OBJECTIVES

The Members intend to collaborate in APMP to promote the coordination of metrological activities and services in order to achieve greater harmony of measurement and testing within the Region and build mutual confidence in measurement between members. Specific objectives are:
  1. To develop a closer collaboration between Members in work on measurement standards within the Region;
  2. To improve the level of metrology, and to gain international recognition for Members;
  3. To encourage traceability between Members through the provision of calibration services;
  4. To ensure that measurement standards within the Region are traceable to standards maintained or coordinated by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in the realisation of the international system (SI) of units, and to generally reinforce the objectives of the Metric Treaty.
In pursuit of these objectives APMP will seek to:
  1. Coordinate projects on measurement standards and foster cooperation in research between Members;
  2. Transfer expertise in the field of primary or peak standards between Members through seminars, conferences, workshops, training programs, consultancies and technical publications;
  3. Encourage and facilitate collaboration among interested Members on specific projects;
  4. Initiate inter-laboratory comparisons of measurement standards in order to gain international recognition of measurement capabilities of Member laboratories;
  5. Maintain an up-to-date database of services and capabilities available within the Region;
  6. Give special attention to the needs of less developed members and initiate, develop and implement activities to assist them in achieving metrological capability in specific activities;
  7. Encourage participation in BIPM key comparisons and at all times ensure that APMP inter-laboratory comparison activity does not impede access to inter-laboratory comparisons coordinated by the BIPM;
  8. Establish and maintain effective links with other international and region-based metrological bodies, e.g. BIPM, and RMOs recognized by CIPM;
  9. Collaborate with other bodies within the Asia-Pacific Region that are active in standards, testing and conformance;
  10. Encourage participation in the global Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) in measurement standards established by the CIPM;
  11. Undertake other activities as decided by the APMP General Assembly from time to time.





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