Ballast Water
 Management

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Last revised: May 6, 2005 (Meeting information)

Ballast Water Meetings Scheduled

The Coast Guard serves as head of the U.S. delegations to several IMO commitees and sub-committees, who meet periodically in London. Prior to the IMO meetings, the Coast Guard holds several "Shipping Coordination Committee" meetings that are open to SNAME members and interested parties in order to develop U.S. positions on the agenda items. These public meetings will cover other issues as well as ballast water management. Panel O-46 will also be invited to discuss BW activities at IMO at optional Ballast Water Meetings. Below are listed the next IMO Committee sub-committee and ballast water meeting dates.

BLG 9: April 4-8, 2005
SHC Public Meeting: March 29, 2005
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 6319            
Contact - rhennessey@comdt.uscg.mil
BLG 9 Agenda, Working Group Information, and Annotated Agenda
Report from MEPC 52 and MEPC 52 papers
Reports and papers from previous MEPC sessions

Intersessional Ballast Water
    Working Group (IBWWG) 4: July 11-15, 2005
SHC Public Meeting: June 27, 2005, 9:30 AM
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 2415            
Contact - kmoore@comdt.uscg.mil
MEPC 53 Agenda including IBBWG agenda, Working Group Information, and Annotated Agenda
Report from MEPC 52 and MEPC 52 papers
Reports and papers from previous MEPC sessions

MEPC 53: July 18-22, 2005
SHC Public Meeting: June 27, 2005, 9:30 AM
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 2415            
Contact - msohlberg@comdt.uscg.mil
MEPC 53 Agenda, Working Group Information, and Annotated Agenda
Report from MEPC 52 and MEPC 52 papers
Reports and papers from previous MEPC sessions

FSI 13: March 7-11, 2005 Meeting: February 25, 2005 U.S. Coast Guard HQTRS Room 2415 Contact - eterminella@comdt.uscg.mil