EG
GYP
PT
NA
ATION
NAL RE
EPOR
RT
to thee
1 TH Mediterr
19
M
ranean and
a Blaack Seaa Hydroographiic
Com
mmissiion (MB
BSHC)) CONF
FEREN
NCE
BATUM
B
MI/GEO
ORGIA
A
300 JUNE
E - 02 JULY
J
2
2015
EGYP
PT NATTIONAL REPORTT T
TO THE 19TH
MEETING
G OF THE M
MBSHC 1. Hyydrograph
hic Office / Servicee:
G
General,
inccluding updaates for the IHO Yearb
book e.g. reoorganizationn
Thee Egyptian Navy Hyddrographic Department
D
t (ENHD) was establiished in
1920, origiinally form
med to servve the Egy
yptian fleet,, and follow
wing the chain
c
of
command of
o the Egypptian Navy HQ.
H ENHD
D has evolveed consideraably throughout the
years to beecome an acctive particiipant in the field of hyydrography,, and servin
ng in the
provision of
o the hydrographic servvices to botth military and
a civilian sectors.
ENHD is thhe national hydrographhic office of Egypt, annd the official representtative of
the Egyptiaan governm
ment in the Internationaal Hydrograaphic Organnization (IH
HO) and
the respectiive hydrogrraphic comm
missions of the Mediterrranean andd Red seas.
ENHD`s Experience
E
h been gaained by ov
has
ver 50 yearrs of rigoroous survey practice,
p
and the im
mplementatiion of a well-balance
w
ed strategy aiming to mix practtice and
education of
o all involvved personnnel to build upon the offfice`s stronng foundation. This
went alongg with the suupport of thhe Egyptian
n Governmeent in providding the mo
ost up to
date equipm
ment and sooftware to ennsure reliab
ble and conssistent hydroographic serrvice.
Consideringg the missioons of ENH
HD, and in order
o
to graant the highest possiblee service
efficiency, it is has beeen structureed to includee several divvisions as fo
follows:

Thee Hydrograpphic divisionn.

Thee Navigationn Division.

Thee Meteoroloogical and Oceanograph
O
hic Divisionn.

Thee Logistics Division.
D

Thee Technical Support Division.
Key missions
m
of ENHD:
 Colllecting hydrrographic data
d accordin
ng to relatedd IHO standdards, primaarily fed









