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Each holder of a meteorological service certificate must—
(1) hold at least one complete and current copy of their exposition at each meteorological office specified in their exposition; and
(2) comply with all procedures and systems detailed in their exposition; and
(3) make each applicable part of their exposition available to personnel who require those parts to carry out their duties; and
(4) continue to meet the standards and comply with the requirements of Subpart B prescribed for certification under this Part; and
(5) notify the Director of any change of address for service or telephone number, required by the appropriate CAA form within 28 days of the change.
Each holder of a meteorological service certificate must provide an operations manual for each meteorological office listed in their exposition. The manual must set out the procedures for the operation and maintenance of the meteorological office and associated facilities and must include a list of—
(1) the meteorological information and meteorological services provided; and
(2) the minimum acceptable operating parameters and standards for facilities; and
(3) the minimum meteorological inputs required; and
(4) the minimum performance and quality levels for output meteorological information and meteorological services provided; and
(5) the test equipment and systems required for the measurement of the minimum levels listed under subparagraph (4); and
(6) any mandatory check procedures for releasing meteorological information.
The holder of a meteorological service certificate must not—
(1) provide meteorological information where the meteorological input information required to provide that meteorological information is not available; or
(2) provide meteorological information where the operational performance of the meteorological office or facility producing that meteorological information does not meet the applicable requirements; or
(3) provide meteorological information where any integrity monitoring system associated with that meteorological information is not fully functional; or
(4) provide meteorological information where any required verification, inspection, test or calibration relating to that meteorological information has not been completed; or
(5) provide meteorological information where there is any cause whatsoever to suspect the integrity of that meteorological information.
(a) A holder of a meteorological service certificate must ensure that the exposition is amended so as to remain a current description of the holder's organisation and meteorological services provided.
(b) The certificate holder must ensure that any amendment made to its exposition meets the applicable requirements of this Part and complies with the amendment procedures contained in its exposition.
(c) The certificate holder must forward to the Director for retention a copy of each amendment to its exposition as soon as practicable after the amendment is incorporated into its exposition.
(d) A certificate holder must obtain the approval of the Director before changing any of the following:
(1) the chief executive:
(2) the listed senior persons:
(3) the meteorological services the holder provides:
(4) the locations and airspace covered by each of the meteorological services the holder provides:
(5) the system for safety management, if the change is a material change:
(6) any DAMP, if the change is a material change.
(e) The Director may impose conditions under which a certificate holder must operate during or following any of the changes specified in paragraph (d).
(f) The certificate holder must comply with any condition imposed by the Director under paragraph (e).
(g) If any change referred to in this rule requires an amendment to the certificate, the certificate holder must forward the certificate to the Director for endorsement of the change as soon as practicable.
(h) The certificate holder must make such amendments to its exposition as the Director may consider necessary in the interests of aviation safety.
