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National Gazette No. 40847, 19 May 2017, Vol 623, Page 460

20170519 - National Gazette No 40847 of 19-May-2017, Volume 623, page 460

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 40847, from 19 May, 2017
Department	Transport
Notice	Page No. 130 of 180, Notice No. 401, White Paper on National Civil Aviation Policy 2017 » Department of Transport » Official publication for general Information

460    No. 40847               GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2017

PS. 77

The airport licensee of an airport that is required    to calculate and predict
                       aircraft noise contours and conduct regular       monitoring of aircraft noise
                       and /or air quality monitoring should establish           a standing Airport
                       Environmental Committee as part of an airport           consultation forum to
                       provide a communication link between various          interested and affected
                       parties to discuss the environmental impact of aircraft    operations.

12.1.1 Environmental Management Programmes

Please also refer to Section 6.2, ENVIRONMENTAL      SUSTAINABILITY OF AIRPORT
                   DEVELOPMENT, which includes requirements for Environmental Impact
                   Assessments for airport developments and expansions.

(a) Background
                   Under the maintenance of an aerodrome environmental     management programme, the
                  licence holder must operate the aerodrome in accordance      with the provisions of the
                  Environmental Management Act and the regulations made      there under as applicable.

The environmental impact management during the          construction or upgrading of
                  airports and associated structures and changes in land use from, for example,
                  agriculture to any other land use, including that of airports,  as well as reconstruction of
                  disaster damaged infrastructure should factor in climate    change, and disaster risk
                  reduction in accordance with the National Climate      Change White Paper, Disaster
                  Management Act, and the Hyogo Framework of Action 2005        -2015, which calls for the
                  reduction in disaster risk through building resilience to hazards.

(b) Issue

Ongoing operations of airports also need to comply with   environmental requirements,
                  including in some cases in terms of noise and emissions    monitoring, where specified
                  by the Director of Civil Aviation.

Environmental Management Plans, particularly in the case of smaller airports, may not
                  always be properly carried through into practice and monitored.     The mechanism is
                  therefore not currently being fully utilised as a tool to monitor and control emissions.

White Paper on National Civil Aviation Policy: February 2017

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