94-15919. Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea, Working Group on Bulk Chemicals; Meeting

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 2026]

 

Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee on Safety of Life 
at Sea, Working Group on Bulk Chemicals; Meeting

    The Working Group on Bulk Chemicals (BCH) of the Subcommittee on 
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. 
on August 30, 1994, in Room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. The purpose of the 
meeting is to provide a preview of the agenda items to be addressed at 
the Twenty-fourth Session of the Bulk Chemicals Subcommittee of the 
International Maritime Organization (IMO) which is scheduled for 
September 19-23, 1994, at the IMO Headquarters in London.
    Among other things, the items of particular interest are:
    a. Amendments and interpretation of the Code for the Construction 
and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) 
and the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships 
Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code).
    b. Amendments and interpretation of the provisions of Annex II of 
the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 
(MARPOL 73/78).
    c. Amendments and interpretation of the provisions of the Code for 
the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in 
Bulk (GC Code) and the International Code for the Construction and 
Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code).
    d. Guidelines for technical assessment for intervention under the 
1973 Intervention Protocol.
    e. Role of the human element in maritime casualties.
    f. Air pollution from ships.
    g. Existing ships' standards.
    h. International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response 
and Cooperation.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Commander K. J. Eldridge, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MTH-1), 2100 
Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 267-
1217.

    Dated: June 15, 1994.
Marie Murray,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-15919 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]
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