[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 6547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1952]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6078]


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 February 19, 2007. The meeting will be 
held in Room 10-623/0718 of Jemal's Riverside Building, 1900 Half 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. The purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare for the 39th session of the International Maritime Organization 
(IMO) Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW 39) 
to be held on March 3-7, 2008, at the Royal Horticultural Halls and 
Conference Centre in London, England. The primary matters to be 
considered include:

--Comprehensive review of the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 
Convention) and the STCW Code;
--Training for seafarer safety representatives;
--Unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency;
--Validation of model training courses;
--Review of principles for establishing the safe manning levels of 
ships; and
--Training requirements for the control and management of ship's 
ballast water and sediments.

    Please note that hard copies of documents associated with STW 39 
will not be available at this meeting, the 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: Mayte Medina, U.S. Coast Guard (CG-5221), Room 1210, 2100 
Second St., SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling; (202) 372-
1406.

    Dated: January 28, 2008.
Mark W. Skolnicki,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E8-1952 Filed 2-1-08; 8:45 am]
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