Implementation Guidance for AMP Competency Standards Chris Webster Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited

Outcomes of WMO Congress-16 Geneva, Switzerland in May 2011

Outcomes of WMO Congress Nov 2012 national meteorological services providing services to aviation required to implement a recognized Quality Management System 1 Dec 2013 national meteorological services providing services to aviation have to demonstrate compliance with Competency Standards for Aeronautical Meteorological Personnel 1 Dec 2016 all 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:  “Regulatory and Reference material“  Log-in as a guest TLCs to be published in next edition of WMO-No.49 Technical Regulations Volume 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 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!

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