The holder of a heliport licence shall—
| (a) | establish procedures to ensure that all participants to the effectiveness of the heliport emergency management system (HEMS) with allocated duties or responsibilities, are familiar with, and are properly trained for, their assignments and shall— |
| (i) | submit such HEMS to the Authority for approval; |
| (ii) | provide a copy of the approved HEMS to the South African Search and Rescue (SASAR) coordination center in accordance with the South African Maritime Search and Rescue Act, 2002 (Act No. 44 of 2002); |
| (iii) | provide a copy of the approved AEMS to the Provincial Disaster Management center in accordance with the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002); |
| (b) | test the effectiveness of such heliport emergency management system by— |
| (i) | undertaking a full-scale heliport emergency exercise at intervals not exceeding two years; |
| (ii) | arranging special emergency exercises in the intervening year to correct any deficiencies identified during the full-scale heliport emergency exercise; |
| (iii) | conducting a table top exercise in intervals not exceeding three months to verify the roleplayers, contact detail and other vital information required to ensure that the HEMS is up to date. |
| (c) | submit a comprehensive written report to the Director within 14 days from the date on which— |
| (i) | a full-scale heliport emergency exercise referred to in paragraph (b)(i); or |
| (ii) | special emergency exercise referred to in paragraph (b)(ii), has been undertaken or arranged; and |
| (d) | review such heliport emergency management system for effectiveness after each of the exercises referred to in paragraph (b), as well as after an actual emergency, to address any deficiencies identified and to adapt such system for the enhancement of its efficiency. |
