Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 174 : Meteorological Information ServicesSubpart 4 : Provision of Meteorological Information174.04.12 Briefing, consultancy and display |
| (1) | A meteorological service provider shall provide a briefing or consultation upon request to flight crew members covering the entire flight path including aerodrome of intended landing as well as alternate aerodromes on existing and expected meteorological conditions along a route to be flown. |
| (2) | Briefing or consultation service as well as flight documentation regarding meteorological information shall be provided to flight crew members at an aerodrome of departure. |
| (3) | Where briefing services are not available at an aerodrome, a meteorological service provider shall make necessary arrangements with an air service operator concerned to provide briefing service to flight crew members. |
| (4) | A flight crew member and any other flight operations personnel shall meet with a meteorological service provider at an aerodrome meteorological office for a briefing referred to in subregulation (1). |
| (5) | Where a briefing or consultation is impractical, a meteorological service provider shall provide required information by telephone or through other suitable telecommunications facility. |
| (6) | Where information provided during a briefing diverges significantly from that which is included in a flight documentation, such deviation shall be brought to the attention of flight crew members. |
| (7) | A briefing or consultation referred to in subregulation (1) shall be used for— |
| (a) | supplying the latest available information on existing and expected meteorological conditions along a route to be flown at an aerodrome of intended landing, alternate aerodrome, and other aerodrome as may be relevant; and |
| (b) | explaining and amplifying the information contained in the flight documentation, or as agreed between the meteorological service provider and an air service operator concerned, in lieu of flight documentation. |
[Regulation 174.04.12 substituted by regulation 8(o) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]