[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5756-5757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2128]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 2153]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Safety of Life 
at Sea Working Group on Fire Protection; Meeting

    The U.S. Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Working Group on Fire 
Protection will conduct an open meeting on March 22, 1995, at 9:30 a.m. 
in Room 2415 at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593. The purpose of the meeting will be to prepare for 
discussion anticipated to take place at the Fortieth Session of the 
International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee on Fire Protection, 
scheduled for July 17, 1995.
    The meeting will focus on proposed amendments to SOLAS for the fire 
safety of commercial vessels. Specific discussion areas include: Smoke 
and toxicity, closing mechanisms of fire doors, heat radiation through 
windows and glass partitions, sprinkler systems and fixed water 
spraying systems, emergency escape breathing devices, high speed craft, 
criteria for maximum fire loads, fire safety measures for deep fat 
cooking equipment, foam concentrates, phasing out of halons, 
interpretations to SOLAS 74, role of the human element in maritime 
casualties, safety of passenger submersible craft, smoke control and 
ventilation, fire safety aspects of composite materials used on board 
ships, and matters relating to tanker safety.
    Additionally, the need for research and development in the area of 
fire protection will be discussed in an effort to promote new 
technology that will positively impact both safety and market 
competitiveness. Comments will be directly solicited on what research 
areas are viewed by industry as most critical to their safety and 
business goals and how best to accomplish the necessary work. A 
partnership initiative between the Coast Guard, industry, and other 
third party organizations will be proposed.
    Interested members of the public are encouraged to attend. For 
further information regarding the meeting of the SOLAS Working Group on 
Fire [[Page 5757]] Protection contact Mr. Jack Booth at (202) 267-2997.

    Dated: January 13, 1995.
Marie Murray,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-2128 Filed 1-27-95; 8:45 am]
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