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Part 3 · Requirements for Aerodromes

24. Safety management system

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(1)

A certified operator of an aerodrome must establish and maintain a safety management system —

(a)

that consists of all the components and elements specified in the Fifth Schedule; and

(b)

that is commensurate to the size of the certified operator’s organisation and the complexity of the certified operator’s operations at the aerodrome.

(2)

A certified operator of an aerodrome must describe the safety management system in a safety management system manual and any other document that the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may require.

(3)

A certified operator of an aerodrome must obtain the acceptance of the Director‑General of Civil Aviation for —

(a)

the safety management system mentioned in paragraph (1);

(b)

the documents mentioned in paragraph (2); and

(c)

any change or amendment to the certified operator’s safety management system for the aerodrome before making that change or amendment.

(4)

A certified operator of an aerodrome must keep, for the period specified in the Third Schedule, a record of the safety management system mentioned in paragraph (1) and the documents mentioned in paragraph (2).

Subregulation 1

A certified operator of an aerodrome must establish and maintain a safety management system —

(a)

that consists of all the components and elements specified in the Fifth Schedule; and

(b)

that is commensurate to the size of the certified operator’s organisation and the complexity of the certified operator’s operations at the aerodrome.

Subregulation 2

A certified operator of an aerodrome must describe the safety management system in a safety management system manual and any other document that the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may require.

Subregulation 3

A certified operator of an aerodrome must obtain the acceptance of the Director‑General of Civil Aviation for —

(a)

the safety management system mentioned in paragraph (1);

(b)

the documents mentioned in paragraph (2); and

(c)

any change or amendment to the certified operator’s safety management system for the aerodrome before making that change or amendment.

Subregulation 4

A certified operator of an aerodrome must keep, for the period specified in the Third Schedule, a record of the safety management system mentioned in paragraph (1) and the documents mentioned in paragraph (2).

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