TENTATIVE PROGRAMME FOR “GOING METRIC”
' ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND LENGTH IN YEARS
INITIATION OF POLICY Government pronouncement.. 0 Industrial consultations and planning 0 to 3 Revision of education programme (with necessary reprinting) and implementation 1 to 4 Technical literature, handbooks, data sheets, charts, etc., reprinted and on sale .. 2to 5 New measuring instruments, dials, gauges, become available or old ones are converted 2 to 4 8.5.1. PROGRAMME Formulation of general policy and programme 0 to 3
Major revision commences .. 3 onwards Revision substantially complete up to 15 1X1)1 SI RIAL ACTION Stocks run down, detailed planning, etc 3 to 5 New designs coming forward 5 onwards New British Standards becoming available 1.... 5 onwards New components becoming available up to 10 Metric production gathering momentum 10 to 15 Efforts to expedite the movement ahd to eliminate old units 15 to 20
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30768, 4 June 1965, Page 12
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