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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 171 : Aeronautical Telecommunication Service Providers (Electronic Services Organisations)

Subpart 3 : Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Meteorological Equipment

171.03.1 Radio site approval

 

(1) A radio site shall not be allowed to come into existence without prior approval of the Director.

 

(2) An application for approval of a radio site shall be made to the Director on the appropriate form and shall comply with the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 171.

 

(3) An approval shall be granted if the Director is satisfied—
(a) as to the intended purpose of equipment;
(b) that a person or organisation is competent to operate such equipment; and
(c) that such equipment is fit for its intended purpose.

 

(4) The Director shall be notified to the type and availability of operation, of any service, which is available for use by any aircraft.

 

(5) The Director may approve a person or organisation to provide particular services in connection with approved equipment.

 

(6) The Director may require flight calibration or commissioning of such equipment by an authorised person or organisation.

 

(7) The Director may require that the information in subregulation (3) be published.

 

[Regulation 171.03.1 substituted by regulation 45(b) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]