Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 138 : Air Ambulance Operations

Subpart 6 : Flight Operations

138.06.2 Dispatching base

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(1)The owner or operator of an aircraft engaged in an air ambulance operation shall ensure that a person with a reasonable knowledge of aviation, air traffic service, safety and emergency procedures, navigation techniques and the influence of weather is assigned to the dispatching base.

 

(2)The owner or operator shall establish an appropriately equipped operations centre from which air ambulance operations are controlled.

 

(3)The minimum requirements to be met in respect of subregulation (2) are prescribed in Document SA-CATS 138.

[Regulation 138.06.2(3) substituted by regulation 38(a) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]