Course Registry

The Initial Forecasting course (IFC) is designed for staff new to forecasting. It covers the requisite meteorological knowledge in the WMO Basic Instruction Package for Meteorologists (BIP-M) and the fundamental forecasting skills required to forecast the weather in our area of airspace responsibility.

After completing this course you will be able to:

• make weather reports to the standard necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft;
• meet the mandatory minimum standards of ‘theoretical knowledge’ for aeronautical observers required by ICAO/WMO/CAA policy;
• demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge of meteorological theory for our area of airspace responsibility;
• employ guidance effectively as the basis of the forecast;
• interpret actual and forecast data correctly and identify the most relevant data for any given situation;
• produce weather forecasts consistent with the guidance and other relevant data;
• present forecast products to an acceptable standard and in the style required by customers;
• monitor the latest data – amending forecasts and issuing warnings when appropriate;
• be an effective member of an operational forecasting team.