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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

139.03.8 Establishment of heliport environmental management programme

 

(1) The holder of a heliport licence shall, in the area within its authority establish an Environmental Management Programme (EMP)—
(a) where any foreign object debris (FOD), oil and fuel spillages, bird and wildlife presents, or is likely to present, a hazard to helicopters operating to or from the heliport;
(b) where any aviation operations present, or are likely to present, negative impact(s) on the environment.

 

(2) Subregulation (1) above should be read in conjunction with applicable sections of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), and the regulations made thereunder.

 

(3) The heliport operator shall ensure that the environmental management programme:
(a) is kept on site and should clearly indicate all identified environmental issues that may affect the operations or the environment;
(b) contains the mitigating measures to rectify all identified environmental issues that are recorded for audit purposes. This includes communication with external parties.

 

(4) The Director may, in the interest of aviation environmental protection, issue directives or notices regarding the establishment of consultative environmental committees for heliports, in order that the objects of the Act and the Regulations may be achieved.

 

[Regulation 139.03.8 substituted by regulation 6(f) of Notice No. R. 1026, GG 39339, dated 30 October 2015 (Tenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2015)]

 

 


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