HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICELocations

WMO / PMO IIIHamburg March 2006

National reportGreece

Thermopylae

L.E.S.AthensHNMS’s Central Service

and PMO

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICELocations

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICEVOS fleet status March 2006

• Selected: 7 Passenger Ferries: 6Research vessel: 1

• Auxiliary: 6 All Passenger Ferries

• Automation: All manned Met. Stations• Transmission: Code 41 via Thermopylae

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICEVOS instrumentation

Instrumentation : Precision aneroid barometer

Marine Barograph

Screen psychrometer

Sling thermometers

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICEVOS instrumentation

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICEGR VOS routing

To Italy

Research vessel through Ionio – Aegean and whole Mediterranean Sea

IONIO SEA

AEGEAN

SEA

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICEPMO’s activities

• PMO’s visits : at least 2 / year

• Instrument inspection

• Calibration (carried out at HNMS’s laboratories)

• Check for updated codes and other material on board

• On board training of new observers

• Recruitment-decommission

• Promotion of VOS programme

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICETraining of Observers by PMO

• 3-4 day annual seminar held at HNMS’s Central Service

HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICEVOS awarding scheme

The best Selected and Auxiliary ship is awarded a wooden plaque emblem given by the Director of HNMS during ceremony

Officers of the above VOS ships awarded with a “Thanks Diploma” for their contribution

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