| (1) | A flight crew member shall make an aircraft observation of meteorological parameters or conditions encountered during a flight in the form of special air reports. |
| (2) | An aircraft observation referred to in subregulation (1) shall be reported to a local ATSU by— |
| (a) | air-ground data link for a routine observation; and |
| (b) | voice communication for a special and non-routine aircraft observation. |
| (3) | An ATSU shall relay special air reports received by voice communication to a meteorological office or associated MWO without delay. |
| (4) | An ATSU shall relay routine and special air-reports received by data link communication without delay to— |
| (c) | an aeronautical fixed service. |
| (5) | The Meteorological Service Provider shall upon receipt of a special air report from an ATSU, issue— |
| (a) | AIRMET or SIGMET information; |
| (b) | a wind-shear warning; and |
| (c) | an aerodrome warning. |
[Regulation 174.03.6 inserted by regulation 23(e) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
