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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 173 : Flight Procedure Design

Subpart 2 : Approval of Flight Procedure Design Organisation (Category A)

173.02.4 Duties of approval holder

 

(1) The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall—
(a) keep at least one complete and current copy of its operations manual referred to in regulation 173.02.1, at each workplace specified in the operations manual;
(b) comply with all procedures detailed in the operations manual;
(c) make each applicable part of the operations 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) ensure that flight procedures are designed to the appropriate standard as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173.

 

(2) In performing flight procedure design, the holder of a flight procedure design approval shall—
(a) design each flight procedure as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173; and
(b) verify each designed flight procedure as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173; and
(c) submit flight procedures designed and verified as referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the Director for ground and flight validation as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173;
(d) adhere to the approval process defined in Document SA-CATS 173; and
(e) ensure that flight procedures submitted as required in paragraph (c) are accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed in Part 187.

 

(3) The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall, subject to regulation 173.02.4, maintain each flight procedure as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173 periodically at intervals and upon the conditions prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173.

 

(4) The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall ensure that a flight procedure covered by the holder's approval shall not make use of a ground-based radio-navigation aid other than one that is operated and approved in terms of Part 171.

 

(5) The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall ensure that each person who is occupying or acting in a supervisory position in the holder's organisation in relation to flight procedure design, meets the standards for supervisory personnel as prescribed in regulation 173.02.2(3).

 

(6) If the holder of a flight procedure design approval intends to cease to perform flight procedure design of a particular rating, the holder shall apply to the Director for an amendment as prescribed regulation in 173.01.10(1).

 

(7) If the holder of a flight procedure design approval ceases to be responsible for the maintenance of a flight procedure, the holder shall give written notice to that effect to the Director as soon as practicable after ceasing to perform the flight procedure design concerned.