| (1) | The applicant shall ensure that the heliport is provided with a rescue and fire fighting service, capable to provide the required level of protection necessary for maintaining the minimum level of protection required for the appropriate category of heliport as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. |
| (2) | The rescue and fire fighting category of the heliport shall be determined as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139. |
| (3) | Personnel training standards for heliport rescue and firefighting shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 139 with emphasis on rotor-wing aircraft. |
[Regulation 139.03.7(3) substituted by regulation 39(n) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (4) | The holder of the licence may deviate from any requirement prescribed in this subpart to the extent required to attend to an emergency arising from any aviation accident or incident which occurs on, or within a radius of 10 kilometres from, the heliport. |
| (5) | A deviation in terms of subregulation (4) shall only be permitted— |
| (a) | for the period during which the emergency exists; and |
| (b) | for the sole purpose of protecting life or property. |
| (6) | The holder of the licence shall ensure that the remainder of the rescue and fire fighting personnel and equipment will be able to attend to any possible aviation accident or incident which may occur as a result of the emergency referred to in subregulation (4) until assistance is obtained from other participants in the heliport emergency management system. |
| (7) | The holder of the licence who deviates in terms of subregulation (4) from any requirement prescribed in this subpart, shall— |
| (a) | notify the Director immediately of the nature of the emergency and the extent of the deviation; and |
| (b) | submit a comprehensive report to the Director within 14 days from the date on which the emergency arose. |
