§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence, in view of the unsatisfactory progress on the priority tasks identified by the Hydrographic Study Group at home and overseas, and the fact that no action has been taken on the recommended expansion of the survey fleet, what measures are intended to ensure that Admiralty charts will be adequate for the level of maritime activity to be expected by 1980.
§ Mr. DuffyIn home waters, the programme of surveys for defence purposes will continue to provide information which will enable Admiralty charts to be updated, and unstable areas on important shipping routes will continue to be monitored by the Hydrographer. Some effort will also be devoted to extending the areas in home waters surveyed to full modern standards.
In overseas areas, Admiralty charts of the Persian Gulf and of Ghanaian waters
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TAVR UNITS NOT UP TO ESTABLISHMENT OF NON REGULAR PERMANENT STAFF AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 1977 BY DISTRICT Deficiencies Serial Unit/Sub Unit Officers Non-commissioned Officers (a) (b) (c) (d) Northern Ireland 1 102 LAD Regt HQ Bty RA … … … … 1 — 2 206 Bty 102 LAD Regt RA … … … … 1 1 3 207 Lt AD Bty RA … … … … 1 1 4 212 Lt AD Bty RA … … … … 1 1 5 HQ Coy NIM … … … … 1 — 6 HQ Coy 5 R. IRISH … … … … — 1 7 B Coy 5 R. IRISH … … … … — 1 8 152 Regt 211 Amb Sqn … … … … 1 — will be improved by the results of surveys being carried out there. The Hydrographer will also continue to make the best use of material supplied by foreign hydrographers and other surveying agencies in order to keep charts up to date.