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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 172 : Airspace and Air Traffic Services

Subpart 2 : Designation and Classification of Airspace

172.02.1 Designation of airspace

 

(1) The Director may designate a particular portion of the airspace as a—
(a) flight information region;
(b) advisory area;
(c) control area;
(d) control zone;
(e) special rules area;
(f) [Regulation 172.02.1(1)(f) deleted by regulation 46(c) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
(g) aerodrome traffic zone;
(h) prohibited area;
(i) restricted area; or
(j) danger area.

 

(2) A particular portion of the airspace must only be designated in terms of subregulation (1)—
(a) after consultation with the National Airspace Committee instituted in terms of Part 11; and
(b) in relation to the air traffic services which are to be provided.

 

(3) The Director must publish the designation of a particular portion of the airspace in accordance with the AIRAC cycle in the AIP, AIP SUP or NOTAM.

 

(4) The Director may, on a temporary basis, designate a particular portion of the airspace after consultation with all ATS providers operating in the designated portions of the airspace adjacent to such portion.