The 13 th Asia Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies Forum (APHoMSA13) will take place from July 9-13 in central Khanh Hoa province’s NhaTrang city.
This plan was agreed byrepresentatives of the Vietnam Maritime Administration and the People’sCommittee of Khanh Hoa province at a March 21 meeting, which aims todiscuss preparation works for this year’s forum.
The event is scheduled to see the participation of over 100 delegatesfrom maritime agencies of countries in the Asia Pacific Region andrepresentatives from international maritime organisations.
This year’s forum will focus on issues related to APHoMSA’sstrategic plans and the organisational structure of APHoMSAmember countries, seafarer training in the region and in membernations , issues relating to search and rescue ; maritime equipmentand the implementation of Maritime Labour Convention .
APHoMSA 12 was organised in Jeju Island of the Republic of Korea last year.-VNA