38 - 



Air Force* arid Army 



We will not undertake tc comirent here on the programs of the Departments of 

 the Air Force or the rvrxuj\ These are relatively small programs and have not 

 changed significantly during the last three years. 



B. Department of Commerce 



Coast and Geodetic Survey* * 



The Coast and Geodetic Survey oceanography budgst shows a marked increase 

 from FY 1961 to FY 1962. This reflects the Sui-vey's developing in house capability 

 in oceanography. This capability should be supplemented by research contracts 

 witii institutions and industry in the coming jears. The level of research activity 

 within the C&GS is well below tact needed to meet the statutory responsibilities of 

 the Survey. A few more capable reseaxch oceanographers and trore well trained 

 technicians are badly needed. 



By far the largest C&GS budget increase is for ship construction. As 

 indicated in Section n-D, the Survey's ship building plans emphasize larger ships 

 than recommended in our report. Realistic design and system studies should be 

 made to compare the overall survey efficiencies of large with smaller ships. 



In fiscal 1963 C&GC plans call for one 3000 ton, one 1200 ton, and two 750 

 ton coastal charting ships in addition to one 3000 ton, one 1200 ton, and one 750 

 ton ocean survey ship. The 1200 ton and 3000 ton coastal ships should be designed 

 with an adequate capability for deep sea oceanography. Then, if priorities change, 

 they can hi used for open ocean survey and research work. This should be relatively 

 easy for the large ships. The 750 tonners present more of a problem, but they 

 too could be given considerable deep sea capability. 



In both C&GS and Navy survey ships the ratio of survey personnel (scientists 

 and technicians) to ship operating personnel appears comparatively small. It may 

 be possible to improve this ratio although we recognize that in the Coast Survey 

 ships many personnel listed as operative are actually engaged in the technical 

 details of survey work. 



C&GS is commended for adding programs of investigations of the overlying 

 waters to the coastal survey missions of some of its major ships. However, 



* See Section V-B, Vveathor Bureau 



** See Sections II-B and D. 



