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National Gazette No. 40847, 19 May 2017, Vol 623, Page 399

20170519 - National Gazette No 40847 of 19-May-2017, Volume 623, page 399

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 40847, from 19 May, 2017
Department	Transport
Notice	Page No. 69 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    399

infrastructure. In that context, the PBN concept represents a shift from sensor-based
                  to performance based navigation.        Performance requirements are identified      in
                  navigation specifications, which also identify the choice of navigation sensors and
                  equipment that may be used to meet the performance requirements.

Under PBN, generic navigation requirements are defined based on operational
                  requirements where after operators evaluate navigation solution options allowing the
                  solution to be the most cost effective for the operator as opposed to a solution being
                  established as part of the operational requirements. PBN offers a number of
                  advantages over the sensor-specific method of developing airspace and obstacle
                  clearance criteria, including a reduction in the need to maintain sensor-specific routes
                  and procedures and their associated costs, negates the need for development of
                  sensor-specific operations with each new navigation system and will allow for more
                  efficient use of airspace, e.g., route placement, fuel efficiency, noise abatement,
                  reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, etc.

The ATM Operational Concept is intended to give distinct benefits for all members of
                  the ATM community and sets the scene for the policy formulation to follow

8.3    ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRSPACE

(a) Background

ICAO has as its aim the development of the principles and techniques of international
                  air navigation so as to ensure, inter alia, the safe and orderly growth of international
                  civil aviation. Accordingly, ICAO provides SARPs for the operation of international air
                  navigation. South Africa, as signatory to the Chicago Convention, and thus a member
                  of ICAO,    is obliged to comply with these SARPs.          The Annexes and other
                  documentation that are specifically relevant to airspace matters include amongst
                  others the following:

Annex 1 : Personnel Licensing;
                      Annex 2: Rules of the Air;
                      Annex 3: Meteorological Services for International Air Navigation,
                      Annex 4: Aeronautical Charts;
                      Annex 5: Units of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations;
                      Annex 10: Aeronautical Telecommunications;
                      Annex 11: Air Traffic Services;
                      Annex 12: Search and Rescue;
                      Annex 14: Aerodrome Design Standards and associated Airport Planning Manual;
                      ICAO Doc. 4444 - PANS-ATM; and
                      ICAO Doc 9426 - ATS Planning Manual.

The Civil Aviation Act provides that the Minister of Transport is responsible for carrying
                  out the provisions of the Chicago Convention, which forms part of this Act. In terms of
                  the Civil Aviation Act, the Minister appoints a functionary and delegates the function of

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