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(a) A person must not—
(1) provide or operate a UNICOM service unless it is provided and operated in accordance with this subpart:
(2) broadcast aerodrome information or weather information, in support of aviation, that is not associated with an air traffic service, unless it is provided and operated as an AWIB or UNICOM service in accordance with this subpart.
(b) Nothing in this subpart precludes a person from providing a basic weather report under rule 174.6.
(c) An individual aerodrome may not be provided with more than 1 UNICOM service or more than 1 AWIB service at any 1 time.
(a) A person intending to provide a UNICOM or AWIB service must—
(1) apply to the Director for the allocation of a call sign under rule 171.17; and
(2) apply for the grant of a radio licence issued under the Radiocommunications Act 1989 for the radio apparatus; and
(3) obtain the written consent of the aerodrome operator where the service is intended to be provided.
(b) A person providing or operating a UNICOM or AWIB service must ensure that the UNICOM or AWIB service is operated—
(1) with the allocated call sign referred to in paragraph (a) (1); and
(2) under the authority of a radio licence referred to in paragraph (a) (2); and
(3) in accordance with the applicable system characteristics prescribed in ICAO Annex 10, Volume III, Part II Chapter 2; and
(4) in accordance with the applicable communications procedures prescribed in ICAO Annex 10, Volume II.
(c) A person providing or operating a UNICOM or AWIB service must ensure that the UNICOM or AWIB service does not—
(1) transmit erroneous or misleading information; or
(2) change the information received during onward transmission; or
(3) conflict with any air traffic service or meteorological service.
(d) A person providing or operating a UNICOM or AWIB service must ensure that the UNICOM or AWIB service—
(1) is provided without transmitting erroneous or misleading information; and
(2) is not allowed to continue in operation if the operator or service provider has any cause to suspect that the information being provided by the service is erroneous; and
(3) meets the requirements for providing a basic weather report in accordance with rule 174.6.
(e) A person providing or operating a UNICOM service may—
(1) provide basic weather reports in accordance with rule 174.6, or meteorological information under the authority of a meteorological service certificate issued by the Director under the Act and in accordance with Part 174; and
(2) provide information on the preferred runway in use, as indicated by wind direction information from either a basic weather report or other appropriate meteorological information, and reports from pilots of aircraft using the aerodrome; and
(3) provide a flight following service meeting the requirements of an air operator under rule 119.73; and
(4) initiate emergency responses; and
(5) provide an Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit ; and
(6) at the request of a pilot, provide information on the general location of any aircraft the UNICOM service operator has knowledge of; and
(7) give details of temporary or permanent hazards to air navigation associated with the aerodrome that are normally published or notified by the AIS.
(f) A person providing or operating a UNICOM service must not—
(1) provide any air traffic services; or
(2) give or suggest traffic information; or
(3) initiate or derive traffic information.
(g) A person providing a UNICOM service must implement procedures for training, assessing for competence, and authorising persons operating a UNICOM facility under this Subpart.
(h) A person providing or operating an AWIB service may provide information on the following:
(1) wind direction and strength:
(2) visibility:
(3) cloud cover:
(4) temperature:
(5) mean sea level air pressure, or QNH under the authority of a meteorological service certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 174:
(6) the preferred runway in use, as indicated by wind direction information from a basic weather report provided in accordance with rule 174.6 or other appropriate meteorological information, and reports from pilots of aircraft using the aerodrome:
(7) operational matters, excluding traffic information, that are relevant to the operation of aircraft using the aerodrome.
A person operating a UNICOM service must be—
(1) trained and assessed as competent to the level of the flight radio telephony requirements of a private pilot licence or equivalent; and
(2) trained and assessed as competent to meet the requirements of the services offered; and
(3) given written evidence of the scope of their authorisation to operate the service.
A person intending to provide a UNICOM or AWIB service must, at least 90 days before commencing the service, provide the following information to the AIS provider for publication in the AIPNZ:
(1) the location, call sign, and radio frequency for the service; and
(2) the identification of the aerodrome or aerodromes that the service is intended to serve; and
(3) the operational hours; and
(4) details of the services provided; and
(5) any other relevant operational information; and
(6) administrative details including—
(i) the name of the service provider, including postal address and, where available, email, and telephone number; and
(ii) the name, telephone number, postal address and, where available, email of a person who is responsible for providing updates to the published information and for requesting NOTAM action as may be required.
