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Approved by and published under the authority of the Secretary GeneralINTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATIONDoc 8896Manual of AeronauticalMeteorological PracticeThirteenth Edition, 2021
Approved by and published under the authority of the Secretary GeneralINTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATIONDoc 8896Manual of AeronauticalMeteorological PracticeThirteenth Edition, 2021
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Table Of Contents
COVER PAGE
AMENDMENTS
FOREWORD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL AIR NAVIGATION
1.1 GENERAL
1.2 AERODROME METEOROLOGICAL OFFICES AND OTHER METEOROLOGICAL OFFICES
1.3 METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICES (MWOs)
1.4 AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
1.5 WORLD AREA FORECAST CENTRES (WAFCs)
1.6 TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY CENTRES (TCACs)
1.7 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTRES (VAACs)
1.8 STATE VOLCANO OBSERVATORIES
1.9 SPACE WEATHER CENTRES (SWXCs)
Chapter 2. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
2.1 GENERAL
2.2 AERODROME OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
2.3 ROUTINE REPORTS
2.4 SPECIAL REPORTS
2.5 REPORTS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
2.6 BASIC METEOROLOGICAL DATA
Chapter 3. FORECASTS
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 ACCURACY OF AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTS
3.3 TYPES OF AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTS
3.4 AERODROME FORECASTS (TAF)
3.5 TREND FORECASTS
3.6 FORECASTS FOR TAKE-OFF
3.7 FORECASTS OF EN-ROUTE CONDITIONS
Chapter 4. SIGMET INFORMATION, TROPICAL CYCLONE AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY INFORMATION, AIRMET INFORMATION, AERODROME WARNINGS, WIND SHEAR WARNINGS AND ALERTS, AND SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY INFORMATION
4.1 GENERAL
4.2 SIGMET INFORMATION
4.3 TROPICAL CYCLONE AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY INFORMATION
4.4 AIRMET INFORMATION
4.5 AERODROME WARNINGS
4.6 WIND SHEAR WARNINGS AND ALERTS
4.7 SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY INFORMATION
Chapter 5. METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR OPERATORS AND FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS
5.1 GENERAL
5.2 BRIEFING, CONSULTATION AND DISPLAY
5.3 FLIGHT DOCUMENTATION
5.4 AUTOMATED PRE-FLIGHT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
5.5 INFORMATION FOR AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT
Chapter 6. DISSEMINATION OF OPMET INFORMATION
6.1 GENERAL
6.2 DISSEMINATION OF OPMET INFORMATION ON THE AFTN AND AMHS
6.3 DISSEMINATION OF OPMET INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
6.4 INTERROGATION PROCEDURES FOR INTERNATIONAL OPMET DATABANKS
6.5 DISSEMINATION OF OPMET INFORMATION TO AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT
Chapter 7. AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
7.1 GENERAL
7.2 REPORTING OF AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS DURING FLIGHT
7.3 ROUTINE AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS
7.4 SPECIAL AND OTHER NON-ROUTINE AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS
7.5 CONTENT OF AIR-REPORTS
7.6 CRITERIA FOR REPORTING METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED PARAMETERS IN AUTOMATED AIR-REPORTS
7.7 EXCHANGE OF AIR-REPORTS
7.8 RECORDING AND POST-FLIGHT REPORTING OF AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
7.9 DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE CONTENT OF SPECIAL AIR-REPORTS RECEIVED BY VOICE COMMUNICATIONS BY MWOs
Chapter 8. AERONAUTICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Chapter 9. RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
9.1 ICAO DOCUMENTS OF A SPECIFICALLY METEOROLOGICAL NATURE
9.2 OTHER ICAO DOCUMENTS
9.3 WMO DOCUMENTS
Appendix A. INFORMATION ON THE WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM (WAFS)
Appendix B. LOCATION OF INSTRUMENTS AT AERODROMES
Appendix C. REPORTING OF PREVAILING VISIBILITY USING FULLY AUTOMATIC OBSERVING SYSTEMS
Appendix D. CRITERIA FOR TREND FORECASTS
Appendix E. NOTIFYING WAFCS OF SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCIES
Attachment to Appendix E. FORM TO BE USED FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF A SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY ON SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FORECASTS
Appendix F. USE OF OPMET INFORMATION FOR PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING BY OPERATORS AND FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS
Appendix G. COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS IN METEOROLOGICAL MESSAGES
Appendix H. DISPLAY OF METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION IN THE COCKPIT
Appendix I. GUIDELINES FOR ACCESS TO AERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION
Appendix J. TEMPLATE FOR ROUTINE AIR-REPORTS BY AIR-GROUND LINK
Appendix K. GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF SIGMET INFORMATION FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES