Monitoring Programme

Dear Sir,
In order to improve the quality of products and services provided by the Brazilian Marine Meteorological Service to the entire maritime community, we count on your cooperation to complete the Monitoring Program Survey.

1. Identification

Ship name | Call Sign:

Type

SOLAS

Não-SOLAS

Tipo of ship

merchant, ferry, cruising, fishing, recreational, icebreaking etc.:

Country of registration:

2 – Quality of reception and/or query of Weather Forecast Bulletins and Weather Warnings

Channels

Questions	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
INMARSAT/SafetyNET	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
VHF Radio	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
HF Radio	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
RENEC (telephone)1	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
GMDSS (web site)2	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
CHM (web site)3	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED

1 http://portal.embratel.com.br/movelmaritimo/previsao-do-tempo/| 0800 701 2141 | 4004-2103
2 https://wwmiws.wmo.int/index.php/metareas/affiche/5
3 https://www.marinha.mil.br/chm/dados-do-smm-avisos-de-mau-tempo/avisos-…

3 – Quality of Weather Forecast Bulletins (Meteoromarine bulletin)

Criteria

Questions	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Text comprehension	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Information accuracy	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Update frequency	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Product usefulness	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED

4 – Quality of Weather Warning (Wind, Waves, Low visibility, High Surf/Surge and Subtropical/Tropical Cyclones)

Criteria

Questions	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Text comprehension	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Information accuracy	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Update frequency	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED
Product usefulness	EXCELLENT	GOOD	REGULAR	POOR	NOT USED

5 – VOS Program (Voluntary Observation Ship)

Question

Questions	Yes	No	Not Aplicable
Does the ship know the importance of contributing with metoceanographic information?	Yes	No	Not Aplicable
Does the ship have weather observation instruments or automatic stations?	Yes	No	Not Aplicable
Does the ship perform meteorological observations?	Yes	No	Not Aplicable
Does the ship record, communicate or transmit meteorological observations?	Yes	No	Not Aplicable
Is the ship registered in the VOS program?	Yes	No	Not Aplicable
If not, would you like to participate?	Yes	No	Not Aplicable

6. comments or suggestions

Space reserved for comments or suggestions for improving the Brazilian Marine Meteorological Service:

Obrigado pela sua colaboração!

Centro de Hidrografia da Marinha
Rua Barão de Jaceguai, s/nº, Ponta da Areia
CEP 24048-900 – Niterói, RJ Brasil
Telefone: +55 21 2189-3272