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ET-GOV WORKPLAN
DRAFT VERSION 0.2114/03/2015
TEAM
Commission
WMO Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM)
Expert Team on
Expert Team on Governance(ET-GOV)
Start Date / End
Date
October 2014
Stakeholders
ATM community, Aviation Weather Service Providers, ICAO MET Panel, WMO CAeM MG
Team
Name
Organization / Country
E-mail
Co-chairs
Kent JOHNSON
Jan SONDIJ
Environmental Canada, Canada
KNMI, The Netherlands
kent.johnson@ec.gc.ca
jan.sondij@knmi.nl
Core Members
Yuki KATO
Peter LECHNER
Jaakko NUOTTOKARI
Juana L. RAVINES RUIZ
ZHANG Zhong Feng
Goama ILBOUDO
JMA, Japan
CAA, New Zealand
FMI, Finland
CAA, Peru
CMA, China
ASECNA
yukikato@met.kishou.go.jp
peter.lechner@caa.govt.nz
Jaakko.nuottokari@fmi.fi
jravines@mintc.gob.pe
mazzf@vip.sina.com
ilboudogoa@gmail.com
Non Core
Members
Olga PETROVA
Roshydromet, Russian Federation
olpetrova2004@yandex.ru
August2018
DESCRIPTION
Objectives
To provide guidance and address governance issues related to service improvements and institutional
changes stemming from the ICAO Global Air Navigation Plan and the ICAO Aviation System Block upgrades
(GANP/ASBU framework), including but not limited to cost recovery and the regionalization of aeronautical
meteorological services. The results will be put forward to WMO CAeMand ICAO MET Panel during the
intersession period and shall be reported to the WMO CAeM 16th session in 2018.
Background
One of the purposes of WMO is to further the application of meteorology to aviation. The Aeronautical
Meteorology Programme (AeMP) has the main long-term objective of ensuring worldwide, reliable provision
of high quality, timely and cost-effective meteorological service to aviation users.
In July 2014 the ICAO Meteorology Divisional Meeting (METDIV14), in part conjointly with the Fifteenth
Session of the WMO CAeM (CAeM-15), took place in Montreal. The meeting addressed issues vital to the
current and future provision of aeronautical meteorological services, in support of the "One Sky" concept and
the related ICAO GANP/ASBU framework. The recommendations developed by METDIV14, see yellow
cover report, direct the course of work for enhancing the provision of meteorological service to international
air navigation.
During CAeM-15 the Expert Team on Governance was established (CAeM-15 Final Report) with the
objectives as described below. The connection of the ET-GOV objectives with the METDIV14
recommendations are also listed.
Terms of
Reference
(a)Tomonitor implementation of the quality management system requirements andprovide advice to
Members on implementing these requirements in a sustainablemanner, with such a task being
undertaken by the Task Team on Quality ManagementSystems until the Seventeenth World
Meteorological Congress;
(b)To address governance issues related to service improvements and institutional changes stemming from
the Global Air Navigation Plan and the Aviation System BlockUpgrades, including but not limited to cost
recovery and the regionalization ofaeronautical meteorological services;
(c) To contribute to a sustainable and effective relationship between WMO and ICAOincluding providing
advice on the revision of the working arrangements between thetwo organizations and proposing WMO
representation, where applicable, on relevantICAO expert groups;
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(d) To share best practices and assist Members in establishing optimal governance atnational level with
regard to meteorological authorities and meteorological service providers and their roles and
responsibility;
(e)To address social justice issues, including gender and equality, in accordance with relevant WMO
policies;
(f)To report regularly on progress to the president of the Commission;
Connection with METDIV14 recommendations
ET-GOV (a)
Recommendation 4/3 Oversight of aeronautical meteorological service provision
a) urge States to ensure that the personnel performing safety oversight functions of the aeronautical
meteorological service are adequately qualified and competent meeting the requirements of Annex 19 Safety Management; and
b) develop appropriate guidance material to assist States in establishing oversight of aeronautical
meteorological service provision
Recommendation 4/5 Evolving competency of aeronautical meteorological personnel
That WMO in coordination with ICAO undertake steps to ensure that aeronautical meteorological personnel
can, through the implementation of a competency framework based on quality management system
principles and supported by relevant training material, adapt to new working practices arising from the
realization of the "One Sky" concept for international air navigation.
