Black and AZOW Seas working group meeting was held in Istanbul
Giorgi Kartvelishvili, Head of the Hydrographic Research, Cartography and Correction Division of the State Hydrographic Service of Georgia and Manana Kirtadze, cartographer of the same division, participated in the 17th working group meeting of the Black and Azov Seas of the International Hydrographic Organization (BASWG 17), which was held in Istanbul on March 23-24 this year.
The International Hydrographic Organization holds biennial working group meetings and representatives of the hydrographic agencies of the countries of the Black and Azov sea basins participate in it.
ON BASWG meetings are discussed Issues related to the delimitation of nautical charts produced in the region, the production of nautical charts.
Within the framework of the meeting, Georgia presented the newly created navigation charts and the report of the works and innovative projects carried out by the service for the purpose of maritime safety in the last two years.
At the meeting, the working group also discussed the vital importance of hydrography as a science and its data for the world\\\'s seas and oceans. The importance of Maritime Safety Information (MSI), which serves to inform seafarers for navigational safety was mentioned during the working group meeting as well.
