WAPS SSGT TESTING EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED PASS
FLIPD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-FlightDinformationDpublication
MetarD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
AviationDRoutineDWeatherDReport:DaDroutineDscheduledDobservationDasDwellDasDtheDprimaryDobser
vationDcodeDusedDbyDtheDUnitedDStatesDtoDsatisfyDrequirementsDforDreportingDsurfaceDmeteorolog
icalDdata
BodyDofDaDmetarD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
wind,Dvisibility,DrunwayDvisualDrangeD(RVR),DpresentDweather,DskyDcondition,Dtemperature,DdewDp
ointDandDaltimeterDsetting
SpeciD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
AviationDSelectedDSpecialDWeatherDReport:anDunscheduledDobservationDcompletedDandDtransmit
tedDwhenDanyDofDtheDspecialDcriteriaDlistedDinDAttachmentD2DareDobservedDorDsensed
localD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
AviationDSelectedDLocalDWeatherDReport:DanDunscheduledDobservation,DreportedDtoDtheDnearestD
minute,DnotDmeetingDSPECIDcriteria
alstgDlocalD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
singleDelementDobservationsDthatDcontainDtheDtimeDandDALSTG,DanDintervalDnotDtoDexceedD35Dmin
utesDwhenDthereDhasDbeenDaDchangeDofD0.01DinchesDofDmercuryD(iHg)D(0.3DhectopascalsD[hPa])DorD
moreDsinceDtheDlastDdisseminatedDALSTGDvalue.
ObDstationDIDD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-CCCC
ObDdateDandDtimeDofDreportD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-YYGGggZ
,OBDWINDD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-dddff(f)Gff(f)KTDorDdddvddd
obDvisD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-vvvvvSMDorDvvvv
OBDrvrD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-RDRDR[DR]//VVVVFTDorDRDD[D]/VVVVVVVVVFTD(orDm)
obDpresentDweatherD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-ww
obDskyDconditionD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-nnnhhhDorDvvhhhDorDclr
obDtempDandDdpD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-tt/tt
obDaltimeterD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-apppp
LocationDofDlistDofDICAOD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
FAADOrderDJOD7350DSeries,DLocationDIdentifiers,DtemporaryDand/orDsupplementalDobservationDfor
DtheDUSDmilDbeginDwithDKQDandDareDinDaccordanceDwithDwithDtheD15-111
LocationDofDremarksDforDobsD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-FAADOrderDJOD7340DSeries,DContractions.
timingDforDobDweatherDconditionsD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
wholeDthingDnstD15minDprior,DskyDconDavgDofD30min,DeverythingDelseDavgDofD10min
unofficialDweatherDreportsD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
aDreportDofDoneDorDmoreDweatherDelementsDfromDanDindividualDwhoDisDnotDtaskDcertifiedDtoDtakeD
officialDweatherDobservationsD(e.g.,DaDpilotDorDlawDenforcementDofficial)
,altimeterDsettingD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-alwaysDroundDdownDwhenDtakingDanDob
FEBWOSDsensorDsitingDisDanDaccordanceDwith...D-DCORRECTDANSWERS-FCM-S4-
1994,DFederalDStandardDforDSitingDMeteorologicalDSensorsDatDAirports
FourDstepsDofDFBWOSDcommissioningD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
installation,Dacceptance,Dactivation,DandDoperationalDcapability
CooperativeDWeatherDWatchD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
theDreportDofDtowerDvisibility,DlocalDpilotDreportsD(PIREPs),DandDanyDoccurrenceDofDpreviouslyDunre
portedDconditionsDfromDATCDthatDareDcriticalDtoDtheDsafetyDorDefficiencyDofDlocalDoperationsDandDre
