Report of EG-AeM Position Member Country Co-Coordinators Mr Boon-leung Choy Hong Kong, China Ms Marina Petrova Russian Federation Theme Leader in QMS Implementation and Maintenance Ms Jie Shao China Theme Leader in Competency Assessment Mr Manoj Kumar Bhatnagar India Theme Leader in Meteorological Support to Air Traffic Management and Provision of SIGMETs Mr Jun Ryuzaki Japan [1] Mr. Bhatnagar changed post and his successor has yet to be confirmed.

CAeM OP 2016-19 priorities Support integration of MET information in SWIM (System Wide Information Management) MET Information and service enhancements to support GANP and ASBU and related performance metrics QMS and AMP competency requirements, guidance and advice Communication to Members of GANP Implementation challenges and opportunities Address institutional issue for Aeronautical MET

Major activities in 2016 SIGMET workshop A SIGMET workshop was organized by JMA from 27 to 30 June 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. It provides training on the preparation and verification of Tropical Cyclone, Volcanic Ash and other SIGMET through the use of the latest satellite and other technologies 27 participants from Asia Pacific region participated the workshop

Pilot Project on SIGMET Coordination in Southeast Asia A RA V pilot project involving Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to exercise a coordinated approach in the issuance of SIGMET for weather phenomena straddling FIR boundaries JMA and HKO participated in the project by providing tools to facilitate establishment of a consensus on the parameters of the phenomenon, including its extent, intensity, growth/decay rate, direction and rate of movement, prior to the issuance of SIGMETs across the boundaries

Pilot project on SIGMET coordination actions of MWOs between the Russian Federation & the Republic of Belarus aims at the determination of coordination mechanisms and actions between adjacent MWOs to achieve seamless SIGMETs production across the state and FIR borders regarding turbulence, icing and thunderstorm phenomena First phase of the Project (January – March, 2016) involved the Russian Federation (MWOs St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Moscow) and Republic of Belarus (MWO Minsk) A survey for all MWOs of RF and PT/EAST countries was carried out in August, 2016, concerning the participation in the project and the unified approach to SIGMET issue. As the result of it, the Project was expanded RF is open for further cooperation with all countries concerning SIGMET coordination, and also for organization and holding the SIGMET Training Workshop for the PT/EAST countries.

Aviation Nowcasting Capacity Building Workshop Held back-to-back with the WMO WWRP 4th International Symposium on Nowcasting and Very-short-range Forecast 2016 (WSN16) Provide nowcasting and mesoscale technology training to interested Members in response to the need of the advancement of aviation meteorological services in the 0-6 hour nowcasting time frame 22 participants attended the workshop (more than 160 participants for WSN16)

Numerous sub-regional activities, including transition of Quality Management Systems to the new ISO9001:2015 standard, enhancements to meet the WMO competency requirements, are being conducted.

Looking forward The new IWXXM (ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model) is proposed to become a standard in 2018 and applicable in 2020 Promulgation of the impact and what should be done is required Capacity building is urgently required for Members as most NMHSs are also AMSP Hong Kong, China is planning for a workshop in mid-2017 Automatic aircraft reports are important to further enhance our products and services Need to work with CBS ET-ABO to established the A-RIP of RA II and facilitate Members to make use of the observation reports to enhance their products and services

Conclusion The EG-AeM meeting in 2014 successfully aligned the priorities, strategies and technical knowhow of participants; a number of regional and sub-regional activities were conducted since then The themes determined for OP 2013-2016, however, seem to be a mismatch with those identified by EG-AeM and the priorities determined by CAeM Some changes should be considered