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RINA will be represneted at the following meetings during the beginning of the year 2008.
1. DE 51 (18 - 22 February)
The following items of the agenda will have specific interest to the naval architects:
Item 11 "Amendments to the Guidelines for ships operating in Antarctic waters" in view of the sinking of the MS Explorer in November 2007.
Item 13 "Guidelines for uniform operating limitations of high speed craft" will analyse the work of the correspondence group of which RINA continues to be a contributing member.
Item 14 "Guidelines for maintenance and repairs of protective coatings".
Items 15 and 19 are related to corrosion protection.
Item 26 "policy determining the need for w/t doors to be open during navigation".
Item 27 "Definition of the term bulk carrier".
Papers related to this meeting are to be found on the RINA website
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2. MEPC 57 (31 March - 4 April)
Papers related to this meeting will be placed on the RINA website
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3. MSC 84 (7 - 16 May)
Papers related to this meeting will be placed on the RINA website
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4. SLF 51 (14 - 18 July)
Papers related to this meeting will be placed on the RINA website
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5. MEPC 58 (6 - 10 October)
Papers related to this meeting will be placed on the RINA website
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6. MSC 85 (26 November - 5 December)
Papers related to this meeting will be placed on the RINA website
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Members of the IMO Naval Architectural Group are encouraged to submit their observations regarding any items of the agendas for these meetings, so that a consensus view can be presented by RINA at the relevant IMO Committee, sub-committee and working group.
Members of the IMO Naval Architecture Group who wish to attend any IMO meeting as a RINA observer should contact the Group Secretary at . Members should note that there may be a restriction on numbers.
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Copies of IMO papers are posted on the IMO Naval Architecture Group website at www.rina.org.uk/IMO. Comment on these papers, or on matters raised in this issue of IMO Naval Architecture Group News, or proposals for new items for discussion may be made using the online IMO NA Group Forum or by email to .
The IMO Naval Architecture Group News is available online at www.rina.org.uk/IMO/News |
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