6.3 The Sub-Committee gave initial consideration to the report of the Intersessional Correspondence Group co-ordinated by Germany (NAV 45/6) including a draft performance standard on Ergonomic Criteria for Bridge Equipment and Layout and was of the opinion such criteria should be developed in the form of Guidelines.
6.4 The Sub-Committee took into account the document of IEC (NAV 45/6/1) informing that the Technical Committee 80 had noted the work of the aforementioned IMO Correspondence Group and that the fourth edition of IEC 60945 - Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems - General requirements, methods of testing and required test results would incorporate, in particular, the criteria being developed.
6.5 Unfortunately, due to lack of time the Sub-Committee could not complete the work and invited the Committee to extend the target completion date for the agenda item "Guidelines on Ergonomic criteria for bridge equipment and layout" to the year 2000 and include this item in the provisional agenda for NAV 46.
6.6 Members were invited to consider NAV 45/6 and submit their comments and proposals to the next session of the Sub-Committee for consideration and decision, as appropriate.
7 NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND RELATED MATTERS
WORLD-WIDE RADIONAVIGATION SYSTEM
Assembly resolution A.860(20) on maritime policy for a future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
7.1 The Sub-Committee noted that the twentieth session of the IMO Assembly adopted resolution A.860(20) on Maritime Policy for a future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
7.2 The Sub-Committee also noted that MSC 69 (MSC 69/22, paragraph 20.43) had instructed the Sub-Committee to keep the Maritime policy for a future Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) under review and prepare a draft report to the twenty-second session of the Assembly, as necessary, for consideration by MSC 74, which required two actions namely:
