[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1690-1691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00279]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8998]
Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, in the Alexander
Hamilton Room on the 9th floor of the Ballston Common Plaza, 4200
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 20598-7200. The USCG Offices in the
Ballston Commons Plaza are located above the Ballston Common Mall. The
primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the second Session of
the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship
Design and Construction to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United
Kingdom, February 16-20, 2015.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability
regulations
--Guidelines on safe return to port for passenger ships
--Second-generation intact stability criteria
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--Amendments to the criterion for maximum angle of heel in turns of the
2008 IS Code
--Amendments to part B of the 2008 IS Code on towing, lifting and
anchor handling operations
--Guidelines addressing the carriage of more than 12 industrial
personnel on board vessels engaged on international voyages
--Classification of offshore industry vessels and a review of the need
for a non-mandatory code for offshore construction support vessels
--Amendments to SOLAS regulation II-1/1 and development of associated
Guidelines to ensure the adequacy of testing arrangements for
watertight compartments
--Provisions to ensure the integrity and uniform implementation of the
1969 TM Convention
--Guidelines for use of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) within ship
structures
--Amendments to SOLAS and FSS Code to make evacuation analysis
mandatory for new passenger ships and review of the Recommendation on
evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships
--Interpretation of SOLAS regulation II-2/13.6 on means of escape from
ro-ro cargo spaces
--Review of conditions under which passenger ship watertight doors may
be opened during navigation and development of amendments to SOLAS
regulation II-1/22 and MSC.1/Circ.1380 (5.1.1.5)
--Amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 and associated guidelines on damage
control drills for passenger ships
--Guidelines for wing-in-ground craft
--Review of general cargo ship safety
--Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code
--Unified interpretation to provisions of IMO safety, security, and
environment-related Conventions
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, LT Stephanie Waller, by email at
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1374, or by fax at
(202) 372-1925, not later than January 28, 2015, 7 days prior to the
meeting. A call-in number option will be available upon RSVP. Requests
made after January 28, 2015, might not be able to be accommodated.
Please note that due to security considerations, two valid,
government issued photo identifications must be presented to gain
entrance to USCG Offices. This location is accessible by taxi,
privately owned conveyance, and public transportation (located near the
Ballston Metro Station). Additional information regarding this and
other IMO SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: February 5, 2014.
Marc Zlomek,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of
State.
Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by
the Office of the Federal Register on January 7, 2015.
[FR Doc. 2015-00279 Filed 1-12-15; 8:45 am]
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