| (1) | The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall— |
| (a) | keep at least one complete and current copy of its operations manual referred to in regulation 173.02.1, at each workplace specified in the operations manual; |
| (b) | comply with all procedures detailed in the operations manual; |
| (c) | make each applicable part of the operations manual available to the personnel who require those parts to carry out their duties; |
| (d) | continue to comply with the appropriate requirements prescribed in this Part; and |
| (e) | ensure that flight procedures are designed to the appropriate standard as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173. |
| (2) | In performing flight procedure design, the holder of a flight procedure design approval shall— |
| (a) | design each flight procedure as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173; and |
| (b) | verify each designed flight procedure as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173; and |
| (c) | submit flight procedures designed and verified as referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the Director for ground and flight validation as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173; |
| (d) | adhere to the approval process defined in Document SA-CATS 173; and |
| (e) | ensure that flight procedures submitted as required in paragraph (c) are accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed in Part 187. |
| (3) | The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall, subject to regulation 173.02.4, maintain each flight procedure as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173 periodically at intervals and upon the conditions prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173. |
| (4) | The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall ensure that a flight procedure covered by the holder's approval shall not make use of a ground-based radio-navigation aid other than one that is operated and approved in terms of Part 171. |
| (5) | The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall ensure that each person who is occupying or acting in a supervisory position in the holder's organisation in relation to flight procedure design, meets the standards for supervisory personnel as prescribed in regulation 173.02.2(3). |
| (6) | If a holder of a flight procedure design approval intends to cease to perform flight procedure design of a particular rating, such a holder shall apply to the Director for an amendment of such approval as prescribed in regulation 173.01.10(1). |
[Regulation 173.02.4(6) substituted by regulation 47(a) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (7) | If the holder of a flight procedure design approval ceases to be responsible for the maintenance of a flight procedure, the holder shall give written notice to that effect to the Director as soon as practicable after ceasing to perform the flight procedure design concerned. |
