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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

174.05.7 Meteorological information for search and rescue services

 

(1) An aerodrome meteorological office or MWO designated by the meteorological service provider shall supply, upon request. meteorological information to a relevant search and rescue centre for the purposes of search and rescue services.

 

(2) The manner in which meteorological information is to be supplied in terms of subregulation (1) shall be agreed between an aerodrome meteorological office or MWO and a relevant search and rescue centre.

 

(3) An aerodrome meteorological office or MWO shall maintain liaison with a search and rescue services unit throughout a search and rescue operation.

 

(4) Meteorological information to be provided for search and rescue operation shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 174.

 

[Regulation 174.05.7 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)]