1. Yuliya Naryshkina
METEOAGENCY OF ROSHYDROMET
BASIC REGULATIONS OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR LOW-LEVEL FLIGHTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
User Consultation Workshop
Meteorological Service for Low Level Flights
(Schönhagen Airport, Berlin, March 2010)

2. Annex 3 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
2.1.4 Each Contracting State shall designate the authority, hereinafter referred to as the meteorological authority, to provide or to arrange for the provision of meteorological service for international air navigation on its behalf.
The Russian Federation
The Meteorological Authority:
The Federal Service for Hydrometeorology
and Environmental Monitoring
(Roshydromet)
(Act No 494-r of 8 April 1997
issued by the Russian Federation government)

3. Environmental Monitoring Environmental Monitoring
Interaction of the Federal Hydrometereology and Environmental Monitoring Service and the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation
Suppliers of АМS
Addressees of АМS
The Federal
Hydrometeorology
and Environmental
Monitoring Service
Federal
Executive
Authorities
Level
The ministry of
Transport of the
Russian Federation
The agreement
Territorial Bodies
of the Federal
Hydrometeorology and
Environmental Monitoring
Service
Territorial bodies
of the Air transport
Agreements
Territorial
Level
Agreements,
Instructions
Airports
Operative Bodies
of the Federal
Hydrometeorology and
Environmental Monitoring
Service
Operative
Level
Airlines
Others

4. Aeronautical Meteorological service
276 aerodrome Meteorological officers
152 prognostic Aeronautical Meteorological officers
49 Meteorological Watch Offices
(MWOs) 49 13
77 Area Control Centres (ACCs)
276 aerodromes 77 13

5. AREA FORECASTS FOR LOW-LEVEL FLIGHTS
Annex 3 — Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
CHAPTER 6. FORECASTS
6.5.1 When the density of traffic operating below flight level 100 (or up to flight level 150 in mountainous areas, or higher, where necessary) warrants the routine issue and dissemination of area forecasts for such operations, the frequency of issue, the form and the fixed time or period of validity of those forecasts and the criteria for amendments thereto shall be determined by the meteorological authority in consultation with the users.
Prognostic Aeronautical Meteorological Officers
Meteorological products for low-level flights
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHARTS
NOVOSIBIRSK
LOW LEVEL ( below 700 hPa)
MOSCOW
LOW + MEDIUM LEVELS (below 400 hPa)
√ Flight documentation
√ Preflight preparation
Text FORECASTS
in alphanumeric format in Russian
√ Are more preferred for domestic users
FORECASTS
in GAMET form
√ Are issued for international users

6. II SIGWX FORECASTS
GIS Meteo (MapMaker Group LTD, Moscow)
based on output data of global model (UKMO, NCEP), region model (MM5R, MM5K, Hydrometcenter of Russia, Losev, other local models)
fixed time prognostic charts
period of validity ±3 hours
issued 4 times every day
completed not later than 6 hours
after standard time of observation

7. II FORECASTS in alphanumeric format III FORECASTS in GAMET form
text form in Russian language
every 3 hours
period of validity 6 hours
lead time is 1 hour
I part
pressure systems
wind and upper-air temperature
at 300, 600, 1000, and m as minimum
and m in mountainous areas
freezing level
II part
surface wind (direction and speed)
surface visibility
significant weather phenomena
clouds (base and top)
icing
turbulence
surface temperature (if necessary when the forecast covers a maritime area)
QNH (minimum)
III FORECASTS in GAMET form
international users
AIRMET information
Moscow ATM zone
ФЛРС10 МСМА
UUBC /171500
Р-Н ПОЛЕТОВ КАЛУЖСКОГО МДП ПЛ/1-4/ UUWV-
ТЫЛ ЛОЖБИНЫ ВТОРИЧН ХОЛОДН ФРОНТ
СМЕЩЕНИЕ ЮВ 25КМЧ
/020 М08
/020 М09
/020 М10
/020 М13
/030 М17
/040 М21
ЗМЛ
ВИД 10КМ ЗНЧ СК 300/1100 РЕДК КД 0400/3000
УМРН ТУРБ СЛОЕ 000/400
УМРН ОБЛЕД ОБЛ СЛОЕ 300/1100
РМИН 758=

8. FLIGHT DOCUMENTATION Flight documentation is provided
for each flight and includes:
1. Area forecasts for low-level flights
SIGWX forecast + forecasts of upper W/T at 600, and m as minimum and m in mountainous areas in chart form +QNH min or
GAMET or
Text format
2. TAFs or TAFs AMD
3. METAR or SPECI including TREND forecasts
4. AIRMET (if available)
5. SIGMET and special air-reports
low-level flight

9. WEB-based aeronautical meteorological services AviAmet
Flight documentation
consultation

10. Enhanced meteorological service for aviation in the state programmes of the Russian Federation
State Civil Aviation Safety Programme
Agreed actions towards the implementation of the State Flight Safety Programme approved by the government of the Russian Federation
«Concept for establishment and development the Russian air navigation system»
Federal Foundation Programme - Uniform ATM Modernization
Other programmes of Roshydromet and the Federal Air Transport Agency

11. Thanks for Attention!