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them within a reasonable length of time. The detailed planning 
for such facilities and personnel is not within the scope of 
this plan, but it’is important that the agencies ‘involved be 
aware of this increasing demand. Their needs for space and 
scientific and technical personnel related to Ocean Surveys 
can be fairly accurately gauged by the rate at which new ships 
and instrumented buoys or other data-accumulation methods are 
added to the program. Since there may be a lag of three or 
more years between the time funds for new ships or buoys are 
budgeted and the time these will be providing a steady flow 
of oceanographic data and samples, adequate time is available 
to provide for the facilities and manpower to handle the 
information from these new sources. The ICO through its Panel 
on Facilities and Instrumentation and its Panel on Manpower 
and Education will take these increasing demands inte account 
during annual reviews of the National Oceanographic Program. 
L. Ships required 
It might appear almost axiomatic that as more properly 
staffed and instrumented ships are available, the greater 
will be the rate at which the ship-portion of the program can 
be prosecuted. However, there are certain factors that limit 
the rate at which new ships can or should be added to the 
small existing oceanographic survey fleet. These limiting 
factors include (1) availability of funds for new ship con- 
struction, (2) maximum rate at which new personnel can be 
brought into the field and trained, (3) the phasing of ship 
