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The Met Office provides four training courses for ATS staff,
all carefully structured to make sure participants gain maximum
benefit from the time allotted. All courses are fully recognised
by the CAA, are run to the highest professional standards and
are available in the UK or abroad.
Aeronautical met. observers from other national met. services
can also benefit from our comprehensive training.
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| Production of aviation weather reports and
METARs |
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A ten-day course for ATS staff requiring training in order to
make fully compliant, accurate aviation weather reports. The acquisition
of the necessary skills is achieved through a combination of theory
and practical training. Successful trainees will be awarded a
met. observing certificate for the production of aerodrome weather
reports and METARs.
On completion, participants should be able to:
- observe, report and encode the weather elements required for
METAR reports and local ATS reports
- disseminate fully coded and accurate reports within agreed
timescales
- understand the process and criteria for issuing 'special'
weather reports
- demonstrate the ability to make observations at night.
Training is conducted at the Met Office College in Exeter
and an airport, alongside an experienced professional observer.
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| Production of semi-automated aerodrome weather
reports and METARs |
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Designed for staff of ATS units using a fully integrated semi-automatic
observing system, this variable length course develops the skills
necessary to observe, report and encode the 'visual' elements
of the METAR to a standard that meets CAA requirements. Successful
trainees will leave with a 'restricted' certification for use
solely at similarly equipped sites.
On completion, participants should be able to:
- observe, report and encode the 'visual' elements required
for METAR reports and local ATS reports
- demonstrate a good knowledge of the other elements making
up METAR reports and local ATS reports
- disseminate fully coded and accurate reports within agreed
timescales
- understand the process and criteria for issuing 'special'
weather reports;
- demonstrate the ability to make observations at night.
Training is conducted either at the Met Office College, Exeter
or on-site at airports.
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| ATS observer refresher training |
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A two-day course designed for qualified ATS observers who need
to update or refresh their observing skills.
Features:
- Revision of the procedures used to estimate the subjective
elements of the METAR.
- Update of the latest coding procedures used in the production
of the METAR.
- Enables ATS Observers to maintain compliance with CAA CAP
746 standards.
- Revision of meteorological hazards.
Training takes place at the Met Office College, Exeter
or on-site at airports.
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| Met. observer competency assessment programme |
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| A two-day course designed to help ATS units maintain
compliance with CAA requirements as laid down in CAP 746 by checking
the on-going competency of individual met observers.
Features:
- Assessments take place on-site at the ATS unit by a fully
qualified Met Office Observer NVQ Assessor.
- CAA approved assessment based on the nationally recognized
VQSET NVQ observing competence standards.
On completion:
- Detailed assessment report detailing compliance and recommendations
as appropriate.
Download
the Met Observer Competency Assessment Programme datasheet
(PDF, 478 kb)
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| For further information on any of these courses,
please e-mail observertraining@metoffice.gov.uk
or contact our Customer
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