| (1) |
A holder of a heliport licence shall— |
| (a) |
keep at least one complete and current copy of an approved heliport manual referred to in regulation 139.03.3, at a relevant heliport; |
| (b) |
comply with all procedures detailed in its heliport manual; |
| (c) |
make each applicable part of its heliport manual available to the personnel who require those parts to carry out their duties; |
| (d) |
continue to comply with the appropriate requirements prescribed in this Part; and |
| (e) |
comply with the requirements of Part 140. |
[Regulation 139.03.19(1) substituted by regulation 19(n) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
| (2) |
The holder of the licence must ensure that— |
| (a) |
the heliport is maintained in a serviceable condition; |
| (b) |
the heliport is kept free of unauthorised persons, vehicles or animals not under proper control, in compliance with the Act; |
| (c) |
all obstructions are marked as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (d) |
the Director is informed of any alterations to or obstructions or workings on the heliport; |
| (e) |
an apparatus to show the surface direction of the wind, is installed and functions satisfactorily; |
| (f) |
the markings as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139, are maintained in a conspicuous condition, readily visible to helicopters in the air or on the ground; |
| (g) |
the accommodation and facilities offered to the public are available and in a serviceable condition; |
| (h) |
all apparatus installed by such holder to promote safety in flight, is functioning efficiently; |
| (i) |
unserviceable areas on the landing terrain are appropriately marked as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (j) |
the Director is informed whenever a heliport becomes unserviceable through any cause or whenever any portion of the surface of the touch-down area deteriorates to such extent that the safety of a helicopter may thereby be endangered, and helicopter operations are limited to those portions of the heliport not rendered unsafe by those conditions; |
| (k) |
such reports on the condition of the heliport as may be required from time to time by the Director, are submitted to the Director; |
| (I) |
the particulars of a foreign operator's permit are obtained and verified, in the case where a foreign helicopter which is used by virtue of such foreign operator's permit issued in terms of section 26(1) of the International Air Services Act, 1993 (Act No. 60 of 1993), lands at the heliport; |
| (m) |
an annual survey is carried out on the heliport for the purposes of the approval of let-down procedures by the Director; |
| (n) |
for heliports category H 1 2 and 3, a full set of the Civil Aviation Regulations that contain the latest amendments is available at the heliport; and |
| (o) |
for heliports category H 1, 2 and 3, that the respective departments/sections have available a set of the ICAO annexes and documents relevant to their area of responsibility. |
| (3) |
The holder of the licence must— |
| (a) |
furnish the Director with the heliport financial data and the heliport traffic statistics as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (b) |
in the case of a heliport which serves helicopters used in international public air transport operations, establish a facilitation committee and compile a facilitation plan in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (c) |
be responsible for handling aircraft noise complaints related to the heliport and may be required, subject to such conditions and limitations as the Director may deem necessary in the interest of aviation environmental protection, to give effect to one or more of the following:— |
| (i) |
Conduct appropriate aircraft noise studies to determine whether a noise problem exists at the heliport; |
| (ii) |
Calculate and predict aircraft noise contours in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (iii) |
Establish aircraft noise abatement operating procedures, for approval by the Director, in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (iv) |
Install aircraft noise monitoring stations and equipment to monitor adherence to aircraft flight track in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; and |
| (v) |
Report violations of noise abatement operating procedures and non-adherence to aircraft flight track, to the Director, in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. |
[Regulation 139.03.19(3)(c) substituted by regulation 6(h) of Notice No. R. 1026, GG 39339, dated 30 October 2015 (Tenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2015)]
| (d) |
when the ATSU at the aerodrome is not in operation, be responsible for the maintenance of flying discipline on, and in the vicinity of, such heliport. |
| (4) |
The holder of the heliport licence is accountable for the implementation of aeronautical studies, inclusive of technical analysis, risk assessment and proposed risk mitigation for any contemplated deviation of Subpart 1 and Subpart 3 of Part 139 of the Regulations and the resultant outcome of such studies must be presented to the Director. |
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
