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The Civil Aviation (Air Traffic Services) Regulations
32. Time in air traffic services
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
32. Time in air traffic services
(1)Air traffic services units shall use Coordinated Universal Time in air traffic Time (UTC) and shall express the time in hours and minutes and, when services required, seconds of the 24-hour day beginning at midnight.(2)Air traffic services units shall be equipped with clocks indicating the time in hours, minutes and seconds, clearly visible from each operating position in the unit concerned.(3)Air traffic services unit clocks and other time recording devices shall be checked as necessary to ensure correct time to within plus or minus 30 seconds of UTC.(4)Wherever data link communications are utilized by an air traffic services unit, clocks and other time-recording devices shall be checked as necessary to ensure correct time to within I second of UTC.(5)The correct time shall be obtained from a standard time station or, if not possible, from another unit which has obtained the correct time from such station.(6)Aerodrome control towers shall, prior to an aircraft taxiing for take-off, provide the pilot with the correct time, unless arrangements have been made for the pilot to obtain it from other sources.(7)Air traffic services units shall provide aircraft with the correct time on request and time checks shall be given to the nearest half minute.