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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 3 : Licensing and Operation of Heliports

139.03.3 Operations manual

 

(1) An applicant for the issuance of a heliport licence shall provide the Director with a heliport manual which shall contain—
(a) a statement by the accountable manager and compliance officer confirming that an heliport manual and any included manuals define the organisation of an applicant and demonstrate the procedures and methods for ensuring that the provisions of this Part shall be complied with at all times;

[Regulation 139.03.3 substituted by regulation 19(l) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]

(b) particulars of the personnel referred to in regulation 139.03.5(1);
(c) organisational chart showing lines of responsibility of the personnel referred to in regulation 139.03.5(1);
(d) the limitations on the use of the heliport referred to in regulation 139.01.3 or any other limitations the Director may deem necessary;
(e) a description of the characteristics of and the infrastructure available at the heliport, which, taking into consideration the limitations referred to in paragraph (d), comply with the heliport design  requirements referred to in regulation 139.03.2;
(f) the heliport emergency management system referred to in regulation 139.03.6;
(g) a description of the heliport's rescue and fire fighting capability which, taking into consideration the limitations referred to in paragraph (d), complies with the requirements prescribed in regulation 139.03.7;
(h) the heliport environment management programme referred to in regulation 139.03.8;
(i) the procedures for the notification of heliport data and information referred to in regulation 139.03.9;
(j) the quality assurance system referred to in regulation 139.03.4;
(k) a description of the security measures taken at the heliport to comply with the provisions of the Act;
(I) the procedures to control, amend and distribute the operations manual; and
(m) where applicable, the intended air traffic services and the approach and airspace categories.