[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-15688]
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[Federal Register: June 29, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CCD 94-052]
Coast Guard Wooden Boat Inspection Workshop
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will hold a workshop to obtain information to
be used in revising Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 1-
63 ``Inspection and Repair of Wooden Hulls''. The workshop will address
modern construction and repair technologies, repair and inspection
procedures, and development of a fastener inspection policy. Persons
from different areas of the country, expert in wooden boat construction
and repair, have been invited to attend. The workshop will be open to
the public. Written comments are encouraged.
DATES: The workshop will be held July 14 and 15, 1994, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. Written material should be submitted no later than
July 12, 1994.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve
Training Center, Hamilton Hall, Room 126, Yorktown, Virginia 23690.
Written material should be submitted to LCDR William Uberti, Project
Officer, Commandant (G-MVI-1), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street
SW., Washington, DC 20593.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR William Uberti, Project Officer,
Commandant (G-MVI-1), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20593, telephone (202) 267-1464.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will include discussion of the
following topics:
(1) Required physical examination or assessment of fasteners in
Coast Guard inspected wooden hull vessels;
(2) Fastener pulling interval, amount, and location including
normally non-removable fasteners;
(3) Fastener deterioration caused by galvanic and electrolytic
corrosion;
(4) Evaluation/examination of enclosed or inaccessible hull
structural members;
(5) Revision of frame sistering and other repair techniques,
including use of modern adhesives and methods; and
(6) Technologies to restore strength and watertightness to wooden
hulls.
Due to space and security constraints, public attendance may be
limited. The Coast Guard also reserves the right to limit comments
based on time available. Persons wishing to express their views are
encouraged to prepare written statements for discussion by the
workshop. Persons wishing to attend should notify the Project Officer
prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 21, 1994.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety Security and Environmental
Protection.
[FR Doc. 94-15688 Filed 6-28-94; 8:45 am]
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