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The German Hydrographic Institute within, the year 1966 
Cruise No. 6, 1 August - 14 September, scientist in charge of the 
cruise: ORR Dipl.-Ing. K. Ansorge; 
surveys on the continental shelf and in the upper part 
of the continental slope off south-east Greenland. 
Behaviour of the ship in the motion of the sea; 
rudder forces. 
Cruise No. 7, 26 September - 12 November, scientisis in charge of the 
cruise: Reg. Dir. Dr. J. Joseph, ORR Dr. H. Weidemann; 
propagation and mixing processes; chemical and radio 
logical investigations in the Mediterranean Sea: 
diffusion tests; bathysonde, hydrographic series; 
current measurements; water samples; in situ measurements 
of the 2T activity of sea water. 
The routes of the single cruises are shown in Rig, 25 on p. 137. 
During these cruises the "Meteor" covered a distance of totally 30,255 nrn. 
Short reports describe the'scientific work done during the single 
cruises. 
The examination into the G.H.I. structure by the "Bundesbeauftragter 
für die Wirtschaftlichkeit in der Verwaltung" (a federal agent for 
economical administrative management) which had for a long time been 
striven for by the G.H.I. took place in 1965. The preliminary result is 
an expert opinion on the organization and economy of the G.H.I., given 
in July, 1966. It states, among others, that the tasks of the G.H.I. have 
considerably enlarged during the last 20 years so that a better classific 
ation of several posts and an increase in the number of posts are con 
sidered necessary. 
The 4th Conference of the "North Sea Hydrographic Commission" (NSHC) 
took place in Hamburg from 21 to 25 November both in the "Meteor" and in 
the G.H.I.. Items of the agenda were: surveying of shipping lanes in the 
North Sea for deep-draught vessels; problems of the North Sea tides; 
representation of anti-collision routes on charts; modem radio navigation 
systems, a.o. The President of the G.H.I.,, Prof. Dr. H.U. Roll, is in the 
chair of the Commission until the next Conference. 
The Seewart medal in silver was awarded for the first time, that is to 
Dr. Gunther Böhnecke, the former President of the G.H.I,, to the captains 
Martin Berger, Oberseefahrtschuldirektor a.D., Hans-Dietrich Harries, 
Regierungsdirektor a.D., and Walther von Zatorski, President of the German 
section of Amicale Cap Horniers. The medal in bronze was awarded to 
another five captains for long years of voluntary assistance at sea.