Subcommittee On Flag State Implementation News

The Shipping Coordinating Committee, sponsored by the US Department of State, will conduct several meetings in Washington, DC.  On May 22, the Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation will meet to prepare for the upcoming session of its counterpart group at the IMO.  Topics on the agenda will include port state control guidelines on seafarers’ working hours and marine casualty investigations.  On May 27, the Subcommittee on IMO Administration and Budgeting and the Subcommittee on IMO Technical Cooperation will meet to prepare for the upcoming sessions of their counterpart groups at the IMO.  73 Fed. Reg. 28545  (HK Law)

The Department of State issued Notices of three upcoming meetings of the Shipping Coordinating Committee. All meetings will be held in Washington, DC. A meeting on March 12, 2003 will prepare for the eighth session of the IMO Subcommittee on Bulk Liquids and Gases. 68 Fed. Reg. 9107