Griffo, that's rather interesting information.
Where is that written for us to know, why is it not common knowledge?
Afterall, the AIP states in ENR 1.10 that for flight planning purposes we must have applicable forecasts but mentions nothing in relation to the actual SOURCE of the information.
AIP also informs us that, in Gen 3.5-1, that "Meteorological services for civil aviation in Australia and its territories is provided by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)."
Sooooo......
AsA tell us that BoM is the provider. And apparently CASA tell us that we can't use information direct from the provider, but can only accept information from a AsA (a 'hand me down' party) which was given to them by who AsA claim as the official provider?
Makes a lot of sense.
Or is there some bullshi+ semantics going on between particular words.. "provider" "supplier" or something along those lines?
I would be inclined to not belive that CASA "Aviation Safety Advisor" - afterall, it wouldn't be the first time they didn't have their information correct!
Happy for it to be proven in the regs somewhere that states that weather must come from AsA....
What about International ops... oh no, another can of worms!