1 The Sub-Committee on
Safety of Navigation (NAV) held
its forty-fourth
session from 20 to 24 July 1998
and its report on
that session has been circulated
under the symbol NAV
44/14.
1 adopt the proposed "Area to be
avoided" around the
F3 station (paragraph
3.5 and annex 2)*;
.2 note the preliminary draft of parts
of a new report covering
all aspects of safety
and environmental protection,
including the
review of the IMO Rules and
Recommendations on
Navigation through the Strait
of Istanbul, the
Strait of Çanakkale
and the Marmara Sea
(paragraph 3.12 and annex
5);
.3 consider the Sub-Committee's strong
recommendation that a working
group on ships'
routeing be convened during
the session and
decide as appropriate (paragraph
3.15);
.4 adopt the proposed amendments to
section 6 "Design Criteria"
of
resolution A.572(14), as
amended (paragraph 3.18
and annex 6);
.5 adopt, in accordance with
resolution A.858(20), the
proposed mandatory ship
reporting systems "Off
the northeastern and
the southeastern coasts of
the United
States" and "In
the Strait of Dover/Pas
de Calais" Cparagraph
3.33 and annex 10);