sources
CGD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-LTGDoccurringDb/wDcloudDandDground
ICD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-ltgDwhichDtakesDplaceDw/inDcloud
CCD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-streaksDofDltgDreachingDfromDoneDcloudDtoDanother
CAD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-ltgDthatDgoesDtoDtheDairDbutDdoesn'tDtouchDcloudDorDground
ocnlD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-occasionalDltgDlessDthanD1Dflash/minute
FRQD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-frequentDltgD1-6Dflashed/minute
consD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-continuousDltgDmoreDthanD6Dflashes/minute
, snow/snowDpellets/drizzleDintensityDbasedDonDvisD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-lightD>1/2SMD
moderateD>D1/4SMD(0400m)DbutD≤D1/2SMD(800m)
heavyD≤D1/4SMD(0400m)
Rain/DIceDpelletsDintensityDbasedDonDaccumulationD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
lightD.10DinchesDperDhourD.01DinD6Dmin
ModerateD.11D-D.30DinchesDperDhourD.01D-.03DinD6Dmin
HeavyDrateDmoreDthanD.30DinchesDperDhourDmoreDthanD.03inchesDinD6Dminutes
whenDisDTSDconsideredDtoDhaveDendedD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-15minDsinceDtheDoccurrenceDofDLTG
ReportableDincrementsDforDskyDconditionD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-lteD5000D=D100
gtD5000DbutDlteD10,000D=D500
gtD10,000D=D1,000
ContraindicationsDtoDcalibratingDaltimeterD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
windsDhigherDthanD25kt,DrapidDtemperatureDchangesDorDsteepDhorizontalDand/orDverticalDtempera
tureDgradientsD(i.e.DfrontalDsystemDinDareaDorDfrontalDpassage).
MinimumDelementsDofDaDpirepD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
IncludeDasDaDminimum,DtheDtransmittingDorganization,DentriesDforDmessageDtype,Dlocation,Dtime,Df
lightDlevel,DtypeDofDaircraft,DandDatDleastDoneDotherDelement
HowDtoDcorrectDpirepD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
CorrectDoriginalDPIREPDbyDaddingD1DminuteDtoDtheDinitialDTimeDgroupD(/TM_GGgg)DandDaddDaDrem
arkD(e.g.,DCORD1814)DwhenDtheDcorrectionDisDtransmittedDasDtheDlastDentryDinDtheDREMARKSDsectio
n
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED PASS
FLIPD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-FlightDinformationDpublication
MetarD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
AviationDRoutineDWeatherDReport:DaDroutineDscheduledDobservationDasDwellDasDtheDprimaryDobser
vationDcodeDusedDbyDtheDUnitedDStatesDtoDsatisfyDrequirementsDforDreportingDsurfaceDmeteorolog
icalDdata
BodyDofDaDmetarD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
wind,Dvisibility,DrunwayDvisualDrangeD(RVR),DpresentDweather,DskyDcondition,Dtemperature,DdewDp
ointDandDaltimeterDsetting
SpeciD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
AviationDSelectedDSpecialDWeatherDReport:anDunscheduledDobservationDcompletedDandDtransmit
tedDwhenDanyDofDtheDspecialDcriteriaDlistedDinDAttachmentD2DareDobservedDorDsensed
localD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
AviationDSelectedDLocalDWeatherDReport:DanDunscheduledDobservation,DreportedDtoDtheDnearestD
minute,DnotDmeetingDSPECIDcriteria
alstgDlocalD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
singleDelementDobservationsDthatDcontainDtheDtimeDandDALSTG,DanDintervalDnotDtoDexceedD35Dmin
utesDwhenDthereDhasDbeenDaDchangeDofD0.01DinchesDofDmercuryD(iHg)D(0.3DhectopascalsD[hPa])DorD
moreDsinceDtheDlastDdisseminatedDALSTGDvalue.
