(1) | A DTO shall provide written notification to the Director for approval at least 30 days prior to any of the following changes: |
(a) | name of an organisation; |
(b) | location of an organisation; |
(c) | facilities, equipment or staff that could affect a DTO authorisation; |
(d) | additional locations of an organisation; |
(e) | items in a DTO approved training programme; |
(f) | accountable manager; or |
(g) | declared list of management personnel. |
(2) | The Director shall amend a DTO certificate if such DTO notifies the Director of a change in— |
(a) | location or facilities or equipment; |
(b) | additional locations of an organisation; |
(c) | items in a DTO approved training programme; |
(d) | name of an organisation with same ownership; or |
(3) | The Director may amend a DTO certificate if a DTO notifies the Director of a change of accountable manager. |
(4) | When the Director issues an amendment to a DTO certificate because of new ownership of a DTO which involves a name change, the Director shall assign a new DTO approval number. |
(a) | prescribe, i n writing, the conditions under which an approved DTO may continue to operate during any period of implementation of changes noted in subregulation (1); or |
(b) | hold an approved DTO certificate in abeyance i f the Director determines that approval of a DTO certificate should be delayed, and notify a concerned DTO, in writing, of the reasons for any such delay. |
(6) | If changes are made by a DTO to the items listed in subregulation (1) to the Director, DTO certificate concerned may be suspended or revoked, by the Director. |
(7) | Except in the case of a balloon, hang-glider or paraglider, an aerodrome or operating site at which flight training is being conducted shall have the following facilities: |
(a) | one runway or final approach and take-off area that allows training aircraft to make a normal take-off or landing within the performance limits of an aircraft used for training flights at that aerodrome or operating site; |
(b) | a wind direction indicator that is visible at ground level from the ends of each runway or at appropriate holding points or launch and landing sites as applicable; and |
(c) | ATS, except for uncontrolled aerodrome or operating site where training requirements may be satisfied safely by another acceptable means of communication. |
(8) | In the case of a balloon, hang-glider or paraglider, a take-off site used by a DTO should allow a normal take-off and clearing of all obstacles i n a take-off flight path by at least 50 ft. |
(9) | A DTO shall ensure that a training site used for training that take place in a specific environment has the characteristics and facilities that are necessary to ensure the safe conduct of training. |
(10) | A DTO shall have i n place the facilities as appropriate for the type of training carried out at each aerodrome or operating site. |
[Regulation 141.08.9 inserted by regulation 40 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]