Notice of Meeting

Date: October 18, 2001

Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Place: Baltimore World Trade Center - Baltimore, MD

401 East Pratt St., 21^st Floor – Governors’ Room

Chair: Captain Michael R. Watson¹

Meeting Agenda

• Recruitment, Training, and Retention of a Skilled MTS Workforce
• ILO Convention on Working Conditions of Seafarers
• STCW
• Fatigue
• IMISS
• MTSNAC White Paper
• Other Business
• Public Comment Period
• Next Meeting

IMPORTANT: Due to the heightened security at Baltimore’s World Trade Center, please be prepared to surrender a photo ID (such as a driver's license or passport - a Government ID is not acceptable) to the Security Officer upon entering the building. Because of the increased security procedures, you should allow extra time to enter the building on both Thursday and Friday, October 18 and 19.

It is also important that if you have not already done so, please RSVP to Joanne Spittle by Tuesday, October 16, so that your name can be added to the list of approved attendees with the WTC Security Office.

¹ REPLY TO: Joanne Spittle - Maritime Administration

Tel: (202) 366-5979, Fax: (202) 366-6988,

Email: Joanne.spittle@marad.dot.gov