provided for determining whether a standard should be confirmed, revised or withdrawn. The ISO/CS criteria for the determination, based on answers to the questionnaire, diminishes the credibility of the process for periodical review. The recently used questionnaire installed by TMB does not reflect this issue. ISO/TC 8 recommends ISO/TMB and Central Secretariat to reinstall the previous used questionnaire and questions for the periodical review of standards (or a combination of the two questionnaires).
Resolution 9 - NWIP taken up internationally or regionally (Vienna Agreement)： Being informed on TMB resolution 90/1997, ISO/TC 8 recommends ISO and the TMB to observe that some fields of industry - particularly ships and marine industry - specifically ask for International Standards, and do not ask for regioinal standards bodies to undertake development of International Standards. ISO/TC 8 recommends therefore that existing voting procedures and conclusions from such within ISO be maintained.
Resolution 10 - 17th plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8： ISO/TC 8 accepts with pleasure the invitation from BSI to host the 17th plenary meeting of ISO/TC 8 in Maldon, Essex, United Kingdom, in October 1998.
Resolution 11 - Titles of ISO/TC 8 standards： ISO/TC 8 resolves that from now on the first line in the title of all new or revised ISO/TC 8 standards will read： Ships and marine technology.
Resolution 12 - Items to be submitted to the ISO/TC 8 Advisory Group： ISO/TC 8 resolves that the following items from its meeting in October 1997 be submitted to the ISO/TC 8 Advisory Group meeting, also in October 1997： The preparation of a policy note on internal and external liaisons; The preparation of a future business plan for ISO/TC 8; Guidelines on cooperation with IMO; Communication and recruitment of new members.
Resolution 13 - ISO/TC 8 thanks the German delegation for the excellent facilities provided to the 16th plenary meeting in Hamburg.
ISO/TC 8 WORK ITEMS AND PROPOSALS TO BE INTERESTED TO IEC/TC 18
ISO/WD 15849 Standard guide for implementation of a Fleet management system network, SC 10 (Computer applications) ISO/NP 7462 Shipbuilding - Principal ship dimensions - Terminology for computer applications (Revision of ISO 7462： 1985), SC 10 ISO/NP 7463 Shipbuilding and marine structures - Symbols for computer applications (revision of ISO 7463：1990), SC 10 Requirements of shipbuilding industry for STEP and CALS protocols, SC 10 proposal. Guidelines for the on board use and application of computers (Reference IEC/TC 18/WG 16), SC 10 proposal. Application of computers in determining ship stability, SC 10 proposal.
