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Aerodrome Flight Information Refresher

Aerodrome Flight Information Refresher

The course is designed to impart knowledge and skills to the Aerodrome Flight Information Service Officer (AFISO) students in order to enable them to qualify for an Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) student certificate of competency for Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS).
According to ICAO-INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (1988).  Aerodrome Flight Information Service Circular 211-An/128. ICAO (Montreal, Canada).was published in 1988 by the Secretary General of ICAO. The purpose of this publication was to introduce standardisation in regards to AFIS within international flight provisions.

Course Objectives:

  • Appropriate Radiotelephony skills to transmit/receive flight information from/to aircraft in flight
  • Understand essential information for transmission to aircraft in flight.
  • Understand, observe and record weather conditions and pass specific information for the conduct of safest flight to aircraft.
  • understand how to react to any aircraft emergency and ensure appropriate assistance is activated.
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Course Outlines:

  • Basic elements of information provided to aircraft:
  • Meteorological information for aircraft about to take off or to land, including SIGMET information.
  • The most suitable runway for use.
  • Information that is essential to the safe operation.
  • Information on aerodrome conditions and the operational status of associated facilities.
  • Information on the operational status of navigation aids.
  • Information on unmanned free balloons.
  • AFIS requirements for communications
  • Aeronautical mobile service (air-ground communications)
  • Aeronautical fixed service
  • Airspace designation
  • Status of service and radiotelephony phraseology
  • Hours of availability of AFIS
  • Accommodation and equipment
  • Qualifications and training of AFIS Personnel
  • Visual ground signals

  • Flight Plans:
  • Information that is related with airdrome equipment or radio bearings.
  • Any other information or messages contributing to safety.
  • AFIS requirements for information
  • Meteorological Information
  • Co-ordination between an AFIS unit and the associated FIC or ACC
  • Alerting service
  • Responsibilities of, and procedures for pilots

  • Promulgation of information
  • Identification of the aerodrome
  • Location and identification of the AFIS unit.
  • Hours of operation of the AFIS unit.
  • Lateral and vertical limits of the flight information zone (FIZ).
  • Language(s) used.
  • Detailed description of the services provided
  • Special procedures for application by pilots.
  • Any other pertinent information

Target Audiences: for AFIS officers