AIP GEN 3.5-1 EASTERN CARIBBEAN 01 MAR 18 GEN 3.5 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 1. Responsible service The Meteorological Services for Civil Aviation in the Piarco FIR, Anguilla and the B.V.I. are provided by the following: Anguilla Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport Meteorological Office P.O. Box 1382 Wallblake Estate The Valley Anguilla AI 2640 Tel: (264) 497-2451 ext 2352 Fax: (264) 497-8345 AFS: TQPFYMYX EMAIL: [email protected] Antigua and Barbuda Director of Meteorology V.C. Bird International Airport P.O. Box 1051 St. John’s Antigua Tel: (268) 462-4606 Fax: (268) 462-4606 AFS: TAPAYMYX EMAIL: [email protected] Barbados Director of Meteorological Services Grantley Adams International Airport Christ Church Barbados, W.I. Tel: (246) 428-0910 Fax: (246) 428-1676 AFS: TBPBYMYX British Virgin Islands Antigua Meteorological Office/B.V.I. Meteorological Office P.O. Box 4416 Road Town Tortola British Virgin Islands VG1110 Tel: (284) 495-2525/1811/0415 Fax: (284) 852-9046 AFS: NIL TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AMD16 GEN 3.5-2 AIP 30 APR 15 EASTERN CARIBBEAN Dominica Ministry of Communications and Works Government Headquarters Roseau Commonwealth of Dominica W.I. Tel: Douglas Charles (767) 445-7101 Fax: Douglas Charles (767) 445-7405 AFS: TDPDYMYX Tel: Canefield (767) 449-1990 Fax: Canefield (767) 449-2020 AFS: TDCFYMYX Grenada Grenada Airports Authority Maurice Bishop International Airport St. Georges, Grenada W.I. Tel: (473) 444-4142/4101 Fax: (473) 444-1574 AFS: TGPYYMYX Montserrat John A. Osborne Meteorological Office P.O. Box 344 Gerald’s Montserrat West Indies Tel: (664) 491-6218 Fax: (664) 491-7688 AFS: TRPGYMYX EMAIL: [email protected] St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis Permanent Secretary Ministry of Communication, Works and Public Utilities P.O. Box 186 Church Street, Basseterre St. Christopher (St. Kitts) W.I. Tel: (869) 465-2521 Ex. 1022 Fax: (869) 465-0604 AFS: TKPKYMYX St. Lucia Director of Meteorological Services Ministry of Communications and Works Bridge Street Castries Saint Lucia W.I. Tel: (758) 452-2770 Fax: (758) 452-7938 AFS: TLPLYMYX AMD07 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AIP GEN 3.5-3 EASTERN CARIBBEAN 20 JUL 17 St. Vincent and the Grenadines The Permanent Secretary Ministry of National Security Air and Sea Ports Development Kingstown St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Tel: (784) 458-4477 Fax: (784) 458-4786 Email: [email protected] Telex: 753/7484 FOREIGN AFS: TVSAYMYX Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service Ministry of Public Utilities South Terminal Building Piarco International Airport Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. Tel: (868) 669-5465 Fax: (868) 669-4009/4727 AFS: TTPPYMYX EMAIL: [email protected] [email protected] The service is provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following ICAO documents: Annex 3 – Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation Doc 7030 – Regional Supplementary Procedure Doc 9377 – AN/915 – Manual on Coordination between Air Traffic Services and Aeronautical Meteorological Services. Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7. 2. Area of responsibility A meteorological service is provided within the Piarco FIR and the TMAs/CTRs of the states listed at 1 above. Trinidad and Tobago also has the responsibility to provide area forecasts and upper level grid point winds for the area bounded by 02 degrees north latitude and 10 degrees north latitude, 50 degrees west longitude and 60 degrees west longitude. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AMD14 GEN 3.5-4 AIP 03 MAR 16 EASTERN CARIBBEAN 3. Meteorological Observations and Reports Table GEN 3.5.3 Meteorological observations and reports Type and Type of MET State City/ Frequency reports and Observation system Hrs of Ops Climatological Station/ of observation/ supplementary and sites Location indicator automatic Information information observing included equipment 123456 ANGUILLA THE VALLEY/ Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Stevenson Screen used 1200 - 2100 Climatological Clayton J. Lloyd Automatic along with an Automatic table available TQPF Weather Station Weather Station (AWS) (AWS) providing Temperature, Vapour,Pressure, Relative,Humidity, surface wind variation, (Direction and Speed) QNH and QFE read outs along with rainfall values ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Remote anemometer ST.JOHNS/V.C .B ird Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI station on southside of H24 - TAPA NIL RWY07, 720 ft (219M) from RWY CL BARBADOS BRIDGETOWN/ Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Computer observation H24 Climatological Grantley Adams NIL Plain Language station tables available TBPB BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ROADTOWN/ Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Stevenson Screen; AWS; 1100-0200 - Terrance B. Lettsome Automatic Anemometer atop TUPJ Weather Station Control