[Regulation 11.05.1 Heading substituted by regulation 4(b) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (1) | The Director shall institute the National Airspace Committee to provide guidelines and recommendations to the Director on— |
| (a) | designation of airspace referred to in Part 172; |
| (b) | classification of designated airspace as per Part 172; |
| (c) | introduction, amendment or withdrawal of airspace; |
| (d) | allocation of ATS provided or intended to be provided within an airspace or at an aerodrome; |
| (e) | validity of airspace structures and associated ATS provided within such structures as defined in the NAMP; |
| (f) | introduction, amendment or withdrawal of CNS or ATM facilities where these affect the designation or classification of airspace or the NAMP; |
| (g) | application for an aerodrome licence as well as any amendment thereof as per Part 139, where such aerodrome is situated— |
| (i) | within any portion of airspace designated as a CTR or ATZ or within 10 NM of such airspace's boundary; |
| (ii) | under any portion of airspace designated as a TMA as defined in Part 1; |
| (h) | any matter relating to the national airspace, including such matter referred to it by the Director. |
| (2) | The members of NASCOM shall be appointed as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 11 and shall consist of— |
| (a) | a person designated by the Director, as chairperson; and |
| (b) | such other persons appointed by those stakeholders and recognised by the Director, which shall include representation from— |
| (i) | general aviation, recreational aviation and commercial aviation |
| (ii) | the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Limited contemplated in section 2 of the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Act, 1993 (Act no. 45 of 1993); |
| (iii) | the South African National Defence Force; |
| (iv) | the Airports Company contemplated in section 2 of the Airports Company Act, 1993 (Act No. 44 of 1993); |
| (vi) | any other stakeholder as determined by the Director. |
| (3) | NASCOM shall, in consultation with the Director, determine the procedures to be followed in exercising its functions. |
[Regulation 11.05.1 substituted by regulation 4(b) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
