Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 139 : Aerodromes and HeliportsSubpart 1 : General139.01.30 Obstacle limitation and marking outside aerodrome or heliport |
| (1) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall monitor a concerned aerodrome and its surroundings to assess permanent or temporary obstacle limitation and penetration surfaces, to establish if any obstacle has an impact on the safety of aircraft operations at such aerodrome. |
| (2) | If an assessment referred to in subregulation (1) identifies any obstacle that negatively impacts on aircraft safety, a holder of an aerodrome licence shall take appropriate action to mitigate the risk and restrict or remove such obstacle. |
| (3) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall not erect or allow to be erected, without the prior approval of the Director, a building, structure, or object which projects above a slope of 1 in 20 and which is within 3 000 m measured from the nearest point on a boundary of such aerodrome or heliport. |
| (4) | An object, whether temporary or permanent, which projects above the obstacle limitation surfaces within a radius of 8 km as measured from an aerodrome reference point shall be marked as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. |
| (5) | A building or an object higher than 45 metres above the mean level of landing area, or, in the case of a water aerodrome the normal level of the water, may not, without the approval of the Director be erected within a distance of 8 kilometres measured from the nearest point on the boundary of an aerodrome. |
[Regulation 139.01.30(5) substituted by regulation 39(e) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (6) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall not erect or allow to be erected, without the prior approval of the Director, a building or object which constitutes an obstruction or potential hazard to an aircraft operating in a navigable airspace in the vicinity of an aerodrome, or navigation aid, or which will adversely affect the performance of a radio navigation or ILS. |
| (7) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall not erect or allow to be erected, without the prior approval of the Director, an object higher than 45 m above the mean level of a landing area or within 8 km measured from the nearest point on a boundary of an aerodrome. |
| (8) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall not erect or allow to be erected, without the prior approval of the Director a building, structure, or object which projects above a slope of 1 in 20 and which is within 3 000 m measured from the nearest point on a boundary of an aerodrome or heliport. |
| (9) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall not erect or allow to be erected, without the prior approval of the Director, a building, structure or other object which will project above the obstacle limitation surfaces of an aerodrome or heliport. |
| (10) | A person or authority involved in land development, shall not compromise air safety by authorising or developing any land or erecting a building or obstacle on such land |
[Regulation 139.01.30 substituted by regulation 19(c) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]