| (1) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall— |
| (a) | hold at least one complete and current copy of approved manuals referred to in this Subpart, at the aerodrome; |
| (b) | comply with all procedures detailed in such approved manuals; |
| (c) | make each applicable part of such approved manuals available to the personnel who require those parts to carry out their duties; and |
| (d) | continue to comply with the appropriate requirements prescribed in this Part. |
| (2) | A holder of aerodrome licence shall ensure that— |
| (a) | an aerodrome is maintained in a serviceable condition by— |
| (i) | ensuring that, for an aerodrome Category higher than 3, a maintenance programme, including preventive maintenance where appropriate, is established to maintain facilities i a condition which does not impair the safety, regularity or efficiency of air navigation; and |
| (ii) | ensuring that the surfaces of all movement areas including pavements with runways, taxiways and aprons and adjacent areas are inspected and their conditions monitored regularly as part of an aerodrome preventive and corrective maintenance programme with the objective of avoiding and eliminating any foreign object debris that might cause damage to aircrafts or impair the operation of aircraft systems as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. |
[Regulation 139.02.23(2)(a) substituted by regulation 39(i) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (b) | an aerodrome is kept free of unauthorised persons, vehicles or animals which are not under proper control and management, in compliance with the Act; |
| (c) | all significant obstructions are marked as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (d) | the Director is informed of any alterations to or obstructions or workings on the aerodrome; |
| (e) | an apparatus showing the surface direction of the wind, is installed and functions satisfactorily; |
| (f) | VHF direction finding equipment is installed where an ATSU is present on an aerodrome and that it functions satisfactorily to the requirements and specifications as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. This requirement may be omitted if an ATSU is serviced by primary radar surveillance; |
| (g) | markings are maintained in a conspicuous condition, readily visible to aircraft in the air or manoeuvring on the ground; |
| (h) | facilities offered to the public are available and in a serviceable condition; |
| (i) | all apparatus installed by such holder to promote safety in flight, are functioning efficiently; |
| (j) | unserviceable areas on the landing terrain are appropriately marked as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (k) | the Director is informed whenever an aerodrome becomes unserviceable through any cause or whenever any portion of the surface of the landing area deteriorates to such extent that the safety of aircraft may be endangered; |
| (l) | when an aerodrome becomes unserviceable as contemplated in paragraph (k), aircraft operations are limited to those portions of an aerodrome not rendered unsafe by the existing condition; |
| (m) | such reports on the condition of an aerodrome as may be required from time to time by the Director, are submitted; |
| (n) | particulars of a Foreign Operator's Permit are obtained and verified, in the case where a foreign aircraft which is used by virtue of such Foreign Operator's Permit issued in terms of the International Air Services Act 1993 (Act No. 60 of 1993), lands at the aerodrome; |
| (o) | for aerodromes with instrument flight procedures, an annual survey conducted by a registered surveyor is carried out on an aerodrome for the purposes of the maintenance or approval of procedures by the Director or whenever any significant change occurs; |
| (p) | sensing equipment which complies with the technical specifications prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139 is installed to provide data to an ASTU where an ATSU is present on an aerodrome or where scheduled commercial operations are conducted, or where unscheduled commercial operations exceeding six movements a week are conducted and the MCM of aircraft involved exceeds 5700 kg; |
| (q) | the data referred to in paragraph (p)— |
| (i) | shall be displayed in an ATSU and aeronautical meteorological station where applicable; and |
| (ii) | where an ATSU is not in operation and where scheduled commercial operations occur, such data shall be transmitted automatically to a minimum range of 5nm from an aerodrome reference point; |
| (r) | if an aerodrome is used for supporting pilot training operations, wind direction, speed, surface air temperature and barometric pressure data are made available at a location accessible to pilots prior to take off; |
| (s) | if an aerodrome is used for international flights, satisfactory office facilities are available for an aeronautical meteorological station; |
| (t) | the surface of a runway is maintained in a condition such as to prevent formation of harmful irregularities; |
