NEWS FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEES..... (continued)
1.3 ISO/CD 9875 "Marine echo-sounding equipment" (Rev. of ISO 9875：1997) [IMO-link-NR 06]
This CD is a draft amendment to ISO 9875 which is a performance standard for marine echo-sounding equipment, and is prepared so as to make ISO 9875 compatible with the drag amendment to IMO Res.A.224 (VII)(NAV 43/WP.2/Add. 1 Annex). In order to make the contents of IMO and ISO standards compatible, the amendment to ISO 9875 is made this time following the change of sounding distance of IMO's echo-sounding equipment from 400m to 200m. Japan is responsible for the preparation of the draft. The deadline date of the vote on IO/CD 9875 is 1998-10-17.
1.4 ISO/CD 11606 "Marine electromagnetic compasses (Rev. of ISO 11606：1997) [IMO-link-NR 05]
This CD is a draft amendment to ISO 11606 which specifies the performance and test for marine electromagnetic compasses. This draft amendment is made to enable ISO 11606 to be compatible with the IMO's draft now under consideration following IMO's adoption of ISO 11606 for small-craft-use radar plotting device. IMO/NAV's deliberation on IMO's performance standards for electromagnetic compasses is now under way. Therefore, the CD is being considered so as to make it compatible with IMO's performance standard. Japan is responsible for preparing the draft.
1.5 ISO/CD 11674 "Heading control systems" (Rev. of ISO/TR 11674：1996) [IMO-link-NR 01]
ISO/TR 11674："Automatic pilots"(compatible with IMO's Res.A.342(IX)) needs to be amended, as IMO's Res. A.342(IX) has been amended. ISO/TC 8/SC 6 had proposed an amendment to IMO Res.A.342. On the basis of SC 6's proposal, IMO amended it and produced IMO Res. MSC. 64(67) Annex 3："Heading control systems". It is necessary to make the ISO text compatible with the most recent IMO's performance standard (IMO Res. MSC. 64(67)). Japan is responsible for preparing the draft. ISO/DIS 11674 is scheduled to be circulated this autumn.
This subject has been under consideration in the joint work with IEC/TC80. It will finally be published as ISO/IEC's joint standard.
1.6 ISO/CD 16328 "Gyro-compasses for High Speed Craft" [IMO-link-NR 50]
Under this item, it is intended to develop an ISO standard for the performance requirements for gyro-compasses which are required by the provisions of the international regulations for the safety of High Speed Craft, specified under Chapter X, SOLAS Convention, as amended in 1996. Japan is responsible for preparing the draft, and is now dealing with opinions on CD 16328 submitted by SC 6 members.
1.7 ISO/CD 16329 "Automatic steering aids for High Speed Craft" [IMO-link-NR 49]
Under this item, it is intended, as with the aforementioned gyro-compasses, to prepare an ISO standard for the performance requirements for automatic steering aids required by the provisions of the international regulations for the safety of High Speed Craft. Japan is responsible for preparing the draft, and is now dealing with opinions on CD 16329 submitted by SC 6 members.
1.8 ISO/NP "Performance requirements for night vision equipment for High Speed Craft" [IMO-link-NR 40]
Under this item, it is intended to prepare an ISO standard for the performance requirements for night vision equipment which is required by the provisions of international regulations for the safety of High Speed Craft - for providing them with increased visibility during night navigation. With this item put in the scope of SC 6, it is agreed to develop an ISO standard. Germany is responsible for preparing the draft text of the CD, and is now working on it.
Additionally, as the performance requirements for night vision equipment for High Speed Craft use are now under consideration by the IMO/NAV, it is intended to proceed a step further in considering the ISO draft, paying attention to the need of compatibility between IMO and ISO.
SC8 Structures (Germany)
During the last years a working group within ISO/TC8/SC8 has set up two standards： ISO 15401 "Bulk carriers - Hull structure - Construction quality" and ISO 15402 "Bulk carriers - Hull structure - Repair quality."
The balloting on these drafts has been recently completed and the publication of these as ISO standards will be carried out shortly. ISO/TC 8 received a mandate from IMO for the preparation of these standards. At the same time together with this mandate a much closer collaboration between IMO and ISO/TC 8 has been initiated. Meanwhile quite a number of items for common activities have been identified.
This year a second working group within SC 8 was created to tackle the subject "Ship's windows and side scuttles." The reason for taking up this topic was that： IMO has new requirements which will lead to a revision of the existing standards for ship's windows and to the preparation of an ISO standard for windows.
Furtheron, the sub-committee has started with the revision of four older ISO standards "ISO 3798, ISO 5778, ISO 5964 and ISO 6042" and has already finalized the FDIS versions for two of them (ISO 5778 and ISO 6042).
SC9 General Requirements (Japan)
The outline and consideration status of the ISO drafts now within ISO/TC 8/SC 9's work list are as follows：
2.1 ISO/WD 15016 "Assessment of speed and power performance by means of speed trials
The paper (WD 15106, prepared by Japan) was examined by SC 9/WG 2 members in advance. In order to deliberate how to deal with comments submitted at the time of the consideration of the paper, an SC 9/WG 2 meeting was held in Tokyo on 1998-06-23 and 24. As the result of the WG 2 meeting, it was agreed that the draft be considered next time as ISO/CD. Now the draft is being adjusted.
2.2 ISO/NP "Standard practice for human engineering design for marine systems, equipment and facilities"
Under this item it is intended to prepare an ISO standard which, from the human engineering viewpoint, specifies necessary requirements regarding problematic points which require consideration to prevent human errors from being committed by seafarers at work onboard (e.g., size and arrangement of equipment, the dimensions of work space). Voting is now under preparation for allowing the subject item to become ISO/TC 8/SC 9's work item. The deadline date of the voting is scheduled to be November 1998. The United States is the proposer of the development of this ISO standard and is the drafting country.
