Station K: 47°00'N — 15°00'W

Eastern North Atlantic

Station L: 39°00'N — 17°00'W

Eastern North Atlantic

Station M: 66°00'N — 02°00'E

Eastern North Atlantic

2. Services to be Performed by Ocean Weather Stations

2.1. Meteorological Services;

2.1.1. Meteorological observations shall be made on all ocean weather stations in accordance with the following routine;

2.1.1.1. Surface observations, eight times daily, the observations to mclude all elements contained in the 'international Code for ships' observations;

^^Pec'a^ observations of meteorological phenomena and of important changes, which may occur between the regular observations, such information to be reported in the International Code for warnings of sudden changes in weather conditions, or in plain language if necessary;

2.1.1 3 Upper air wind observations, not less than four tunes daily, such observations to be made normally by radar methods. In the event of failure of the radar equipment, however, the observations shall be made by pilot balloon;

2.1.1.4. Upper air pressure, temperature and humidity observations, not less than twice daily;

2.1.2. Beports of the observations, referred to in Paragraph 2.1.1., shall be _ transmitted to the appropriate shore stations m accordance with prescribed schedules.

2.1.3. Eeports of observations, from other ocean weather stations, shall be received and re-transmitted in accordance with prescribed schedules.

2.2. Search and Bescue Services

2.2.1. The ocean weather station vessels shall form part of the general search and rescue organization and shall participate in any search and rescue operation, in accordance with PICAO procedures and with those of the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929. To this end they shall remain 'as close as practicable to their assigned positions, unless it becomes necessary for them to leave their stations for search and rescue operations.