| (1) | A person or entity which offers cargo to be conveyed by air in the cargo supply chain shall— |
| (a) | take reasonable measures to establish if the cargo contains undeclared dangerous goods as prescribed in Document SACATS 92; and |
| (b) | sign a written statement or electronic confirmation that— |
| (i) | confirms that the cargo does not contain dangerous goods; or |
| (ii) | describes the content of the cargo, |
| (c) | submit a manifest of consolidated cargo for attachment to the airway bill for cargo. |
| (2) | A person or entity accepting cargo to be conveyed by air at any point within the cargo supply chain shall, prior to acceptance of such cargo, require— |
| (a) | a signed statement or electronic confirmation with a full description of cargo; and |
| (b) | a packing list for consolidated cargo, where applicable. |
| (3) | An air service operator shall not allow any item of cargo to be loaded on board aircraft unless such air service operator has been given a statement or confirmation in accordance with subregulation (1). |
| (4) | A person or entity accepting cargo to be conveyed by air, in the absence of a statement or confirmation in terms of subregulation (1), shall inspect such shipment to establish if it contains undeclared dangerous goods, prior to tendering such cargo for conveyance by air, by physical inspection, inspection by X-ray, or inspection by any other appropriate method of screening. |
| (5) | An air service operator or a cargo handling agent seeking to handle dangerous goods in terms of this Part shall seek approval of the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92. |
| (6) | An air service operator or a cargo handling agent approved by the Director as contemplated in subregulation (5), shall conduct the final acceptance of dangerous goods before being placed on board aircraft. |
| (7) | An entity dealing with or handling cargo to be conveyed by air shall— |
| (a) | appoint a designated person responsible for dangerous goods as required in terms of Regulation 92.01.43; |
| (b) | categorise personnel, based on their duties with respect to processing cargo and dangerous goods as follows: |
| (ii) | employees of freight forwarders and couriers, including drivers involved in— |
| (aa) | collection and transportation of cargo; |
| (bb) | processing dangerous goods; |
| (cc) | processing cargo, mail, or stores other than dangerous goods; |
| (dd) | handling, storage and loading of cargo, mail, or stores; |
| (iii) | employees of shippers, packers and persons undertaking the responsibilities of shippers and packers; |
| (iv) | personnel of general sales agents, cargo sales agents, and cargo reservations staff; |
| (v) | postal service personnel; |
| (c) | develop training programme; |
| (d) | provide personnel with training and such information to enable them to carry out their responsibilities with regard to the conveyance of dangerous goods by air; |
| (e) | develop a dangerous goods procedures manual containing information as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92; and |
| (f) | ensure that a dangerous goods procedures manual is approved by the Director and made accessible to personnel. |
| (8) | A holder of an aerodrome licence shall— |
| (a) | appoint a designated person responsible for dangerous goods as required by regulation 92.01.43; |
| (b) | develop a dangerous goods procedures manual as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92; |
| (c) | develop a training programme; |
| (d) | provide employees with training and such information to enable them to carry out their responsibilities with regard to dangerous goods; and |
| (e) | ensure that a dangerous goods procedures manual is approved by the Director and made accessible to employees. |
| (9) | A State authorised dangerous goods testing facility operating within the Republic, shall comply with the relevant requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92. |
| (10) | A dangerous goods packing organisation within the Republic involved in packing services for dangerous goods conveyed by air shall— |
| (a) | be authorised to do so in writing by the Director; |
| (b) | ensure that packages that are used to pack dangerous goods have been— |
| (i) | manufactured, fabricated, marked, maintained, reconditioned, or repaired, constructed, and tested in accordance with the requirements as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92; and |
| (ii) | tested by a State authorised testing facility and issued with a valid package performance test certificate; |
| (c) | appoint a person responsible for dangerous goods as required by regulation 92.01.43; |
| (d) | develop dangerous goods procedures manual as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 92; |
| (e) | provide personnel with training and such information as to enable them to carry out their responsibilities with regards to packing of dangerous goods for conveyance by air; |
| (f) | ensure that a dangerous goods procedures manual is approved by the Director and made accessible to personnel; and |
| (g) | develop a training programme for personnel commensurate with their duties as provided for in Subpart 2 of these regulations. |
| (11) | An entity offering a drop box service shall— |
| (a) | comply with provisions of regulation 92.01.47; |
| (b) | provide information regarding dangerous goods to users of the service as follows: |
| (i) | on the website or through other electronic means; and |
| (ii) | display signage on the drop box or at a parcel drop off area. |
[Regulation 92.01.47 substituted by regulation 12 of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
