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Aeronautical Meteorological Service

Station awarded BOS ISO 9001:2015

Mr Theko Fako the Deputy Managing Director of Botswana
BOBS And representatives from the Department of
Meteorological services

he Aeronautical Meteorological to one’s customers, principals and
Service Station at The stakeholders that they are receiving
TDepartment of Meteorological either a quality product or service.” He
services recently upgraded its standards also explained that a certificate of this
certification to BOS ISO 9001:2015 nature is earned through hard work
Quality Management System Certificate and commitment. The Department had
from its previously awarded BOS 1SO expended their limited resources in
9001:2008. Mr Theko Fako the Deputy training its staff and putting together
Managing Director of Botswana systems and processes to ensure
BOBS commended this transition and attainment of such a certification.
complemented the Departments efforts
to show unwavering commitment to “What is important is that you should,
ensuring that they deliver services as management and staff own the
with an international standard. The systems with top management leading
scope of the certificate oversees all by example. With this certificate you
the processes involved in the provision now have an obligation to ensure that
of meteorological products and there is continued conformance with
services, namely, weather and climate the requirements that formed the basis
information at their Head office as of certification. This mean that you
well as the stations at Francistown, will have to ensure that you audit your
Kasane, Maun and Sir Seretse Khama system periodically. That your internal
International Airport. This certification auditors are continually appraised
assures also that the Aeronautical and equipped to enable them to
Meteorological Service Station of perform their audit functions to levels
improved productivity, reduction in expected of them in compliance to the
operational costs, improved service requirements of this standard,” Mr Fako
delivery and a strong basis for continual elaborated.
improvement. In his concluding note he encouraged
Mr Fako went on to say that, “in today’s other government Ministries and
business transactions worldwide Departments to look into having their Flag Hoisted by an Officer from
preference is given to certified services certified to BOS ISO 9001 the Botswana Prison Services
organisations as this gives confidence standard.

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