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PMO Activity in JapanPMO Activity in Japan
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Japanese PMOsJapanese PMOs
Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe;
The top 3 ports visited by the most oceangoing ships in Japan.
Kobe, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Maizuru;
Home ports of JMA R/Vs of Marine Observatories
PMO ServicePMO Service Recruiting and assisting VOSs in
coordination between HQ of JMA and PMOs HQ - National contact
- Cooperation with shipping companies
- Communication with ships through internet, facsimile, magazine, etc.
- Assistance to PMO activities using the intranet etc.
PMO - Direct contact with ships
PMO ServicesPMO Services By visiting ships,
– To supply instructive material (e.g. guides, manuals) as well as weather logbooks etc.
– To encourage and give advice on meteorological observations and reports
– To check and give advice on meteorological instruments, especially barometers
[Barometers can be checked without visiting by comparison with the observed value of the nearest weather station using facsimile]
– To give explanations on meteorological information provided by JMA
WWeather Reports from eather Reports from Japanese VOSs Japanese VOSs
Barometer Checked ships by PMOsBarometer Checked ships by PMOs
Barometer CorrectionBarometer Correction
Barometers Comparison Check Barometers Comparison Check throughthrough FacsimileFacsimile
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The Form for Barometer Comparison Check through FacsimileJapan Meteorological Agency
Please use this form to make a request to check your barometer. The request is acceptable when your ship stays in a port of Japan.
After completing the following procedure, transmit this form through facsimile to the nearest observatory listed bellow. The observatory will return the correction value for your barometer. (Business hours are 09-16 JST from Monday to Friday except public holidays in Japan)
1. Make sure that the wind is not so strong. Strong wind may disturb the barometer reading.
2. Open the window or door of the house to measure outboard air pressure.
3. Reading of the barometer should be made just on the hour.4. Fill in the following blanks.
Name of ship Port of call
Call sign Gross tonnage tons Registry
Name of the person in charge Ship's telephone No. - - Facsimile No. of Ship (INMARSAT-A) 001-872-81-
(INMARSAT-B) 001-872-
(marine TEL.) 090-302-
Name of Your Shipping Agent in Japan (if available)
Telephone No. - - Facsimile No.
- -
Website for PMOsWebsite for PMOs (in Japanese) (in Japanese)
Website for PMOsWebsite for PMOs (in Japanese) (in Japanese)
Web Site for VOSsWeb Site for VOSs
Web Page for Submitting MetadataWeb Page for Submitting Metadata
(Example: SST) SHIP PMO △t 15 : 50 17.0℃ 12.3℃ 4.7℃16 : 00 17.0 12.3 4.7℃ ℃ ℃16 : 10 17.0 12.0 5.0℃ ℃ ℃
Improvement Data quality of VOSsImprovement Data quality of VOSs
InstructionInstruction MaterialsMaterials
Brochures (in Japanese and English)Brochures (in Japanese and English)
Weather Broadcast (JMH)Weather Broadcast (JMH)Apr. 2004: JMH sending frequencies 6 to 4
Apr. 2005: JMH sending frequencies 4 to 3
Jan. 2005: JMA opens website (http://www.jma.go.jp/jmh/jmhmenu.html)
FY2006: JMA will change sending frequencies
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J apanese VOSs Dummy"SHIP"
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Security Issues (2): Japanese VOSsSecurity Issues (2): Japanese VOSs
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