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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 109 : Aviation Security Training Organisations

Subpart 2 : Approval of Organisation (Aviation Security Training)

109.02.4 Personnel requirements
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(1)An applicant for the issuing of an ASTO approval shall engage, employ or contract—
(a)a senior person to whom contractual authority has been granted to ensure that all activities undertaken by the organisation are carried out in accordance with the applicable requirements prescribed in this subpart, and who shall in addition, be vested with the following powers and duties in respect of the compliance with such requirements—
(i)unrestricted access to work performed or activities undertaken by all other persons as employees of, and other persons rendering service under contract with, the organisation;
(ii)full rights of consultation with any such person in respect of such compliance by him or her;
(iii)to order cessation of any activity where such compliance is not effected;
(iv)to establish liaison mechanisms with the Director with a view to ascertain correct manners of compliance with the said requirements, and interpretations of such requirements by the Director, and to facilitate liaison between the Director and the organisation concerned; and
(v)to report directly to the management of the organisation on his or her investigations and consultations generally, and in cases contemplated in subparagraph (iii), and with regard to the results of the liaison contemplated in subparagraph (iv);
(b)a competent person who is responsible for quality control, and who has direct access to the senior person referred to in paragraph (a) on matters affecting aviation security; and
(c)adequate personnel to plan conduct, assess, moderate and supervise aviation security training covered by the application. Such personnel shall meet the qualification requirements specified in Document SA-CATS 109.

 

(2)An applicant for the issuing of an ASTO approval shall establish a procedure for initially assessing, and a procedure for maintaining, the competence of those personnel involved in planning, conducting or supervising the aviation security training covered by the application.

 

(3)An applicant for the issuing of an ASTO approval shall have personnel responsible for training or assessing students, who have competence and experience adequate for the level of competence required for such training or assessment.