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complete the following items on the heading of 

 the A-Sheet : 



Time Zon-e. Record time zone, e.g., +4 



Sonic Depth. Immediately after the sliip has 

 stopped on station and at the time of additional 

 casts, obtain the sonic depth and record it in 

 meters. 



Latitude. Longitude., and Navigation. The 

 position of the station is obtained from the 

 bridge. Later correct this position from the ad- 

 justed ship's track or the smooth plotting 

 sheets. The messenger time of the fii'st cast is 

 used to determine the time of the position. 

 Record in degrees, minutes, and seconds (North 

 or South, East or West). Indicate type naviga- 

 tion used. 



Weather. Record a description of the weather, 

 do not code. If more space is required use re- 

 marks section. 



Barometer. Record tlie barometer reading 

 and the units of measurement. 



'Wind Speed {knots). When ship is equipped 

 with ail anemometer, or a portable anemometer 

 is used, record wind speed in knots. Record the 

 lieiglit of the ship's anemometer above the water 

 under Remarks. If an anemometer is not avail- 

 able, record a description, do not code. 



Wind Direction. °T. Record the direction 



from which the wind is blowing in degrees true, 

 do not code. 



Ice Coverage. "Wliere ice exists, record type 

 and coverage in tenths; e.g.. Pancake 5/10. 



Air T em.perature . Dry- and wet-bulb air tem- 

 peratures are recorded in degrees and tenths. 

 Indicate Celsius (°C.) or Fahrenheit (°F.). 



Cloud Type. Record a description of the sig- 

 nificant clouds, do not code. 



Cloud Amount. Record the total amount of 

 cloud coverage in tenths; e.g., 0/10, 2/10, 10/10. 

 If sky is obscured or amount cannot be esti- 

 mated, so state in Remarks. 



Visibility. Record visibility in feet, yards, 

 meters, or nautical miles; e.g., 1,000 ft., 1,000 

 yds., 3,000 meters, 4 miles, do not code. 



Sea and Swell Direction. Record direction 

 from which waves and/or swell are coming in 

 degrees true, do not code. 



Sea and Swell Height (feet). Record esti- 

 mated height of waves and/or swell in feet, 

 do not code. 



Sivell Length {feet). Record estimated num- 

 ber of feet between crests, do not code. 



Water Colm- {Forel). At daylight stations 

 only, record water color by Forel Scale numeral 

 when scale is used : otherwise, record a 

 description. 



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