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Kenocia FernandesUnit 29: D1
Dilip Desai
Aviation Meteorology for Ground Staff
D1 Produce a coordinated severe weather
awareness guide for an airport or airline.
At the airport in severe weather conditions how organisations are
coordinated and who are made aware are listed below in order:
The met office produces the
weather forecast for the This weather forecast is then
airport. forwarded to the Air Traffic
Controllers and the ATC inform the
Then passengers,
terminal and airline Followed by runway Ramp agents,
managers are made maintenance and baggage handlers,
aware. crew/ staff of the refuelers, air
marshals and catering
companies are
Followed by the
Retail, Shops and Followed by the Fire
restaurants and brigade, snow
staff and supplies. ploughs and de-
icers.
The weather forecast is a key element of the pilot's pre-flight checks
and flight crew will continually update their weather information
throughout a flight. It is possible to prevent the adverse effects of
weather on the industry if airlines and the industry as a whole work
together to help clarify this natural phenomenon. Some of the
causes that result to accidents include turbulence, low ceiling and
reduced visibility, thunderstorms, snowstorms and ice, blustery
weather, thunderstorms, icy and wet runways can lead to crash
landings. Various airlines have gathered weather reports and are
constantly updating them on the changes in weather patterns. Fog,
snow, ice, and crosswinds mean that air traffic controllers need to
widen the distance between aircraft arriving, restricting the number
of aircraft that an airport can accommodate. The same conditions
can make it slower and more difficult for aircraft to taxi between the
runway and the terminal building. Reduced visibility can
dramatically reduce an airport's potential, resulting in airborne or
ground delays resulting in diversions, cancellations, missed
connections and additional operating costs. The five key aspects
that climate change is anticipated to affect aviation are increases in
temperature, precipitation, storm patterns, sea level and wind
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Unit 29: D1
Dilip Desai
patterns. The change in temperature affects aircraft performance,
infrastructure, and patterns of demand. Delays and cancellations
can be increased by changed precipitation patterns. More intense
storms are predicted, with increased disruption of the schedule.
Increasing sea levels could decrease airport capacity and cause
disruption of the network. Changing wind patterns may increase
turbulence, impact travel times and cause disruption. Delay in
departure and arrival times of aircraft are constantly experienced
when cloud ceilings are low, or visibility is low. De-icing of aircrafts
due to ice build-up on planes on the ground before flight, may lead
to delays. Sometimes planes have to be coated with a fluid that
prevents ice build-up, this can turn to be expensive. Plowing and
treating runways to make them suitable for landing and taking off of
planes. Lighting low temperatures, and wind chills prevent workers,
ground handlers and fuellers from doing their work due to rules and
regulations put in place that allow them outside for short periods of
time. Volcanic ash and thunderstorms can result to routes being
closed or costly re-routes. Weather briefing and the provision of
weather reports is very crucial if the aspect of weather impacts on
the aviation industry is anything to go by. Numerous reports and
investigations of airline accidents show that to be a major
contributor to air related accidents; a study done by Zschau and
Küppers (2003) show that weather is the main cause or a strong
factor in many aircraft accidents.
How are different bodies coordinated in severe weather
conditions?
In extreme weather, disruptions and cancellations arise at various
airports, causing more congestion and posing a health and safety
danger. Runway maintenance is responsible for clearing snow from
runways and de-icing them.
The weather forecast for any given airport is first generated by the
Met Office, and is then seen by the Air Traffic Controllers, who then
advise the pilots, ground personnel, and dispatchers. Following that,
travellers, terminal, and airline managers are told. Then there's
runway repairs and the airport's crew/staff. The information is
shared with ramp officers, luggage carriers, refuelers, air marshals,
and catering agencies. The fire department, snow ploughs, and de-
icers were next. Retail, shops, and restaurants are next, followed by
workers and supplies. The coordination of a group of participants
would then be required to demonstrate leadership skills, as well as
the capacity to lead and direct a team in efficiently examining
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