ObDstationDIDD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-CCCC
ObDdateDandDtimeDofDreportD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-YYGGggZ
,OBDWINDD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-dddff(f)Gff(f)KTDorDdddvddd
obDvisD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-vvvvvSMDorDvvvv
OBDrvrD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-RDRDR[DR]//VVVVFTDorDRDD[D]/VVVVVVVVVFTD(orDm)
obDpresentDweatherD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-ww
obDskyDconditionD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-nnnhhhDorDvvhhhDorDclr
obDtempDandDdpD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-tt/tt
obDaltimeterD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-apppp
LocationDofDlistDofDICAOD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
FAADOrderDJOD7350DSeries,DLocationDIdentifiers,DtemporaryDand/orDsupplementalDobservationDfor
DtheDUSDmilDbeginDwithDKQDandDareDinDaccordanceDwithDwithDtheD15-111
LocationDofDremarksDforDobsD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-FAADOrderDJOD7340DSeries,DContractions.
timingDforDobDweatherDconditionsD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
wholeDthingDnstD15minDprior,DskyDconDavgDofD30min,DeverythingDelseDavgDofD10min
unofficialDweatherDreportsD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
aDreportDofDoneDorDmoreDweatherDelementsDfromDanDindividualDwhoDisDnotDtaskDcertifiedDtoDtakeD
officialDweatherDobservationsD(e.g.,DaDpilotDorDlawDenforcementDofficial)
,altimeterDsettingD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-alwaysDroundDdownDwhenDtakingDanDob
FEBWOSDsensorDsitingDisDanDaccordanceDwith...D-DCORRECTDANSWERS-FCM-S4-
1994,DFederalDStandardDforDSitingDMeteorologicalDSensorsDatDAirports
FourDstepsDofDFBWOSDcommissioningD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
installation,Dacceptance,Dactivation,DandDoperationalDcapability
CooperativeDWeatherDWatchD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
theDreportDofDtowerDvisibility,DlocalDpilotDreportsD(PIREPs),DandDanyDoccurrenceDofDpreviouslyDunre
portedDconditionsDfromDATCDthatDareDcriticalDtoDtheDsafetyDorDefficiencyDofDlocalDoperationsDandDre
sources
CGD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-LTGDoccurringDb/wDcloudDandDground
ICD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-ltgDwhichDtakesDplaceDw/inDcloud
CCD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-streaksDofDltgDreachingDfromDoneDcloudDtoDanother
CAD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-ltgDthatDgoesDtoDtheDairDbutDdoesn'tDtouchDcloudDorDground
ocnlD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-occasionalDltgDlessDthanD1Dflash/minute
FRQD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-frequentDltgD1-6Dflashed/minute
consD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-continuousDltgDmoreDthanD6Dflashes/minute
, snow/snowDpellets/drizzleDintensityDbasedDonDvisD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-lightD>1/2SMD
moderateD>D1/4SMD(0400m)DbutD≤D1/2SMD(800m)
heavyD≤D1/4SMD(0400m)
Rain/DIceDpelletsDintensityDbasedDonDaccumulationD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
lightD.10DinchesDperDhourD.01DinD6Dmin
ModerateD.11D-D.30DinchesDperDhourD.01D-.03DinD6Dmin
HeavyDrateDmoreDthanD.30DinchesDperDhourDmoreDthanD.03inchesDinD6Dminutes
whenDisDTSDconsideredDtoDhaveDendedD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-15minDsinceDtheDoccurrenceDofDLTG
ReportableDincrementsDforDskyDconditionD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-lteD5000D=D100
gtD5000DbutDlteD10,000D=D500
gtD10,000D=D1,000
ContraindicationsDtoDcalibratingDaltimeterD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
windsDhigherDthanD25kt,DrapidDtemperatureDchangesDorDsteepDhorizontalDand/orDverticalDtempera
tureDgradientsD(i.e.DfrontalDsystemDinDareaDorDfrontalDpassage).
MinimumDelementsDofDaDpirepD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
IncludeDasDaDminimum,DtheDtransmittingDorganization,DentriesDforDmessageDtype,Dlocation,Dtime,Df
lightDlevel,DtypeDofDaircraft,DandDatDleastDoneDotherDelement
HowDtoDcorrectDpirepD-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
CorrectDoriginalDPIREPDbyDaddingD1DminuteDtoDtheDinitialDTimeDgroupD(/TM_GGgg)DandDaddDaDrem
arkD(e.g.,DCORD1814)DwhenDtheDcorrectionDisDtransmittedDasDtheDlastDentryDinDtheDREMARKSDsectio
n
