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rotary drills and permits continuous coring. A 

 retractable diamond bit has been developed which 

 will permit bit changes without pulling the drill 

 string. A sonar device for hole reentry is being 

 developed. Several devices for down hole scien- 

 tific measurements have been prepared and others 

 will be developed. The logging winches and con- 

 trols, under construction, and the longest logging 

 cable ever developed (40,000 feet) are other 

 engineering efforts of significance. 



5. Recent Activities of the 

 Interagency Committee on Oceanography 



During calendar year 1965, the ICO through its 

 panels and staff has engaged in a number of 

 activities related to problems in the ocean environ- 

 ment, and has formulated the National Oceano- 

 graphic Program. Prominent among these activi- 

 ties were: 



a. In recognition of the growing economic 

 potential of ocean development, the Committee 

 identified Ocean Engineering as an area of special 

 emphasis, and expanded the Fiscal Year 1967 

 program to include agency programs in this area. 

 A seventh ICO panel, on Ocean Engineering, 

 was established to coordinate Federal activities 

 and monitor relevant industrial programs. 



b. The ICO in its evaluation of the national 

 oceanographic effort has enlisted the advice of 

 industry through the National Industrial Security 

 Association (NSIA). NSIA established the Ocean 

 Sciences Technical Advisory Committee, as the 

 focal point for industry's participation in the 

 National Oceanographic Program. 



c. Through the ICO/ICAS Joint Panel on Air- 

 Sea Interaction, a national plan for combined 

 oceanographic and meteorological research was 

 proposed to the Federal Council. Elements of this 

 program -are included in the Fiscal Year 1967 

 program. 



d. ICO member agencies participated success- 

 fully in the International Indian Ocean Expedition 

 (IIOE), a concerted study, in cooperation with 

 other nations, of the physical, chemical, and 

 biological oceanography of this area and of the 

 air/sea interchange, especially as it is influenced 

 by the winter monsoons. The findings of the expe- 

 dition are now emerging in professional journals. 



e. International considerations are becoming a 

 vital part of the national oceanographic posture. 



Recent steps taken toward extending ICO's par- 

 ticipation in international programs were: 



(1) A government-wide symposium (ICO- 

 NASCO-State) on the role of marine sciences in 

 foreign affairs. 



(2) An interchange of U.S. and Soviet oceanog- 

 raphers. 



(3) Preparation of position papers for Inter- 

 governmental Oceanographic Commission meet- 

 ings on oceanographic problems of international 

 interest. 



f. The ICO, recognizing the need for pre- 

 liminary scientific exploration of the continental 

 shelf, has: 



(1) Identified specific portions of its program 

 as they relate to the continental shelf. 



(2) Held a joint ICO-industry meeting to discuss 

 the roles of government and industrv in explora- 

 tion of the shelf. 



(3) Established an ad hoc subpanel to investigate 

 the scientific aspects of the continental shelf and 

 propose the techniques for its development.* 



g. ICO cooperated with other governmental 

 advisory groups such as: the Federal Meteoro- 

 logical Coordinator, the National Academy of 

 Sciences-Committee on Oceanography, the 

 National Academy of Engineering-Committee on 

 Ocean Engineering, and the Interdepartmental 

 Committee on Atmospheric Sciences. 



h. Dtning the past calendar year the ICO 

 participated in five congressional hearings and 

 investigations, two OST panel reviews, five non- 

 governmental reviews, and, of course, its Federal 

 Council appearances. The ICO has been active in 

 these proceedings and has also supplied large 

 quantities of background information to Con- 

 gressional committees. 



i. The ICO published a comprehensive report 

 on Undersea Vehicles for Oceanography (ICO Publica- 

 tion #18), which covers the technical and scientific 

 requirements for these new oceanographic tools. 



j . One of the auxiliary functions of ICO is to sup- 

 ply curricular information to prospective college 

 students. ICO Publication #23, University Curricula 

 in Oceanography, Acadeynic Year 1965-66, was 

 released early in 1966. 



k. A report on the status of oceanographic 

 manpower has been completed for the ICO by the 



*The findings of this panel and the work of the Federal agencies on 

 the continental shelf will be presented in a forthcoming ICO PubHcation. 



