94-21801. Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea, Working Group on Fire Protection; Notice of Meeting

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2064]

 

Shipping Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee on Safety of Life 
at Sea, Working Group on Fire Protection; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Working Group on Fire 
Protection will conduct an open meeting on September 28, 1994 at 10:00 
A.M. in Room 4315 at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20593. The purpose of the meeting will be to 
discuss the outcome of the 39th Session of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on Fire Protection (FP), held on June 
27, 1994.
    The meeting will focus on proposed amendments to SOLAS for the fire 
safety of commercial vessels. Specific discussion areas include: Smoke 
and toxicity, closing mechanisms of fire doors, revision of assembly 
resolution A.373/Rev. 2, heat radiation through windows and glass 
partitions, automatic sprinkler systems and fixed water spraying 
systems, high speed craft, criteria for maximum fire loads, guidelines 
for performance and testing criteria and surveys of foam concentrates, 
phasing out of halons, interpretations and amendments to SOLAS 74, role 
of the human element in maritime casualties, smoke control and 
ventilation, fire safety aspects of composite materials used on board 
ships, and matters relating to tanker safety.
    Members of the public may attend up to the seating capacity of the 
room. For further information regarding the meeting of the SOLAS 
Working Group on Fire Protection contact Mr. Jack Booth at (202) 267-
2997.

    Dated: August 25, 1994.
Marie Murray,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-21801 Filed 9-2-94; 8:45 am]
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