Shipping Forecast in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, and Fair Isle"). This sometimes follows the opposite format (e.g., "There are warnings of gales in all areas except Biscay, Trafalgar and FitzRoy"). The "General Synopsis" follows, giving the position, pressure (in millibars) and track of pressure areas (e.g., "Low, Rockall, 987, deepening rapidly, expected Fair Isle 964 by 0700 tomorrow"). Each area's forecast is then read out. Several areas may be combined into a single forecast where the conditions are expected to be similar. Wind direction is given first, then strength (on the Beaufort scale), followed by precipitation, if any, and (usually) lastly visibility.
Government Shipping Office break-ups for Pakistani seamen (both officers and ratings) as per published record for the years 2014-15 are as under: Government Shipping Office Government Shipping Office, Karachi was established before independence under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923. It functions as subordinate office of the then Ministry of Communications, now reorganized with restructuring, as Ministry of Ports and Shipping, under the Administrative control of Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi and being maintained in accordance with Chapter 3 of Merchant Shipping Ordinance-2001. The objective of Government Shipping Office is to administer various provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1923 (now replaced with Merchant