AERONAUTICAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
BULATSA
BULATSA STRUCTURE
TASKS OF BULATSA AND BUL-CAA
Air Navigation Services
Air Traffic Services (Control, Information, Alert)
Aeronautical Information Service, NOTAM
Aeronautical Meteorology Service
Aeronautical Telecommunication Service
ATS Engineering
Search and rescue
Aeronautical training facilities – Aeronautical Training centre
Bulgarian Civil Aviation Agency
Supervision of flight operations
Permission for entry, exit and transit of state aircraft
Certification of civil aircraft and equipment
Airworthiness of aircraft
Personnel licensing
SAFETY IS IN THE AIR
3
CERTIFICATES
QMS
- Verification of QMS practice in BULATSA as an ANSP
Air Navigation
Services
Provider
Bulgarian
Civil
Agency
ISO certified
agencies
Expertise
Audits
5
BULATSA
MET SERVICES
Approximatly 70 employees
 Business Units
 MET department, directorate ATM
 Service operation
Located in Sofia MWO and 5 international
aerodromes
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MET BULATSA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
LBWN
LBGO
LBSF
LBBG
LBBG
LBPD
BULGARIAN WEATHER RADARS
• 2 weather Radar Stations (EEC)
• Located in Sofia and Varna
• Frequency: 5600-5650 MHz (C band) 5cm wavelength
• Range: 250 km
• Power: 500KW,
• Update: interleave 2,5 – 5 minutes
• Spatial resolution: 250m
• Information in ASTERIX format supplied to ATC Screens
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TAF
LBSF
GAMET
SIGMET/
AIRMET
AIRPORT
Warnings
METAR/
SPECI
TREND
BRIEFING,
CONSULTANCY, FLIGHT
DOCUMENTATION
TAF
LBWN/LBBG/
LBPD/LBGO
AIRPORT
WARNINGS
METAR/
SPECI
TREND
BRIEFING,
CONSULTANCY, FLIGHT
DOCUMENTATION
Goals for the future
AMSt Plovdiv
BULAFC
MWO Sofia
B
A
C
K
U
P
BULRFC
B
A
C
K
U
P
AMSt
G.Oryahovica
AMO Burgas
AMSt Varna
SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
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Long experience in providing precise and customer oriented aeronautical
meteorological services
Excellent Know How of local meteorological effects derived from large scale
flow
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creation, development and implementation all meteorological requirments
and practice
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Strong concentration on severe weather input to flight operations as Air
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traffic capacity and Air Traffic flow management
Development of TAF verification scheme based on ownself metodology
One of the first integrated briefing systems
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more then 5 years experiance
Exelent feedback from custumers
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BULATSA
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS
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BULATSA
ICAO Annex 1
ICAO Annex 3
ICAO Doc 9401”Manual on Establishment and Operation of Aviation Training Centres”
WMO Doc. 49 Part I (Annex I to Resolution 6.2/2 Cg-XVI) Approved Text to replace Chapter B.4
of WMO Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Vol. I
Annex II to WMO Resolution 6.2/2 (Cg-XVI) Text approved for the new publication “Guidelines
for the Implementation of WMO Education and Training Standards in Meteorology and
Hydrology. Vol. I: Meteorology” Guidelines for the implementation of education and training
standards in Meteorology and Hydrology. Vol. I: Meteorology (replaces WMO Doc 258
Guidelines for the education and training of personnel in meteorology and operational
hydrology Vol. I: Meteorology)
WMO Cg-XVI (2011) approved Aeronautical Meteorological Personnel Competency Standards
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WMO Implementation guidance of AMF(AMO) Competency Standards (supplementary to the
AMP competency Standards endorsed by Cg-16 in Geneva in May 2011 – replaces WMO Supp.
No. 1 to WMO Doc 258: Training and qualification requirements for aeronautical meteorological
personnel)
WMO Competence Assessment Toolkit
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1035/2011 of 17 October 2011 laying
down common requirements for the provision of air navigation services .
