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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 174 : Meteorological Information Services

Subpart 6 : Requirements for and use of Communications

174.06.4 Requirements for VOLMET Broadcast

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(1) An ATSU shall, where applicable, provide Digital VOLMET or VOLMET broadcast services for relaying of meteorological information to aircraft.

 

(2)Digital VOLMET broadcast service shall contain information on current METAR and SPECI, together with trend forecast where available, TAF and SIGMET, special air-reports not covered by a SIGMET and, where available, AIRMET information.

 

(3)Digital VOLMET information such as METAR and SPECI, TAF, SIGMET, and AIRMET shall be provided, as appropriate, using applicable data link-flight information services.

 

(4)Continuous VOLMET broadcast on very high frequency, shall contain current METAR and SPECI, together with trend forecast where available.

 

(5)Scheduled VOLMET broadcast, on high frequencies, shall contain current METAR and SPECI, together with trend forecast as well as TAF and SIGMET.

 

[Regulation 174.06.4 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)]