MET.OR.242
Information to be provided to air traffic services units
Regulation
(EU) 2021/1338
(a) An aerodrome meteorological office shall
provide, as necessary, its associate aerodrome control tower and AFIS unit
with:
(1) local routine report, local special
report, METAR, SPECI, TAF and TREND and amendments thereto;
(2) SIGMET, AIRMET, wind shear warnings and
alerts and aerodrome warnings;
(3) any additional meteorological information
agreed upon locally, such as forecasts of surface wind for the determination
of possible runway changes;
(4) information received on volcanic ash
cloud, for which a SIGMET has not already been issued, as agreed between the
aerodrome meteorological office and the aerodrome control tower or the AFIS
unit concerned;
(5) information received on pre-eruption volcanic activity and/or a volcanic eruption as agreed between the aerodrome meteorological office and the aerodrome control tower or the AFIS unit concerned.
(b) An aerodrome meteorological office shall
provide its associate approach control unit with:
(1) local routine report, local special report, METAR, SPECI, TAF and TREND and amendments thereto;
(2) SIGMET, AIRMET, wind shear warnings and alerts, appropriate special air-reports and aerodrome warnings;
(3) any additional meteorological information
agreed upon locally;
(4) information received on volcanic ash
cloud, for which a SIGMET has not already been issued, as agreed between the
aerodrome meteorological office and the approach control unit concerned;
(5) information received on pre-eruption
volcanic activity and/or a volcanic eruption as agreed between the aerodrome
meteorological office and the approach control unit concerned.
Aerodrome meteorological offices must supply associated air traffic control and flight information service units with essential weather reports, forecasts, and warnings. This includes routine and special reports, significant weather advisories, wind shear alerts, and volcanic activity information, tailored to local agreements for safe air traffic management.
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