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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 139 : Aerodromes and Heliports

Subpart 2 : Licensing and Operation of Aerodromes

139.02.11 Aerodrome manual

 

(1) An applicant for an aerodrome licence with a Category higher than 3 or for an aerodrome where regular commercial operations are to be conducted shall, on the basis of a risk assessment, provide the Director with an aerodrome manual which shall   contain-
(a) a statement by an accountable manager and compliance officer confirming that an aerodrome manual and any included manuals define the organisation of an applicant and demonstrate the procedures and methods for ensuring that the provisions of the regulations in this Part will be complied with at all times;
(b) particulars of personnel referred to in regulation 139.02.13;
(c) an organisational chart showing lines of responsibility of personnel referred to in regulation 139.02.13;
(d) restrictions on the use of an aerodrome imposed in terms of regulation 139.01.3 or any other limitation considered necessary by the Director;
(e) a description of the characteristics of and infrastructure available at an aerodrome, which, taking into consideration the restrictions or limitations referred to in paragraph (d), comply with aerodrome design requirements referred to in regulation 139.02.10;
(f) aerodrome emergency management system referred to in regulation 139.02.14;
(g) a description of such aerodrome's rescue and firefighting capability which, taking into consideration restrictions or limitations referred to in paragraph (d), complies with the requirements prescribed in regulation 139.02.15;
(h) aerodrome environment management programme referred to in regulation 139.02.19;
(i) procedures for the notification of aerodrome data and information referred to in regulation 139.02.21;
(j) quality assurance system referred to in regulation 139.02.12;
(k) a description of security measures taken at such aerodrome to comply with the provisions of the Act;
(l) procedures to control, amend and distribute an aerodrome manual;
(m) intended air traffic services and associated airspace classification;
(n) safety procedures pertaining to all apron operations that are carried out on such aerodrome; and
(o) all pertinent information on such aerodrome site, facilities, services, equipment, operating procedures, organisation and management including a safety management system.

 

(2) The format, content and maintenance of updates of aerodrome manual referred to in subregulation (1) shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139.

 

[Regulation 139.02.11 substituted by regulation 39(f) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]