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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 174 : Meteorological Information ServicesSubpart 3 : Meteorological Observations and Reports174.03.4 Routine observations and reports |
| (1) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall ensure that an aeronautical meteorological station makes routine observations and reports of meteorological parameters throughout each day, unless agreed otherwise between the Meteorological Service Provider, the Director, an ANSP, and an operator concerned. |
| (2) | Routine observations referred to in subregulation (1) shall be supplemented by special observations whenever there are changes in observed meteorological parameters. |
| (3) | Routine observations shall be used for compilation of the following meteorological reports— |
| (a) | local routine report for dissemination at an aerodrome of origin for use in voice-ATIS and D-ATIS whichever is available; and |
| (b) | METAR for dissemination beyond an aerodrome of origin for flight planning, VOLMET broadcast and D-VOLMET. |
| (4) | Routine observations shall be issued during the operating hours of an aerodrome. |
[Regulation 174.03.4 inserted by regulation 23(e) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
