(f) That the Bureau establish a working group of 

 experts on radio communications to study and 

 determine oceanographic radio communication 

 requirements; the initial report to be ready 

 for the next study session of the Administrative 

 Radio Conference. 



(g) That fuller use be made of weather ships for 

 oceanography; that U^ESCO, in consultation 



with IMCO, take steps to clarify the legal status 

 of unmanned and manned observing buoys; that 

 the Bureau, in consultation with appropriate 

 advisory bodies, establish a working group to 

 plan ocean-wide network of fixed stations for 

 meteorological and oceanographic observations. 



(h) That members will exchange all oceanographic 

 data obtained in declared national programs; 

 that national oceanographic data centers should 

 be established in order to facilitate the 

 exchange of oceanographic data; that USA, USSR, 

 and UK, together with WMO, IHB, and ICES, form 

 a working group of experts to meet at the call 

 of the Secretary to organize data exchanges, 

 standardization, preparation of catalogues, 

 and to assist in the development of national 

 data centers. 



(i) That members and regional organizations submit 

 to the Secretary for transmission to members 

 descriptions of their existing and planned 

 programs, cruise plans of international 

 interest ( including berths available for 

 scientists from other countries ), report s _ of 

 results, descriptions of new instrumentation 

 and techniques; that the Secretary consider 

 the creation of an international pool of 

 scientific equipment, 



(j) That SCOR be requested to examine the needs 

 for standardization and intercalibration of 

 methods and instruments in different fields 

 of marine sciences and to recommend programs 

 for such intercalibration and standardization. 



(k) That members continue to consider the proposal 

 for international vessels and that this item 

 be included in some future agenda of the IOC; 



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