Jahresbericht  Nr.  16/1961
work  of  the  "Ständiger  Ausschuß  für  die  Rechtschreibung  geographischer  Namen" ­
  (Permanent  Commission  on  the  Correct  Spelling  of  Geographic  Names)  with
its  seat  in  Bad  Godesberg  detailed  lists  were  compiled  of  names  of  sea  areas
in  German  coastal  regions  of  the  North  and  Baltic  Sea.
In  1962  the  two  wreck-searching  boats  "Atair"  and  "Wega"  are  going  to  be
replaced  by  two  new  vessels  which  will  carry,the  same  names.
The  Deutsche  Forschungsgemeinschaft  and  the  German  Hydrographic  Institute
have  together  with  Prof.  Dr.  Weinblum  and  the  Typungsstelle  set  out  the
authorative  plans  for  the  design  of  a  research  vessel  which  is  to  be  constructed ­
  in  1962/1963  and  financed  by  the  Federal  Ministry  of  the  Interior.  Half
the  time  the  vessel,  which  is  of  about  2  200  G.R.T.,  will  be  at  the  disposal
of  the  Deutsche  Forschungsgemeinschaft  and  the  other  half  at  the  disposal  of
the  German  Hydrographic  Institute,  the  latter  of  which  is  to  operate  the
vessel..
The  German  Hydrographic  Institute  has  fostered  good  relations  with  a  number
of  national  organizations  of  shipping,  science.  and  engineering  as  well  as
with  international  institutions.  Amongst  others  it  also  took  part  in  international ­
  discussions  on  hydrographic,  oceanographic  and  geophysical  problems,
which  is  also  demonstrated  by  the  great  number  of  meetings  of  experts  and
committees  in  which  several  colleagues  of  the  German  Hydrographic  Institute
participated  as  delegates  and  leaders  of  discussions.  The  G.H.I.  took  a  particularly ­
  active  part  in  the  Intergovernmental  Oceanographic  Commission  at  Paris.