Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 108 : Air Cargo SecuritySubpart 1 : General108.01.2 Requirements for carriage of cargo by air |
| (1) | Any person engaged in the acceptance or storage or forwarding or handling of cargo intended for carriage on an air carrier's aircraft shall comply with the security controls prescribed by this Part. |
| (2) | No air carrier shall carry unknown cargo. |
| (3) | All cargo and mail shall be screened by a regulated agent within the territory of the Republic before being loaded on to an air carriers’ aircraft, unless: |
| (a) | the required security controls have been applied to the consignment by a regulated agent and the consignment has been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied until loading onto the aircraft; |
| (b) | the required security controls have been applied to the consignment by a known consignor and the consignment has been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied and until loading onto an aircraft; |
| (c) | the cargo is exempt from screening and has been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that it became identifiable as air cargo until loading onto the aircraft; or |
| (d) | for consignments loaded onto an aircraft outside the territory of the Republic, the required security controls including screening, have been applied to the consignment by an air carrier in accordance with its approved air operator security programme, and the consignment has been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those security controls were applied until loading onto the aircraft. |
| (4) | Where there is any reason to believe that a consignment to which security controls have been applied has been tampered with or has not been protected from unauthorised interference from the time that those controls were applied, it shall be screened in accordance with the provisions of this Part, before being loaded onto an aircraft. |
| (5) | Air carriers shall treat all unaccompanied baggage as unknown cargo. |
| (6) | Any regulated agent engaged in the acceptance or storage or forwarding or handling of cargo to be carried by air shall hold a certificate of approval issued by the Director: Provided that any person in the employ of a regulated agent and involved with known cargo, shall be required to complete the training specified in Part 109 and hold a certificate of proficiency for such training. |
| (7) | Any known consignor engaged in the preparation or packing or storage or forwarding or handling of cargo to be carried by air shall hold a certificate of accreditation issued by the Director: Provided that any person in the employ of a known consignor and involved with known cargo, shall be required to complete the training specified in Part 109 and hold a certificate of proficiency for such training. |
| (8) | A regulated agent and known consignor shall draw up an air cargo security manual containing all information prescribed by Document SA-CATS 108 and setting out the manner in which such regulated agent or known consignor will operate. Such a manual shall be submitted to the Director for approval. |
| (9) | Each regulated agent shall have a designated official responsible for the implementation, application and supervision of the security controls as prescribed by this Part and the Document SA-CATS 108 and such designated official shall undergo the training as prescribed by Document SA-CATS 109. |
| (10) | A regulated agent with multiple sites shall in addition to the appointment of a designated official designate at least one person at each site as a deputy designated official who shall be responsible for the implementation, application and supervision of the security controls as prescribed by this Part and in Document SA-CATS 108. |