Tower (AWS) AMD10 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AIP GEN 3.5-5 EASTERN CARIBBEAN 20 JUL 17 Type and Type of MET State City/ Frequency reports and Observation system Hrs of Ops Climatological Station/ of observation/ supplementary and sites Location indicator automatic Information information observing included equipment 123456 DOMINICA ROSEAU/ Canefield Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Cup anemometer west of SR –15 to - TDCF NIL A.T.B 2400 ROSEAU/ Douglas Charles/ Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Cup anemometer west of SR –15 to - TDPD Automatic A.T.B. Automatic SR +15 Weather Station Weather Station RWY 27 (AWS) Measuring:- Wind Speed Wind Direction Air Temperature Relative Humidity Barometric Pressure. GRENADA ST GEORGES/ Maurice Bishop Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Cup anemometer 4000ft H24 - TGPY NIL from threshold Rwy10 Northside MONTSERRAT Anemometers atop windsock poles for RWY GERALDS/ Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI 10 and 28. Stevensen 1000-2200 John A. Osborne Automatic Screen, Rainguage and Airport Weather Station Automatic Weather TRPG (AWS) Station SE of Control TWR. Wind Indicators and Precision Aneroid Barometer in Control TWR ST.CHRISTOPHER (ST. KITTS) AND NEVIS BASSETERRE Robert L Bradshaw Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Cup anemometer 2000ft 0600-0100 TKPK NIL from Threshold RWY 07 North side ST. LUCIA CASTRIES/ George Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Cup anemometer atop 1000 -2400 - F. Charles NIL Control Tower 15m TLPC AGL VIEUX FORT/ Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI Cup anemometer 1500 ft H24 - Hewanorra NIL south west of Control TLPL Tower TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AMD14 GEN 3.5-6 AIP 20 JUL 17 EASTERN CARIBBEAN Type and Type of MET State City/ Frequency reports and Observation system Hrs of Ops Climatological Station/ of observation/ supplementary and sites Location indicator automatic Information information observing included equipment 123456 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES KINGSTOWN/ Hourly, Special/ METAR, SPECI AWOS 1000-0200 - Argyle NIL East of RWY near TVSA Threshold RWY04 and centre of RWY TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PORT-OF SPAIN/ Hourly, Special METAR, Cup anemometer 150M H24 Climatological Piarco SPECI, TREND from middle of RWY10 tables available TTPP Wind Shear (south); separate based on Pilot anemometer on Control Report Tower; Wind indicators in Met Office; Distance reading thermometer and Mercury Thermometer in Stevenson screens in grassed enclosures at ANR Robinson and Piarco Airport; Precision Aneroid Barometer Cup anemometers - 120M east of TWY ‘C’ centreline and 150M SCARBOROUGH/ Hourly, Special METAR SPECI north of RWY - A.N.R. Robinson H24 TREND centreline. Also 60M TTCP east of RWY midpoint and 160M north of RWY centreline. Radar observation AMD14 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AIP GEN 3.5-7 EASTERN CARIBBEAN 02 MAR 17 4. Types of Service 4.1 Personal briefing and consultation for flight crew members are provided at Aerodromes with Met Services, Refer to Subsection AD 2.11. For all other Airports, briefings are available by telephone to the associated Met Office. Flight documentation is provided for scheduled commercial and other flights, and also upon request. 4.2 Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport Briefing and/or consultation can be done via the telephone, personal consultation or self briefing display. Flight documentation is provided by the Forecast Office at V.C. Bird International Airport. 4.3 Piarco Airport For international flights of duration greater than two (2) hours between legs, documentation consists of a significant weather chart, two levels of upper wind/temperature charts, the latest aerodrome forecasts for destinations and alternates and ascent/descent winds and temperatures up to 20,000 feet. For flights less than two (2) hours duration a significant weather chart with grid point winds and temperatures and latest aerodrome forecasts. Pilots can obtain information by dialing the following telephone numbers: Piarco International Airport -(868) 669-4392 ext 120, 121 Fax -(868) 669-4727 A.N.R. Robinson Airport -(868) 639-8780 5. Notification required from operators For Anguilla, there is a one (1) hour notice requirement by the Meteorological Service from the operator in respect of briefing, consultations, flight documentations and other meteorological information. However, if the information required is of great quantity, one and a half (1½) hours advance notice is necessary. For Trinidad and Tobago there is a two (2) hours advance notice required by the Meteorological Service from operators on request of briefing, consultations and flight documentations and other meteorological information. 6. Aircraft reports Pursuant to ICAO Annex 3,5.3.1 the making and transmission of aircraft reports (AIREP) are required at ATS/MET reporting