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STATE<br />

THE GAMBIA<br />

GHANA<br />

Requirements<br />

1<br />

Identification<br />

Requirement to issue<br />

aerodrome warnings (AW) and<br />

wind shear warning Annex 3<br />

Chapter 7 para.7.3, 7.4 App.6<br />

Table A6.2 and A6.3.<br />

Requirement to issue trend<br />

forecasts as contained in AFI<br />

FASID Table MET 1 A.<br />

Requirement to provide MET<br />

Reports to ATS Units Annex 3<br />

Chapter 10 para. 10.1.1.<br />

Requirement to disseminate<br />

SIGMET information in<br />

accordance with the provisions<br />

in the AFI FASID Table 2B.<br />

Facilities<br />

or services<br />

2<br />

The<br />

Gambia,<br />

Banjul/<br />

Yundum<br />

Internationa<br />

l<br />

Airport.<br />

The<br />

Gambia,<br />

Banjul/<br />

Yundum<br />

Internationa<br />

l<br />

Airport.<br />

The<br />

Gambia,<br />

Banjul/<br />

Yundum<br />

Internationa<br />

l<br />

Airport.<br />

Ghana, Accra<br />

Kotoka<br />

International<br />

Airport (KIA<br />

Description<br />

of Deficiency<br />

3<br />

No provision for<br />

issuance of AW.<br />

No provision to<br />

issue trend<br />

forecast.<br />

Provision of MET<br />

reports to ATS<br />

Units deficient,<br />

messages carried<br />

by hand and no<br />

wind display at<br />

Control Tower.<br />

SIGMET<br />

information<br />

issued by Accra<br />

MWO is not<br />

disseminated<br />

properly and the<br />

AMBEX<br />

procedures are<br />

not well known<br />

by the<br />

telecommunicatio<br />

n staff for the<br />

dissemination of<br />

OPMET<br />

information<br />

Date<br />

first<br />

reporte<br />

d<br />

4<br />

16/09/<br />

2009<br />

16/09/2<br />

009<br />

16/09/2<br />

009<br />

March<br />

2010<br />

Comments<br />

on deficiency<br />

Deficiencies<br />

5<br />

Deficiency assessed<br />

during CODEVMET<br />

mission, advice<br />

given.<br />

Deficiency assessed<br />

during<br />

CODEVMENT<br />

Project, advice given.<br />

Deficiency assessed<br />

during CODEVMET<br />

Project, advice given.<br />

Advice given during<br />

State Mission and a<br />

new version of the<br />

AMBEX Scheme was<br />

provided<br />

Description of<br />

corrective action<br />

6<br />

Short term, write procedures for issuance of<br />

AD and implement immediately.<br />

Writing required<br />

procedures to<br />

follow for issuance of Trend forecasts.<br />

Repair the internal communication system<br />

and the wind measurement system.<br />

Medium Term<br />

Acquisition of new internal<br />

communication system.<br />

Disseminate SIGMET information in<br />

accordance with AMBEX scheme and AFI<br />

FASID Table 2B.<br />

MET/SG/10– Appendix I<br />

Executing<br />

body<br />

7<br />

GCAA<br />

and MET<br />

The Gambia.<br />

GCAA and<br />

MET<br />

The Gambia<br />

GCAA and<br />

MET the<br />

Gambia<br />

GCAA and<br />

MET<br />

GMet<br />

Corrective action<br />

Target<br />

date for<br />

imple-<br />

mentati<br />

on<br />

8<br />

When<br />

required<br />

starting<br />

from<br />

11/2009<br />

Priori<br />

ty for<br />

actio<br />

n<br />

9<br />

U<br />

12/2009 A<br />

12/2009<br />

2011<br />

12/2010<br />

U<br />

U

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