| (1) |
An air service operator, cargo warehouse manager, aerodrome manager, and ramp and ground handler involved in a dangerous goods accident or incident within the Republic, shall within 48 hours after such accident or incident has occurred, notify— |
| (a) |
in the case of an accident, the Executive responsible for Aircraft Accident and Incident investigation, the Director, an ATSU, and the South African Police Service; or |
| (b) |
in the case of an incident, an appropriate ATSU who shall immediately on receipt of the notification, notify— |
| (ii) |
where such incident occurs at an aerodrome, an aerodrome manager. |
| (2) |
An air service operator of a South African registered aircraft involved in a dangerous goods accident or incident outside the Republic, must, as soon as practicable, — |
| (a) |
in the case of an accident, notify a foreign authority in a territory where such accident or incident has occurred, directly or through an appropriate ATSU as well as the Executive responsible for Aircraft Accident and Incident investigation and the Authority; and |
| (b) |
in the case of an incident, notify a foreign authority in a territory where such incident has occurred, directly or through an appropriate ATSU as well as the Director. |
| (3) |
In the event of an aircraft accident or a serious incident where dangerous goods conveyed as cargo may be involved, an air service operator carrying the dangerous goods as cargo shall provide information about the dangerous goods on board as shown on the NOTOC, without delay to the emergency services responding to such accident or serious incident. |
[Regulation 92.01.49 substituted by regulation 12 of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
Diamonds Act, 1986
