afi met bulletins exchange (ambex) handbook - ICAO

AMBEX HANDBOOK 7th Ed. 5/58
8. METAR/SPECI EXCHANGE ........................................................................................... 24
8.1 General ..................................................................... 24
8.2 Responsibilities of originating stations and NOCs .......................................... 24
8.3 Responsibilities of AMBEX Centres .................................................. 25
8.4 Format and content of METAR Bulletins ............................................... 26
8.5 Format and content of SPECI Bulletins ................................................. 26
9. EXCHANGE OF SIGMET AND ADVISORIES ............................................................ 27
10. REGIONAL OPMET DATA BANKS (RODB) ............................................................... 28
11. INTER-REGIONAL OPMET EXCHANGE - IROG FUNCTIONS............................. 29
12. MANAGEMENT OF OPMET EXCHANGE UNDER THE AMBEX SCHEME ....... 29
12.1 OPMET Bulletins Update Procedure .................................................. 29
12.2 Quality Management of OPMET Exchange under the AMBEX Scheme ........................... 30
12.2.1 Objectives and Scope ......................................................... 30
12.2.2 Quality Control – General Requirements ............................................ 30
12.2.3 Quality Control Procedures ..................................................... 31
12.3 OPMET Monitoring ............................................................. 31
12.3.1 Monitoring of Scheduled OPMET Data ............................................. 31
12.3.2 Monitoring of Non-Scheduled OPMET data .......................................... 31
12.4 AMBEX Focal Points ............................................................ 31
APPENDIX A .............................................................................................................................. 32
APPENDIX B .............................................................................................................................. 36
APPENDIX C .............................................................................................................................. 40
APPENDIX D .............................................................................................................................. 44
APPENDIX E .............................................................................................................................. 45
APPENDIX F............................................................................................................................... 50
APPENDIX G .............................................................................................................................. 58