A separate group will be set up by the Department and BPIT to prepare national guidelines on PEC awards. A group of senior port managers has undertaken to assemble material for a Guide to Good Practice on Marine Operations. They will review responses to the recent consultation exercise at a meeting on 10 February. The Department made a second presentation of the project to IMO's STCW31. The afternoon session is on the New National Contingency Plan for marine pollution from ships.
Places are likely to be at a premium again, even though extra space is being sought.
Requests will be entertained to make other presentations as part of the publication phase of the Code project.