Yuliya Naryshkina
METEOAGENCY OF ROSHYDROMET
BASIC REGULATIONS
OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR LOW-LEVEL FLIGHTS
IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
User Consultation Workshop
Meteorological Service for Low Level Flights
(Schönhagen Airport, Berlin, March 2010)
Annex 3 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
2.1.4 Each Contracting State shall designate the authority, hereinafter
referred to as the meteorological authority, to provide or to arrange for
the provision of meteorological service for international air navigation
on its behalf.
The Russian Federation
The Meteorological Authority:
The Federal Service for Hydrometeorology
and Environmental Monitoring
(Roshydromet)
(Act No 494-r of 8 April 1997
issued by the Russian Federation government)
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Interaction of the Federal Hydrometereology and Environmental
Monitoring Service and the Ministry of transport of the Russian
Federation
Suppliers of АМS
Federal
Executive
Authorities
Level
Territorial
Level
Operative
Level
The Federal
Hydrometeorology
and Environmental
Monitoring Service
Territorial Bodies
of the Federal
Hydrometeorology and
Environmental Monitoring
Service
Operative Bodies
of the Federal
Hydrometeorology and
Environmental Monitoring
Service
Addressees of АМS
The agreement
Agreements
Agreements,
Instructions
The ministry of
Transport of the
Russian Federation
Territorial bodies
of the Air transport
Airports
Airlines
Others
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Aeronautical Meteorological service
276 aerodrome
Meteorological officers
152 prognostic
49 Meteorological
Aeronautical
Meteorological
officers
Watch Offices
49 (MWOs) 13
77 Area Control Centres (ACCs)
276 aerodromes
77
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AREA FORECASTS FOR LOW-LEVEL FLIGHTS
Annex 3 — Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
CHAPTER 6. FORECASTS
6.5.1 When the density of traffic operating below flight level 100 (or up to flight level 150 in mountainous
areas, or higher, where necessary) warrants the routine issue and dissemination of area forecasts for such
operations, the frequency of issue, the form and the fixed time or period of validity of those forecasts and the
criteria for amendments thereto shall be determined by the meteorological authority in consultation with the
users.
Prognostic Aeronautical Meteorological Officers
Meteorological products for low-level flights
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHARTS
NOVOSIBIRSK
LOW LEVEL ( below 700 hPa)
MOSCOW
LOW + MEDIUM LEVELS (below 400 hPa)
√ Flight documentation
√ Preflight preparation
Text FORECASTS
in alphanumeric format
in Russian
FORECASTS
in GAMET form
√ Are more preferred
√ Are issued for
for domestic users
international users
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II SIGWX FORECASTS
GIS Meteo (MapMaker Group LTD, Moscow)
based on output data of global model (UKMO,
NCEP), region model (MM5R, MM5K, Hydrometcenter
of Russia, Losev, other local models)
fixed time prognostic charts
period of validity ±3 hours
issued 4 times every day
completed not later than 6 hours
after standard time of observation
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II FORECASTS in alphanumeric format
text form in Russian language
every 3 hours
period of validity 6 hours
Moscow ATM zone
lead time is 1 hour
I part
pressure systems
wind and upper-air temperature
at 300, 600, 1000, 1 500 and 3 000 m as minimum
ФЛРС10 МСМА 170800
and 4 500 m in mountainous areas
UUBC 170900/171500
Р-Н ПОЛЕТОВ КАЛУЖСКОГО МДП ПЛ/1-4/ UUWVТЫЛ ЛОЖБИНЫ ВТОРИЧН ХОЛОДН ФРОНТ
freezing level
СМЕЩЕНИЕ ЮВ 25КМЧ
300
290/020 М08
400 290/020 М09
II part
600 300/020 М10
310/020 М13
surface wind (direction and speed) 1000
1500 310/030 М17
3000 310/040 М21
surface visibility
ЗМЛ 280-05
ВИД 10КМ ЗНЧ СК 300/1100 РЕДК КД 0400/3000
УМРН ТУРБ СЛОЕ 000/400
significant weather phenomena
УМРН ОБЛЕД ОБЛ СЛОЕ 300/1100
РМИН 758=
clouds (base and top)
icing
turbulence
surface temperature (if necessary when the forecast covers a maritime area)
QNH (minimum)
III FORECASTS in GAMET form
international users
every 3 hours
period of validity 6 hours
AIRMET information
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FLIGHT DOCUMENTATION
Flight documentation is provided
for each flight and includes:
1. Area forecasts for low-level flights
SIGWX forecast + forecasts of upper W/T at 600, 1 500 and 3 000 m as
minimum and 4 500 m in mountainous areas in chart form +QNH min or
GAMET or
Text format
2. TAFs or TAFs AMD
3. METAR or SPECI including TREND forecasts
4. AIRMET (if available)
low-level
flight
5. SIGMET and special air-reports
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WEB-based aeronautical meteorological services
AviAmet
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Enhanced meteorological service for aviation
in the state programmes of the Russian Federation

State Civil Aviation Safety Programme

Agreed actions towards the implementation of the State Flight
Safety Programme approved by the government of the Russian
Federation

«Concept for establishment and development the Russian air
navigation system»

Federal Foundation Programme - Uniform ATM Modernization

Other programmes of Roshydromet and the Federal Air Transport
Agency
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Thanks for Attention!
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