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96 ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF RA IIRESOLUTION 16 (XIII-RA II)RAPPORTEUR ON REGIONAL ASPECTS OF THE AERONAUTICALMETEOROLOGY PROGRAMME IN REGION IIREGIONAL ASSOCIATION II (ASIA),NOTING:(1) The need for monitoring and keeping underreview developments in aeronauticalmeteorology in the Region,(2) The need for coordination among RA IIMembers of activities related to aeronauticalmeteorology and for reporting these activitiesto the Region and to the Commission forAeronautical Meteorology (CAeM),CONSIDERING that the monitoring, review andcoordination of aeronautical meteorological issueswould be of great benefit to Members in the Region,DECIDES:(1) To appoint a Rapporteur on Regional Aspectsof the Aeronautical Meteorology Programme(AeMP) with the following terms of reference:(a) To review and advise on observationaldata and product requirements ofcountries in the Region in the context ofthe AeMP;(b) To review the status of theimplementation of the AeMP in theRegion, including observing systems ataerodromes, aircraft data collection, andservices provided under the World AreaForecast System (WAFS), and toformulate proposals through the WMOSecretariat to the appropriateInternational Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) bodies for its future developmentand implementation;(c) To monitor and promote capacity-buildingactivities related to the AeMP within theRegion and to identify trainingrequirements;(d) To keep abreast of matters related to theimplementation of AMDAR programmesand projects in the Region;(e) To liaise by correspondence with CAeMOpen Programme Area Groups (OPAGs)and the ICAO meteorological groupsthrough their respective secretariats onspecific regional matters, in particularthose related to cost recovery ofaeronautical meteorological services;(f)To provide advice to the president of RAII on aeronautical meteorology mattersand to take actions in this regard;(2) To invite Mr C.M. Shun (Hong Kong, China) toserve as Rapporteur on Regional Aspects ofthe Aeronautical Meteorology Programme inRegion II;(3) To request the Rapporteur to submit anannual report on his activities to the presidentof the Association as well as a final report sixmonths before the next session of theAssociation, both copied to the WMOSecretariat.RESOLUTION 17 (XIII-RA II)PILOT PROJECT TO DEV ELOP SUPPORT FOR DEV ELOPING COUNTRIES IN THEAERONAUTICAL METEOROLOGY PROGRAMMEREGIONAL ASSOCIATION II (ASIA),NOTING:(1) That a number of NMHSs, especially those ofLeast Developed Countries (LDCs), encounterpractical difficulties in cost recovery foraviation weather services and cannot affordthe cost associated with the reception ofWAFS products via satellite broadcast,(2) That over one third of the Members in RA II,including a number of LDCs, do not haveaccess to WAFS products,(3) That the provision of en route weatherproducts in chart form would ceasesubsequent to the migration to exclusive useof BUFR and GRIB coded WAFS productswithin a couple of years,(4) That many of the Members in the Region haveyet to acquire the capability to operationallyconvert GRIB and BUFR coded WAFSproducts,CONSIDERING:(1) The importance of weather information for thesafe operation of aviation,(2) That LDCs in the Region are in need ofassistance in building-capacity in the provisionof aviation weather services,(3) The long established tradition of partnership,mutual cooperation and sharing of weatherproducts among the Members in the Region,RECOGNIZING:(1) That the NWP capacity to develop andgenerate numerical weather guidance