CONTENTS 



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PREFACE 1 



CONVERSION FACTORS, NON-SI TO SI (METRIC) 



UNITS OF MEASUREMENT 3 



PART I : INTRODUCTION 4 



Background 4 



Authority , Purpose , and Approach 4 



PART II : FIELD EXPERIENCE 6 



Summary of Contacts and Visitations 6 



Pacific Ocean Division 8 



North Pacific Division 13 



South Pacific Division 25 



Southwestern Division 25 



Lower Mississippi Valley Division 29 



South Atlantic Division 29 



North Atlantic Division 40 



New England Division 42 



North Central Division 46 



PART III: DISCUSSION 76 



PART IV: CONCLUSION , 78 



