| (1) | The Meteorological Service Provider shall establish and maintain a QMS that is certified by an approved certification body for conformity with ISO 9001 series of quality assurance standards. |
| (2) | A QMS referred to in subregulation (1) shall provide assurance to users that meteorological information supplied complies with user requirements in terms of— |
| (a) | geographical and spatial coverage; |
| (c) | time and frequency of issuance; |
| (e) | accuracy of measurements, observations and forecasts; and |
| (f) | overall quality of meteorological information and services. |
| (3) | A QMS shall consist of the following — |
| (a) | validation and verification procedures; |
| (b) | procedures for handling of non-conforming products; |
| (c) | documents and records of management procedures; |
| (d) | procedures for monitoring adherence to bulletin transmission times; |
| (e) | automatic error detection and correction procedures; and |
| (f) | procedures for the preparation and dissemination of meteorological products and information. |
| (4) | The Meteorological Service Provider shall maintain close liaison with users regarding the quality of meteorological information. |
| (5) | The Director may, on safety grounds, conduct an audit of the Meteorological Service Provider’s QMS. |
| (6) | The Meteorological Service Provider shall maintain records of audits conducted on its QMS. |
[Regulation 174.02.3 substituted by regulation 23(c) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
