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Meeting of the Maritime Administrations of the Baltic States 7-9 September, Vihterpalu Manor, Estonia Program September 7 15:00 – Registration and accommodating attendees 17:00 – 20:00 Welcome dinner, BBQ by House Gourmet 17:00 – 20:00 Outdoor recreation and physical activities 21:00 – Informal social activities September 8 07:00 – 08:30 Breakfast 09:00 – 13.00 Opening of the meeting. Session and working groups 13:00 – 14:00 Meeting lunch 15:00 – 18:00 Outdoor activities 19:00 – 21.00 Dinner at Padise manor 21:30 – Informal social activities September 9 07:00 – 09.00 Breakfast 09:15 – 11:00 Session continues. Summarizing key elements and outstanding decisions 11:00 – 12.00 Meeting brunch 12.00 Ending of the meeting. Annex 1. WGs list and the agenda of the meeting WG 1/ Maritime security  Current and outstanding issues of maritime security.  The review and update of port and port facility security assessments with regard to the current threat of environment and EC interpretations. WG 2/ FSC & PSC  PSC and Flag State implementation: exchange of information.  SOLAS VI/R. 2 amendments – VGM– implementation of the regulation and enforcement.  Directive 2014/90/EC on marine equipment. Market surveillance.  Small domestic passenger ships in distress – communication. Procedure.  Onboard medical kit and equipment service of vessels of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. National legislation.  Experience or lessons learned from any EMSA visit during the previous year.  A new EU legislation “Passenger ship safety package”.  TOOP project (development of electronic ship and crew certifications).  Recreational craft cross-border cooperation between the States of the Baltic Sea. WG 3/ STCW  Distance learning (e-courses) for crew members and electronic certificates.  IMO electronic seafarers register- outstanding issues before of entering into force.  Chapter V of STCW (passenger ship safety, onboard training on ships using fuel with low flash point, a new Polar Code).  Certification of seafares working on fishing vessels, calculation of seagoing practice during working on cadet training ships and navy vessels.  Estonian experience on the implementation of the Marine school programs (4 year studies after basic school) in accordance with requirements of the standards A-II/1 or A-III/1 of STCW convention.  Ability of the MET institutions to ensure the required period of seagoing service during the study process.  Recognition of seafarers’ certificate issued by or under authority of another Member State (taking into consideration the provisions of Directive 2005/45/EU on the mutual recognition of seafarers’ certificate).  TOOP project (development of electronic ship and crew certifications). WG 4 Maritime spatial planning  Optimisation of the Maritime spatial planning in relation to shipping near borders of Estonia – Latvia and Latvia – Lithuania WG 5/ Lighthouses  Opening lighthouses to public visits