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Appendix B
REPLIES TO IHB CL 15/1998
RASTER CHART DISPLAY SYSTEMS (RCDS)
35 responses.
1. Do you support the requirement
for a Performance Standard for RCDS?
YES:28 Member States (80%)
(Argentina. Australia. Bahrain, Brazil,
Canada, Cuba. Denmark. Finland. France, Germany. Greece,
Iceland, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman.
Pakistan. Philippines, Portugal. Rep. of Korea. South Africa,
Singapore. Spain. Tonga, United Kingdom. USA (NIMA &
NOS), and Venezuela)
NO:6 Member States (17%)
(Chile. Egypt, Estonia, India. Italy and
Russia)
Abstention:1 Member State (3%)
(Uruguay)
Comments in favour of RCDS Performance
Standards, or miscellaneous, from Angentina. France Germany,
Norway, Oman. Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal. Rep. of Korea.
USA (NIMA). USA (NOS and Venezuela.
Comments against RCDS Performance Standards
from Chile, Estonia, India, Italy and Russia.
Proposed amendments by Pakistan to the draft
RCDS Mode of Operation (see Appendix A) and to the draft RNC
Product Specification (see Appendix E).
2 .If Yes, do you approve the
draft RCDS Mode of Operation as an Appendix to the ECDIS
Performance Standards, and the proposed amendments to the
ECDIS Performance Standards?
YES:23 Member States (82%)
(Australia. Bahrain. Brazil. Canada. Cuba.
Denmark. France. Germany. Greece. Iceland, Monaco,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman. Pakistan. Philippines.
Portugal. Rep. of Korea, South Africa, Singapore. United
Kingdom. USA (NIMA (Sc NOS) and Venezuela)
NO:4 Member States (14%)
(Argentina. Finland, Norway and Spain)
Abstention:1 Member State (4%)
(Tonga)
Additional comments in favour, or
miscellaneous, from Portugal. Rep. of Korea, South Africa.
Spain and USA (NIMA).
Additional comments against form Argentina,
Chile, Finland, Norway.
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