APEC TPT-WG 17 DRAFT AGENDA

1) Opening Remarks - Canada

2) Adoption of Agenda

3) Review of Report of Fifth Meeting of EGMS

4) Intersessional Meetings

5) Links to Other Forums

• Tokyo MOU on Port State Control
• Asia Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies
• IMO

6) Summary of Questionnaire to Identify Safety Issues

7) Report on Regional Co-operation on Oil Spills Preparedness & Response Arrangements

8) Marine Safety and Environmental Seminars, Exercises and Conferences in the Region

• Items emanating from Mare Forum

9) Quality Shipping Initiatives

10) Update on Project "To Identify Optimum Maritime Administrative Structures and the Legal Framework for Safety Shipping in the Asia Pacific Region"

11) Update on Project "Safer Shipping in the Asia Pacific Region - An Integrated Approach to Developing Appropriate Regulatory and Economic Mechanisms to Promote Safer Shipping in the Asia Pacific Region"

12) Hydrographic Initiative

13) Proposal to include Safety Issues in future work

14) Items of concern to EGMS being considered by other committees

i) "Seafarers Training Project"
ii) "Towards Mutual Recognition of Transport Professional Qualifications"

15) Liaison between Member Economies and Exchange of Technical Marine Safety Experts

16) High Priority Safety List and Proposed Initiatives - Submission to Ministers

17) New Projects

18) Any other Business

Local Shipping Associations will be invited to attend to make presentations during the meeting.

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