VOS Operational Resources

• Best Practice Guide for Port Meteorological Officers
• Best Practice Guide for VOS Program Managers
• Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS)
• PMO Buddy List

• Turbowin+ User Guide Part 1: Software download, installation & minimum configuration requirements
• Turbowin+ User Guide Part 2: Output options & email configuration
• Turbowin+ User Guide Part 3: Instrument integration & automated output options
• Turbowin+ User Guide Part 4: Collecting, entering & sending weather observations
• Marine Observer's Handbook
• Marine Observations (CIMO Guide, WMO No. 8, Part II, Chapter 4)
• VOS YouTube channel

WIGOS Metadata Requirements

• Pub47 Metadata Format Version 04 (PDF 363.9 kB)
• WIGOS Metadata Format Version 01 (currently under development) (PDF 363.9 kB)
• Pub47 Metadata Format Version 03 (PDF 327.9 kB)

VOS Databases

• Transitional Metadata Database
• OceanOPS Metadata Database

• TurboWin
• OBSJMA

• List of LES that accept BBXX

• VOSP001 - Foreign VOS Inspection Form (DOC 109.6 kB)
• VOSP002 - VOS Metadata Collection Form (ZIP 148.6 kB)

• Search for multiple recruitments from Meteo France
• VOS quality monitoring tool from Meteo France
• VOS observations counter from Meteo France
• Individual control panel and auto-generated QC report from Meteo France
• Distribution of SHIP reports from JCOMMOPS

WMO Codes

• WMO International Codes

International Maritime Meteorological Tape (IMMT)

• IMMT-5 (PDF 104.2 kB)
• IMMT-4 (PDF 122.9 kB)
• IMMT-3 (PDF 50.4 kB)
• IMMT-2 (PDF 31.9 kB)

Minimum Quality Control Standards (MQCS)

• MQCS-7 (PDF 121 kB)

• Making climate quality observations at sea (PDF 4,074 kB).
• SAMOS Met Tech Short Course.

• SOT Certificate of Appreciation (pre-signed - request password from TC if required).
• Please email a copy of each certificate issued to sot-certificate@groups.wmo.int

• Barometers & Barographs