ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Meteorological Service for Air Navigation) Regulations, 2025
16. Meteorological watch offices
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
16. Meteorological watch offices
(1)A meteorological service provider authorized to provide meteorological service for air navigation, shall establish, on the basis of regional air navigation agreement, one or more meteorological watch offices as specified in the Manual of Implementing Standards-Meteorological Service for Air Navigation.(2)A meteorological watch office shall—(a)maintain continuous watch over meteorological conditions affecting flight operations within its area of responsibility;(b)prepare SIGMET and other information relating to its area of responsibility;(c)supply SIGMET information and, as required, other meteorological information to associated air traffic services units;(d)disseminate SIGMET information;(e)supply information received on pre-eruption volcanic activity, a volcanic eruption and volcanic ash cloud for which a SIGMET has not already been issued, to its associated ACC/FIC, as agreed between the meteorological and ATS authorities concerned, and to its associated VAAC as determined by regional air navigation agreement;(f)supply information received concerning the release of radioactive materials into the atmosphere, in Kenya or adjacent areas, to its associated ACC/FIC, as agreed between the meteorological and ATS authorities concerned, and to aeronautical information service units, as agreed between the meteorological and appropriate civil aviation authorities concerned and such information shall comprise location, date and time of the release, and forecast trajectories of the radioactive materials; and(g)prepare, supply and disseminate any other information as required by the regional air navigation agreements.(3)The boundaries of the area over which meteorological watch is to be maintained by a meteorological watch office shall be coincident with the boundaries of a flight information region or a control area or a combination of flight information regions and control areas.(4)The Meteorological Watch Office (MWO) shall coordinate the content of SIGMET information and the provision of harmonized SIGMET information with neighbouring MWO(s), especially when the en-route weather phenomenon extends or is expected to extend beyond the MWO's specified area of responsibility, in order to ensure the provision of harmonized SIGMET.