[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 81555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32866]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3497]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Standards of 
Training and Watchkeeping; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 AM on January 16, 2001, in Room 4618 of the United 
States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the thirty-second session of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and 
Watchkeeping (STW) to be held at IMO from January 22 to 26, 2001.
    The primary matters to be considered include:
    1. Training and certification of maritime pilots;
    2. Unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency 
(i.e., forged certificates);
    3. Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP);
    4. Training in the use of Electronic Chart Display and Information 
Systems (ECDIS);
    5. Guidance for training in ballast water management;
    6. Guidance for ships operating in ice-covered waters;
    7. Validation of an IMO model course on assessment of competence; 
and
    8. Guidance associated with the International Convention on 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing 
Vessel Personnel (STCW-F Convention, as adopted by the 1995 conference; 
not yet ratified or in force).
    Members of the public may attend the meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: LCDR Luke Harden, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MSO-1), Room 1210, 2100 
Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling; (202) 267-
0229.

    Dated: December 19, 2000.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 00-32866 Filed 12-22-00; 8:45 am]
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