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Output Number
R20020174
Approval Date
Published Date Time
Recommendation type
Recommendation
Mode
Aviation
Date released

Safety Recommendation

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority in conjunction with the Bureau of
Meteorology review the meteorology syllabus for initial and
periodic recurrent training of pilots and air traffic controllers
to ensure that the syllabus includes comprehensive information on
convective weather phenomena and its effects on aircraft
performance.

Organisation Response
Date Received
Organisation
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Response Text

The following response dated 22 March 2003 was received from the
Civil Aviation Safety Authority:



The Authority acknowledges the intent of this recommendation but
believes that the BoM currently sets the syllabus for
meteorological raining for pilots and air traffic controllers.
However, the Authority would be pleased to participate with other
agencies should this task be undertaken.