[Federal Register: November 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 217)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Announcement No. 3147]

 
Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Standards of 
Training and Watchkeeping; Notice of Meeting

    The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 7th, 1999, in Room 6103, at 
United States Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20593-0001. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 
thirty-first session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) to be 
held at IMO from January 10 to 14, 2000.
    The primary matters to be considered include:
    a. Training and certification of maritime pilots;
    b. Recognition of foreign certificates;
    c. Unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency 
(i.e., forged certificates);
    d. Record-keeping for basic safety training;
    e. Medical standards for seafarers, particularly physical abilities 
for entry level seafarers;
    f. Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP);
    g. Training in the use of Electronic Chart Display and Information 
Systems (ECDIS);
    h. Guidance for training in ballast water management;
    i. Guidance for ships operating in ice-covered waters;
    j. Validation of an IMO model course on assessment of competence; 
and
    k. Guidance associated with the International Convention on 
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing 
Vessel Personnel (STCW-F Convention, as adopted by the 1995 conference; 
not yet ratified or in force).
    Members of the public may attend the meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Mr. Christopher Young, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 
Commandant (G-MSO-1), Room 1210, 2nd Street SW, Washington, DC 20593 or 
by calling: (202) 267-0229.

    Dated: November 4, 1999.
Stephen M. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 99-29477 Filed 11-9-99; 8:45 am]
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