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The Coast Guard published a notice announcing an upcoming Merchant Mariner Personnel Advisory Committee working group meeting. The working group will meet to discuss Task Statement 30, which asks the committee to evaluate utilizing military education, training, and assessment to satisfy national and STCW 1 credential requirements.

The working group will specifically consider the development and application of tonnage equivalencies and horsepower equivalencies for military ships.

These meetings will be open to the public.

When: May 25-26, 2016; 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Coast Guard National Maritime Center, 100 Forbes Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25404

All attendees should notify the National Maritime Center of their attendance no later than May 19, 2016.

For additional details, please view the entire federal register notice.

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