| (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. |
| (5) | A fully automated aeronautical meteorological station located at an aerodrome with runway intended for Category I, II, and III instrument approach and landing operation, shall measure and remotely indicate the following meteorological parameters— |
| (f) | air and dew-point temperatures; and |
[Regulation 174.03.1(5) inserted by regulation 8(g) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]
| (6) | Observations of meteorological elements by virtual means, shall be made from an observation point which provides a 360-degree view of the area around and above an aerodrome. |
[Regulation 174.03.1(6) inserted by regulation 8(g) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]
| (7) | The display of meteorological parameters shall. where appropriate, be displayed in real time at an ATSU parallel to the display of such data at a local meteorological service unit. |
[Regulation 174.03.1(7) inserted by regulation 8(g) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]
| (8) | A meteorological parameter displayed in accordance with subregulation (7) shall be annotated to identify, as appropriate, the locations from which the parameter is measured. |
[Regulation 174.03.1(8) inserted by regulation 8(g) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]
| (9) | The design of integrated automatic systems shall observe human factor principles and include back-up procedures. |
[Regulation 174.03.1(9) inserted by regulation 8(g) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]
[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)]
