Ad hoc working session on review of WMO Manual on Marine Meteorological Services

25 – 26 Aug 2014, Wellington, New Zealand

The Technical Regulations of WMO are determined by Congress in accordance with Article 8 (d) of the Convention. In the area of marine meteorology, WMO guidance and regulation documents, including the Manual on Marine Meteorological Services (WMO-No.558) and the Guide to Marine Meteorological Services (WMO-No.471), are considered as ISO documents by NMHSs.

The WMO Executive Council at its 64th session (2012) decided to review and revise the WMO Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume I: General Meteorological Standards and Recommended Practices, to which the WMO-No.558 has notified as the status of Technical Regulations, as Annex VI.

Accordingly, The WMO Executive Council at its 65th session (2013) endorsed the proposal by JCOMM to review the overall structure of the WMO-No.558 and WMO-No.471, in view of new structures for those mandatory publications avoiding duplication and/or potential conflict in contents.

The participants in this working session will deliver and draft outlines for the revised structure of WMO-No.558 and WMO-No.471, taking into account the decisions and requirements identified in the precedent governing body meetings and discussions of the ETMSS experts and METAREA Coordinator, and based on the WMO guidelines described in the WMO-No.1127. The proposed outline will be duly reviewed by the experts of JCOMM through its Expert Teams, Groups and Management Committee, for the submission to the 17th World Meteorological Congress (WMO Cg-17; 2015) for Members' consideration and approval.

Location

Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited
P.O. Box 722
Wellington 6140
New Zealand

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Neal Moodie
Mr John Parker
Staff
Dr. Boram Lee
Ms Pat Calutas
1

OPENING AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

2

INTRODUCTION OF ISSUES

2.1

Background on the review of WMO Technical Regulations

2.2

Status of WMO-No.558 and WMO-No.471

3

REVIEW DRAFT OUTLINE FOR THE REVISED MANUAL ON / GUIDE TO MARINE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

4

PLAN FOR PUBLICATION AND TRANSITION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW MANUAL AND GUIDE

5

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

6

CLOSURE OF THE SESSION

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
2.2 MSS2/BM.2.2 Case Study: Contents on High Seas in WMO-No.558 and WMO-No.471

Event Documents

Code Title
Review of WMO-No.558 as WMO Technical Regulations

Background Documents

Code Title
Recommendation 6 (JCOMM-4) - Amendment to the WMO-No.558, WMO-No.477 and WMO-No.9 Volume D
(Excerpt) Relevant part of WMO-No.49 to Marine Meteorological Services
WMO-No. 558 Manual on Marine Meteorological Services
WMO-No. 471 Guide to Marine Meteorological Services
WMO-No.1127 Guidelines on the Preparation and Promulgation of the WMO Technical Regulations

Other Documents

Code Title
Strawman for the review of WMO-No.558

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 4
Confirmed 12
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 0
Total 16
Group: JCOMM
Created at 15:19 on 10 July 2014 by Dr. Boram Lee
Last Updated at 10:59 on 10 September 2014 by Dr. Boram Lee
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