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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 114 : Aviation Security FOT Non-Scheduled Commercial Aircraft Operations

Subpart 2 : Organisation and Policy

114.02.1 Appointment of official responsible for aviation security

 

(1) An air carrier shall appoint an official responsible for aviation security.

 

(2) If an air carrier has multiple branches around the Republic, such air carrier shall, appoint at least one official responsible for aviation security at each one of the branches to—
(a) implement the security controls;
(b) supervise the security controls;
(c) ensure that the security controls are applied as stipulated in a security programme customised to the operation of each branch.

 

(3) An official referred in subregulation (1) shall—
(a) meet the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 114; and
(b) have unhindered access to the highest level of management within an air carrier.

 

(4) The appointment of an official referred to in subregulation (1) shall be subject to the approval of the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 114.

 

(5) An air carrier shall—
(a) immediately notify the Director of changes regarding a post holder or resignation of an official responsible for aviation security;
(b) ensure that a replacement person meets the requirements specified in subregulation (1) and (2); and
(c) in the case of a sudden departure of a post holder or an official responsible for aviation security, immediately notify the Director of—
(i) the departure of a post holder or an official responsible for aviation security;
(ii) an appointment of an interim post holder or an official responsible for  aviation security; and
(iii) how the aviation security operation shall be carried during the recruitment or replacement process of such a post holder or an official responsible for aviation security.

[Regulation 114.02.1(5) inserted by regulation 6(a) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]

 

[Regulation 114.02.1 inserted by regulation 31 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]