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SUPPLEMENTARY SHIP [1 record]

Record 1 2005-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A ... ship ... equipped with a limited number of certified meteorological instruments for making observations, transmits regular weather reports [in the abbreviated code form specified for ships] and enters the observations in meteorological logbooks.

CONT

There are three types of ships in the VOS [Voluntary Observing Ships]: selected ships; supplementary ships; auxiliary ships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
OBS

station sur navire supplémentaire : Station sur navire faisant route pourvue d'un nombre réduit d'instruments météorologiques homologués aux fins d'observations, qui transmet les messages d'observation nécessaires dans la forme symbolique abrégée prévue pour les navires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
OBS

estación sobre un buque suplementario: Estación sobre un buque en desplazamiento dotado de un número reducido de instrumentos meteorológicos homologados para efectuar observaciones y que transmite las observaciones requeridas en la forma de clave abreviada especificada para los buques.

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