WMO; WDS/AeMP

WMO Workshop onAeronautical Competencies and

SIGMET for NAM/CAR Region

San Jose, Costa Rica25–27 August 2015

WMO Introduction

Dimitar IvanovChief , Aeronautical Meteorology Division, WMO

WMO Convention• One of the purposes of the WMO is “to further the 

application of meteorology to aviation”• WMO together with the International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) establish the regulatory framework for meteorological (MET) service for international air navigation (ICAO Annex 3, WMO Technical Regulations, Volume II)

• The purpose of the MET service to aviation is:“to contribute to safety, efficiency and regularity” of the air transport

Introduction

WMO Aeronautical Meteorology Programme (AeMP)Partnership with ICAOCommission for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM)

Expert TeamsPrioritiesLinks to other WMO bodies

Main Outcomes of the METDIV 2014ICAO MET PanelThe Weather Factor in aviation safety

Outline

The Aeronautical Meteorology Programme  (AeMP) is one of the major WMO application programmesMain Long‐Term Objectives – as agreed by WMO Cg‐17 (2015):

a) To contribute to a globally harmonized meteorological service to the international air navigation meeting the requirements of the aviation users for meteorological information and services and contributing to safety, efficiency and regularity of aviation transport;

b) To support the continuous improvement of the meteorological service to aviation through coordinating the underpinning science and technology activities and their transfer to operational practice;

c) To achieve the highest possible level of compliance of the WMO Members with the technical regulations, standard and recommended practices established by WMO and ICAO for the provision of aeronautical meteorological service;

WMO  AeMP

Main Long‐Term Objectives – as agreed by WMO Cg‐17 (2015) (contd):

d) To promote effective and efficient services through international cooperation;

e) To contribute to the assessment of the linkages between the aviation and environment including the impacts of the climate change and variation on future aviation operations;

f) To establish globally agreed requirements for the qualificationand competence of the aeronautical meteorological personnel aspart of the quality management system (QMS) for the provision ofaeronautical meteorological services.

WMO Secretariat – AeM Division in the WDS DepartmentFurther information is available on the WMO AeMP website:www.wmo.int/aemp

WMO  AeMP

Partnership  with   ICAOWMO and ICAO roles and responsibilities in aeronautical meteorology are defined in the Working Arrangements (1953, rev. 1963) as “broad principles”ICAO has a primary responsibility for direct collaboration with aviation users for establishment of user requirements for meteorological servicesWMO has a primary responsibility for the development of meteorological techniques, methods and practices to meet those requirementsICAO is an organization closely related to the aviation stakeholders (ANS providers, airlines, etc.)WMO is an organization closely related to national MET services and research community

Partnership  with   ICAO

The two documents are almost identical

Partnership  with   ICAOICAO WMO

Type of organization

UN Technical Agency UN Technical Agency

Primaryresponsibility

Establishing user requirements for meteorological services

Developing meteorological techniques, methods and practices 

Collaboration with

Aviation stakeholders; aviation industry;Organizations like IATA, IFALPA, CANSO, etc

MET stakeholders; research community

Membership Contracting States Members

National counterparts

CAA, DGCA NMHS, D/NMHS and PR with WMO

Other responsibilities

Training – aviation related Qualification and training – basic and specialized MET

Work structure ANC / MET Panel / Working Groups CAeM / Expert Teams

Executive bodies ICAO Council, Assembly WMO Executive Council, Congress

Main documents ICAO Annex 3,Guidance material on aviation specific matters

WMO Tech Regulations, Vol. II,Guidance material on meteorological aspects

The Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM) is one of the 8 WMO Technical CommissionsCAeM has a long history – its predecessor, the Commission for the Application of Meteorology to Air Navigation (CAMAN) was established by the Paris Conference of Directors (CD) of the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) as early as 1919CAeM works under its Terms of Reference approved by Congress (see http://www.wmo.int/aemp/caem )CAeM provides the main source of WMO expertise that contributes to the development of international standards and recommended practices in aeronautical meteorology in close coordination and collaboration with ICAO

