Weekly outline

• General
  

  General

  Aeronautical Meteorological Forecaster (AMF) Competencies
  

  Online Phase - June to Aug - 9 practical's

  
  

  • Announcements Forum
  • Introduction Page
  • Forecasting products issued by your Met Service Feedback
  • Aviation Reference documents Folder
  • Announcements Forum
• Administration
  

  Administration

  The following provides you with a comprehensive demonstration/example of how each aviation competency (5) are applied to a weather case study of 20 October 2018. 

  The demonstration is done using voice over presentations and with. It guides you on how to complete the weekly AMF competency tasks using appropriate forecast methods and procedures.  Quizzes assess that you have applied the procedures correctly. Work through it and ask questions should you not understand as you will be expected to apply this in the practical's.

  
  

  Access to the following information will be needed:
  

  1) SAWS Aviation Website - Please register 

  2) NWP visualization software Wingridds - see email sent on 25 May with steps for installation.
• AMF Competency 1
  

  AMF Competency 1

  Analyse and monitor continually the weather and other relevant environmental situation

  
  

  • AMF Competency 1 description Page
  • Analyze and Diagnose Case Study Resources Page
  • Quiz on your own countries weather Today
• AMF Competency 2
  

  AMF Competency 2

  Forecast meteorological and other relevant environmental phenomena and parameters

  
  

  
  

  • AMF Competency 2 description Page
  • Forecast Product Case Study Resources and assessment Page
  • Take-off data_Issued 08Z Quiz
  • 09Z TREND Forecast_Issued 09Z Quiz
  • 10Z TREND Forecast_Issued 10Z Quiz
  • 11Z TREND Forecast_Issued 11Z Quiz
  • 12Z TREND Forecast_Issued at 12Z Quiz
  • Analyze and diagnose the weather and Take-off data Assignment

    Analyze and diagnose the weather situation for your country answering the 6 questions posed in the Analyze and Diagnose quiz and attach the table of take-off data issued by you for your Aerodrome in your country

  • TAF Quiz
  • Write a TAF for your country Assignment
• AMF Competency 3
  

  AMF Competency 3

  Warn of hazardous meteorological and other relevant environmental phenomena

  
  

  • AMF Competency 3 description Page
  • Forecasting of Hazardous Aviation Weather Page
  • Warning products case study resources and assessment Page
  • Warn of Hazardous Phenomena Quiz
  • Issue AIRMET/SIGMET Warnings for your country FIR Assignment
• AMF Competency 4
  

  AMF Competency 4

  Ensure the quality of meteorological and other relevant environmental information and services supplied to users
  

  
  

  • AMF Competency 4 description Page
  • Quality Case study resources Page
• AMF Competency 5
  

  AMF Competency 5

  Communicate meteorological and other relevant environmental information to internal and external users
  

  
  

  • AMF Competency 5 description Page
  • En Route case study resources and assessment Page
  • Communication Assignment
• 12 January - 18 January
  

  12 January - 18 January
• 19 January - 25 January
  

  19 January - 25 January
• 26 January - 1 February
  

  26 January - 1 February
• 2 February - 8 February
  

  2 February - 8 February