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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 172 : Airspace and Air Traffic Services

Subpart 3 : Approval of Air Traffic Service Unit

172.03.12 Duties of holder of approval

 

The holder of an approval must—

(a) provide the services listed in its manual of procedure, and comply with the required standards, in accordance with the standards and procedures as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 172;
(b) hold at least one complete and current copy of its manual of procedure referred to in regulation 172.03.1: at each ATSU specified in the manual of procedure;
(c) comply with all procedures detailed in the manual of procedure;
(d) make each applicable part of the manual of procedure available to the personnel who require those parts to carry out their duties;
(e) continue to comply with the appropriate requirements prescribed in this Part;
(f) keep the records of all internal inspections conducted in terms of regulation 172.03.15 for a period of five years from the date of each inspection;
(g) furnish the Director with the en route facility financial data and en route facility traffic statistics as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 172;
(h) replace or upgrade any obsolete installation;
(i) apply the procedures as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 172, when notified of an accident or incident in terms of regulations 12.02.1,12.02.2 or 12.02.3, as the case may be;
(j) investigate any ATS incident of which such holder is notified in terms of regulation 12.02.2(3) and report to the investigator-in-charge in the appropriate prescribed form;
(k) where PBN has been implemented, monitor the system to ensure maintenance of system safety, air navigation performance and make periodic safety assessments in accordance with SA-CATS 172;
(I) establish and implement formal procedures for co-ordination between ATS and Operators, Military Authorities, Meteorological Services and AIS, where required;
(m) develop and implement contingency plans for implementation in the event of disruption or potential disruption, of air traffic services and related supporting services in the airspace for which they are responsible for the provision of such services; and
(n) ensure that the plans referred to in paragraph (m) are closely coordinated with the air traffic services authorities responsible for the provision of services in adjacent portions of airspace and submitted for approval to the ICAO Council.
(o) The pilot-in-command, or any other flight crew member, operator or owner of an aircraft involved in an RVSM incident, or any air traffic service personnel witnessing an RVSM incident, shall, as soon as possible, notify an air traffic service unit of such RVSM incident, and such air traffic service unit shall immediately upon receipt of the notification, notify the Director on the prescribed form. In addition, an air traffic service unit shall, upon becoming aware that an aircraft is operating in RVSM airspace without proper approval, notify the Director of the fact as soon as possible on the prescribed form

[Regulation 172.03.12(o) substituted by regulation 37 of Notice No. R. 534, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (Third Amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations, 201e]