Oceanography: Hearing Before the Special Subcommittee on Oceanography of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2482 ... [and] S. 2483 ... January 22, 1960United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 35 pages |
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... ships were manned by naval officers with civilian engi- neers to do the actual survey work . In the 1890's and early 1900's , the Congress was persuaded that this system was not a satisfactory one and since that time the Coast Survey ships ...
... ships were manned by naval officers with civilian engi- neers to do the actual survey work . In the 1890's and early 1900's , the Congress was persuaded that this system was not a satisfactory one and since that time the Coast Survey ships ...
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... ships , and these are the basis of the Hydrographic Office compilations of the soundings in the deep sea . Up until a year or so ago , at least , only about 2 percent of the deep - sea area had been surveyed with any accuracy at all com ...
... ships , and these are the basis of the Hydrographic Office compilations of the soundings in the deep sea . Up until a year or so ago , at least , only about 2 percent of the deep - sea area had been surveyed with any accuracy at all com ...
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... ship available to the United States were multiplied by three or four they could all be profitably occu- pied for many years to come in surveying the oceans . Mr. PELLY . And the Navy will have a very large voice in the selec- tion of ...
... ship available to the United States were multiplied by three or four they could all be profitably occu- pied for many years to come in surveying the oceans . Mr. PELLY . And the Navy will have a very large voice in the selec- tion of ...
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... ships ; but I was saying that the bosses , the men who run the show and plan the programs , are officers who necessarily have a wide variety of jobs and a wide variety of responsibilities and interests , whereas the Coast and Geodetic ...
... ships ; but I was saying that the bosses , the men who run the show and plan the programs , are officers who necessarily have a wide variety of jobs and a wide variety of responsibilities and interests , whereas the Coast and Geodetic ...
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... ships make these surveys or in the long run that somehow by compiling the data from merchant marine vessels you could produce adequate charts . My own opinion is that our experience shows that this just cannot be done . There are ...
... ships make these surveys or in the long run that somehow by compiling the data from merchant marine vessels you could produce adequate charts . My own opinion is that our experience shows that this just cannot be done . There are ...
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61 Stat Admiral KARO Aeronautical Chart agencies for taking amended 5 U.S.C. American Legion appropriation act Arctic region August 19 base rates BAUER bill Captain MUNSON cartographic Chairman civil service Coast and Geodetic Coast Survey Commerce may conduct Committee on Oceanography conduct activities authorized Congress connection with projects Continental Shelf coordination crews of vessels CURTIN Department of Commerce Department of Defense department or agency designated as essential DINGELL DREWRY duplication enactment executive department functions geodesy Geodetic Survey geographical limitations set Government limitations on activities mapping maximum scheduled rate members of crews military MILLER national interest needs ocean OLIVER operations PELLY provide flexibility purpose rate for GS-12 region without regard remove geographical limitations REVELLE rhumb line scientific Secretary of Commerce seismology Senate sounding lines survey ships tending seismographs tion topography U.S. Coast U.S. Navy Hydrographic U.S. Senate United vessels when assigned Weather Bureau
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Page 10 - CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW In compliance with subsection (4) of rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman...
Page 1 - La., and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon, and recommend that the bill do pass without amendment.
Page 7 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat.
Page 7 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Vnited States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of, each House concurring therein), That the following article is hereby proposed as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 10 - ... charge to be made for the services of a customs warehouse officer or a customs employee temporarily assigned to act as a customs warehouse officer at a bonded warehouse on a holiday or outside his established basic workweek shall be the amount actually payable to the employee for such services under the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 as amended (5 USC 911.
Page 9 - Act of 1945, both at base rates which shall not exceed such maximum rates as may be specified . from time to time in the appropriation concerned.
Page 25 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I welcome this opportunity to appear before you to...
Page 29 - ... duplication that has been mentioned here by some of the other witnesses. We cannot see why the enactment of the proposed legislation would result in any more duplication of responsibility than already exists. Section 7392 of title 10, United States Code, states that the Secretary of the Navy under regulations as he prescribes may, (1) have the Hydrographic Office prepare maps, charts, and nautical books required in navigation and have such materials published and furnished to navigators. This...
Page 7 - An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes...
Page 8 - S. 2482, to remove geographical limitations on activities of the Coast and Geodetic Survey ; and S.