Met Office: UK Met. Authority

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	UK Met. Authority

"Under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Chicago Convention of 1944, the provision of meteorological services to international aviation within a state is the responsibility of the designated National Meteorological Authority in that state."

In UK aviation, the role of the meteorological authority rests in the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). To meet its responsibilities to national and international air navigation, the CAA contracts the Met Office to provide the following meteorological services to aviation.

For those engaged in international air navigation (identified in Annex 3 to the Chicago Convention)
Services to UK national air navigation (in line with Annex 3)
Services to the CAA
Aviation-specific research and development