Implementation Guidancefor

AMP Competency Standards

Chris Webster

Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited

Personal introduction: Chris Webster

Training manager, Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited

• WMO Commission for AeronauticalMeteorology: member ofExpert Team on Education & Training

• Member of WMO Executive CouncilPanel of Experts on Education & Training

• Theme Leader, Forecaster Competencies& Training, RA-V Working Group on Weather Services

Outcomes of WMO Congress-16

Geneva, Switzerland in May 2011

Outcomes of WMO Congress-16

• 15 Nov 2012national meteorological services providing services to aviation required to implement a recognized Quality Management System

• 1 Dec 2013national meteorological services providing services to aviation have to demonstrate compliance with Competency Standards for Aeronautical Meteorological Personnel

• 1 Dec 2016all Aeronautical Meteorological Forecasters to have completed the "BIP-M" training programme (taking into account conditions A to C of the Second Level Competencies)

Competency Standards

Top-Level Competencies (TLCs) and Second-Level Competencies (SLCs)

• See CAeM ET/ET website: http://www.caem.wmo.int/moodle/

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TLCs to be publishedin next edition ofWMO-No.49Technical RegulationsVolume 1

Competency Standards

• Competency Standards specify the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to do a particular job. For example, an observer (AMO) has to be able to observe and record the occurrence of fog

• Competency is a separate issue from qualifications

• The TLCs fit on one page (!), and outline the requirements:

Forecaster (AMF): analyse and monitor the weather, forecast, warn of hazards, ensure quality and communicate to users

Observer (AMO): monitor the weather, observe and record, ensure quality and communicate to users

• The SLCs give extra detail to help national meteorological services implement the new Standards…

Competency Standards

• SLCs contain:

Position title (AMF or AMO)

Conditions A to C (for the area and airspace of responsibility, etc)

TLC standard

Competency description for each standard

Performance criteria for each standard

Background knowledge & skills

Regional variations

Competency Standards: Example

Aeronautical Meteorological Observer (AMO)

A. for the area and airspace of responsibility,

B. in consideration of the impact of meteorological phenomena and parameters on aviation operations, and

C. in compliance with aviation user requirements, international regulations, local procedures and priorities.

(Conditions A to C from TLCs)

Communicate meteorological information to internal and external users

(Standard from TLCs for AMOs)

Competency Standards: Example continued

• Competence description

All meteorological data and information are concise, complete and communicated in a manner that will be clearly understood by the users.

• Performance criteria

Ensure that all observations are disseminated through the authorized communication means and channels to designated user groups.

Present aeronautical meteorological data and information in a clear and concise manner using suitable terminology.

Alert forecasters to observed or imminent significant changes in the weather within the local area.

• Background knowledge and skills

The background knowledge and skills listed below underpin the performance criteria for AMOs, etc

• Regional variations

The range of significant weather phenomena, etc

Competency Standards

What do TLCs and SLCs mean for people from RA-V and RA-II?

• By 1 Dec 2013, national meteorological services providing services to aviation have to demonstrate compliance with the Competency Standards for Aeronautical Meteorological Forecasters and Observers(applies to all RAs)

How do we do this?

• Adapt the Standards to local conditions, using the guidance at http://www.caem.wmo.int/moodle/

• Do the competency assessments and document them

• Integrate competency assessment into your QMS

• Provide upgrade or refresher training as required

And get as much as you can out of this workshop!

Outline of RA-V WG-WXS

• Task Team on Forecaster Competencies & Training (TT-TRG) was formed in April 2011 as part of the RA-V Working Group on Weather Services (WG-WXS)

• immediate focus is sustainable aviation weather services

• initial Survey of all member countries of RA-V: four NMHS have no AMFs at all

nine have 15 or fewer AMFs

four have more than 30 AMFs

two NMHS have no AMOs at all

five have 15 or fewer AMOs

four have between 16 and 30 AMOs

six have more than 30 AMOs

• Most NMHS in RA-V are aware of the WMO Congress-16 decisions, but a few are not!

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