Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 174 : Meteorological Information Services

Subpart 4 : Provision of Meteorological Information

174.04.10 Wind shear warnings

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(1)A meteorological service provider shall issue wind-shear warnings when wind shear which may affect aircraft operation is observed or expected—
(a)on approach path or take-off path;
(b)during circling approachp; and
(c)during landing roll or take-off run.

 

(2)Wind-shear warning shall be—
(a)issued at an aerodrome where local topography is known to produce significant wind shear up to heights in excess of 500m or 1600ft above runway level;
(b)based on information reported by pilots and observed through other means such as wind shear detection equipment; and
(c)cancelled in accordance with criteria determined by and ATSU and an aircraft operator when there is no Ionger evidence of its existence.

 

(3)Wind-shear remote sensing or detection equipment shall be installed at an aerodrome where wind shear is know to be common or where there is evidence that it is frequent.

 

(4)Where a wind shear alert system has been installed, such a system shall provide alerts of existence of wind shear involving a headwind or tailwind change of 7.5m/s (15kt) or more on initial take-off path, final approach path and during the landing roll or take-off run.

 

(5)A wind shear alert shall be updated at least every minute and cancelled as soon as headwind/tailwind change falls below 7.5m/s (15 kt).

 

[Regulation 174.04.10 inserted by regulation 19 of Notice No. R. 520, GG 42632, dated 29 March 2019 (Twentieth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2019)]