(1) |
The Meteorological Service Provider shall establish and maintain a QMS that is certified by an approved certification body for conformity with ISO 9001 series of quality assurance standards. |
(2) |
A QMS referred to in subregulation (1) shall provide assurance to users that meteorological information supplied complies with user requirements in terms of— |
(a) |
geographical and spatial coverage; |
(c) |
time and frequency of issuance; |
(e) |
accuracy of measurements, observations and forecasts; and |
(f) |
overall quality of meteorological information and services. |
(3) |
A QMS shall consist of the following — |
(a) |
validation and verification procedures; |
(b) |
procedures for handling of non-conforming products; |
(c) |
documents and records of management procedures; |
(d) |
procedures for monitoring adherence to bulletin transmission times; |
(e) |
automatic error detection and correction procedures; and |
(f) |
procedures for the preparation and dissemination of meteorological products and information. |
(4) |
The Meteorological Service Provider shall maintain close liaison with users regarding the quality of meteorological information. |
(5) |
The Director may, on safety grounds, conduct an audit of the Meteorological Service Provider’s QMS. |
(6) |
The Meteorological Service Provider shall maintain records of audits conducted on its QMS. |
[Regulation 174.02.3 substituted by regulation 23(c) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]