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3. The Conference shall elect its President and Vice-President. 



4. Each Member Government shall have one vote. However, for the 

 voting on the questions referred to in Article V(b), each Member 

 Government shall have a number of votes determined by a scale estab- 

 lished in relation to the tonnage of its fleets. 



5. Conference decisions shall be taken by a simple majority of the 

 Member Governments represented at the Conference, except where this 

 Convention provides otherwise. When voting for or against is evenly 

 divided, the President of the Conference shall be empowered to make a 

 decision. In the case of resolutions to be inserted in the Repertory 

 of Technical Resolutions, the majority shall in any event include the 

 affirmative votes of not less than one third of the Member Govern- 

 ments. 



6. Between sessions of the Conference the Bureau may consult the 

 Member Governments by correspondence on questions concerning the 

 technical functioning of the Organisation. The voting procedure shall 

 conform to that provided for in paragraph 5 of this Article, the ma- 

 jority being calculated in this case on the basis of the total member- 

 ship of the Organisation. 



7. The Conference shall constitute its own Committees, including the 

 Finance Committee referred to in Article VII. 



Article T 



1. The supervision of the financial administration of the Organisa- 

 tion shall be exercised by a Finance Committee on which each Member 

 Government may be represented by one delegate. 



2. The Committee shall meet during sessions of the Conference. It 

 may meet in extraordinary session. 



Article 8 



For the fulfilment of the objects defined in Article II it shall be the 

 responsibility of the Bureau, in particular : 



(a) To bring about a close and permanent association between na- 

 tional hydrographic offices ; 



(b) To study any matters relating to hydrography and the allied 

 sciences and techniques, and to collect the necessary papers ; 



(c) To further the exchange of nautical charts and documents be- 

 tween hydrographic offices of Member Governments ; 



(d) To circulate the appropriate documents ; 



(e) To tender guidance and advice upon request, in particular to 

 countries engaged in setting up or expanding their hydrographic 

 service ; 



(f ) To encourage coordination of hydrographic surveys with rele- 

 vant oceanographic activities ; 



(g) To extend and facilitate the application of oceanographic 

 knowledge for the benefit of navigators ; 



(h) To cooperate with international organisations and scientific 

 institutions which have related objectives. 



