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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 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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