Currently there are 14 AID-sponsored trainees in the United States 

 and 10 additional foreign trainees sponsored by the U.N. Food and 

 Agriculture Organization, private foundations, and the Department of 

 State. Many former participants of the program are now serving in 

 policy-making positions in their own countries or as fishery attaches in 

 other countries around the world. 



The U.S. Navy (USN) provides training to naval officers and govern- 

 ment civilians from allied countries through an allied student training 

 program conducted by the USN Oceanographic Office. During 1975, 19 

 students, representing 10 countries, received courses under this 

 program. Most of the students were enrolled in the hydrographic 

 engineering/marine environment program. This 52-week course pre- 

 pares students to conduct a hydrographic survey from the initial phase — 

 the geodetic survey — to the presentation of the hydrographic data in its 

 final form — a nautical chart. Students are also introduced to the basic 

 principles of oceanography. In January 1976, a new course was initiated 

 in oceanographic data processing designed to give students from allied 

 countries insight into the management of oceanographic information. 



USN assistance is also provided to Latin American countries in the 

 development of their cartographic and hydrographic capabilities through 

 a Harbor Survey Assistance Program (HARSAP). HARSAP, initiated in 

 1965, provides countries with the technical resources and advice neces- 

 sary to conduct hydrographic surveys and produce nautical charts of 

 harbor and coastal regions. 



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