[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 117 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 37814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15313]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice #3327]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Safety of Life 
at Sea; Working Group on Safety of Navigation; Notice of Meeting

    The Working Group on Safety of Navigation of the Subcommittee on 
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 AM 
on Thursday, June 22, 2000, in room 6103, U. S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington, DC.
    The purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 46th session of 
the Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation (NAV) of the International 
Maritime Organization (IMO) which is scheduled for July 10-14, 2000, at 
the IMO Headquarters in London.
    Items of principal interest on the agenda are:
--Routing of ships, ship reporting and related matters
--Amendments to the International Regulations for Prevention of 
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS)
--Integrated bridge systems (IBS) operational aspects
--Guidelines on ergonomic criteria for bridge equipment and layout
--Navigational aids and related matters
--International Telecommunication Union (ITU) matters, including 
Radiocommunication ITU-R Study Group 8
--IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases
--Guidelines relating to SOLAS chapter V
--Comprehensive review of chapter 13 of the High Speed Craft (HSC) Code
--Development of guidelines for ships operating in ice-covered waters
    Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. Edward J. LaRue, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard (G-MWV-3), Room 
1407, 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling: 
(202) 267-0416.

    Dated: June 9, 2000.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 00-15313 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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