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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 conse 
quence 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 Equip 
ment 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 prepara 
tion, 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 "Winterbe- 
tonnung 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.