Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 135 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargoSubpart 2 : Operations Personnel RequirementsDivision Three : Flight time and duty limitations135.02.10 Fatigue risk management system |
| (1) | An air service operator who establishes a scheme for the regulation of flight time and duty periods in accordance with subparagraph (a)(ii) of subregulation 135.02.9(2) shall establish a fatigue risk management system for the purpose of managing fatigue. |
[Regulation 135.02.10(1) substituted by regulation 16(a) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]
| (2) | An operator's fatigue risk management system shall contain, as a minimum: |
| (a) | fatigue risk management system policy; |
| (b) | a fatigue risk management processes; |
| (c) | a safety assurance processes; and |
| (d) | a fatigue risk management system promotion processes: |
each as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 135.
| (3) | The operator shall designate a person responsible for the fatigue risk management system who meets the qualifications and experience requirements and who will be responsible for the functions as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 135. |
| (4) | A fatigue risk management system established in terms of subregulation (1) shall – |
| (a) | be based upon scientific principles, knowledge and operational experience with the aim of ensuring that flight crew and cabin crew members are performing at an adequate level of alertness; and |
| (b) | be integrated with the safety management system. |
[Regulation 135.02.10(4) inserted by regulation 16(b) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]
[Regulation 135.02.10 inserted by regulation 24 of Notice No. R. 535, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (Fourth Amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]