[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)]