Congressman Mario Biaggi Will Address First N.Y.C. Diving-Insurance Symposium

An unprecedented two-day New York symposium designed to provide a common international forum for diving and insurance industry views will be addressed by Congressman Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) on November 15, 1977, at the Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City.

The 1977 International Diving and Insurance Symposium, scheduled for November 14- 15, 1977 at the Statler Hilton, will focus on technical developments affecting diving safety standards and insurance rates within the American diving industry.

The Symposium, sponsored by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York, the Marine Technology Society, and the Association of Diving Contractors, will feature talks by prominent government and industry authorities on such diverse topics as: The Law as it Relates to Divers (from both a plaintiff and defense attorney's point of view) ; Diving Contracts and the Insurance Problem; Safety for the Diver —• Now and In the Future; and Diving Industry and Insurance Problems From an American and European Point of View.

Congressman Biaggi, chairman of the Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, will be honored guest and luncheon speaker on November 15, following panel discussions on "What Must Be Done to Reduce Insurance Claims and Improve the Diving Industry Image in the Insurance Market," from both the insurance and diving industry standpoints.

Registration fees for the Symposium are $200 per person, and provide for attendance at all symposium sessions, luncheons, cocktails, coffee and danish breaks, and a printed copy of all Symposium proceedings.

For registration forms, programs, or additional information, contact the Maritime Association of New York, 80 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004, telephone (212) 425- 5704.

Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 71, Nov 1977

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