DPFS_Manual_Appendix-I-2
PROCEDURES FOR BROADENING THE FUNCTIONS OF EXISTING RSMCs AND FOR DESIGNATION OF NEW RSMCs
The procedures are as follows:
1. Establishment of a statement of requirements for WWW products and services initiated and endorsed by the WMO constituent body or bodies concerned.
2. Identification of capabilities of relevant existing RSMCs and/or candidate RSMCs, to meet the requirements.
3. Determination in principle whether there is a requirement to:
4. Formal commitment by a Member or a group of cooperating Members to fulfil the required function(s) of a centre;
5. Demonstration of the capabilities to CBS and the constituent body or bodies referred to under (1);
6. Recommendation by CBS to include in the Manual on the GDPFS:
7. Acceptance of the CBS recommendation by Congress or the Executive Council.
The procedures are as follows:
1. Establishment of a statement of requirements for WWW products and services initiated and endorsed by the WMO constituent body or bodies concerned.
2. Identification of capabilities of relevant existing RSMCs and/or candidate RSMCs, to meet the requirements.
3. Determination in principle whether there is a requirement to:
(a) Broaden the functions of an existing RSMC; and/or
(b) Establish a new RSMC.
4. Formal commitment by a Member or a group of cooperating Members to fulfil the required function(s) of a centre;
The prospective RSMC should:
(a) Establish a closely defined relationship between the RSMC and the WWW Meteorological Centres as users of RSMC products;
(b) Commit itself to make available a set of products and services designed to meet the given requirements, where appropriate, in terms of specific forecast parameters and formats, the frequency of their issue and targets for timeliness, overall reliability and quality;
(c) Propose method(s) and procedures by which such products and services will be delivered;
(d) Propose method(s) and procedures by which ongoing performance will be assessed (e.g. by verification);
(e) Propose method(s) by which particular WWW Meteorological Centres’ changing requirements could be made known and improvements in operational performance introduced by the RSMC;
(f) Address the question of contingency and back-up arrangements to cover situations where the RSMC may not be able to provide the required services.
5. Demonstration of the capabilities to CBS and the constituent body or bodies referred to under (1);
The prospective RSMC should expect to demonstrate its general capabilities of relevance to the service to be offered (such as access to relevant data and processing capability), its ability to meet the above commitment and the suitability of its other proposals.
6. Recommendation by CBS to include in the Manual on the GDPFS:
(a) The new function(s) of the existing centre; or
(b) The identification and function(s) of the new centre.
7. Acceptance of the CBS recommendation by Congress or the Executive Council.