State Dept. Shipping Committee to Discuss IMO, Other Issues

The State Department's Shipping Coordinating Committee scheduled an open meeting at 1:00 p.m. ET Jan. 23 to prepare for the February meeting of the International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels. The coordinating committee is to meet in Room 5-1224 of the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street SW, Washington, D.C. Agenda items include: Decisions of other IMO bodies; Development of second generation intact stability criteria; Development of guidelines for verification of damage stability requirements for tankers; Development of mandatory carriage requirements for stability instruments on board tankers; Revision of SOLAS chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations; Development of provisions to ensure the integrity and uniform implementation of the 1969 TM Convention; Development of amendments to part B of the 2008 IS Code on towing and anchor handling operations; Consideration of IACS unified interpretations; Development of amendments to the criterion for maximum angle of heel in turns of the 2008 IS Code; Development of a mandatory code for ships operating in polar waters; and Biennial agenda and provisional agenda for SLF 56.