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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 5 : Meteorological Service for Air Service Operator and Flight Crew Members

174.05.2 Meteorological information for air service operator and flight crew members

 

(1) A meteorological service provider shall supply meteorological information required by—
(a) an air service operator for pre-flight planning and in-flight replanning;
(b) flight crew members for pre-departure planning; and
(c) aircraft in flight for tactical operations.

 

(2) Upper-air grid information supplied by the WAFC for pre-flight and in-flight re-planning shall be in the GRIB code form.

 

(3) Information on significant weather supplied by WAFC for pre-flight planning and in-flight re-planning shall be in the BUFR code form and in IWXXM GML form.

 

(4) Meteorological information supplied to an air service operator and flight crew members shall—
(a) cover a flight in respect of time, altitude, and geographical extent;
(b) relate to appropriate fixed times, or periods of time;
(c) extend to an aerodrome of intended landing; and
(d) cover the meteorological conditions expected between an aerodrome of intended landing and alternate aerodrome designated by an air service operator.

 

[Regulation 174.05.2 inserted by regulation 8(c) and (r) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]