ICAO 9873 PDF

FOREWORD

The ICAO Meteorology (MET) Divisional Meeting (2002), held conjointly with the Twelfth Session of the WMO Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology, formulated Recommendation 4/3 - Guidance material on quality management systems, calling for ICAO and WMO to develop guidance material concerning the provision of meteorological services for international air navigation.

As a follow-up to Recommendation 4/3 approved by the ICAO Council and the WMO Executive Council and in accordance with the ICAOIWMO working arrangements, the two organizations agreed to jointly develop and publish the present guidance material. The ICAO document is being published as the Manual on the Quality Management System for the Provision of Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation and the WMO document as the Guide on the Quality Management System for the Provision of Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation. The responsibility for future amendments to these publications lies jointly with the two organizations. Editorial Note: Although the titles differ, ICAO's publication utilizes the content and format produced by WMO.

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