Notice2026-02209
TITLE: Notice of Public Meeting To Prepare for International Maritime Organization SSE 12 Session
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February 4, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5149-5150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02209]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12940]
TITLE: Notice of Public Meeting To Prepare for International
Maritime Organization SSE 12 Session
The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10:00 a.m.
on Monday, March 2, 2026, by teleconference. The primary purpose of the
meeting is to prepare for the twelfth session of the International
Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and
Equipment (SSE 12) to be held at IMO Headquarters in London, United
Kingdom from Monday, March 9, 2026, to Friday, March 13, 2026.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Adoption of the agenda
--Decisions of other IMO bodies
--New requirements for ventilation of survival craft (7.36)
--Revision of the Revised guidelines for the maintenance and
inspections of fixed carbon dioxide fire-extinguishing systems (MSC.1/
Circ.1318/Rev.1) to clarify the testing and inspection provisions for
CO2 cylinders (7.25)
--Revision of SOLAS chapter III and the LSA Code (2.16)
--Amendments to SOLAS chapter III and chapter IV of the LSA Code to
require the carriage of self-righting or canopied reversible liferafts
for new ships (7.30)
--Development of amendments to paragraph 2.1.2.5 of chapter 5 of the
FSS Code on construction requirement for gaskets (1.13)
--Revision of the 2010 FTP Code to allow for new fire protection
systems and materials (7.34)
--Review and update SOLAS regulation II-2/9 on containment of fire to
incorporate existing guidance and clarify requirements (7.48)
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security,
environment,
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facilitation, liability and compensation-related conventions (7.1)
--Validated model training courses (6.2)
--Development of amendments to SOLAS chapter II-2 and the FSS Code
concerning detection and control of fires in cargo holds and on the
cargo deck of containerships (7.15)
--Development of provisions to consider prohibiting the use of fire-
fighting foams containing fluorinated substances, in addition to PFOS,
for fire-fighting on board ships (7.41)
--Comprehensive review of the Requirements for maintenance, thorough
examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and
rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear (resolution
MSC.402(96)) to address challenges with their implementation (7.29)
--Amendments to the LSA Code for thermal performance of immersion suits
(7.19)
--Evaluation of adequacy of fire protection, detection and extinction
arrangements in vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces in order to
reduce the fire risk of ships carrying new energy vehicles (7.37)
--Development of a safety regulatory framework to support the reduction
of GHG emissions from ships using new technologies and alternative
fuels (3.8)
--Biennial status report and provisional agenda for SSE 13
--Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2027
--Any other business
--Report to the Maritime Safety Committee.
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice, adjust the SSE 12
agenda to accommodate any constraints associated with the meeting.
Although no changes to the agenda are anticipated, if any are
necessary, they will be provided to those who RSVP.
Those who plan to participate may contact the meeting coordinator,
LT Huston Helwig, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#58102d2b2c373676103d342f313f182d2b3b3f76353134"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29615c5a5d464707614c455e404e695c5a4a4e07444045">[email protected]</span></a>, by phone at (206)
827-1553, or in writing at ATTN: LT Huston Helwig, 2703 Martin Luther
King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, by February 23,
2026. Members of the public needing reasonable accommodation should
advise LT Huston Helwig no later than February 23, 2026. Requests made
after that date will be considered but might not be possible to
fulfill.
Additional information regarding this and other IMO public meetings
may be found at: <a href="https://www.dco.uscg.mil/IMO">https://www.dco.uscg.mil/IMO</a>.
(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552.)
Emily C. Miletello,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, U.S.
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-02209 Filed 2-3-26; 8:45 am]
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