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The Civil Aviation (Air Traffic Services) Regulations
88. Unit providing Approach Control Service
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
88. Unit providing Approach Control Service
(1)Units providing approach control service shall be Units providing supplied with meteorological information as described in the Ninth Approach Schedule of the Civil Aviation (Meteorology Services for Air Navigation) Regulations 2018, for the airspace and the aerodromes with which they are concerned.(2)Special reports and amendments to forecasts shall be communicated to the units providing approach control service as soon as they are necessary in accordance with established criteria, without waiting for the next routine report or forecast.(3)Where multiple anemometers are used, the indicators to which they are related shall be clearly marked to identify the runway and section of the runway monitored by each anemometer.(4)Units providing approach control service shall be provided with current pressure data for setting altimeters for locations specified by the unit providing approach control service.(5)Units providing approach control service for final approach, landing and take-off shall be equipped with surface wind display.(6)The display referred to in subregulation (5) shall be related to the same location of observation and be fed from the same sensor as the corresponding display in the aerodrome control tower and in the meteorological station, where such a station exists.(7)Units providing approach control service for final approach, landing and take-off at aerodromes where runway visual range values are assessed by instrumental means shall be equipped with displays permitting read-out of the current runway visual range values.(8)The displays referred to in subregulation (7) shall be related to the same locations of observation and be fed from the same sensors as the corresponding displays in the aerodrome control tower and in the meteorological station, where such a station exists.(9)Units providing approach control service for final approach, landing and take-off at aerodromes where the height of cloud base is assessed by instrumental means shall be equipped with displays permitting read-out of the current values of the height of cloud base.(10)The displays referred to in subregulation (9) shall be related to the same locations of observation and be fed from the same sensors as the corresponding displays in the aerodrome control tower and in the meteorological station, where such a station exists.(11)Units providing approach control service for final approach, landing and take-off shall be supplied with information on wind shear which could adversely affect aircraft on the approach or take-off paths or during circling approach.