[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-15688]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CCD 94-052]

 

Coast Guard Wooden Boat Inspection Workshop

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will hold a workshop to obtain information to 
be used in revising Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 1-
63 ``Inspection and Repair of Wooden Hulls''. The workshop will address 
modern construction and repair technologies, repair and inspection 
procedures, and development of a fastener inspection policy. Persons 
from different areas of the country, expert in wooden boat construction 
and repair, have been invited to attend. The workshop will be open to 
the public. Written comments are encouraged.

DATES: The workshop will be held July 14 and 15, 1994, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. daily. Written material should be submitted no later than 
July 12, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve 
Training Center, Hamilton Hall, Room 126, Yorktown, Virginia 23690. 
Written material should be submitted to LCDR William Uberti, Project 
Officer, Commandant (G-MVI-1), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR William Uberti, Project Officer, 
Commandant (G-MVI-1), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20593, telephone (202) 267-1464.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will include discussion of the 
following topics:
    (1) Required physical examination or assessment of fasteners in 
Coast Guard inspected wooden hull vessels;
    (2) Fastener pulling interval, amount, and location including 
normally non-removable fasteners;
    (3) Fastener deterioration caused by galvanic and electrolytic 
corrosion;
    (4) Evaluation/examination of enclosed or inaccessible hull 
structural members;
    (5) Revision of frame sistering and other repair techniques, 
including use of modern adhesives and methods; and
    (6) Technologies to restore strength and watertightness to wooden 
hulls.
    Due to space and security constraints, public attendance may be 
limited. The Coast Guard also reserves the right to limit comments 
based on time available. Persons wishing to express their views are 
encouraged to prepare written statements for discussion by the 
workshop. Persons wishing to attend should notify the Project Officer 
prior to the meeting.

    Dated: June 21, 1994.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 94-15688 Filed 6-28-94; 8:45 am]
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