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title: "5.8.1.Remote aerodrome ATS equipment used for MET observation purposes — Formal title, Remote ATS · Avioverse"
description: "5.8.1. Remote aerodrome ATS equipment used for MET observation purposes Meteorological service is not an ATS task;"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/remote-ats/formal-title/guidance-material-on-remote-aerodrome-ats/5-8-1-remote-aerodrome-ats-equipment-used-for-met-observation-purposes"
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# 5.8.1.Remote aerodrome ATS equipment used for MET observation purposes

Formal title · GM to Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · EAR revision 26 Jan 2026

IR Implementing rule

## 5.8.1.Remote aerodrome ATS equipment used for MET observation purposes

5.8.1. [Remote aerodrome ATS](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/remote-aerodrome-ats) equipment used for MET observation purposes

Meteorological service is not an ATS task; it falls, therefore, outside the scope of remote aerodrome ATS. Whether [remote tower](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/remote-tower) equipment is usable for MET observation purposes depends on local legislation, requirements and actual implemented system configuration. Local requirements apply also to the MET observer role of ATCO/AFISO.

However, if local legislation allows the use of remote aerodrome ATS equipment for MET observation purposes, then the requirements stemming from this intended utilisation mode shall be included in the specification, set-up, verification and certification of the implemented system.

The remote aerodrome ATS equipment that is primarily affected by this utilisation mode is the [visual surveillance system](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/visual-surveillance-system) detailed in Section 5.2. All aspects listed in that section should be considered for MET observation as well if the system is intended for such use.

IR — GM to Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · ED Decision 2023/005/R · Remote ATS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 26 Jan 2026

[All rules in GUIDANCE MATERIAL ON REMOTE AERODROME ATS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/remote-ats/formal-title/guidance-material-on-remote-aerodrome-ats)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Jan 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.