[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76899-76900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24523]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5221]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) through the Subcommittee 
on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping will conduct 
an open meeting at 9:30 A.M. on January 17, 2006. The meeting will be 
held in Room 6103 of the United States Coast Guard Headquarters 
Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The 
purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 37th session of the 
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Standards of 
Training and Watchkeeping (STW 37) to be held on January 23-27, 2006, 
at the IMO Headquarters in London, England.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Measures to enhance maritime security, training and certification for 
ship, company and port facility security officers;
--Unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency;
--Large passenger ship safety;
--Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats;
--Education and training requirements for fatigue prevention, 
mitigation, and management;
--Training requirements for the control and management of ship's 
ballast water and sediments; and
--Development of competences for ratings.

    Please note that hard copies of documents associated with STW 37 
will not be available at this meeting, the

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documents will be available at the meeting in portable document format 
(.pdf) on CD-ROM. To request documents before the meeting please write 
to the address provided below, and include your name, address, phone 
number, and electronic mail address. Copies of the papers will be sent 
via electronic mail to the address provided.
    Members of the public may attend the meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Luke Harden, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MSO-1), Room 1210, 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling: (202) 267-
1838.

    Dated: December 16, 2005.
Clay Diamond,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 05-24523 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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