intoo the navigattional charts data base.. Also used to ensure thhe safety off surface
naviigation and the protectiion of the marine
m
envirronment.
Nauutical and Ellectronic chharts producction, distribbution and uupdating forr the
Egyyptian Territtorial waters using fresh hydrograpphic data.
Marritime Bounndary Delim
mitation (Law
w of the seaa implementtation).
Coaastal zone management
m
t.
Scieentific studies related too the sea an
nd near-shorre zone
Phyysical properrties of the water
w
colum
mn, tides, cuurrents dataa gathering and
a
proccessing.
Ensuure the timeely disseminnation of Maritime
M
Saffety Informaation.
Hyddrographic and
a oceanoggraphic Sup
pport of navval operationn
Provviding the fleet
f
with Naavigational equipment and publicaations
Maiintaining annd repairingg navigation
nal equipmennt.
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MBSHC 2. Surrveys:
2.1 Coveraage of new
w surveys:
‐
‐
‐
‐
Extensive surveys
s
has been conduucted in the area of respponsibilitiess of ENHD along
the coastlinne of EGYP
PT on the Mediterranea
M
an and redseea down to llatitude 22 Degree
D
north, suchh as routine approaches
a
and passag
ges route linnes Multibeaam check su
urvey to
the Egyptiaan ports for the proposee of paper charts and ENC,s
E
updattes.
ENHD has a Joint Cooordination with
w Suez Canal
C
Authorrity and Egyyptian Riveer
Transport Authority
A
(R
RTA) to estaablish fresh
h hydrographhic database executed by both
authorities for the proppose of ENC
C,s productiion for suezz canal and inland ENC
C,s for
river Nile by
b ENHD.
ENHD is maximizing
m
bathymetricc data by cooordinating with
w private sector cond
ducting
seismic survveys in the concession
c
arreas contain
ned in the Egyptian Excclusive Eco
onomic
Zone in ordder to get bennefit of coverring uncharteed areas incluuded in the aareas of ENH
HD
charting respponsibility.
‐
.
2.2 New teechnologiees and /or equipmen
e
t
ENHD has a complete set of moddern and hig
gh end surveeying equipm
ment/ techn
nologies
with continuoous upgradiing to fulfilll the survey
w
y requiremennts and meeet IHO relatted
sttandards
2.2.1 New
w technoloogies:
Recently EN
NHD has uppgraded moost of the so
oftware packkages used in data gath
hering
and processsing also obbtained a new
w package for ENC annd paper chaart productio
on early
this year.
2.2.2 New
w Equipm
ment:
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Ultra High Frequency Multi Beam
m Echo soun
nder (0-3000m shallow water).
Digital Sidee Scan Sonaar.
ROV (Sea Rover)
R
withh medium/loow depth caapabilities.
Sub bottom
m profiler coombined sysstem with Side
S Scan Soonar.
Magnetomeeter.
HPR
New ships:
s
‐ Occeanographicc ship 3D seiismic capabillities (contraacting).
Processsing System
m/ Software::
‐ Thhe ENHD hass acquired fuull digital cap
pability
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MBSHC 3D
D image forr High resolu
ution
M
Multibeam
su
urvey of pip
peline
in
nvestigation ELhamra p
port
3D image for High reesolution Multibeam
M
su
urvey of IDK
KU LNG poort breakwaater investiga
ation
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MBSHC 2.3 Problem
ms encountered
Eggypt’s got a dramatic long
l
coastlin
ne on the Mediterranea
M
an, the Red Sea and
aroound the Peeninsula of Sinai in add
dition to its EEZs wateers. Althoug
gh Egypt
staarted surveeying and charting its
i territorial waters long ago, still a
coonsiderable portion of it
i needed to
o be resurveeyed and chharted acco
ording to
thee latest IHO
O standard.
3. New ch
harts & updates:
ENCs
ENH
HD producced 12 cellls with diifferent bannds coverss Egypt main and
seconddary ports on
o the Medditerranean Sea , Alsoo as a conttract with th
he Suez
Canal Authority
A
E
ENHD
recently producced 8 cells in a harbor band for the
t suez
canal inncluding the new bypaass channel.
