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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 111 : Aviation Security

111.01.18 Designation of official for aviation security

[Regulation 111.01.18 Heading inserted by regulation 15(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]

 

(1) An application for designation of an official for aviation security shall be submitted to the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 111 and be accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed in Part 187.

 

(2) An official for aviation security shall—
(a) be a South African citizen as defined in the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995);
(b) be 21 years of age or older;
(c) have experience and knowledge of international, regional and national aviation security legislation;
(d) be employed or contracted by an operator or service provider at a managerial level;
(e) have not breached or contravened any security measures in aviation environment in the past 3 years;
(f) not have been convicted of criminal offence;
(g) not be suffering from a mental illness or been incapable of managing own affairs due to mental illness; and
(h) not be an un-rehabilitated insolvent.

 

(3) The Minister may, on recommendation of the Director, designate an official who shall be responsible for aviation security of a designated airport.

 

(4) A designated official for security shall be subjected to security vetting by an appropriate entity responsible for state security.

 

(5) The Minister may, upon recommendation of the Director, issue to the designated airport, a certificate which shall state the following:
(a) full name of an official for aviation security that has been designated in terms of this Part;
(b) that a designated official is empowered to perform security functions that include but not limited to—
(i) application of the relevant portions of NASP;
(ii) developing a security tactical operational plan for a designated airport;
(iii) incorporation of stakeholder security needs into a security policy and standard operating procedures;
(iv) compilation of a security programme or manual which shall include—
(aa) objectives and responsibility for ensuring its implementation; and
(bb) security functions which include the designation of a person responsible for aviation security; and
(v) manage security operations, access control and surveillance system, documentation control, quality management system and response measures.

 

(6) A designated official for aviation security shall have unhindered and direct line of communication to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

(7) Designation of an official for aviation security for a designated airport shall be valid for 5 years and the designation may, on application, be renewed by the Minister.

 

[Regulation 111.01.18 substituted by regulation 15(d) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]