[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 25081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11608]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4361]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee on Maritime 
Safety, will conduct an open meeting at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday May 20, 
2003, in Room 2415, at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, 
SW., Washington, DC, 20593-0001. The purpose of this meeting will be to 
finalize preparations for the 77th Session of the Maritime Safety 
Committee, and associated bodies of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO), which is scheduled for May 28 to June 6, 2003, at 
IMO Headquarters in London. At this meeting, papers received and the 
draft U.S. positions for the Maritime Safety Committee will be 
discussed. Items of particular interest are:

--Adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety 
of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regarding navigation bridge visibility and ship 
longitudinal strength evaluation and repair.
--Adoption of amendments to the International Convention on Loadlines 
regarding the regulations for determining loadlines on all ships.
--Large passenger ship safety;
--Bulk carrier safety;
--Measures to enhance maritime security-Outcome of the 2002 Conference;
--Proposed IMO Model Audit Scheme;
--Piracy and armed robbery against ships;
--Reports of seven subcommittees-Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and 
Containers; Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue; Fire Protection; 
Standards of Training and Watchkeeping; Ship Design and Equipment; Bulk 
Liquids and Gases; and Flag State Implementation.

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing to Mr. Joseph J. Angelo, Commandant (G-MS), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Room 1218, Washington, DC 20593-
0001 or by calling (202) 267-2970.

    Dated: May 1, 2003.
Frederick J. Kenney,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 03-11608 Filed 5-8-03; 8:45 am]
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