Cat. “A”) 50 weeks 2018 – 1 Bolivian Navy Officer (IHO Cat “A”). 2019 – Confirmed: 2 students from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (IHO Cat “A”). Confirmation in progress: Angola (6), Mozambique (4), Bolivia (1), Colombia (1) and Paraguay (1) (IHO Cat “A” and “B”). 2020 – In the near future, Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and other Brazilian universities and governmental institutions in cooperation with DHN will develop a Hydrography Program and a Nautical Cartography Program. International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale 2 Capacity Building - IHO Sponsored Trainings/Courses Work Program Training/Course Date 2018 Maritime Safety Information (MSI) Training Course 16-18 October 18 participants from 12 different countries Argentina (2) Brazil (6) Bolivia (1) Colombia (1) Ecuador (1) El Salvador (1) Guyana (1) Liberia (1) Paraguay (1) Peru (1) Uruguay (1) Venezuela (1) Work Program Training/Course Date 2019 Tide Training (not funded yet) October International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale 3 THANK YOU Any further questions: Captain (Ret) Luiz Claudio [email protected] Capacity Building Coordinator International Hydrographic Organization 4 Organisation Hydrographique Internationale 19thMeeting of the MesoAmerica – Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission Regional Capacity Building Update of Brazil on its Regional Project International Hydrographic Organization Organisation Hydrographique Internationale.