[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-282]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Safety of Life 
at Sea and Associated Bodies; Working Group on Flag State 
Implementation; Meeting

    The Working Group on Flag State Implementation (FSI) of the 
Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will conduct an open 
meeting on January 31, 1995, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2415 at Coast Guard 
headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC.
    This will be the third meeting of this Working Group following 
establishment of the FSI Subcommittee. The purpose of the subcommittee 
is to identify ways to ensure effective and consistent global 
implementation of International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
instruments. At this meeting, the U.S. position on documents submitted 
for consideration at the third session of the FSI Subcommittee, 
scheduled for February 20-24, 1995, will be discussed.
    Specific topics will include: casualty statistics and 
investigations, the role of the human element in maritime safety, port 
state control, flag state guidelines, measures to encourage compliance, 
and technical assistance.
    Three U.S. papers will be discussed along with papers submitted as 
U.S. comments to intersessional correspondence groups. Each of these 
submissions is described below:
    a. Two papers were submitted in response to questionnaires 
developed by IMO. The first provides general information about the 
Coast Guard Marine Safety program, including the structure, number of 
offices, and number of inspectors. The second provides information on 
the number and level of training of Port State Control Officers.
    b. A paper was submitted recommending the development of a 
consolidated list of organizations authorized to issue International 
Safety Management (ISM) Code Certificates on behalf of administrations. 
The paper lists those organizations which the U.S. has authorized to 
perform these surveys and issue certificates for voluntary compliance.
    c. The U.S. coordinated a correspondence group which dealt with 
amalgamating existing international port state control guidance into a 
single document, and expanding this guidance as necessary. The 
correspondence group developed a draft document, and an additional 
document proposing that each administration provide a single point of 
contract for port state control matters.
    d. A paper was submitted providing comments to a correspondence 
group developing guidelines for the implementation of the International 
Safety Management (ISM) Code.
    e. A paper was submitted providing comments to the correspondence 
group developing specifications for organizations which act on behalf 
of a flag administration. These guidelines establish minimum 
requirements for the delegated organization to meet with respect to 
personnel, capabilities, and training.
    Members of the public may request any of the documents relating to 
FSI 3. Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room.
    For further information on this FSI Working Group meeting, contact 
Commander J.M. Holmes at (202) 267-1044, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters 
(G-MVI-1), 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001.

    Dated: December 20, 1994.
Marie Murray,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-282 Filed 1-5-95; 8:45 am]
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