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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 174 : Meteorological Information Services

Subpart 2 : Provision of Meteorological Services

174.02.2 Facilities requirements

 

(1) The Meteorological Service Provider shall establish necessary facilities to enable the provision of meteorological information.

 

(2) Facilities referred to in subregulation (1) shall include—
(a) an aerodrome meteorological office;
(b) an MWO;
(c) an aerodrome meteorological station; and
(d) a telecommunication and data link facility.

 

(3) An MWO shall continuously monitor hazardous meteorological conditions over a delegated airspace.

 

(4) An MWO shall maintain a continuous watch over an area that coincides with a designated FIR including delegated areas over international waters.

 

(5) The Meteorological Service Provider shall implement procedures to ensure that—
(a) facilities and systems established in terms of subregulation (2) are maintained and tested on a regular basis for normal operations; and
(b) records of facilities, systems, and equipment failures and degradation are maintained and periodically reviewed.

 

[Regulation 174.02.2 substituted by regulation 23(c) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]