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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 108 : Air Cargo Security

Subpart 2 : Duties and Functions of Regulated Agents and known Consignors

108.02.2 Duties of known consignor

 

(1) Any person approved by the Director as a known consignor shall ensure that—
(a) consignments of known cargo are prepared and or packed in a designated area and secured by the known consignor in secure premises;
(b) all personnel employed to handle cargo to be shipped by air and shipping documentation have been subjected to background checks and recurrent criminal record checks every 24 months and have received job-specific security awareness training as specified in Part 109;
(c) consignments of known cargo are protected from unlawful interference during preparation, storage and transportation;
(d) records of all shipping documents are maintained in accordance with the requirements of Document SA-CATS 108;
(e) consignments of known cargo are sealed with tamper-evident seals or tamper-evident packaging and that such seals or tamper-evident packaging remain intact whilst in his or her possession;
(f) measures and mechanisms that contribute to establishing a security culture in their organisation are developed, implemented, and promoted; and
(g) a security culture program as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 108 is submitted to the Director for approval.

[Regulation 108.02.2(1) substituted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]

 

(2) If the security controls referred to in subregulation (1) have not been applied to a consignment or part thereof, or where a consignment has not been originated by a known consignor for its own account, a known consignor shall bring that information to the attention of a regulated agent or an air carrier responsible for trans porting such consignment.

[Regulation 108.02.2(2) substituted by regulation 26(a) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]

 

(3) A known consignor shall—
(a) conduct its operations in accordance with an approved security manual at all times;
(b) endorse its unique identifiable accreditation number on shipping documentation;
(c) identify critical information, communication technology systems and data used for aviation purposes in accordance with risk assessment;
(d) develop and implement the following measures to protect known cargo from unlawful interference:
(i) security by design;
(ii) supply chain security;
(iii) network separation; and
(iv) protection and limitation of any remote access capabilities; and
(e) ensure that measures referred to in paragraph (d) shall protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of identified critical systems and data.

[Regulation 108.02.2(3) substituted by regulation 26(a) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]