Annex 6
Report of ISO/TC 8/SC 6 "Navigation"
1. Title and scope
Title： Navigation
Scope： Standardization in the field of navigation, including instruments and systems etc., for navigation
2. Secretariat and chairman
Chairman： Prof. Y. Iijima (1993 2001)
Secretariat： Mr. S. Arikawa/Japan (JISC JMSA)
3. Participation and liaisons
3.1 P-member bodies (11)
Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Rep.of, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden U.K., U.S.A
3.2 O-member bodies (13)
Bulgaria, Cuba, Finland, France, Denmark, Hungary, India, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine
3.3 Liaisons
IEC/TC80 (A) Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems
CIRM (A) International Maritime Radio Association
IALA (A) International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
IMO (A) International Maritime Organization
ITU (B) International Telecommunication Union
3.4 Changes since the last plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8 (1997)
From P-member to O-member： Bulgaria, Denmark
4. Constitution
4.1 Working groups, with title, convener and participation
WG 1 "Gyro-compasses"
Convener： Mr. S. Arikawa (Japan)
Participation： China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, U.K.
WG 2 "Marine echo-sounding equipment"
Convener： Mr. S. Arikawa (Japan)
Participation： Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, U.K.
WG 3 "Magnetic compasses and binnacles"
Convener ： Prof. H. Suzuki (Japan)
Participation： Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, U.K.
