Get in touch — the SOT community is ready to help

The Ship Observations Team is a community of national meteorological services, programme managers, Port Meteorological Officers, scientists, and technical experts spread across more than 50 countries. Whether you are a shipping company exploring how to join the VOS Scheme, an officer with an instrument question at sea, a researcher needing data access information, or a national service looking to expand its network — there is a contact in the SOT community who can help.

For general enquiries about the Ship Observations Team, its networks, or how to participate, please contact the SOT Executive Board members at sot_eb[at]group.wmo.int.

For network-specific enquiries:

Inquiries related to:	Contact
SOT	SOT National Focal Points
VOS Scheme	National Meteorological Offices Port Meteorological Officers VOS National Focal Points
OceanTraX	OceanTraX National Focal Points
ASAP	ASAP National Focal Points
Port Meteorological Officer (PMO)	Port Meteorological Officers PMO Buddy List
Website and metadata	OceanOPS Technical Support
Data transmission, GTS and WIS2.0	General questions regarding the WMO Information System: wis[at]wmo.int WIS2 implementation questions: wis2-support[at]wmo.int WIS Secretariat Contacts