Offshore Meteorological Observer is essential in Oil & Gas industry, Good Wx Report by Competent Meteorological Observer has contributed to better Flight Safety Record.
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The course is conducted at the following location:
Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
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Offshore Meteorological Observer has become essential in Oil and
Gas industry. It has been proven that a good and accurate
weather report by a competent meteorological observer has
contributed to a better Flight Safety Record. This has also
contributed to a more efficient helicopter offshore support
flight.
The objective of the course is to ensure that Meteorological
Observers will be capable of providing good weather reporting.
Meteorological Observers are expected to provide a pre-flight
weather report, this report is issued for the purpose of
pre-flight planning by pilots.
Meteorological Observers are also required to prepare a radio
message weather report detailing the current weather condition
at the helideck.
For these requirement, Offshore Meteorological Observer course
is designed to train Meteorological Observers to be able to
interpret weather report from meteorological office, provide
good onsite weather report using the correct format and able to
prepare weather report for radio transmission.
Personnel who will be carrying out the duty as meteorological observer on offshore installations.
The Offshore Meteorological Observer course is valid for two years after which the participants shall attend the refresher course.
• Observe, report and encode the weather elements required for the pre
flight weather reports and also the en-route weather radio message.
• Explain the procedures used to estimate the subjective elements of
weather report (i.e. visibility, weather and cloud type, amounts and
height).
• Have a knowledge of the various systems, equipment and instruments
in use, including their limitations.
• Understand the need for issuing accurate weather reports, especially
in the case of an aircraft incident.
• Decode civil METARs, TAFs and trends.
• Understand air masses, weather fronts and how clouds are formed.
Offshore Meteorological Observer course will be conducted in English, proficient in both spoken and written English is essential for all participants.
Offshore Meteorological Observer course is a two days course.
Certificate will only be awarded to participant that has met the minimum requirement both in theory and practical examination
All trainers are either Helicopter Pilots or Air Traffic Controllers
who are proficient in weather observation and has attended CAA
approved training course for Offshore Meteorology Observation
organised by Met Office, UK.
This course has been authorised by Department of Civil Aviation
Malaysia to conduct Meteorological Observer Training
(Offshore).