[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27974]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2281]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Ship Design and 
Equipment and Associated Bodies; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee will conduct an open meeting at 
1:30 PM on Monday, December 04, 1995, in Room 2415, at U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593. The 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the Thirty-ninth session of 
the Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment of the International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) which is scheduled for January 22-26, 1996, 
at IMO Headquarters in London, England.
    Among other things, items of particular interest are: safety of 
passenger submersible craft; safety standards for combined pusher tug-
barges; safe ocean towing guidelines; guidelines for the design & 
operation of passenger ships to the needs of elderly and disabled 
persons; ro-ro ferry & bulk carrier safety matters; ship structures 
matters; emergency sources of electrical power; role of the human 
element in maritime casualties; redundancy of machinery installations; 
review of existing ships' safety standards; and matters relating to 
lifesaving.
    IMO works to develop international agreements, guidelines, and 
standards for the marine industry. In most cases, these form the basis 
for class society rules and national standards/regulations. The U.S. 
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Working Group supports the U.S. 
Representative to the IMO Subcommittee in developing the U.S. position 
on those issues raised at the IMO Subcommittee meetings. Because of the 
impact on domestic regulations through development of these 
international agreements, the U.S. SOLAS Working Group serves as an 
excellent forum for the U.S. maritime industry to express their ideas. 
All members of the maritime industry are encouraged to send 
representatives to participate in the development of U.S. positions on 
those issues affecting your maritime industry and remain abreast of all 
activities ongoing within the IMO.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: CDR Jim Stamm, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Commandant (G-
MMS), 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by 
calling: (202) 267-2206.

    Dated: November 2, 1995.
Charles A. Mast,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-27974 Filed 11-13-95; 8:45 am]
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