The Oceanography and Marine Meteorology Services (OMMS)
was established in 2003 as a section in the department and became a
full division in 2006. Its mandate is to establish and provide oceanography
and marine meteorological services to meet the requirements of the marine
community in the country.

The main objective of the division is to operationalize
oceanography and marine meteorology in line with the Department’s
mandate of providing meteorological information and services for the
protection of life and property and conservation of natural environment.
To achieve this the division has come up with five programme modules
which form the core functions of the division.