Since 1971 and until now, The Hydrographic Maritime Directorate – institution
with unique profile in the country, the main expert of Romania in matters
concerning marine geography and maritime delimitation – participates with specialists in the Interministerial National Commission of negotiations on the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf of the Black Sea.
So Romanian cartographer officers were part of the delegation regarding “Maritime
Delimitation in the Black Sea” at the International Court of Justice in The Hague,
which determined the delimitation of the continental shelf of the Black Sea between
Romania and Ukraine, delivered in February 2009 (see Fig. 33.24), and the participation, currently, of some experts in the meetings of the technical Commission for
the delimitation of the continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zones of
Romania and Bulgaria in the Black Sea. Specifically, the Hydrographic Maritime
Directorate contribution in solving the case consisted of: making available to the
committee the maps necessary to the preparation of the rounds of negotiations;
verification in the field, on the Romanian seaside, of the geographical coordinates of
the base points involved in boundary; preparation of some graphic schemes with
different variants of solutions to support Romanian proposals during the negotiation
rounds; performance of topographic calculations on the solutions proposed by the
two parties (comparing the costal lengths, the marine areas, etc.); participation in all
rounds of negotiations between Romania and Ukraine conducted after 2002 (about
8 rounds); development of some schemes necessary to complete the documents sent
by Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the International Court of Justice;
participation (by writing schemes, perform calculations, etc.) supporting the oral
phase of the trial in The Hague; Rear Admiral Eugen Laurian, Rear Admiral Aurel
Constantin, Commander Buzatu Octavian, Captain (Navy) Catalin Pocnetz, Dorina
Ilas ¸cu et al. were part of the Romanian team (Laurian and Bosneagu 2009).
Since 2008 The Hydrographic Maritime Directorate is accredited as an national
institution engaged in scientific research activities, being involved in projects with
national and European founding. Example the GLOBE project – The influence of
the global and regional changes of the geo-climate on sustainable development in
Dobrogea, in Romanian National Programme Partnerships in priority areas,
2007–2010, as leading institution, along with prestigious Romanian institutions:
GEOECOMAR Bucharest, INCDM Grigore Antipa Constantza, University
Ovidius Constantza, University of Bucharest, Maritime University Constantza,
Naval Forces Scientific Research Center.
Since 2006 until now M.H.D. has entered into an intensive program of modernization resulted in: developing and approving the new status of the Maritime
Hydrographic Directorate; the reorganization on special departments (hydrography,
oceanography, marine cartography, meteorology and safety of navigation); staff
training abroad with the support of I.H.O; equipping with modern specialized
vessels (hydrographic ship Alexandru Catuneanu) (see Fig. 33.25), hydrographic
boats (Figs. 33.26 and 33.27), coastal topogeodezical mobile laboratories and
modern equipment for oceanography and hydrography, cartography, maritime
meteorology; modernizing of aids to navigation on the Romanian Black Sea
coast; performing several hydrographic and topographic survey campaigns in the
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with unique profile in the country, the main expert of Romania in matters
concerning marine geography and maritime delimitation – participates with specialists in the Interministerial National Commission of negotiations on the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf of the Black Sea.
So Romanian cartographer officers were part of the delegation regarding “Maritime
Delimitation in the Black Sea” at the International Court of Justice in The Hague,
which determined the delimitation of the continental shelf of the Black Sea between
Romania and Ukraine, delivered in February 2009 (see Fig. 33.24), and the participation, currently, of some experts in the meetings of the technical Commission for
the delimitation of the continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zones of
Romania and Bulgaria in the Black Sea. Specifically, the Hydrographic Maritime
Directorate contribution in solving the case consisted of: making available to the
committee the maps necessary to the preparation of the rounds of negotiations;
verification in the field, on the Romanian seaside, of the geographical coordinates of
the base points involved in boundary; preparation of some graphic schemes with
different variants of solutions to support Romanian proposals during the negotiation
rounds; performance of topographic calculations on the solutions proposed by the
two parties (comparing the costal lengths, the marine areas, etc.); participation in all
rounds of negotiations between Romania and Ukraine conducted after 2002 (about
8 rounds); development of some schemes necessary to complete the documents sent
by Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the International Court of Justice;
participation (by writing schemes, perform calculations, etc.) supporting the oral
phase of the trial in The Hague; Rear Admiral Eugen Laurian, Rear Admiral Aurel
Constantin, Commander Buzatu Octavian, Captain (Navy) Catalin Pocnetz, Dorina
Ilas ¸cu et al. were part of the Romanian team (Laurian and Bosneagu 2009).
Since 2008 The Hydrographic Maritime Directorate is accredited as an national
institution engaged in scientific research activities, being involved in projects with
national and European founding. Example the GLOBE project – The influence of
the global and regional changes of the geo-climate on sustainable development in
Dobrogea, in Romanian National Programme Partnerships in priority areas,
2007–2010, as leading institution, along with prestigious Romanian institutions:
GEOECOMAR Bucharest, INCDM Grigore Antipa Constantza, University
Ovidius Constantza, University of Bucharest, Maritime University Constantza,
Naval Forces Scientific Research Center.
Since 2006 until now M.H.D. has entered into an intensive program of modernization resulted in: developing and approving the new status of the Maritime
Hydrographic Directorate; the reorganization on special departments (hydrography,
oceanography, marine cartography, meteorology and safety of navigation); staff
training abroad with the support of I.H.O; equipping with modern specialized
vessels (hydrographic ship Alexandru Catuneanu) (see Fig. 33.25), hydrographic
boats (Figs. 33.26 and 33.27), coastal topogeodezical mobile laboratories and
modern equipment for oceanography and hydrography, cartography, maritime
meteorology; modernizing of aids to navigation on the Romanian Black Sea
coast; performing several hydrographic and topographic survey campaigns in the
574
R. Bos ¸neagu