Note.- Such new working practices may include a transition to automated production and delivery processes aligned with
advances in technology (including digital information exchange) and a more prominent role in collaborative decisionmaking among aviation stakeholders (service providers and users).
ET-GOV (b)
Recommendation 2/4Review of MET information service provision framework to reflect GANP
objectives
b)( iv) development of guidance for States concerning how their ICAO obligations may be met in the context
of local, sub-regional, regional, multi-regional and global MET, including cost recovery and governance
considerations.
d)ensure that guiding principles respecting the mandates of both ICAO and WMO are developed for States
to facilitate inclusive MET service provisions to be done locally, sub-regionally, regionally, multi-regionally
and globally when required and local, sub-regional, regional, multi-regional and global user communities
could use this information in their operations.
Recommendation 2/7 Development of provisions for information concerning space weather
b) selection criteria and associated capability for the designation of global and regional space weather
centers, including the optimum number thereof;
c)appropriate governance and cost recovery arrangements for the provision of space weather information
services on a global and regional basis.
Recommendation 2/9 Implementation of a regional advisory system for select en-route hazardous
meteorological conditions
a) expeditiously develop provisions supporting the implementation of a phenomenon-based regional advisory
system for select en-route hazardous meteorological conditions consistent with the evolving users' longstanding requirements, especially in those States where notable SIGMET-related deficiencies persist using,
as appropriate, the strategic, governance and cost-recovery assessments provided in Appendices D and E;
c)develop appropriate guidance material to support the selection criteria of regional hazardous weather
advisory centers taking account of cost effectiveness, the processes for the preparation and dissemination of
the advisory information, mutual cooperation, sustainability of the existing meteorological infrastructure and
use of local expertise.
Recommendation 3/2 Inclusion of aeronautical meteorological information in the future SWIMenabled environment
d) the evolution towards an information management environment should be guided by a roadmap including
a transparent system of governance and risk mitigation actions and the foreseen role of existing ICAO
information exchange functions for aeronautical meteorology such as regional OPMET databanks (RODB),
inter-regional OPMET gateways (IROG) and internet based services.
Recommendation 4/4 Guidance/guidelines on the recovery of costs of aeronautical meteorological
service provision
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That ICAO and WMO undertake a review and, as necessary, update of the ICAO Manual on Air Navigation
Service Economics (DOC 9161) and WMO Guide on Aeronautical Meteorological Service Cost Recovery
(WMO Publication No. 904) so as to ensure that they appropriately reflect agreed and equitable cost
recovery practices in those instances where aeronautical meteorological service provision is fulfills on a
multi-regional, regional or sub-regional (multi-State) basis.
ET-GOV (c)
Recommendation 4/1 Review of the working arrangements between ICAO and WMO
a) undertake a review to be completed not later than November 2016 of the Working Arrangements between
the International Civil Aviation Organization and the World Meteorological Organization (ICAO Doc
7475/WMO-no. 60, Chapter II.3) to ensure that the respective roles and responsibilities as well as the
commitments of both organizations are appropriately aligned with the mandates of both organizations taking
into consideration evolving technological capabilities and aeronautical requirements; and
b)upon completion of a) and as necessary, develop proposed amendment to DOC 7475/WMO-No. 60,
Chapter II.3 for the consideration and approval of the ICAO and WMO governing bodies
ET-GOV (d)
Recommendation 4/2 Definition of meteorological authority
That ICAO, in coordination with MWO, further clarify the notion of meteorological authority, through
appropriate amendments to ICAO provisions and supporting guidance material.
Recommendation 5/2 Reorganization of provisions relating to aeronautical meteorology
a) a restructuring of Annex 3/Technical Regulations as part of amendment 78; and
b) the development of a Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Meteorology (PANS-MET) so that a first
edition be available concurrent with Amendment 78 referenced is a) above
based on a roadmap (to be developed and published by ICAO) and the principles contained in Appendix E.
