| (a) | An applicant for an aerodrome licence that is required to submit an aerodrome manual in terms of regulation 139.02.11 shall establish an aerodrome emergency management system as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139, designed to minimise the possibility and extent of personal injury and property damage on or in the vicinity of an aerodrome. |
| (b) | For an aerodrome licence with a Category below 4 that is required to submit an aerodrome manual, the emergency management system may be limited to the risks associated with the particular aerodrome and the elements to be covered are determined by the Director. |
| (2) | An aerodrome emergency management system referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall provide for all types of emergencies likely to take place on or in the vicinity of an aerodrome and shall include— |
| (a) | an index depicting all aspects contained in such emergency management system; |
| (b) | types of emergencies planned for; |
| (c) | procedures for periodic testing of the adequacy of an emergency management system plan and for reviewing the results in order to improve its effectiveness; |
| (d) | call out procedures for prompt response to emergencies planned for; |
| (e) | roles of agencies and persons involved in executing the allocated tasks; |
| (f) | sufficient details to provide adequate guidance to each person responsible for executing such emergency management system; |
| (g) | provision for a fully equipped emergency operations centre and command post for each type of emergency which may be encountered; |
| (h) | a description of all available rescue and medical equipment and a location of such equipment; |
| (i) | information on the particulars of personnel and persons to be contacted in the case of a particular emergency; |
| (j) | a grid map of an aerodrome indicating available water resources and other landmarks of significance; |
| (k) | a grid map indicating a location of such aerodrome and its surroundings up to a radius of 10 km indicating the location of hospitals, clinics, water resources, and road layout; |
| (l) | a coordinator designated to implement an emergency management system plan when necessary; |
| (m) | characteristics of aircraft that may be expected to operate; |
| (n) | arrangements for rapid receipt of aircraft recovery equipment available locally, or from other aerodromes; |
| (o) | a plan for the removal of an aircraft disabled on, or adjacent to, a movement area and particulars of a coordinator designated to implement the aforementioned plan; |
| (p) | information concerning the capability to remove an aircraft disabled on or adjacent to a movement area; |
| (q) | the establishment, testing, and assessment at regular intervals of a predetermined response for a specialist rescue service in case an aerodrome is located close to water, swampy area, or difficult terrain; |
| (r) | a procedure to control, amend, and distribute an aerodrome emergency management system manual; and |
| (s) | designation of a person or group of persons in writing to maintain an aerodrome emergency plan. |
[Regulation 139.02.14(2) substituted by regulation 19(e) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
