[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 32699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12941]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8341]
Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, in Room 51309 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 fifty-ninth Session of the International Maritime
Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation to be held
at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, September 2-6, 2013.
The primary matters to be considered include:
--Routeing of ships, ship reporting and related matters
--Application of the satellite navigation system ``BeiDou'' in the
maritime field
--International Telecommunication Union (ITU) matters, including
Radiocommunication ITU-R Study Group matters
--Development of an e-navigation strategy implementation plan
--Development of policy and new symbols for AIS aids to navigation
--Review of general cargo ship safety
--Revision of the information contained in the existing annexes to the
Recommendation on the use of adequately qualified deep-sea pilots in
the North Sea, English Channel and Skagerrak (resolution A.486(XII))
--Revision of the Guidelines for the onboard operational use of
shipborne automatic identification systems (AIS)
--Consolidation of ECDIS-related IMO circulars
--Consideration of ECDIS matters related to the implementation of the
carriage requirements in SOLAS regulations V/19.2.10 and V/19.2.11
--Development of explanatory footnotes to SOLAS regulations V/15, V/18,
V/19 and V/27
--Revision of the information contained in the existing annexes to the
Recommendation on the use of adequately qualified deep-sea pilots in
the Baltic (resolution A.480(XII))
--Casualty analysis
--Consideration of International Association of Classification
Societies (IACS) unified interpretations
--Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for NAV 60
--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 H. Detweiler, Jr., by email
at [email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1566, by fax at
(202) 372-1991, or in writing at Commandant (CG-NAV-3), U.S. Coast
Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7580, Washington, DC 20593-7580 not
later than August 7, 2013, seven days prior to the meeting. Requests
for reasonable accommodation made after August 7, 2013 might not be
able to be fulfilled. Please note that due to security considerations,
two valid, government issued photo identifications must be presented to
gain entrance to the Headquarters building. The Headquarters building
is accessible by taxi and privately owned conveyance (public
transportation is not generally available). However, parking in the
vicinity of the building is limited. Additional information regarding
this and other IMO SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: May 24, 2013.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2013-12941 Filed 5-30-13; 8:45 am]
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