Services
Meteorological Service
Background
Brunei Darussalam Meteorological
Service (BMS) is a section under the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Ministry of
Communications.
Brunei Meteorological Service is a member of the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO).
BMS begin his operation in 1996 at the Old Airport site. A Meteorological Station was set
up and observation were made to provide the required meteorological data for the aviation
purpose. From there on, various meteorological element were recorded to form
climatological data.
Responsibilities
The overall objective of the MS is to meet the needs of all Bruneians for all
meteorological information, understanding and services that are essential for their
safety, security and general well-being and to ensure that meteorological data
andknowledge are effectively applied to Brunei Darussalam's national and international
goals.
The successful running of the MS is quintessentially dependent on the existence of a well
coordinated national meteorological data collection and processing infrastructure to
provide the common information base on which all basic and specialised meteorological
services depend. This basic data collection system is also needed to support day-to-day
weather services especially to aviation and generally to the community at large.Provision
extends to the continuous accurate long-term national climate record that will be needed
by future generations for research, planning and design and monitoring of climate
variability.
The meteorological observation network comprises of the three stations at BIA, Muara and
Kuala Belait. 24-hour surface observation is practised at BIA and Kuala Belait and upper
air observation is only done at BIA. Auxiliary MS rainfall stations also exist at Tanah
Jambu and Sungai Gana.
Part of the operation of the meteorological/climate data collection are carried out
through a collective effort in which together with several government agencies including
the University of Brunei Darussalam has formed a coordinated rainfall data collection
committee.
Much of the services provided by MS are made readily available to the general public.
Climate data requests are provided however to non-govern mental agencies, with some
exception, on cost recovery basis.
Organisational Structure
The MS is comprised of Chief Meteorological Officer as head of the section, nine
Meteorological Officers, one Meteorological Coordinater and Technical Officer, three
Supervisors, seven Senior Meteorological Observers Grade 1, five Senior Meteorological
Observers Grade 2, eighteen Meteorological Observers Grade 1, twenty Meteorological
Observers Grade 2 and two Clerks.
As of 31 st December 1996 the total number of staff in MS is 64 excluding 2 vacancies.
