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IMO Sub- Committee on Ship Design and Environment Outcome

57th Session 18 - 22 March 2013 The IMO's Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE) held its 57th session from Monday 18 through Friday 22 March 2013 under the Chairmanship of Mrs A Jost (GERMANY). Three working groups (WG) and two drafting groups (DG) were formed:WG1 Development of a Mandatory Code for ships operating in Polar waters, chaired by Mrs J Stemre (NORWAY)WG2 Development of a new framework of requirement for life-saving appliances, chaired by Dr S Ota (JAPAN)WG3 Development of requirements for on-board lifting appliances and winches, chaired by Mr R Lakeman (NL)DG1 Provisions for reduction of noise from commercial shipping and its adverse impact on marine life, chaired by Mrs C Phillips (USA)DG2 Classification of offshore-industry vessels and consideration of the need for a non-mandatory code for offshore construction support vessels, chaired by Mr P Wilkins (UK)It should be noted that the sub-committee did not complete its large agenda, possibly an unintended consequence of IMO Council's recent cost-savings decision to decrease the limit of sub-committee interpreter sessions from 10 to 8 such that Plenary did not sit at all on Thursday 21 March. Member States (understandably), declined to meet without Interpretation, thus effectively wasting a day. However, ...

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