First Week Flashcards
Meteorological information that pilot(s) use for international air navigation is provided by meteorological authorities designated by States (ICAO)
Meterological Service
This is an agency of the US federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information
National Weather Service
This is Philippine’s designated Meteorological Authority in coordination with CAAP
Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
They shall ensure that the PAGASA establishes and implements a properly organized quality system comprising procedures, processes, and resources necessary to provide for the quality management of the meteorological information to be supplied to the users
CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines)
This is an office designated to provide meteorological service for international air navigation. They should be associated with an aerodrome control tower or approach control unit for the provision of meteorological information
PAGASA Central Office
What are the functions that a meteorological office must carry out to meet the needs of flight operations at the aerodrome?
- Weather Forecast
- Local meteorological Conditions
- Continuous survey of Meteorological Conditions over the aerodromes
- Weather briefing, consultation, and flight documentation for flight crew members and/or flight operations personnel
- Available meteorological information
- Aerodrome Warnings
- Wind Shear Warnings
- Weather Reports
-Weather Charts
This is an airspace of defined dimensions within which flight information service and alerting service are provided
Manila Flight Information Region
This is an office designated to provide information concerning the occurrence or expected occurrence of specified en-route weather and other phenomena in the atmosphere that may affect the safety of aircraft operations within its specified area of responsibility
Meteorological Watch Office
They observe significant pre-eruption volcanic activity, volcanic eruption and/or volcanic ash in the atmosphere and shall send this information as quickly as practicable
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
A worldwide system by which world area forecast centres provide aeronautical meteorological en-route forecasts in uniform standardized formats
World Area Forecast System
What were the two World Area Forecast Centres (WAFCs) that were established to provide aeronautical meteorological en-route forecasts?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
UK Met Office
