Ocean Best Practices System Endorsement: Guidance for the Ocean Community, Version 2024-03-20.

Abstract

This document provides guidelines and a template for the endorsement of ocean practices to be recognised by the Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS), an international IOC programme supported by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE). Recommendations for endorsed practices will be submitted to the OBPS as described in this document. The recommendation will include the processes used for assessment, including participating multi-institutional organizations, and OBPS will validate the conformance to the process.