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Description
Target Audience
Delivery Method
Frequency / Date
Responsibility
Work Plan
CAeMMG, ET-GOV,
aviation
stakeholders
CAeM website
Annual review from March 2015
ET-GOV co-chairs
General
correspondence
ET-GOV
Email
As required
ET-GOV
Team Meetings
ET-GOV
Teleconference
As required, approx. 4-monthly
from March 2015
ET-GOV co-chairs
Team Meetings
ET-GOV
Face-to face meeting
Q4 2015 or Q1 2016
ET-GOV co-chairs &
WMO
Team Meetings
ET-GOV
Face to face meeting
2017 TBC
ET-GOV co-chairs
&WMO
Milestone
Reports
CAeM MG, ICAO
MET Panel, aviation
stakeholders
CAeM website
ICAO/WMO papers
See milestones/workplan
ET-GOV co-chairs
Final report
CAeM-16
Working paper(s) and
presentation
February 2018
ET-GOV co-chairs
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MILESTONES / WORKPLAN
Milestone / Activity / Task
ACTIVITY 1:
Accountability
Deliverables
Dates
Status
(not started,
ongoing, closed)
Monitor implementation of Quality Management System requirements
Task 1: To monitor implementation of the quality management system
requirements and provide advice to Members on implementing these
requirements in a sustainable manner, with such a task being undertaken
by the Task Team on Quality Management Systems until the Seventeenth
World Meteorological Congress.
ACTIVITY 2:
ET
TOR(s)
ET-GOV (a) Kent
This task is being performed by the TT-QMS. Until WMO
Cg17 (2015)
ongoing
Develop joint issue paper with ET-ETC.
Dec 2015
side meeting to take
place at CAeM-MG
May 2015
Paper containing guidance material,
recommendations and best practices.
August 2016
METDIV14
recomm4/5
Oversight of aeronautical meteorological service provision
Task 2: Develop appropriate guidance material to assist States in
establishing oversight of aeronautical meteorological service provision, to
ensure that the personnel performing safety oversight functions of the
aeronautical meteorological service are adequately qualified and
competent meeting the requirements of Annex 19 - Safety Management.
ET-GOV (a) All
METDIV14
recomm 4/3
Task 2.1:Collectinformation on current practices with regard to
qualifications of personnel performing safety oversight.
All plus ET-ETC
Information exchange via email
October 2015
Task 2.2: Prepare draft report based on input from task 2.1 containing best
practices and guidance on the qualifications of personnel performing safety
oversight.
Volunteer?
Draft report.
February 2016 not started
Task 2.3: Review draft report of task 2.2.
All
Feedback on draft report.
April 2016
not started
Milestone 1:Final report containing best practices and guidance on the
qualifications of personnel performing safety oversight of aeronautical
meteorological services.
Volunteer?
Final report containing best practices and
guidance on the qualifications of personnel
performing safety oversight of aeronautical
meteorological services. .
August 2016
not started
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ACTIVITY 3:
Governance issues
Task 3: Address governance issues related to service improvements and
institutional changes stemming from the meteorological components of the
Global Air Navigation Plan and the Aviation System Block Upgrades,
including but not limited to cost recovery (A) and the regionalization of
aeronautical meteorological services (B).
ET-GOV (b) ET-GOV and ICAO
MET Panel
METDIV14
recomm
2/4b(iv),
2.4d, 2/7b,
2/7c, 2/9a,
2/9c, 3/2d,
4/4
Meet with representatives of ICAO MET
Panel to discuss governance issues,
determine responsibilities and set priorities.
December
2015
Papers containing guidance and best
practices.
February 2018
not started
Proposal to update ICAO Manual 9161
Update of WMO publication 904.
develop joint work plan items and
deliverables based on established
responsibilities and priorities
March 2016
Task 3.1: (A) Update information on cost-recovery models applied in
different countries and regions (e.g. ASECNA) and EU (e.g. via
EUMETNET AVIMET, NAMCON) and share best practices.
All
Draft paper with information on a global
basis on cost-recovery models for
aeronautical meteorological service
provision.
April 2016
not started
Task 3.2: (A) Identify questions, among others based on task 3.1, relating
to cost recovery and convey these to ICAO for clarification or to update the
ICAO policies.
All
List with cost recovery related issues and
questions sent to ICAO for clarification or to
update the policy.
April 2016
not started
Task 3.3: (A) Optional and based on outcome of task 3.1 and 3.2, send out
a WMO survey on cost recovery in different WMO regions.
Note: the questionnaire itself will be web based in order to facilitate easy
processing of the received feedback.
All
Optional. Web based cost questionnaire sent October 2016
out to different WMO regions.
not started
Task 3.4: (A) Prepare a draft report on cost recovery issues, proposals and
existing practices based on the output of task 3.1, task 3.2 and task 3.3.
Volunteer
Draft report on cost recovery issues,
proposals and existing practices.
