South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002

Regulations

South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SASAR) Regulations, 2016

Part 2 : SAR Governance, Co-ordination and Oversight

8. Safety management system

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(1)SASAR must implement a safety management system which is acceptable to the Minister and which, as a minimum:
(a)Identifies safety hazards;
(b)Ensures the implementation of remedial action necessary to maintain agreed safety performance;
(c)Provides for continuous monitoring and regular assessment of the safety performance; and
(d)is subject to regular review which has as its objective the improvement in the overall performance of the safety management system.

 

(2)The safety management system must clearly define to the satisfaction of the Minister the safety accountability of the senior personnel and office-bearers of SASAR.