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General  Development  of  the  G.H.I.  during  1959
D.  SUMMARY
GEHERAL  DBITEBOPMES'T  OP  THE  GERMAS  HYDROGRAPHIC  INSTITUTE  DURING  1959
The  endeavours  of  the  German  Hydrographic  Institute  to  fulfil  its  duties
towards  German  shipping  hy  carrying  out  the  tasks  laid  upon  it  were  again
hampered  by  the  personnel  situation  which  is  becoming  more  strained  every
year»  So  far  it  was  possible  to,  carry  out  only  on  newly  built  ships  the
inspection  tests  and  re-examinations  of  the  radio  position  fixing  equipments
legally  prescribed  by  the  "Punksicherheitsordnung",  as  the  personnel
necessary  for  this  task  could  again  not  be  placed  at  the  Institute's  disposal
in  the  year  under  review.  The  difficult  situation  which  arose  as  à  consequence ­
  made  it  necessary  to  take  immediate  measures.  This  was  done,  and  it
is  at  least.expected  that  they  will  bridge  over  the  time  until  more  positions
have  been  granted  in  the  establishment  of  the  German  Hydrographic  Institute
for  I960,  thus  avoiding  unbearable  conditions.  In  summer  1959  now  at  last  the
still  lacking  buildings  could  be  completed  at  the  Kirchenpauerkai,  housing
the  Experimental  Workshop  and  the  Ships  Equipment ­
  Store.  At  the.  same  time  a  pontoon  was  built  there  at  which  the
survey  ships  of  the  G.H.I.  have  their  berth.  With  the  moving  in  autumn  1959
into  these  modern,  premises,  which  answer  all  requirements,  the  10-year  period
of  provisional  lodging  at  Tollerort  belonged  to  the  past.
After  the  I.G.Y.  was  successfully  concluded,  the  processing  of  the  results
obtained  was  immediately  commenced  with.  In  summer  1959  the  results  could  be
submitted  to  the  public  in  the  form  of  an  own  collected  report  published  as
a  supplementary  part  to  the  "Deutsche  Bydrographisehe  Zeitschrift".  This
collected  volume  could  only  be  achieved  by  the  cooperation  of  the  numerous
participants  in  the  expeditions  of  the  ships  "Gauss"  and  "Anton  Dohrn",  all
of  whom  had  contributed  to  It;  this  special  volume  conveys  a  first  survey
of  the  observation  material  and  invites  already  a  discussion  on  partial
results  from  the  whole  complex  of  the  "Polar  Front  Programme".
The  renewal  according  to  plan  of  the  Sailing  Direction  Work  was  continued  '
with  the  issue  of  three  sailing  directions.  In  1959  there  appeared  the
"Handbuch  fiir  Belte  und  Staid",  the  "Handbuch  für  Skagerrak  und  Kattegat  III.
Teil"  (Baltic  Entrances),  and  the  "Ostsee-Handbuch  IT.Teil"  (Baltic  Pilot).
Further  sailing  directions  are  either  in  the  press  or  they  are  in  preparation, ­
  16  sailing  directions  were  brought  up-to-date  by  supplements.  Besides,
in  1959  a  reprint  of  the  publication  "Fur  Brücke  und  Kartenhaus"  (For  Bridge
and  Chartroom)  was  brought  out  and  the  annual  new  edition  of  the  "Winterbetonnung
  deh  deutschen  RUstengewSsser"  (Winter  buoyage  in  German  coastal
waters).  The  preparation  of  the  "Monatskarten  des  Indischen  Ozeans"  (Monthly
Pilot  Charts  for  the  Indian  Ocean)  could  be  concluded  so  that  the  new  edition
will  appear  before  long;  work  in  connection  with  a  new  edition  of  the  Indian
Ocean  Pilot  was  continued.