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IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation Outcome

59th Session from 2 to 6 September 2013 The IMO's Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV) held its 59th, and final, session from 2 to 6 September 2013 under the Chairmanship of Mr JM Sollosi (USA) and his Vice-Chairman Mr K Billiar (Ukraine). Under the revised sub-committee structure, NAV will amalgamate with 'Communications' and 'Search and Rescue' (formerly COMSAR) to form a new sub-committee (NCSR) which will hold its first meeting from 30 June through 4 July 2014.Following a welcoming address by the Secretary General of IMO in which he described his recent Arctic trip on a Russian Ice-breaker, he concluded that a Northern Sea Route is now indeed a reality hence demonstrating the need for a Polar Code. He further stated that ECDIS should be top of the NAVs priority list and seek to close gaps in coverage.Working and Drafting Groups were formed and chaired as follows:WG1 Routeing of Ships, Ship Reporting and Related Matters, Mr K Billiar (Ukraine)WG2 (Technical) Navigational Aids and Related Matters, Mr K Fisher (UK)DG1 Development of Policy and New Symbols for AIS Aids to Navigation, Mr J Arroyo (USA)DG2 Revision of the Information contained in the existing Annexes to the Recommendation on the use ...

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