| (1) | An air carrier shall appoint an official responsible for aviation security. |
| (2) | If an air carrier has multiple branches around the Republic, such air carrier shall, appoint at least one official responsible for aviation security at each one of the branches to— |
| (a) | implement the security controls; |
| (b) | supervise the security controls; |
| (c) | ensure that the security controls are applied as stipulated in a security programme customised to the operation of each branch. |
| (3) | An official referred in subregulation (1) shall— |
| (a) | meet the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 114; and |
| (b) | have unhindered access to the highest level of management within an air carrier. |
| (4) | The appointment of an official referred to in subregulation (1) shall be subject to the approval of the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 114. |
| (5) | An air carrier shall— |
| (a) | immediately notify the Director of changes regarding a post holder or resignation of an official responsible for aviation security; |
| (b) | ensure that a replacement person meets the requirements specified in subregulation (1) and (2); and |
| (c) | in the case of a sudden departure of a post holder or an official responsible for aviation security, immediately notify the Director of— |
| (i) | the departure of a post holder or an official responsible for aviation security; |
| (ii) | an appointment of an interim post holder or an official responsible for aviation security; and |
| (iii) | how the aviation security operation shall be carried during the recruitment or replacement process of such a post holder or an official responsible for aviation security. |
[Regulation 114.02.1(5) inserted by regulation 6(a) of Notice No. 5008, GG50880, dated 28 June 2024 (Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2024)]
[Regulation 114.02.1 inserted by regulation 31 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
