29. Competency of operational and maintenance personnel

A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that an adequate number of competent personnel are employed or engaged by the certified operator or by a contractor of the certified operator to perform all activities that affect the safety of operations at the aerodrome, including —

maintenance of the aerodrome;

apron management;

rescue and firefighting;

wildlife hazard management;

airfield lighting;

aircraft pavement; and

aircraft movement area inspection.

A certified operator of an aerodrome must establish and implement a training programme to train and assess the competency of the personnel mentioned in paragraph (1) who are employed or engaged by the certified operator for the aerodrome.

A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that personnel who are employed or engaged by the certified operator’s contractor for the aerodrome undergo appropriate training and assessment.

A certified operator of an aerodrome must keep, for the period specified in the Third Schedule, a record of the training programme mentioned in paragraph (2), including records of the syllabus, the conduct and the attendance of the training programme.

A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that an adequate number of competent personnel are employed or engaged by the certified operator or by a contractor of the certified operator to perform all activities that affect the safety of operations at the aerodrome, including —

maintenance of the aerodrome;

apron management;

rescue and firefighting;

wildlife hazard management;

airfield lighting;

aircraft pavement; and

aircraft movement area inspection.

A certified operator of an aerodrome must establish and implement a training programme to train and assess the competency of the personnel mentioned in paragraph (1) who are employed or engaged by the certified operator for the aerodrome.

A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that personnel who are employed or engaged by the certified operator’s contractor for the aerodrome undergo appropriate training and assessment.

A certified operator of an aerodrome must keep, for the period specified in the Third Schedule, a record of the training programme mentioned in paragraph (2), including records of the syllabus, the conduct and the attendance of the training programme.