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SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0017]
Policy Letter: Guidance for Training of
Deck Officers on Vessels Subject to
the International Code for Ships
Operating in the Polar Waters
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health
ACTION:
National Institute of General Medical
Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
SUMMARY:
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Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: NIGMS Initial Review
Group; Training and Workforce Development
Subcommittee—C.
Date: March 7, 2016.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1700 Tysons
Boulevard, McLean, VA 22102.
Contact Person: Mona R. Trempe, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific
Review, National Institute of General Medical
Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45
Center Drive, Room 3AN12, Bethesda, MD
20892, 301–594–3998, trempemo@
mail.nih.gov.
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The Coast Guard announces
the availability, in the docket, of a
policy letter which provides voluntary
guidance for the training of deck officers
on vessels operating in polar waters. It
recommends training measures that will
achieve a higher level of safety for
mariners working in this specialized
polar environment. It is applicable to
SOLAS vessels operating outside the
boundary line and subject to the
International Code for Ships Operating
in Polar Waters (Polar Code). The draft
policy letter and voluntary guidance
would not apply to vessels on voyages
that do not operate in areas subject to
the Polar Code.
DATES: This policy letter is effective on
February 12, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about this
document, contact Cathleen Mauro,
Marine Personnel Qualifications
Division (CG–OES–1), U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 202–372–1449, or
Cathleen.B.Mauro@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Viewing Materials in the Docket
The policy letter is available in the
docket and can be viewed by going to
www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG–
2016–0017 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and
then clicking ‘‘Search.’’
Background and Purpose
Current shipping trends show an
increase in the number of vessels
regularly transiting remote polar areas.
Vessels in polar waters experience
unpredictable and poor weather
conditions, degraded navigation tools,
threats to operating equipment and
increased stability concerns. In response
to the challenges faced by these vessels
and the concern for their safe operation,
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the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) has adopted a mandatory code,
the International Code for Ships
Operating in Polar Waters, commonly
referred to as the Polar Code. The Polar
Code addresses safety and
environmental requirements for vessels,
as well as the level of training required
for deck officers, and is expected to
come into force on January 1, 2017.
In order to obtain input from U.S.
stakeholders and to facilitate the
development of the U.S. position at the
IMO on the training requirements
needed to support the Polar Code, the
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory
Committee (MERPAC) chartered a
working group in 2013 to address
mariner training in support of the polar
code. The working group developed a
proposal that included the training
competencies for U.S. mariners serving
on ships operating in polar waters. The
working group held multiple meetings
and provided recommendations on
minimum standards of competence, sea
service, and recency requirements for
polar training at the basic and advanced
levels. The group also developed
recommendations on how existing
mariners with experience operating in
polar waters would be grandfathered
under the new requirements. MERPAC
adopted the working group’s
recommendations, which provided the
basis of the U.S. position regarding the
relevant amendments to the
International Convention on Standards
of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW
Convention), 1978, as amended, and the
Seafarers’ Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code). The
STCW Convention and Code provide
the international standards for seafarers.
Through the work of the IMO’s Subcommittee on Human Element, Training
and Watchkeeping (HTW), amendments
to the STCW Convention and Code were
developed to define the training
requirements needed to support the
implementation of the Polar Code.
These amendments were approved by
the Maritime Safety Committee on its
Ninety Fifth Session (MSC 95), and are
expected to be adopted by the IMO in
July of 2016. The amendments are
expected to enter into force on January
1, 2018.
Cognizant that there is a gap between
the time the Polar Code enters into force
on January 1, 2017 and the adoption of
the amendments to the STCW
Convention by IMO in July of 2016, the
Coast Guard has developed a policy
letter that recommends training
guidelines for deck officers on vessels
operating in polar waters. The Coast
Guard is providing this guidance to
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: NIGMS Initial Review Group; Training and
Workforce Development Subcommittee--C.
Date: March 7, 2016.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Place: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1700 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA
22102.
Contact Person: Mona R. Trempe, Ph.D., Scientific Review
Officer, Office of Scientific Review, National Institute of General
Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45 Center Drive,
Room 3AN12, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-594-3998, trempemo@mail.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.375,
Minority Biomedical Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and
Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology, Physiology, and
Biological Chemistry Research; 93.862, Genetics and Developmental
Biology Research; 93.88, Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96,
Special Minority Initiatives; 93.859, Biomedical Research and
Research Training, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: February 8, 2016.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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