NATIONAL REGULATION
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MTITC(Ministry of Transport, Information
Technology and Communications of the Republic
of Bulgaria) Regulation No.1 concerning the
aeronautical staff licenses
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MTITC Regulation No. 3 for provision of
meteorological services to the civil aviation
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MT Regulation No.27 for Aviation Training Centres
BULATSA INTERNAL REGULATION
Requirements for Air navigation
meteorological staff
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Integrated QMS Manual
Safety Management Manual
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Manual for Aviation Meteorological Service Section XX:
Education and training requirements and selection of Air
navigation meteorological staff;
Manual for Aviation Meteorological Service: Section XXI; Rules
for assessment of individual performance and schemes of
competences for AMP
Training Manual of BULATSA Training Centre(BTC)
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Job descriptions
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STAFF PROMOTION
 Internal
Procedure for staff promotion
TRAINING POLICY FOR MET SERVICES
Requirements and preparation of trainers
 Training Manual of BULATSA training centre
 BULATSA annual training plan
 MET 3 years training plan
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 Career
path
 Two professional and one language proficiency English course
per year
 Refresher courses
 Two internships for students from Sofia University
 One month traineeship for five top student from Sofia
University
TRAINING ASPECTS
Training and assessment policy
 Structures entitled to provide training for AMP
(obtaining and maintaining certification)
 Training structure
 Assessment structure
 Competence Scheme
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Training
needs and
skills gap
analysis
Assessment
Training Cycle
Deliver
training
Design
training
SCOPE
OF
LEARNING, ASSESMENT,COMPETENCE
TRAINING STRUCTURE
Training is a key element in the policy of
training in BULATSA in connection with
establishing a system for continuous
development of professional skills and
qualification of staff.
 The following scheme illustrates the general
approach to training in BULATSA.
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TRAINING OBJECTIVES
Identify outcomes of individual
performance
Gather evidence of outcomes of
individual performance
Interpret evidence regarding
achievement of all required
performance outcomes
Allocate "competent "or "not yet
competent "rating
Issue certificates for achieved
competence
Plan development for areas in
which " not yet competent"decision
has been made
BULATSA
Personal
Competence
Assessment
BUL
CAA
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
How
•Training
Who
•Group of
learners
•Individual
learner
Via
•Theoretic
al training
•Practical
training
Where
•BTC
•OJT
•Courses with
theoretical
and praktical
part
•Self-studies
For
•Initial training
•Continuous
training
•Periodical
training
BULATSA:
COMPETENCE SCHEME 1:
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Licensing to Operational Work for AMF
SELECTION
Manual for Aviation Meteorological
Service
Section XX: Education and Training
Regulation 3;
Manual for AMS: Section XXI “Training
and Admission for Self Operational Work
of Air Navigation Meteorological Staff.
Theoretical Training with Instructor
(Trainer)
With Experience in Weather Forecasting:
60 hours
Without Experience in Weather Forecasting:
240 hours
NO PERMISSION
Practical Training with Instructor (Trainer)
With Experience in Weather forecasting:
2 to 6 weeks
Without Experience in Weather forecasting:
3 to 4 months
No
First Theoretical
Examination
Minutes of The
Exam
Additional Theoretical Training with
Instructor (Trainer)
10 Days
No
Additional Practical training with Instructor
(Trainer)
1 Month
Yes
Minutes of the
Exam
The Order of
Admission for Self
Operational Work
PERMISSION
No
Yes
Yes
First Practical
examination
Second
Theoretical
Examination
Second
Practical
Examination
Yes
No
BULATSA:
COMPETENCE SCHEME 2:
Licensing to Operational Work for AMO
SELECTION
Manual for Aviation Meteorological
Service
Section XX: Education and Training
Regulation 3;
Manual for AMS: Section XXI “Training
and Admission for Self Operational Work
of Air Navigation Meteorological Staff.
Theoretical Training with Instructor
(Trainer)
With Experience in Weather Forecasting:
30 hours
Without Experience in Weather Forecasting:
120 hours
NO PERMISSION
Scheme 2
Practical Training with Instructor (Trainer)
With Experience in Weather forecasting:
2 to 4 weeks
Without Experience in Weather forecasting:
2 to 3 months
No
First Theoretical
Examination
Minutes of The
Exam
Additional Theoretical Training with
Instructor (Trainer)
10 Days
No
Additional Practical Training with Instructor
(Trainer)
1 Month
Yes
Minutes of the
Exam
The Order of
Admission for Self
Operational Work
PERMISSION
No
Yes
Yes
First Practical
examination
Second
Theoretical
Examination
Second
Practical
Examination
Yes
No
BULATSA:
COMPETENCE SCHEME 3 :
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Licensing to Instructor (OJTI) for AMP
 5 OJTI
REQUIREMENTS
Instructor (Trainer)
Manual for AMS
Section XX: Education and Training
NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS
Admission to Self
Operational Work for
AMO
No
No
Admission to Self
Operational Work for
AMF
Yes
Yes
Minimum 5 years
experience at the position
Minimum 5 years
experience at the position
No
No
Yes
Yes
SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
INSTRUCTOR (TRAINER)
INSTRUCTOR (TRAINER)
Aeronautical Meteorological
Office
THANK YOU!
СПАСИБО !