April 2017
not started
Task 3.5 (B) Study existing models on regionalization of services including
ASECNA and NAMCON and other forms of cooperation e.g. MET Alliance
in Europe and service provision in European Functional Airspace Blocks.
All
Draft paper on existing models on
regionalization of aeronautical
meteorological service provision.
April 2016
not started
Task 3.6: (B) Examine different levels of regionalization (forecasting) within
larger countries such as Canada, China, the Russian Federation and USA.
All
Draft paper on regionalization (forecasting)
within larger countries of aeronautical
meteorological service provision.
November
2016
not started
Task 3.7: (B) Conduct a review of WMO Doc. No. 732, Guide to practices
for meteorological offices serving aviation and consider the possibility to
use this document for publication of the output of the ET GOV in the form of
guidance material. The WMO Doc. No. 732 will be complementary material
to ICAO Doc. No. 8896 Manual of Aeronautical Meteorological Practice.
All
Draft review of WMO Doc. 732 Guide to
practices for meteorological offices serving
aviation.
May 2017
not started
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Task 3.8: (B) Develop summary paper on regionalization of aeronautical
meteorological service provision including cost recovery
co-chairs
Draft paper on regionalization of aeronautical to be
meteorological service provision.
determined
not started
Milestone 1:Final report containing best practice and guidance, and
proposed amendments to WMO and ICAO documentation, on governance
of aeronautical meteorological service provision in line with ICAO GANP
and ASBU developments.
ICAO MET Panel
with support from
ET-GOV
Final report containing best practice and
guidance, and proposed amendments to
ICAO and WMO documentation, on
governance of aeronautical meteorological
service provision in line with ICAO GANP
and ASBU developments. .
not started
Milestone 2: Update of WMO publication 904 - Guide on aeronautical
meteorological services cost recovery - Principles and guidance
Volunteer?
Update of WMO 904 - Guide on aeronautical November
meteorological services cost recovery 2017
Principles and guidance
ACTIVITY 4:
Review of the working arrangements between ICAO and WMO – pending further request from Secretariat
ACTIVITY 5:
Guidance on roles and responsibilities of meteorological authorities and meteorological service providers
Task 5: Share examples and assist Members in establishing optimal
governance at national level with regard to meteorological authorities and
meteorological service providers and their roles and responsibility.
ET-GOV (d) All
to be
determined
Paper containing guidance material and
examples of existing practices.
December
2016
not started
METDIV14
recomm
4/2, 5/2
Task 5.1:Collect information on current roles and responsibilities of
meteorological authorities and meteorological service providers in WMO
States or regions in coordination with regional associations.
All
Information exchange via email
February 2016 not started
Task 5.2: Prepare draft report based on input from task 5.1 containing
current status,as well as an analysis of the roles and responsibilities of
meteorological authorities and meteorological service providers.
Volunteer?
Draft report.
May 2016
not started
Feedback on draft report.
August 2016
not started
Task 5.3: Review draft report of task 5.2.
Milestone 5:Final report containing guidance on the roles and
responsibilities of meteorological authorities and meteorological service
providers.
ACTIVITY 6:
Final report containing best practices and
ICAO MET Panel
to be
and CaeM ET-GOV guidance on the roles and responsibilities of determined
meteorological authorities and meteorological
service providers – as an input to relevant
regulatory and guidance ICAO and WMO
material
not started
Social justice issues
Task 6: Address social justice issues, including gender and equality, in
accordance with relevant WMO policies.
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ET-GOV (e) ET-GOV
This task has been forwarded to the WMO
October 2014
CAeM ET-CCP at the start of the program in
October 2014.
closed
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ACTIVITY 7:
Reporting on progress of WMO CAeM ET-GOV
Task 7: To report regularly on progress to the president of the Commission. ET-GOV (f) ET-GOV co chairs
Progress reports and updated work plan.
August 2018
ongoing
Milestone 6: Provide annual progress report and updated workplan 2015
ET-GOV co chairs
Progress report and updated workplan
March 2015
ongoing
Milestone 7: Provide annual progress report and updated workplan 2016
ET-GOV co chairs
Progress report and updated workplan
January 2016
not started
Milestone 8: Provide annual progress report and updated workplan 2017
ET-GOV co chairs
Progress report and updated workplan
January 2017
not started
Milestone 9: Provide annual progress report, final report and presentation
for CAeM16
All,
ET-GOV co chairs
Progress report, final report and presentation December
for CAeM16
2017
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not started