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VI. FACILITATING TRANSPORT AND TRADE 73 



The Ocean Transportation System 75 



System Performance : National Significance 76 



Federal Activities in Maritime Transportation Development 77 



Planning and Research 78 



Navigation and Safety Aids 80 



Technology for Maritime Cost Reduction 81 



Oil Pollution Control 83 



Channel and Harbor Research 84 



New Initiatives 85 



VII. STRENGTHENING MILITARY PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL 

 SECURITY 89 



The Fiscal Year 1969 Budget 90 



Surveys for Defense Systems 91 



Marine Science and Technology 92 



Undersea Search, Rescue, Recovery, and Man-in-the-Sea 93 



Construction of Oceanographic Ships 96 



Project VELA-UNIFORM 97 



New Facilities 98 



The Future 98 



VIII. UNDERSTANDING AND SURVEYING THE OCEAN ENVIRON- 

 MENT 101 



Ocean Observations and Predictions 102 



Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy 106 



Current Exploration 106 



New Emphasis on Technological Developments 107 



Planning Ahead 109 



IX. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.... 113 



Data Center Operations 115 



National Oceanographic Data Center 1 15 



National Weather Records Center 117 



Great Lakes Data Center 117 



Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center. ., 118 



Data Management Study 118 



Preparing for the Future 120 



X. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 121 



Current Research Capabilities 130 



Federal Funding of Research and Facilities 132 



Oceanology Highlights 135 



New Research Programs 136 



Continuing Importance of Basic Research 137 



XI. MANPOWER: EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND FACILITIES 139 



Manpower Currently Available 143 



Educational Opportunities 144 



Initiation of the Sea Grant Program 145 



Investing in Manpower 148 



XII. ENGINEERING IN THE OCEAN 149 



General Purpose Engineering in Fiscal Year 1 969 150 



Ocean Engineering Programs of the Navy 150 



Power for Underwater Tasks 151 



New Initiatives 153 



Safety of Manned Civilian Submersibles 154 



Instrumentation and Communication 155 



Safety on the Continental Shelf 156 



Engineering for Non-Military Objectives 157 



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