Resolution 11 - Revision of ISO 6954：1984 in ISO/TC 108： ISO/TC 8 has great concern that the revision of ISO 6954：1984 (Mechanical vibration and shock-Guidelines for thc overall evaluation of vibration of merchant ships) is undertaken by ISO/TC 108/SC 2/WG 2 without proper consultation of ISO/TC 8. The proposed acceptability criteria are considered to bc too severe for merchant ships. Mr. Glenn Ashe, who is appointed as liaison officer for AISO/TC 108, but has not been acknowledged as such by ISO/TC 108 up to now, will investigate the matter and will take up contact directly with the project leader in ISO/TC 108. Mr. Ashe is requested to report before the meeting of the Advisory Group in spring 1997. If the outcome of this action is unsatisfactory, ISO/Central secretariat should be approached to the effect that ISO/TC 108 is going beyond its scope.
Resolution 12 - 16th plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8： ISO/TC 8 appreciate that Germany investigates the possibility to host the 16th plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8 in autumn of 1997.
Resolution 13 - Quality assurance systems and certification in ISO/TC 8 standards： As to the control of quality during production, ISO/TC 8 confirms that ISO/IEC Guide 7 (Requirement for standards suitable for product certification) shall be followed, which means that the method by which control of quality during production is exercised by the manufacturer should not be defined in the standard, nor the means by which that control is independently checked by a certification body.
Resolution 14 - Scope of ISO/TC 92 and ISO/TC 184： ISO/Central secretariat is asked to investigate the limits of the scope of ISO/TC 92 and ISO/TC 184 in relation to the scope of ISO/TC 8, to avoid any possible overlap in activities.
Resolution 15 - Items to be transferred to the ISO/TC 8 Advisory Group： Apart from the items mentioned in Resolution 138 (co-operation with IMO) the following items are transferred to the ISO/TC 8 Advisory Group for further discussion and/or action： Discussion on EMSA activities
Mutual representation in meetings CEN/TC 300 and ISO/TC 8
The purpose of the AG.
Resolution 16 - Frequency of meetings： ISO/TC 8 reconfirms Recommedation 99 of the Advisory Group, by a 6 to 4 vote; thus, at east for the nest few years, the frequency of meetings remains as it is now： a meeting of the Advisory Group in April each year; a plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8 in October each year, if needed followed by a short meeting of the Advisory Group.
THE 16TH MEETING OF ISO/TC 8, HAMBURG, 1997-10-21/22
The chairman： Mr. CAPT Charles H. Piesall opens the meeting by blowing his boatswain whistle and the meeting is attended by 30 delegates, representing 11 P-members, ISO/Central Secretariat and the following two organizations in liaison： IMO and IACS. The meeting made the following 13 resolutions：
