| (1) | A UASOC holder shall develop, for approval by the Director, an operations manual containing all the information required to demonstrate how such an operator will ensure compliance with the regulations and how safety standards will be applied and achieved during operation. |
| (2) | A UASOC holder shall set out the type and scope of operations, including the manner in which each type of UAS and operation will be safely conducted. |
| (3) | A UASOC holder’s operations manual or system of manuals, shall specify how all operational activities are to be conducted and how a UASOC holder will comply with the requirements of these regulations, in a manner that is commensurate with the size and scope of its operation. |
| (4) | A UASOC holder shall submit amendments made to the operations manual to the Director for approval— |
| (a) | prior to a change in any proposed aspect, type, or scope of the operator's operation; |
| (b) | where the operations manual no longer meets the requirements of these regulations or associated technical standards; |
| (c) | on determining that any part or component thereof is, or becomes, inadequate; or |
| (d) | as required by the Director. |
| (5) | Upon the approval of an amendment to an operations manual by the Director, a UASOC holder shall— |
| (a) | make such changes available to all persons engaged in the operation, deployment, handling, security, transportation, and storage of a UAS operated by such UASOC holder; and |
| (b) | ensure that persons referred to in paragraph (a) are made aware and where necessary, trained in accordance with any relevant aspect relating to such amendment. |
| (6) | The structure and contents of an operations manual shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS-101. |
[Regulation 101.04.5 substituted by regulation 14(o) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
