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WMO Publication No. 9 - Weather Reporting
Volume D - Information for Shipping

Region/Metarea	Country	Date of Change	Chapter
2012
Metarea XIII	Russian Federation	21 March 2012	6
Metarea II	Gambia	6 March + 20 March 2012	6
Metarea III	Greece	15 March 2012	6
Metarea XI	Hong Kong, China	15 March 2012	6
Metarea XI	Thailand	15 March 2012	6
Metarea X	Australia	13 March 2012	6
Metarea XI	Japan	9 March 2012	6
Metarea II	France (incl. La Réunion and New Caledonia)	5 March 2012	6
Metarea I	UK	2 March 2012	6
Metarea XIV	New Zealand	27 February 2012	6
Metarea I	Ireland	17 February 2012	6
Metarea XI	Malaysia	17 February 2012	6
Metarea IV	United States of America - Boston radiofax	1 February 2012	3
Metarea XI	National Focal Points for the WMO GMDSS	18 January 2012	6
2011
	New edition	12 December 2011
5	Australia	25 November 2011	6
1	Kenya	25 November 2011	6
6	Germany	25 November 2011	6
6	Ireland [Chapter 4] [Chapter 6]	19 April 2011	4 and 6
--	Metarea VIII	10 January 2011	1
2010
4	Canada (maps - Metarea XVII and XVIII)	21 December 2010	1
5	New Zealand (maps)	09 August 2010	4
--	Metarea XV	28 July 2010	1
--	National Focal Points for the WMO GMDSS	3 June 2010	6
2	Japan	28 May 2010	3
2	Japan	23 March 2010	3
	Metarea II	22 February 2010	1
6	Ireland	02 February 2010	4
2009
2	Republic of Korea	7 December 2009	3
2	Republic of Korea	01 January 2009	3
2008
--	GMDSS Metareas - new arctic areas	19 September 2008	1
6	Greece	20 February 2008	2, 3, 4
6	Germany	20 February 2008	3
6	Romania	19 February 2008	4, 6
5	Australia	22 January 2008	3, 4
2007
5	New Zealand	10 December 2007	1, 4