AEROGRAPHER'S MATE 3 & 2 



MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL 

 RECORDS 



The recorded observations, including sur- 

 face, upper wind, and upper air observations, 

 as well as the related instrument records, 

 comprise the monthly meteorological records. 



Table 17-1 contains an itemized list of these 

 records with instructions for their distribution. 



These instructions apply to all weather ob- 

 serving units except those attached to special 

 missions or expeditions. Special weather units 

 requiring retention of observations for use in 

 preparation of operational reports or studies may 

 delay subm'ssion of the records for 3 months. 



The instruction for the completion of the in- 

 dividual records are contained in the appropri- 

 ate chapters. 



FORECASTS AND WARNINGS 



Weather units retain on file for a period 

 of 1 year all forecasts issued by the unit. 

 Storm and small craft warnings are to be re- 

 tained for 6 months. 



MAINTENANCE RECORDS 



Maintenance records on all meteorological 

 instruments or equipments are primarily for 

 local use. They are maintained for the purpose 

 of abstracting information to provide NAESU or 

 MOETLO or other repair technicians with a 

 history of the equipment. A separate mainte- 

 nance record should be kept for each piece of 

 gear; it should be retained by the weather unit 

 for at least the service life of the equipment 

 involved. 



AUTOGRAPHIC RECORDS 



Forecast verification records are kept in 

 most weather offices in order to check per- 

 formance of forecasters, to study forecasts 

 which did not verify so that an error in thinking 

 is not repeated, and to find techniques of fore- 

 casting which prove to be successful. 



Training records are kept at each office to 

 indicate the state of training for each individual 

 to assure that eligible personnel qualify for 

 advancement in rating, and to ensure that special 

 tasks or jobs have a reserve of qualified per- 

 sonnel. 



Supply and fiscal records take various forms, 

 such as custody cards, files of mate rial received, 

 files of material on order, stock status files, 

 and project files. It is important to maintain 

 supply and fiscal records and logs accurately 

 and up to date. 



An office journal is kept at most stations 

 wherein is logged all manner of administrative 

 and need-to-know material. In smaller offices, 

 a single log may take care of each item in the 

 office. In larger offices, separate logs may be 

 kept for passing information down the line, for 

 the forecasters and their duties, and for the 

 observers and their duties. In these logs are 

 entered information which changes the daily 

 routine, affects the uniform of the day, watch 

 section changes, special duties, field days, storm 

 warning issuances, forecast routings, personnel 

 changes, and the like. 



For the above-mentioned records and logs 

 no specific format is prescribed, and the or- 

 ganization and requirements for these logs are 

 local matters. 



SUPPLY 



By autographic records is meant the traces 

 and forms of mechanical, electrical, or elec- 

 tronic meteorological recording equipments. 

 These autographic records are covered in 

 chapters concerned with the equipment. 



MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS 



Other records maintained by a weather unit 

 are forecast verification records, training rec- 

 ords, logs, etc. Some of these may be for purely 

 local use; others may be for official use. 



The ordering and maintaining of supplies 

 are important jobs in meteorology. Navy weather 

 units must have the necessary supplies to carry 

 out their duties and to be of effective service 

 to the Navy. 



At one time or another, most Aerographer's 

 Mates are assigned the responsibility of main- 

 taining supplies at the correct level and of or- 

 dering new supplies. It is the Aerographer's 

 Mate's job to know and to be aware of much 

 that is related to supply. For example, he must 



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