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Click here to Order your Radar Equipment Online TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS OF AFLOAT UNITSThe last topic to be discussed in this manual will be that of technical inspections of afloat units. We all cringe when the division officer passes the word that the weather office will be inspected. But if you consider the inspection as a learning and sharing experience, it wont be quite so painful. The intent of these inspections is not to put your office on report, but to assist the office in identifying any shortcomings, if any, as well as to identify and acknowledge those areas in which the office excels.The responsibility for technical inspections of afloat units lies with the respective fleet commanders in chief in your AOR.Applicability The respective fleet commanders in chief instructions regarding inspection of afloat units contain recommended inspection guide lists. These guide lists should be used by the inspecting officer to ensure standardization. Advance preparation of these guide lists by those units being inspected is not required, but an advance review of the areas will be of benefit to facilitate inspection of the units operation and administration. Action When requested by inspection authorities, COMNAVMETOCCOM will direct regional activities to provide METOC officers to serve as inspecting officers.SUMMARY In this chapter, we first discussed command administrative functions. Those administrative functions addressed were the monthly Meteorological Records Transmittal Form, including Bathythermograph Observation Records, when required. Facets of the annual Meteorological Station and Description Report were then discussed. The last topic discussed under administrative functions was that of Special Incident (OPREP-3 and UNIT SITREP) Procedures, with background information, purpose, and reporting criteria addressed. The remaining portion of this chapter dealt with command training functions. We discussed the intent and the requirement for Instrument Ground School. Next, was a discussion on the requirement for the preparation of local area forecasters handbooks and their value. We then presented various publications and documents that should be reviewed by METOC personnel prior to operations/exercises, including, the U.S. Navy Oceanographic and Meteorological Support System Manual, various METOC bulletins, OPORDs, and climatology publications. Finally, we discussed the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command training and certification program, and the technical inspections of afloat units.
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