[Regulation 111.01.18 Heading inserted by regulation 15(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
| (1) | An application for designation of an official for aviation security shall be submitted to the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 111 and be accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed in Part 187. |
| (2) | An official for aviation security shall— |
| (a) | be a South African citizen as defined in the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995); |
| (b) | be 21 years of age or older; |
| (c) | have experience and knowledge of international, regional and national aviation security legislation; |
| (d) | be employed or contracted by an operator or service provider at a managerial level; |
| (e) | have not breached or contravened any security measures in aviation environment in the past 3 years; |
| (f) | not have been convicted of criminal offence; |
| (g) | not be suffering from a mental illness or been incapable of managing own affairs due to mental illness; and |
| (h) | not be an un-rehabilitated insolvent. |
| (3) | The Minister may, on recommendation of the Director, designate an official who shall be responsible for aviation security of a designated airport. |
| (4) | A designated official for security shall be subjected to security vetting by an appropriate entity responsible for state security. |
| (5) | The Minister may, upon recommendation of the Director, issue to the designated airport, a certificate which shall state the following: |
| (a) | full name of an official for aviation security that has been designated in terms of this Part; |
| (b) | that a designated official is empowered to perform security functions that include but not limited to— |
| (i) | application of the relevant portions of NASP; |
| (ii) | developing a security tactical operational plan for a designated airport; |
| (iii) | incorporation of stakeholder security needs into a security policy and standard operating procedures; |
| (iv) | compilation of a security programme or manual which shall include— |
| (aa) | objectives and responsibility for ensuring its implementation; and |
| (bb) | security functions which include the designation of a person responsible for aviation security; and |
| (v) | manage security operations, access control and surveillance system, documentation control, quality management system and response measures. |
| (6) | A designated official for aviation security shall have unhindered and direct line of communication to the Chief Executive Officer. |
| (7) | Designation of an official for aviation security for a designated airport shall be valid for 5 years and the designation may, on application, be renewed by the Minister. |
[Regulation 111.01.18 substituted by regulation 15(d) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
