Maritime Safety Services Enhancement Workshop

03 - 06 May 2010,

Australian Bureau of Meteorology
700 Collins Street
Docklands
GPO Box 1289

Melbourne VIC 3001
Australia

Annotated Agenda

1 Opening of the session
1.1 Opening
1.2 Adoption of the agenda
1.3 Working arrangements
2 QMS training
3 Reports
3.1 Self assessments by METAREA Issuing Services
3.1.1 METAREA I - UK
3.1.10 METAREA VIII S- Mauritius
3.1.11 METAREA IX - Pakistan
3.1.12 METAREA XI - China
3.1.13 METAREA XI - Japan
3.1.14 METAREA XI - Appendix1 - Japan
3.1.15 METAREA XI - Appendix2 - Japan
3.1.16 METAREA XII - USA
3.1.17 METAREA XIV - NZ
3.1.18 METAREA XVI - USA
3.1.19 METAREA X - Australia
3.1.2 METAREA II & VIIIS - France
3.1.3 METAREA III - Greece
3.1.4 METAREA III - Annex-1 - Greece
3.1.5 MEAREA IV - USA
3.1.6 METAREA V - Brazil
3.1.7 METAREA VI - Argentina
3.1.8 METAREA VI - Appendix - Argentina
3.1.9 METAREA VII - South Africa
3.2 Status of Implementation of the GMDSS by Arctic METAREA Issuing Services
3.2.1 METAREA XVII - Canada
3.2.2 METAREA XVIII - Canada
3.2.3 METAREA XIX - Norway
3.2.4 METAREA XX - XXI - Russia
3.3 IMO, IHO & Inmarsat reports
3.3.1 MSC-Circ -1310
3.3.2 MSC1-Circ-1287
3.3.3 MSC1-Circ-1288
3.3.4 IHO-Report
3.3.5 NAVAREA X - Assessment
3.4 Progress/activity report from the chairperson and the WMO Secretariat
4 Improvements of the provision of GMDSS
4.1 WWMIWS and METAREA Coordinators
4.2 Review of guidance documents
4.2.1 WMO Pub. No. 471
4.2.2 WMO Pub. No. 558
4.2.3 Draft Recommendations
4.3 ETMSS work plan
4.4 Proposed template for an Issuing Services’ Annual Report
4.5 Enhanced use of satellite marine/ocean data and products for improved marine forecasts and warnings
4.6 Emerging technologies
5 Any Other Business (AOB)
6 Closure of the session
6.1 Adoption of the list of actions
6.2 Closure