Figuree: Current Eggyptian ENCss coverage sttatus on the Mediterranea
M
an Sea.
Meediterraneaan Sea Cataalogue:
No:
1
2
3
4
5
M110
M112
M117
M118
M119
6
M220
7
8
9
10
11
12
M221
M222
M223
M224
M227
M228
Chartt Name
EL ARISH
A
POR
RT
IDKU
SU
UMID PORT
T
ALEXA
ANDRIA PO
ORT
DEK
KHIELA POR
RT
EXANDRIA
AALE
D
DEKHIELA
DUMIAT PORT
T
Port Said
Elborrolus To Raffah
Approaaches to Port Said
Matrouh
Dumiiat to Port Saaid
Sccale
1:2,,500
1:50
0,000
1:30
0,000
1:10
0,000
1:7,,500
Band
6
3
4
5
5
C
Code
EG55ARISH
EG5EGM12
EG4EGM17
EG5EGM18
EG5EGM19
1:27
7,500
4
EG4EGM20
1:40
0,000
1:22
2,000
1:250
0,000
1:50
0,000
1:500
0,000
1:100
0,000
4
4
2
3
2
3
EG4EGM21
EG4EGM22
EG2EGM23
EG4EGM24
EG2EGM27
EG3EGM28
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MBSHC U
Usage
bandss:
Band
Overview
w (1)
General (2)
Coastal (3)
(
Approachh (4)
Harbor (5)
(
Berthing (6)
Total
Num
mber of cells
0
2
3
4
2
1
12
Suez Caanal Cataloggue:
No:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Chartt Name
SC1
SC2
SC3
SC4
SC5
SC6
SC7
SC8
SC9
UEZ CANAL
L
SU
Sccale
Bannd
1:8,000
5
1:45
5,000
4
C
Code
EG55EGSC1
EG55EGSC2
EG55EGSC3
EG55EGSC4
EG55EGSC5
EG55EGSC6
EG55EGSC7
EG55EGSC8
EG44EGSC9
R Sea Cataalogue:
Red
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R5
R6
R7
R8
R10
R11
R12
R13
R14
R15
RED SEA
S
CATAL
LOUGE
APPR
ROACHES TO
T PORT
GHALEB
B
1:12,5500
PORT GHA
ALEB
1:2,0000
SHA
ALATIN TO HALAIB
1:180,0000
APPROA
ACHES TO ABURAMA
A
D
1:15,0000
Abu Ramad
1:2,0000
Southernn approach too Suez Canaal
1:22,0000
A Elsokhnaa Port
Ain
1:25,0000
Adabbia to Ras Abbueldarag
1:50,0000
Gulf of Suuez
1:150,0000
Red Seaa
1:1000,,000
5
6
2
5
6
4
4
3
3
2
EG
G5EGR05
EG
G6EGR06
EG
G3EGR07
EG
G4EGR08
EG
G6EGR10
EG
G4EGR11
EG
G4EGR12
EG
G3EGR13
EG
G3EGR14
EG
G2EGR15
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MBSHC R15 R13 R2
20 R14 R18
8 R17
7 R
R16 R19 R
R05 R08 R07 F
Figure:
Currrent Egyptiann ENCs coveerage status on
o the Red Seea.
ENC Distrribution method
m
In order to ennsure consistency, reliabbility ,availlability and seamless Egyptian EN
NC,s in
higgh quality under
u
the um
mbrella of IHO
I
, ENHD has contrracted with Regional ENC
Cooordinating Centre (IC--ENC) lastt year.
RNCs
‐
EN
NHD doesn’t produce RNCs
R
.
INT chartts
EN
NHD proceeeded to linkk The Egypttian nationaal chart scheeme to the Innternationall (INT)
chhart scheme of the regioon as follow
ws:
Tw
wo new INT
T charts prooposed to bee included in
i the MEDINTCHART
T Scheme (area
(
F)
annd Two charrt in (area J)
J as followss:
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MBSHC Prroducer
National
N
No:
C
Chart
Name
Date
New edition
e
Publicattion
Sccale
11:
Form
mat
AR
REA F
M22
EG
SC01
PORTSAID
PORT
SU
UEZ CANAL
L
July 2015
-
22,,000
July 2015
-
40,,000
-
40,,000
20,,000
A0
0
AR
REA J
SC02
R11
SU
UEZ CANAL
L
S
SUEZ
PORT
July 2015
July 2015
Figure: Chart R111, Port of Suez.
S
8 | P a g e EGYP
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MEETING
G OF THE M
MBSHC Figure: Chart SC011, Suez canall .
9 | P a g e EGYP
PT NATTIONAL REPORTT T
TO THE 19TH
MEETING
G OF THE M
MBSHC Figure: Chart SC022, Suez canall .
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PT NATTIONAL REPORTT T
TO THE 19TH
MEETING
G OF THE M
MBSHC National paaper charts catalogue
c
CHA
ART
NUM
MBER
CHART
NAME
SCALE
E
PRODUCTIO
ON
DATE
M10
EL ARISH
A
PORT
T
1:2,500
1996
M11
ABU QIR
Q - MAAD
DIA
1:25,0000
1999
M12
IDKU
1:50,0000
2005
M13
ID
DKU (LNG)
1:20,0000
2005
M14
ABU
U QIR PORT
T
1:15,0000
2005
M15
MAA
ADIA PORT
T
1:10,0000
2006
M16
RASHID
D - EL ALAM
MIN
1:175,000
2007
M17
SU
UMID PORT
1:30,0000
2007
M18
ALEXA
ANDRIA PO
ORT
1:10,0000
2007
M19
DEKH
HIELA POR
RT
1:7,500
2007
M220
ALEXAND
DRIA - DEK
KHIELA
1:27,5000
2008
M221
DUM
MIAT PORT
T
1:40,0000
2008
R
R1
RAS MUHAMED
D
1:20,0000
1988
R
R2
NU
UWEBAA
1:7,500
1995
R
R3
NU
UWEBAA
1:2,500
1995
R
R4
