SOP Number & Name

5020  PMSV (Pilot to Metro radio)

Description

·        This duty is highest priority--giving weather information to pilots who are enroute.  

·        Pilot may ask for update on SIGMETS, weather en route, etc.

Who does this procedure?

Forecast duty Officer but anyone might take a call. 

Immediate reply is proper etiquette required by the SOP.

How often?

Whenever a call comes in.

Frequency of reference to the SOP

Once you know it, this SOP becomes routine.

Action sequence:

·        Conducted whenever a call comes in

What supports the action sequence? 

What is the needed information?

Radiophone

Individual who takes a call depends on the nature of the information that the pilot requests:

- may want local weather

- may be flying over and wants destination weather.

What is good or useful about the support and the depiction of needed information?

·        CONTEL Meteorological Workstation provides forecasts from any station in the US--DOD, NWS, airports.

·        Supports calls in which the pilot is flying over and wants destination weather.

What about the support or information depiction makes the action sequence difficult?

·        Background noise in the workspace, poor radio reception