Jahresbericht N r . 20/1965 
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E. Summary 
THE GERMAN HYDROGRAPHIC INSTITUTE WITHIN THE YEAR 1965 
The most important event was the change-over in the G.H.I. presidency. 
On 31st July Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Zwiebler retired under the age-limit 
and Professor Dr. Hans Ulrich Roll was appointed new president. This 
was performed in a ceremony by the Federal Minister of Transport, Dr.-Ing. 
Hans-Christoph Seebohm, with numerous invited guests present. Part II "Neu 
er Präsident des Deutschen Hydrographischen Instituts" (new President of the 
G.H.I.) provides the speeches made on this occasion. 
The year under review with the "Gesetz über die Aufgaben des Bundes auf 
dem Gebiet der Seeschiffahrt" (act of the functions of the Federal Republic 
of Germany in the field of shipping) of 24th May, 1965, brought a new legal 
basis for the G.H.I. activities. The wording of the relevant § 4 is given 
on page 
The long expected examination of the G.H,I, structure by the "Bundes 
beauftragter für die Wirtschaftlichkeit in der Verwaltung" (a federal agent 
for economical administrative management) finally took place in this year 
under review from 31st May to 1st October, with several interruptions in- 
between. 
The "Seewart" medal for long years of voluntary assistance at sea was 
awarded to three masters. - Under the continental shelf act various appli 
cants have been granted the licence for seismic measurements and exploratory 
drilling operations. 
On 18th May the research vessel "Meteor" returned from her first research 
cruise into the Indian Ocean. This cruise was performed under the auspices 
of the German Research Association and formed part of the International 
Indian Ocean Expedition. 
The necessary conversions done, the "Meteor" on 10th August departed for 
her second great cruise which brought her back to Hamburg on 16th December. 
This joint cruise of German Research Association and G.H.I. headed for the 
equatorial Atlantic as German contribution to the International Quiet Sun 
Year, IQSY. The coordinator and scientist in charge of the main part of the 
expedition was Professor Dr, Karl Brocks, University of Hamburg, who under 
the title "IQSY - Expedition Meteor" gave a summarizing description of the 
cruise in the research report No. 11 of the German Research Association. 
The scientist in charge of the last part of the expedition was ORR Dr. Otto