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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 92 : Conveyance of Dangerous Goods

Subpart 2 : Training

92.02.1 Training requirements

 

(1) Training required in terms of this Part shall be provided by a training organisation approved in terms of Subpart 3 of these regulations.

 

(2) Initial dangerous goods training and knowledge assessment shall be conducted as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92.

 

(3) Recurrent dangerous goods training and knowledge assessment shall be conducted within 24 months of any previous training to ensure that knowledge is current.

 

(4) If recurrent dangerous goods training is completed within the final three months of validity of any previous training, the period of validity extends from the month on which the recurrent training was completed until 24 months from the expiry month of that previous training.

 

(5) Dangerous goods training shall involve undergoing a practical assessment through “on-the-job-training” or training simulation as soon as practicable but no later than 3 months after completion of the training.

 

(6) An employer of a person required to undergo training in terms of subregulation (5), shall keep an observation report which shall address the gaps identified.

 

(7) Upon successful completion of dangerous goods training, a training organisation concerned shall issue a certificate to a person who has completed such training.

 

(8) A course moderator or instructor responsible for a dangerous goods training programme shall successfully complete an initial Group A advanced level dangerous goods course, based on the competency-based training as well as undergo dangerous goods recurrency training when necessary.

 

(9) A curriculum for the competency-based training and assessment shall contain the subject matter as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92.

 

(10) An air service operator, aerodrome operator or ramp handling organisation, and respective service provider and sub-contractor shall—
(a) maintain on-site, a record of training for personnel, including third party personnel, and
(b) make training records available for inspection, upon request.

 

[Regulation 92.02.1 inserted by regulation 12(c) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]