(1) |
A holder of an aerodrome licence shall establish at an aerodrome or on an off-shore structure for helicopter operations, a fully or semi-automated aeronautical meteorological station for— |
(a) |
acquisition, processing, dissemination, and displaying in real time of meteorological parameters to support landing and take-off flight operations; and |
(b) |
measuring, assessing and monitoring, and remotely indicating meteorological parameters. |
(2) |
An aeronautical meteorological station shall make routine meteorological observations and reports in accordance with the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 174. |
(3) |
If a holder of an aerodrome licence uses a semi-automatic aeronautical meteorological station, such station shall be capable of accepting a manual insertion of data covering meteorological elements which cannot be observed by automatic means. |
(4) |
A holder of an aerodrome licence shall ensure that an aeronautical meteorological station is inspected at frequent intervals, maintained, and sited in accordance with the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 174 to ensure that— |
(a) |
a high standard of observation is maintained; |
(b) |
instruments and all their indicators are functioning correctly; and |
(c) |
exposure of instruments has not changed significantly. |
[Regulation 174.03.1 substituted by regulation 23(e) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]