Training event
Exeter
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Foundation Meteorologist: Initial Forecasting Course
Organizer(s)
Met Office
Format
In person
Date
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The Foundation Meteorologist course is aimed at staff new to forecasting and covers the requisite meteorological knowledge in the WMO Basic Instruction Package for Meteorologists (BIP-M).
After completing this course delegates will be able to:
- make weather reports to the standard necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft;
- meet the mandatory minimum standards of 'theoretical knowledge' for aeronautical observers required by ICAO/WMO/CAA policy;
- demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge of meteorological theory for our area of airspace responsibility;
- employ guidance effectively as the basis of the forecast;
- interpret actual and forecast data correctly and identify the most relevant data for any given situation;
- produce weather forecasts consistent with the guidance and other relevant data;
- present forecast products to an acceptable standard and in the style required by customers;
- monitor the latest data - amending forecasts and issuing warnings when appropriate;
- be an effective member of an operational forecasting team.