Division 5 — Safety management, etc.
Safety management system
24.—(1)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must establish and maintain a safety management system —
(a)that consists of all the components and elements specified in the Fifth Schedule; and
(b)that is commensurate to the size of the certified operator’s organisation and the complexity of the certified operator’s operations at the aerodrome.
(2)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must describe the safety management system in a safety management system manual and any other document that the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may require.
(3)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must obtain the acceptance of the Director‑General of Civil Aviation for —
(a)the safety management system mentioned in paragraph (1);
(b)the documents mentioned in paragraph (2); and
(c)any change or amendment to the certified operator’s safety management system for the aerodrome before making that change or amendment.
(4)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must keep, for the period specified in the Third Schedule, a record of the safety management system mentioned in paragraph (1) and the documents mentioned in paragraph (2).
Wildlife strike hazard reduction
25.—(1)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must take measures to minimise the likelihood of collisions at the aerodrome between wildlife and aircraft.
(2)  In particular, a certified operator of an aerodrome must —
(a)record and report wildlife strikes and hazards to aircraft at or around the vicinity of the aerodrome, and keep the records for the period specified in the Third Schedule;
(b)conduct an evaluation by competent personnel of hazards caused by wildlife to aircraft operations at or around the vicinity of the aerodrome; and
(c)subject to paragraph (3), eliminate any source that might attract wildlife to or around the vicinity of the aerodrome or, where it is not reasonably practicable to do so, ensure that every hazard to aircraft operations at the aerodrome created by the source is assessed and reduced to as low as reasonably practicable.
(3)  Paragraph (2)(c) does not apply if the source that might attract wildlife to or around the vicinity of the aerodrome is assessed, by a wildlife assessment conducted by competent personnel, to be unlikely to create any condition that might be a hazard to aircraft operations.
Handling of obstructions
26.—(1)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must remove from the surface of the aerodrome any vehicle or any other obstruction that is likely to be hazardous to aircraft operations at the aerodrome.
(2)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must not permit any structure in the aerodrome to exceed the obstacle limitation surface and must take reasonable measures within the certified operator’s power to prevent any other structure from exceeding the obstacle limitation surface, except in the case of —
(a)any frangible structure which, by virtue of its function, must be located on the runway strip;
(b)any structure which is shielded by another object in accordance with the Aviation Specifications; or
(c)any structure which, after aeronautical study, is determined not to adversely affect the safety of or significantly affect the regularity of operations of aircraft at the aerodrome.
Warning notices
27.  When any low flying aircraft, at or near an aerodrome, or taxiing aircraft in an aerodrome, is likely to be hazardous to any person on the ground or vehicular traffic, the certified operator of the aerodrome must —
(a)post hazard warning notices on any public way that is adjacent to the manoeuvring area of the aerodrome; or
(b)if the public way is not controlled by the certified operator — inform the authority responsible for posting the notices on the public way that there is a hazard.