WMO

Meteorological service for aviation

Dimitar Ivanov

Chief, AEM Division

WMO

MET service for aviation

Characteristics: Aviation is genuinely international and global Clear definition of user (airlines, flight crew, air

traffic services, search and rescue services, airport management, others concerned)

Proper definition of user requirements (different for different users)

Clear objectives of service - safety, regularity, efficiency; recent addition - environment

Regular user feed-back

Institutional arrangements for service delivery

Service delivery: well developed international regulatory framework (ICAO Annex 3/WMO Tec. Reg. Vol. II), national legislation and regulation Roles, responsibilities and accountability of all

stakeholders well defined MET Authorities (MA) of Members responsible

for organization and provision of service MET Service Providers – different type of

organization and business models

Service requirements

Requirement on MET Authorities to implement a properly organized quality system in conformity with ISO 9000 series

QMS a global requirement (ICAO-WMO Regulations)

QMS: success story Competency requirements for aeronautical met

personnel - standard practice as of 1 Dec 2013.

Products and Services

Observations – aerodrome, airborne, others Forecasts – aerodrome, terminal area, en-route Warnings – aerodrome warnings, AIRMET,

SIGMET (VA, TC and other hazards) Advisory services – VA, TC Flight documentation Services for ATS, AIS and other users All defined in ICAO Annex 3 and WMO TRs, Vol II

Efficiency and cost recovery

User concern with efficiency and cost-effectiveness

Efficiency through global and regional facilities: 2 WAFCs (wind, temp, SIGWX), 9 Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres, 7 TC Advisory Centres

User willing to pay for services Many Met Services recover the costs for aviation

services provided Good practice for service delivery

Things to consider for LTSD

National vs International Needs for harmonization and interoperability Users and their requirements – need to learn their

decision-making trees Study existing services WMO position and instrumentarium Business case and who’s paying Science and technology Possible methodology – define “use cases”