Recognizing further that hydrographic surveys and nautical charting are critical to the safety of navigation and life at sea, environmental protection, including the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems, and the economics of the global shipping industry, and recognizing in this regard that the move towards electronic charting not only provides significantly increased benefits for safe navigation and management of ship movement, but also provides data and information that can be used for sustainable fisheries activities and other sectoral uses of the marine environment, the delimitation of maritime boundaries and environmental protection,
还确认海道测量和海图制作对于航行和海上人命安全、环境保护（包括保护脆弱的海洋生态系统）以及全球航运业的经济至关重要，在这方面确认，转用电子制图不仅为航行安全和船只交通管理带来更多显著的益处，而且能提供数据和资料，可供用于可持续渔业活动和海洋环境的其他部门性用途，并可用于海洋界限的划定和环境保护，