[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9577-9578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03518]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8637]


Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct two (2) open 
meetings on Thursday, March 13, 2014; and Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at 
the headquarters of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime 
Services (RTCM) in Suite 605, 1611 New Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 
22209. Each meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. The primary purpose of the 
meetings is to prepare for the first Session of the International 
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Navigation, 
Communication, and Search and Rescue to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, from June 30, 2014 to July 4, 2014.
    The primary matters to be considered include:

--Routing of ships, ship reporting and related matters
--Consideration of ECDIS matters related to the implementation of the

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carriage requirements in SOLAS regulations V/19.2.10 and V/19.2.11
--Consolidation of ECDIS-related IMO circulars
--Consideration of the application of the satellite navigation system 
``BeiDou'' in the maritime field
--Development of explanatory footnotes to SOLAS regulations V/15, V/18, 
V/19 and V/27
--Consideration of LRIT-related matters
--Development of an e-navigation strategy implementation plan
--Development of performance standards for multi-system shipborne 
navigation receivers
--Revision of the Guidelines for the onboard operational use of 
shipborne automatic identification systems (AIS)
--Developments in maritime radiocommunication systems and technology
--Review and modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety 
System (GMDSS)
--Further development of the GMDSS master plan on shore-based 
facilities
--Consideration of operational and technical coordination provisions of 
maritime safety information (MSI) services, including the development 
and review of related documents
--International Telecommunication Union (ITU) matters, including 
Radiocommunication ITU-R Study Group matters
--ITU matters, including ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 
matters
--Consideration of developments in Inmarsat and Cospas-Sarsat
--Development of guidelines on harmonized aeronautical and maritime 
search and rescue procedures, including SAR training matters
--Further development of the Global SAR Plan for the provision of 
maritime SAR services, including procedures for routeing distress 
information in the GMDSS
--Development of amendments to the IAMSAR Manual
--Development of measures to protect the safety of persons rescued at 
sea
--Development of a mandatory Code for ships operating in polar waters
--Consideration of International Association of Classification 
Societies (IACS) unified interpretations
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for NCSR 2
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. To facilitate the building security process and 
to request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should 
contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. George Detweiler, not later than 7 
days prior to the meeting. Mr. Detweiler may be contacted by email at 
[email protected], or by phone at (202) 372-1566. Requests 
made after that date might not be able to be accommodated. Additional 
information regarding these and other IMO SHC public meetings may be 
found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

    Dated: February 10, 2014.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2014-03518 Filed 2-18-14; 8:45 am]
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