CAeM

The 15th Session of the CAeM was held conjointly with the ICAO MET Divisional Meeting – July 2014CAeM work programme is fully aligned with the ICAO GANP and ASBUPresident of CAeM – CM Shun, Hong Kong, China; Vice‐President – Ian Lisk, UK

CAeM

CAeM Expert  Teams  (ET)

CAeM Priorities

CG‐17 – WMO Strategic Priorities 2016‐2019Aviation meteorological services ‐ Improve the ability of Members to provide sustainable high quality services in support of safety, efficiency and regularity of the air transport worldwide, with due account to environmental factors by:a) Accelerating the implementation of ICAO / WMO competency 

and qualification standards and Quality Management Systems (QMS);

b) Addressing the emerging institutional and technological challenges associated with the ICAO Global Air Navigation Plan;

c) Strengthening the sustainability and competitiveness of aeronautical meteorological service provision through improved cost recovery mechanisms and suitable business models for service delivery frameworks.

Commission for Basic Systems (CBS)Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations (CIMO)Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) and World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Interprogramme Coordination Team on Space Weather (ICTSW)CBS Task Team on Aviation XML (TT‐AvXML)WMO/IUGG Volcanic Ash Scientific Advisory Group (VASAG)WMO AMDAR Programme – two task teams on aircraft‐based observations (ABO)

Other  WMO  bodies

Alignment with the GANP and ASBO MET ASBU Blocks will provide incremental improvements

Main  Outcomes  of  METDIV  2014

Industry needs and expectations

• Need to provide information fit to support user’s decisions • Seamless services, global harmonization• Efficiency 

Main  Outcomes  of  METDIV  2014Institutional changes

Governance, business model and cost recoveryRegionalizationData Policy

TechnologyEvolution of existing services – e.g., WAFS, IAVWNew services – e.g., Space WeatherMET services for ATM – terminal area, trajectory‐based operations (TBO)Integration of MET into SWIM – implementation of XML/GML as a first stepSupport for near‐term decisions (0‐20 min) – uplink of near‐real‐time infoUtilization of new techniques – nowcasting, ensembles, probabilties

RegulationsReorganization of ICAO and WMO regs – better delineation of service requirements from the technical means to achieve compliance

ICAO  MET  PanelMET Divisional Meeting adopted 29 Recommendations – a roadmap to the future MET services aligned with the GANP and ASBUThese will require coordinated follow up by ICAO and WMOICAO Air Navigation Commission established the Meteorology Panel (METP)“The tasks to be undertaken by the METP relate to the maintenance and development of the provision of meteorological information to support international air navigation and in particular, to advance selected Recommendations of the Meteorology Divisional Meeting held in Montreal from 7 to 18 July 2014.”

ICAO  MET  PanelMETP Membership

12 States: Australia, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States5 Organizations: ASECNA, EUROCONTROL, IATA, IFALPA, and WMOObservers

Website:http://www.icao.int/airnavigation/METP/Pages/default.aspx

ICAO  MET  Panel

Regional Hazardous Weather Advisory Centres

ICAO  MET  Panel

ICAO  MET  Panel

The  Weather  Factor• Weather is a major contributing factor to

aviation accidents

• IATA classifies weather as an “environmental threat” that induces pilot’s error

• Weather is the second biggest threat to flight safety after aircraft malfunction

1 June 2009Air France 447

24 July 2014Air Algerie 5017

28 December 2014AirAsia 8501

July 2014SA Airways 286

SEV CAT

The  Weather  Factor

• Many lessons learned• AirAsia case:

The loss of Flight 8501 also brought attention to the lack of weather radar at Indonesian air traffic control centres.An immediate air transport directive had been issued "making it mandatory for pilots to go through a face‐to‐face briefing by an airline flight operations officer on weather conditions and other operational issues prior to every flight."

• The essential safety role of the meteorological service is to provide information that fits to the overall situational awareness to help pilots keep a safe distance from the weather hazards