Restricted Aeronautical Meteorological Observing (Restricted AMO)

Aim: To develop the skills necessary to observe, report and encode the 'visual' elements of the METAR to the standard necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft.

Course length: Five days

Note: Attendance on this course requires a basic understanding of aviation weather reports.  it is therefore expected that the delegate is familiar with a basic knowledge of the METAR code; especially the rules governing Prevailing and Minimum Visibility, cloud coding and CB/TCU reporting.  The reference material is in Chapters 4 and 5 of CAP 746.

Price: £2182 per person (VAT exempt)

Location: Courses are held in the Met Office College facilities at our Exeter headquarters.

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• observe, report and encode the 'visual' elements required for METAR reports and local air traffic service reports;
• demonstrate a good knowledge of the other elements making up METAR reports and local air traffic service reports
• disseminate fully coded and accurate reports within agreed timescales;
• understand the process and criteria for issuing 'special' weather reports;
• demonstrate the ability to make observations during hours of darkness.

Please note: The course concentrates mainly on the 'visual' elements which require manual confirmation before reporting, e.g. visibility, cloud, and present & recent weather. All other observation elements are covered in this course but not to the same fine detail.

How to book

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To book a space on this course, or to enquire about availability, please email [email protected].