Advisory Group on the Worldwide Metocean Information and Warning Service Sub Committee

The Advisory Group on the Worldwide Metocean Information and Warning Service Sub Committee (AG-WWMIWS-SubC), an advisory group under SC-MMO, oversees the coordination and monitoring of global meteorological maritime safety information (MSI) within the IMO’s GMDSS, ensuring warnings and forecasts reach vessels on international and national voyages, including those outside the SOLAS Convention.

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17 Feb 2026

Terms of Reference

The Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS) Sub-Committee is an Advisory Group within the Standing Committee on Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic Services (SC-MMO). As stated in IMO resolution A.1051(27)/MSC.470(101) “The IMO-WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS) is the internationally coordinated service for the promulgation of meteorological warnings and forecasts to vessels undertaking international or national voyages”. The AG-WWMIWS-SubC is the responsible body, under the SC-MMO, for monitoring and coordinating the provision of meteorological maritime safety information (MSI) within the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), including other vessels not covered by the IMO Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.

ToRs 2024-2027 are available here.

METAREA Coordinator alternates

 NameMETAREAMember
 /METAREA IUK
 Elisa DubouchetMETAREA IIFrance
 /METAREA IIIGreece
 /METAREA IV & XIIUSA
 Julio Cesar de Castro RochaMETAREA VBrazil
 /METAREA VIArgentina
 Ezekiel Kgotlaetsile SebegoMETAREA VIISouth Africa
 PLN MurtyMETAREA VIII (N)India
 Krisna BUCHAMETAREA VIII (S)Mauritius
 /METAREA VIII (S)La Réunion
 Anjum Nazir ZaighumMETAREA IXPakistan
 Paul BiermanMETAREA XAustralia
 YAMAMOTO MikitoMETAREA XI (N)Japan
 /METAREA XI (S)China
 Vladimir IvanovMETAREA XIII, XX & XXIRussian Federation
 Raveen DasMETAREA XIVNew Zealand
 Alejandro De la Maza DorionMETAREA XVChile
 /METAREA XVIPeru
 Geoffrey DunsworthMETAREA XVII & XVIIICanada
 Gjermund Mamen HaugenMETAREA XIXNorway

Events

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Exeter, United Kingdom

Second Meeting of Advisory Group on the Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS) Sub-Committee (AG-WWMIWS-SubC-2)
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Geneva, Switzerland

First Meeting of Advisory Group on the Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS) Sub-Committee (AG-WWMIWS-SubC-1)
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