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National Gazette No. 40847, 19 May 2017, Vol 623, Page 355

20170519 - National Gazette No 40847 of 19-May-2017, Volume 623, page 355

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 40847, from 19 May, 2017
Department	Transport
Notice	Page No. 25 of 180, Notice No. 401, White Paper on National Civil Aviation Policy 2017 » Department of Transport » Official publication for general Information

STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2017                       No. 40847    355

and to assist with improved aviation safety and security oversight within the AFI
                  Region.
                  (c) Policy Statement on Aviation Regional cooperation with respect to Safety
                      and Security Oversight:

PS. 3
                       Aviation safety and security within the Africa-Indian Ocean Region are of
                      paramount importance and should be enhanced as far as possible.
                       National Government should support regional programmes to improve the
                       level of aviation safety and security oversight within the region.

Furthermore, SACAA should:
                            Support regional aviation safety and security programmes and
                           provide technical assistance to regional authorities for purposes of
                            conducting safety and security oversight of civil aviation within the
                            Region; and

Assist with technical and developmental assistance, training and
                            relevant   support    to   regulators    within   the   Region     without
                            compromising its oversight function in South Africa.

4.4    AVIATION SECURITY AT AIRPORTS

(a) Background
                  The primary objective of civil aviation security is to ensure the protection and
                  safeguarding of passengers, crew, ground personnel, the general public, aircraft and
                  facilities of an airport serving civil aviation, against acts of unlawful interference. South
                  Africa is required to give effect to Annex 17 to the Convention, which provides that
                  each Contracting State must establish its own National Aviation Security Programme
                  (NASP). ICAO developed the Security Manual for Safeguarding Civil Aviation against
                  Acts of Unlawful Interference which assists States to promote safety and security in
                  civil aviation by developing a legal framework, practices and procedures to prevent
                  and, where necessary, respond to unlawful acts.        This is carried out through a
                  combination of measures and the marshalling of various human and material
                  resources at the international and national airport levels. The implementation of an
                  aviation security policy is based upon the requirements of the aviation security
                  programmes at each of these levels, for both the administrations and operators in the
                  area of air transport. Aviation security needs to be in conformity with the principle that
                  the level of security measures is commensurate with the assessed risk or threat.

Civil aviation security oversight in South Africa is governed in terms of the Civil
                  Aviation Act, 2009. This Act gives effect to the Tokyo Convention, The Hague
                  Convention and the Montreal Convention. The above-mentioned conventions deal

White Paper on National Civil Aviation Policy: February 2017

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