Course aim

The ATSEP Meteorology course is designed for operational Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel. It introduces learners to techniques on aviation meteorological systems and provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to work with aviation meteorological equipment.

After completing the course, the learners have knowledge of:

• Aviation weather in general.
• Aviation weather reports, forecasts, and charts.
• Hazardous weather.
• Weather impact on ATS.
• Meteorological instruments and their usage.
• How to identify and troubleshoot meteorological instruments.

Course structure

The course is offered in three ways depending on the flexibility needed for our learners.  

Self-paced
Learners enrol themselves on the course and have direct access, enabling the learners to determine the timing and extent of practice required. 

Self-paced in combination with instructor-led sessions
The course duration is 5 full-time days online, of which 2 half days is dedicated to a pre-scheduled session with an instructor prior to the exam.

Learners have the option to access the self-paced parts of the course before the official start date if they wish more time spent on the self-paced material. The session with our instructor will focus on problem-solving scenarios as an ATSEP, deep dives into specific areas, clarifications, real-world examples, and examination preparations, depending on the learner’s needs. 

Through a course site, learners can engage and communicate with both their peers and the instructor. They have access to an open course chat where they can interact with others and the option to send individual emails directly to the instructor

Onsite
Onsite training is offered upon request. The course is 3 days in duration and is delivered by professional international instructors.

Content in brief

Aviation weather
The significance of correct information about relevant meteorological data.
The effect of air pressure and temperature on altimeter readings and the true altitude of aircraft.
Different types of visibility.
Ways of measuring/observing the amount of cloud and cloud base. Define cloud base and ceiling.
How wind is measured.
Decoding readings from meteorological instruments and appreciate if the values are reasonable.

Aviation weather reports, forecasts, and charts
The most common types of weather reports and forecasts and explain their content.
The most common types of weather charts and the information they contain.
VOLMET and ATIS.

Hazardous weather
The effect of meteorological hazards on aviation.
The meteorological phenomena hazardous to flight.

Weather impact on ATS
How meteorological phenomena affect the provision of ATS.
Types of meteorological equipment required for different types of aerodromes.

Meteorological instruments
Methods of collection and recovery of meteorological data.
Meteorological instruments.
Meteorological displays in tower environment.
The AWOS system.
Faults on meteorological in instruments.
How to perform troubleshooting on meteorological instruments.

Prerequisites

ATSEP operational experience.

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