(1) | An applicant for the issuing of a heliport licence shall establish a heliport emergency response designed to minimise the possibility and extent of personal injury and property damage on, or in the vicinity of the heliport as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. |
[Regulation 139.03.6(1) substituted by regulation 39(m) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
(2) | The heliport emergency management system referred to in subregulation (1) shall— |
(a) | provide for all types of emergencies likely to take place on, or in the vicinity of, the heliport; and |
(i) | an index depicting all aspects contained in the system; |
(ii) | the types of emergencies planned for; |
(iii) | call out procedures for prompt response to emergencies planned for; |
(iv) | the persons involved in executing the allocated tasks; |
(v) | sufficient detail to provide adequate guidance to each person responsible for executing such system; |
(vi) | provision for a fully equipped emergency operations centre and command post for each type of emergency which may be encountered; |
(vii) | a description of all available rescue and medical equipment and the location of such equipment; |
(viii) | information on the particulars of personnel and persons to be contacted in the case of a particular emergency; and |
(ix) | a grid map of the heliport indicating available water resources and other landmarks of significance; |
(x) | a gridmap indicating the heliport and its surrounding up to a radius of 10 kilometer indicating the location of hospitals, clinics and road layout. |
(a) | coordinate the proposed emergency management system with all personnel and persons who have allocated responsibilities in terms of the system; and |
(b) | to the extent practicable, provide for participation of all personnel and persons referred to in paragraph (a), in the establishment of the system. |