1. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Locations WMO / PMO III Hamburg March 2006 National report Greece

2. Thermopylae L.E.S. Athens HNMS’s Central Service and PMO HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Locations

3. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE VOS fleet status March 2006 Selected: 7 Passenger Ferries: 6 Research vessel: 1 Auxiliary: 6 All Passenger Ferries Automation: All manned Met. Stations Transmission: Code 41 via Thermopylae

4. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE VOS instrumentation Instrumentation :  Precision aneroid barometer  Marine Barograph  Screen psychrometer  Sling thermometers

5. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE VOS instrumentation

6. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE GR VOS routing To Italy Research vessel through Ionio – Aegean and whole Mediterranean Sea IONIO SEA AEGEAN SEA

7. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PMO’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

8. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Training of Observers by PMO 3-4 day annual seminar held at HNMS’s Central Service

9. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE VOS 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

10. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE VOS statistics

11. HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE