Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 177 : Aeronautical ChartsSubpart 2 : Requirements for Approval177.02.3 Personnel requirements |
| (1) | An applicant for the issuing of an aeronautical cartography certificate shall engage, employ or contract— |
| (a) | adequately trained personnel to— |
| (i) | design, maintain, revise, amend or adapt aeronautical chart services listed in its manual of procedure; and |
| (ii) | perform quality assurance checks and verification of aeronautical chart as listed in its manual of procedure; |
| (b) | a senior person identified as the accountable aeronautical cartographer, to whom contractual authority shall be granted to ensure that all activities undertaken by the organisation are carried out in accordance with the applicable requirements prescribed in this Subpart, and who shall in addition be vested with powers and responsibilities to— |
| (i) | access to work performed or activities undertaken by all other persons as employees of, and other persons rendering service under contract with, the organisation; |
| (ii) | order cessation of any activity where there is non-compliance with the requirements of this Part; |
| (iii) | establish liaison with the Director with a view to ascertain the manner of compliance with the requirements prescribed in this Part; and |
| (iv) | report directly to the management of the organisation on his or her duties and responsibilities prescribed in the Part; |
| (c) | a standards officer who is responsible for quality control, and who has direct access to the accountable aeronautical cartographer on matters relating aviation safety. |
| (2) | An accountable aeronautical cartographer referred to in paragraph (b) of subregulation (1) shall meet the minimum requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 177. |
| (3) | An applicant for the issuing of an aeronautical cartography certificate shall ensure that its personnel are of sufficient numbers and experience and have been given appropriate authority to be able to discharge their allocated responsibilities. |