1.2 Terms used with a limited meaning
CHAPTER 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1 Objective, determination and provision
of meteorological service
2.2 Supply, use, quality management and interpretation
of meteorological information
2.3 Notifications required from operators
CHAPTER 3. GLOBAL SYSTEMS, SUPPORTING CENTRES
AND METEOROLOGICAL OFFICES
3.1 World area forecast system
3.2 World area forecast centres
3.3 Aerodrome meteorological offices
3.4 Meteorological watch offices
3.5 Volcanic ash advisory centres
3.6 State volcano observatories
3.7 Tropical cyclone advisory centres
3.8 Space weather centres
CHAPTER 4. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
AND REPORTS
4.1 Aeronautical meteorological stations and observations
4.2 Agreement between meteorological authorities
and air traffic services authorities
4.3 Routine observations and reports
4.4 Special observations and reports
4.6 Observing and reporting meteorological elements
4.7 Reporting meteorological information
from automatic observing systems
4.8 Observations and reports
of volcanic activity
CHAPTER 5. AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
5.1 Obligations of States
5.2 Types of aircraft observations
5.3 Routine aircraft observations — designation
5.4 Routine aircraft observations — exemptions
5.5 Special aircraft observations
5.6 Other non-routine aircraft observations
5.7 Reporting of aircraft observations during flight
5.8 Relay of air-reports by air traffic services units
5.9 Recording and post-flight reporting of
aircraft observations of volcanic activity
6.4 Forecasts for take-off
6.5 Area forecasts for low-level flights
CHAPTER 7. SIGMET AND AIRMET INFORMATION, AERODROME WARNINGS AND
WIND SHEAR WARNINGS AND ALERTS
7.4 Wind shear warnings and alerts
CHAPTER 8. AERONAUTICAL
CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION
8.2 Aerodrome climatological tables
8.3 Aerodrome climatological summaries
8.4 Copies of meteorological observational data
CHAPTER 9. SERVICE FOR OPERATORS
AND FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS
9.2 Briefing, consultation and display
9.4 Automated pre-flight information systems for briefing,
consultation, flight planning and flight documentation
9.5 Information for aircraft in flight
CHAPTER 10. INFORMATION FOR AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES, SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES AND
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES
10.1 Information for air traffic services units
10.2 Information for search and rescue services units
10.3 Information for aeronautical information services units
CHAPTER 11. REQUIREMENTS FOR
AND USE OF COMMUNICATIONS
11.1 Requirements for communications
11.2 Use of aeronautical fixed service communications
and the public Internet — meteorological bulletins
11.3 Use of aeronautical fixed service communications —
world area forecast system products
11.4 Use of aeronautical mobile service communications
11.5 Use of aeronautical data link service — contents of D-VOLMET
11.6 Use of aeronautical broadcasting service —
contents of VOLMET broadcasts
PART II.
APPENDICES AND ATTACHMENTS
APPENDIX 1. FLIGHT DOCUMENTATION —
MODEL CHARTS AND FORMS
APPENDIX 2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL SYSTEMS, SUPPORTING CENTRES AND
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICES
1. WORLD AREA FORECAST SYSTEM
2. AERODROME METEOROLOGICAL OFFICES
3. VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTRES
4. STATE VOLCANO OBSERVATORIES
5. TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY CENTRES
APPENDIX 3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
2. GENERAL CRITERIA RELATED TO METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS
3. DISSEMINATION OF METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS
4. OBSERVING AND REPORTING OF METEOROLOGICAL ELEMENTS
APPENDIX 4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO
AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS
1. CONTENTS OF AIR-REPORTS
2. CRITERIA FOR REPORTING
3. EXCHANGE OF AIR-REPORTS
4. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATED TO
REPORTING WIND SHEAR AND VOLCANIC ASH
APPENDIX 5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RELATED TO FORECASTS
1. CRITERIA RELATED TO TAF
2. CRITERIA RELATED TO TREND FORECASTS
3. CRITERIA RELATED TO FORECASTS FOR TAKE-OFF
4. CRITERIA RELATED TO
AREA FORECASTS FOR LOW-LEVEL FLIGHTS
APPENDIX 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO SIGMET AND AIRMET INFORMATION, AERODROME WARNINGS
AND WIND SHEAR WARNINGS AND ALERTS
1. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO SIGMET INFORMATION
2. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO AIRMET INFORMATION
3. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO SPECIAL AIR-REPORTS
4. DETAILED CRITERIA RELATED TO SIGMET AND AIRMET MESSAGES
AND SPECIAL AIR-REPORTS (UPLINK)
5. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO AERODROME WARNINGS
6. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO WIND SHEAR WARNINGS
APPENDIX 7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO
AERONAUTICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION
1. PROCESSING OF AERONAUTICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION
2. EXCHANGE OF AERONAUTICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION
3. CONTENT OF AERONAUTICAL CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX 8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO SERVICE FOR OPERATORS
AND FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS
1. MEANS OF SUPPLY AND FORMAT OF METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION
2. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO INFORMATION FOR
PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING AND IN-FLIGHT REPLANNING
3. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO BRIEFING AND CONSULTATION
4. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO FLIGHT DOCUMENTATION
5. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO AUTOMATED PRE-FLIGHT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR BRIEFING,
CONSULTATION, FLIGHT PLANNING AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTATION
6. SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO
INFORMATION FOR AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT
APPENDIX 9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO INFORMATION FOR AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES, SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES AND
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES
1. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED FOR AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES UNITS
2. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED
FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES UNITS
3. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED
FOR AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES UNITS
APPENDIX 10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RELATED TO
REQUIREMENTS FOR AND USE OF COMMUNICATIONS
1. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS
2. USE OF AERONAUTICAL FIXED SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
AND THE PUBLIC INTERNET
3. USE OF AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
4. USE OF AERONAUTICAL DATA LINK SERVICE — D-VOLMET
5. USE OF AERONAUTICAL BROADCASTING SERVICE —
VOLMET BROADCASTS
ATTACHMENT A. OPERATIONALLY DESIRABLE
ACCURACY OF MEASUREMENT OR OBSERVATION
ATTACHMENT B. OPERATIONALLY DESIRABLE
ACCURACY OF FORECASTS
ATTACHMENT C. SELECTED CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO AERODROME REPORTS
ATTACHMENT D. CONVERSION OF INSTRUMENTED READINGS INTO
RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE AND VISIBILITY
ATTACHMENT E. SPATIAL RANGES AND RESOLUTIONS FOR SPACE WEATHER
ADVISORY INFORMATION