| (u) | for an aerodrome licence with a Category higher than 3, measurements of the friction characteristics of a runway surface are made with a continuous friction measuring device using self-wetting features, in accordance with the minimum friction survey frequency as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (v) | corrective maintenance action is taken to prevent runway surface friction characteristics for the entire runway or a portion thereof from falling below a minimum friction level prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (w) | when there is a reason to believe that drainage characteristics, for either the whole runway or a portion thereof, are poor due to slopes or depressions, that the runway friction characteristics are assessed under natural or simulated conditions which are representative of local precipitation conditions, and that, corrective maintenance action is taken as necessary; |
| (x) | a paved runway shall be maintained in a condition so as to provide surface friction characteristics at or above a minimum friction level as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
[Regulation 139.02.23(2)(x) substituted by regulation 19(i) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
| (y) | snow, slush, ice, standing water, mud, dust, sand, oil, rubber deposits and other contaminants are completely removed as rapidly as possible to minimise accumulation; |
| (z) | taxiways are kept clear of contaminants referred to in paragraph (y) to the extent necessary to enable aircraft to be taxied to and from an operational runway; |
| (aa) | aprons are kept clear of contaminants to the extent necessary to enable aircraft to manoeuvre safely or, where appropriate, to be towed or pushed; |
| (bb) | whenever the clearance of contaminants from various parts of the movement area cannot be carried out simultaneously, the order of priority after the runway(s) in use shall be set in consultation with the affected parties and documented in a plan; |
| (cc) | chemicals used to remove or to prevent the formation of ice and frost on aerodrome pavements are used when conditions indicate their use could be effective; |
| (dd) | caution is exercised in the application of the chemicals so as not to create a more slippery condition; and |
| (ee) | chemicals which may have harmful effects on an aircraft or pavements, or chemicals which may have toxic effects on the aerodrome environment, shall not be used; |
[Regulation 139.02.23(2)(ee) substituted by regulation 39(j) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (3) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall— |
| (a) | in the case of an aerodrome licence with a Category 4 and higher, furnish the Director with aerodrome financial data and aerodrome traffic statistics as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (b) | in the case of aerodrome which serves aircraft used in international air transport operations, establish a facilitation committee and compile a facilitation plan in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (c) | be responsible for handling of aircraft noise complaints related to an aerodrome and may, subject to such conditions and limitations as the Director may prescribe in the interest of aviation environmental protection, be required to— |
| (i) | conduct appropriate aircraft noise studies to determine whether a noise problem exists at an aerodrome; |
| (ii) | calculate and predict aircraft noise contours in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (iii) | adopt a balanced approach to noise management in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (iv) | install aircraft noise monitoring stations and equipment to monitor adherence to aircraft flight track in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (v) | report violations of noise abatement operating procedures and non-adherence to aircraft flight trajectories, to the Director, in accordance with the requirements and standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139; |
| (vi) | not to introduce aircraft operating procedures for noise abatement unless— |
| (aa) | the Authority has conducted appropriate studies and consultations and thereafter determines that a noise problem exists; and |
| (bb) | operators that utilise an aerodrome have been consulted on the development of aircraft operating procedures for noise abatement. |
[Regulation 139.02.23(3) substituted by regulation 19(j) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
(4)
| (a) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall ensure that— |
| (i) | all originating hold baggage are screened prior to being loaded onto the aircraft; |
| (ii) | an operator of an air service from that aerodrome does not carry any originating hold baggage unless such baggage has been screened prior to being loaded into an aircraft. |
| (b) | The minimum requirements for the screening referred to in paragraph (a) are as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 121. |
| (5) | A holder of an aerodrome aerodrome licence shall determine procedures to ensure that personnel operating on airside wear high visibility clothing at all times whilst on airside. |
| (6) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall conduct aeronautical studies, inclusive of technical analysis, risk assessment and proposed risk mitigations for any contemplated exemptions from Subparts 1 and 2 of Part 139 under the circumstances prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. |
[Regulation 139.02.23(6) inserted by regulation 16(b) of Notice No. R. 520, GG 42632, dated 29 March 2019 (Twentieth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2019
| (7) | An Outcomes of studies referred to in subregulation (6) shall be presented to the Director. |
[Regulation 139.02.23(7) inserted by regulation 16(b) of Notice No. R. 520, GG 42632, dated 29 March 2019 (Twentieth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2019)]