SHAR
RM ELSHEIK
KH
1:5,000
2000
R
R5
PPROACHE
ES TO PORT
T GHALEB
AP
1:12,5000
2010
R
R6
POR
RT GHALEB
B
1:2,000
2010
R
R7
SHALAT
TIN TO HAL
LAIB
1:180,000
2010
R
R8
A
APPROACH
ES TO ABU
URAMAD
1:15,0000
2012
R110
A Ramad
Abu
1:2,000
2013
R111
Southern appproach to Suuez Canal
1:20,0000
2013
R112
Ain Elsokhna
E
Porrt
1:25,0000
2013
R113
Adabia too Ras Abuelddarag
1:50,0000
2013
R114
Guulf of Suez
1:150,000
2013
R115
Red Sea
1:1000,0000
2014
Detailedd National chhart catalogue will be proovided to INT
T charts areaa coordinatorr (F&J)
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MBSHC Other chaarts, e.g. foor pleasure craft
EN
NHD has prooduced a pleaasure chart fo
or Port Ghaleeb resort, Reed Sea, in 2010
Problems encounterred
Nil
4. Neew publicaations & updates:
u
New Publiccations
‐ Niil
Updated pu
ublications
‐ Niil
Means of deelivery, e.g. paper, digittal
‐ Niil
ncountered
Problems en
‐ Niil
5. MS
SI
Existing infrastruc
i
ture for trransmissio
on
in compliancee with Reguulation 4 &99 of Chapterr V of the Innternationall Conventio
on on
thee Safety of Life at Sea((SOLAS V)), Egypt enssure timely disseminatiion of MSI by
b
robbust nationaal Maritimee Safety Infoormation in
nfrastructuree through active 3 NAV
VTEX
staations locateed at (Alexaandria, Kosseir, and Ism
mailia) are transmitting
t
g MSI warn
nings in
Ennglish on 5118 KHz
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MBSHC EGY NAV
VTEX Station
ns Figure: Eggyptian NAVT
TEX stations
ENHD has coordinated with Egyptiian Maritim
me safety Auuthority (MSA) to forw
ward
M directlyy to NAVAR
MSI
REA III cooordinator viia E-Mail: hydro@enhd
h
d.gov.eg to ensure
efffective tim
mely promulggation of MSI.
M
KH
KHz:
Call
5118.0
SU
H
SU
K
SUZ
5118.0
5118.0
Station
Name:
Alexandri
a
Kosseir
Range
nm:
350
Trransmission Tiimes-All UTC
C:
Area
0210
0610
1010
14410
18100
2210
3
350
0330
0730
1130
15530
19300
2330
9
Ismailia
400
0350
0750
1150
15550
19500
2350
9
2.4 New inffrastructuree in accordan
nce with GM
MDSS Masteer Plan
‐ Niil.
2.5 Problem
ms encountered
‐ Niil.
6. S-555
 willl be uploadded shortly T
7. Cappacity Buiilding
Training received,
r
n
needed,
offfered
Traaining receeived (2014):
‐ MSI course helld in Muscaat.
‐ Mulltibeam couurse held in India.
Off
ffered train
ning (2015)::
‐ 7th Course in Marine
M
Carttography an
nd Data Asseessment (Caategory B), UKHO
Tauunton, UK 7 Septemberr - 18 Decem
mber 2015.
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MBSHC ‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
‐
Needed trainiing (2016):
Cat A Hydrography Prograamme (USM
M).
o establishm
ment of MS
SI structure and basic M
MSI procedu
ures).
MSII (training on
Advvanced ENC
C Productionn.
Mulltibeam Sonnar Trainingg Course.
Techhnical aspeccts of marittime boundaaries, baseliines.
Sem
minar on S-1100.
8. Oceeanograph
hic activitties
Tid
de gauge network
A jooint Co-opeeration betw
ween ENHD
D and Surveey Researchh Institute (S
SRI) has
installed a state-of-thhe-art sea level observin
ng system at
a Mersa Matrouh ,Aleexandria,
Dumiat and Portsaiid on the Mediterrane
M
ean sea, whhich consistts of three devices
integratedd together inn a unified scheme:
s

Tide gaugee

Metrologiccal unit,

Satellite-based GPS geodetic
g
receiver.
To collect Heterogeneeous datasetts have been for the prropose of pprecise redeefinition
of the Egypptian verticaal datum.
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MBSHC 9. Oth
her activitties
Magneetic/Gravity surveys
Sevveral gravityy observatioons have beeen collected
d and proceessed in ordeer to enhancce the
verrtical controol networks in Egypt.
Figure; High Accuraccy Reference Network
N
HARN
N
Capt.Dr. Ashrraf EL Assal
H
Head
of the Hydrographic
H
c Division
Eggyptian Navy Hydrograpphic Departm
ment
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