CAA Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport March 2006 Cape Town

1. CAA Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport March 2006 Cape Town

2. New Vision Amended From: “Excellence in aviation safety, security and industry development”. To: “Regulatory Excellence in Aviation Safety and Security”.

3. New Mission • CAA is committed to providing efficient, effective and • economic aviation safety and security by: • Ensuring compliance and enforcement of regulations consistent with global best practices; • Promoting voluntary compliance; • Active participation and regulatory cooperation in the AFI region; • Overseeing the functioning and development of the industry; • Creating a knowledge base and customer-focused organization; • Operating a sustainable business model.

4. Strategic Goals • To ensure that internationally comparable safety and security regulations and standards are in place and that they are effectively enforced; • To oversee industry functioning and development in line with international safety standards including the enforcement of environmental protection regulations; • To ensure the required Human, Financial and systems capacity is developed and utilized to effectively support the objectives of a customer centric organization.

5. The Mandate of the CAA • To control and regulate civil aviation in the Republic; • To oversee the functioning and development of the civil aviation industry, • to control, regulate and promote civil aviation safety and security.

6. Funding • The CAA is funded through a combination of: • Direct Fees • User fees to recover the costs of providing the relevant services. • Indirect Fees • Aircraft Passenger Safety charge. • Fuel levy on general aviation. • Government Funding • For investigation of aircraft accidents and serious incidents.

7. Areas of Oversight Aerodrome Safety Compliance Involves the certification of airports and heli-ports and monitoring civil and electrical engineering matters in relation to infrastructure on and around airports such as, lighting, navigational aids, their repair and maintenance. Airworthiness Ensuring that all aircraft that fly in our airspace are airworthy to conduct such flights (fit for flight). Certification Deals with all certification activities in relation to aircraft products and parts. This includes granting permission for new aviation products to be imported into the country.

8. Areas of Oversight (continued) Aviation Personnel Standards Involves examining, licensing and training of aviation personnel. All relevant organizations and services are monitored to ensure that personnel and standards meet international standards. Flight Operations Involves the monitoring information contained in the operations manuals of every operator to ensure compliance with relevant legislation. Airspace Ensures the effective management and provision of air traffic services through the allocation of airspace by the statutory consultative body, the National Airspace Committee (NASCOM).

9. Areas of Oversight (continued) Flight Inspection Involves the calibration of the radio navigational aids used by aircrafts to ensure accuracy and reliability. Many of these tests are performed on the ground, but to ensure that the radio signals are interpreted accurately by aircraft receivers, it is also necessary to perform airborne tests on the ground equipment. Aeronautical Information Services The function of Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) is to provide aeronautical information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation. In meeting this mandate AIS disseminates aeronautical information concerning the entire territory of South Africa in accordance With ICAO standards and recommended practices.

10. Areas of Oversight (continued) Aviation Medicine The Aviation Medicine division determines and oversees medical requirements and procedures for licensing of aviation personnel such as flight crew, pilots and air traffic controllers. The division also determines and oversees aviation medical training programmes; determines and oversees medical service operations on board aircraft and at airports; and also approves and oversees air ambulance operators. In addition, the division also assists in the investigation of aircraft accidents.

11. Areas of Oversight (continued) Accidents and Incidents Investigations While technically not an area of oversight, this is a key activity of the CAA carried out on behalf of Government. Investigations are conducted to determine the cause of aircraft accidents, and to recommend measures to prevent recurrence. Other key functions also include monitoring of trends regarding aircraft accidents and incidents, identification of potential problem areas, possible safety deficiencies and proposing safety recommendations to the CAA.

12. Areas of Oversight (continued) • Aviation Security • The Aviation Security department (AVSEC) was established by the CAA to • give more focus on issues related to aviation security. The overall functions • of AVSEC are: • To develop and implement the National Aviation Security Plan (NASP); • To ensure the sustainability of security standards by airports, airlines, cargo agents and navigational facilities to safeguard civil aviation operations against acts of unlawful interference; • To conduct inspections and audits on airports, airlines and cargo agents; and • To investigate security related incidents and accidents.

13. Who Do We Regulate? • The CAA is responsible for regulating the civil aviation • industry in South Africa. The following is a list of stakeholders • that we have to regulate: • Aircraft Operators; • Airlines; • Airports; • Air Traffic Services Units; • Aircraft Maintenance Organizations; • Aircraft Owners; • Aircraft designers and manufactures; • Licensed Aviation Personnel; • Aviation Training Organisations.

14. International Conventions • South Africa is a signatory to: • The Chicago Convention on International Civil • Aviation 1944 and associated annexes, hereafter called the Convention, • Tokyo Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts • Committed on Board Aircraft, 1963, • The Hague Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, 1970, and • The Montreal Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, 1971.

15. International Conventions (continued) • South Africa has also ratified • The Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, 1988, supplementary to the Montreal Convention; • The Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, 1991.

16. CAA Strategic Plan 2006 / 07 Financial Year