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Welcome
Julie Fletcher, Chairperson of VOS Panel welcomed PMOs and PMO
Managers to the third International Workshop of Port Meteorological
Officers. She noted that without the dedicated work of the PMO network,
the VOS fleet would not exist. As a PMO herself, she commented that while
much of the PMO work is stimulating and interesting, it is also physically
demanding and the out of office work hours can impact on family and social
life. As
VOSP Chairperson, Julie explained the VOS panel is trying to coordinate
and promote activities that will enhance the Global VOS and the work of
PMOs. The aim is to improve international coordination and raise the
monitoring and reporting procedures of VOS to a level similar to that of
SOOP and DBCP. The excellent work done by PMOs underpins the VOS programme
and the Panel is providing guidance on operational issues such as how to
recruit more ships to VOS and VOSClim, and addressing issues relating to
day to day PMO operational concerns such as security and port access. The VOSP Chairperson endorsed the objectives for PMO-INT-III as outlined by the SOT Chairperson, and hoped that all PMOs would learn something from the meeting that they can take home to improve their VOS. |
