Jahresberioiit Nr. 15/1958 
D. SUMMA R.Y 
GENEHAI DEVELOPMENT OP THE GERMAN HYDROGRAPHIC INSTITUTE DÜRING 1958 
.Towards the end of the year under review the fourth section of the new 
building, housing the federal Authorities- of Transport, could be completed. 
So the aim was reached to unite the various branches of the German 
Hydrographic Institute under one roof, and the development of the G.H.I. 
regarding premises has thus come to a certain termination. It is hoped 
that at a time not too far ahead also the still lacking new workshop with 
the ship's equipment store and the berths for the survey-ships will be 
completed, and that the installation of a laboratory for the supervision of 
the sea waters in respect of the contamination by radioactive substances 
and other industrial waste-products will be granted. 
furthermore it may be remarked with satisfaction that thanks to the 
strong efforts of all participants the programmes for the International 
Geophysical Year, in which the G.H.I. took part in the astronomical 
determination of longitudes and latitudes as well as in the fields of 
geomagnetism and oceanography, could be successfully carried.out. The task 
of evaluating the observations will be solved with the support of the 
"Deutsche forschungsgemeinschaft" in the near future. It deserves to be 
emphasized that the oceanographic work, considering the present small 
number of scientists in this field, could only be mastered by a close 
cooperation of all bodies concerned, as for instance "Biologische Anstalt 
Helgoland", "Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Kommission für Meeresforschung", 
"Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut", "Institut für fischereibiologie 
der Universität Hamburg", "Institut für Meeresforschung" at Bremerhaven, 
and "Institut für Meereskunde der Universität Kiel". 
The renewal of the Sailing Direction Work could be continued as per 
plan with the issue of 3 Pilots as new editions. In 1958 the "Nordsee- 
Handbuch, östlicher Teil" (North Sea.-Pilot, eastern part) appeared with 
an addendum "Radar-Küstenansichten" (Radar Coastal Views.); furthermore 
the "Westindien-Handbuch, I.Teil" (West Indian Pilot, Part I), and the 
"Handbuch der Nord- und Westküste Spaniens und der Küste Portugals" (North 
and West Coast of Spain and Coast of Portugal Pilot). The printing of 
three other sailing directions was started. Seventeen sailing directions 
were brought up-to-date by supplements and two by amendments.. The booklets 
"Betonnung der deutschen Küstengewässer" (Buoyage in German coastal waters). 1 
and "Winterbetonnung der deutschen Küstengewässer" (Winter Buoyage in German 
coastal waters) appeared as supplements to the sailing directions. Work in 
connection with the publication of the "Monatskarten für den Indischen 
Ozean" (Monthly Pilot Charts for the Indian Ocean) and the appertaining 
Pilot for this Ocean was continued. 
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