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demonstration involving a handful of aircraft from United, Delta , and American that will last for one year. Although not a certified weather product meant for operational use or on - glass display, web - based v iewing of ROMIO products will be provided to oceanic controllers for off position evaluation and feedback through the CBA Article 50 Process. Phase 3 will include a validation effort to examine controller and pilot feedback to determine how the products fi lled existing gaps in meteorological information or in the technology utilized in the cockpit. NATCA has been actively involved since the ROMIO kickoff, participated on the ROMIO Safety Risk Management Panel (SRMP), participated in bi - weekly meetings, and facilitated briefings for impacted bargaining unit members at ZOA, ZHU , and ZMA thus far. Nowcasting of oceanic convection products can be viewed here : http://www.rap.ucar.edu/projects/oc n/realtime_sys PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Andy Marosvari (BOI) is the Chairman for NATCA National Professional Standards . Garth Koleszar (ZLA) and Josh Cooper (SCT) are members of the National Professional Standards committee. Their report is below. The P rofessional Standards program is in its seventh year and continues to have a positive impact on the professionalism of controllers nationwide. The program has 530 active members, with a total of over 850 trained to serve as committee members represent ing every facility in the National Airspace System. Committee members receive training on communication skills and conflict resolution during a three - day course taught by NATCA. The last class of FY17 was held in Minneapolis, finishing up on August 24. The first class for FY18 is scheduled in Dallas Oct 30 - Nov 3. To date, the Professional Standards program has received 2,447 submissions with 90% of those being resolved. That's 2 , 203 issues that NATCA was able to resolve the issue at the lowest level, pee r to peer, without management involvement in the outcome. Approximately 70% of those cases are submitted by management, demonstrating the FAA's belief that the peer - to - peer method used by the program is working. The recidivism rate is very low, indicating that the one on one discussion between committee members and controllers has a long - lasting, positive effect on the safety of the system and the professionalism of our controllers. We now have an active PS tab on the NATCA website. It covers information for FacReps, m embers , and PS members, with contact information for all active Professional Standards Committee member s and d istrict chairpersons. We also have a link to email us directly. Please take a moment and check it out! If you have any questions a bout the Professional Standards Program, please don't hesitate to contact any of the NATCA National Professional Standards committee members at ps@natca.net . RUNWAY SAFETY Bridget Gee (DFW) is NATCA's Runway Safety A ction Team (RSAT) Representative. She also serves as the Article 114 Representative to the Runway Status Lights (RWSL) Program . Below is her report to the membership. Runway Status Lights (RWSL):