Division 6 — Aerodrome personnel
Personnel requirements
28.—(1)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must employ or otherwise engage a fit and proper person as an accountable manager who has the authority within the certified operator’s organisation to ensure that all activities undertaken by the organisation are financed and carried out in accordance with —
(a)the aerodrome certificate or the heliport certificate (as the case may be) and its conditions; and
(b)these Regulations.
(2)  The accountable manager appointed under paragraph (1) by a certified operator of an aerodrome is responsible for ensuring that —
(a)the staffing, procedures and practices of the certified operator’s organisation are such that aircraft operations can be conducted safely within the aerodrome; and
(b)the certified operator’s organisation complies with the requirements of these Regulations.
(3)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must employ or otherwise engage individuals who —
(a)are responsible for ensuring that the certified operator’s organisation complies with the aerodrome manual applicable to the aerodrome (which is not a heliport) or heliport manual applicable to the heliport (as the case may be), and other procedures or manuals, as approved by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation;
(b)are responsible for the functions mentioned in paragraph (4);
(c)are responsible to the accountable manager; and
(d)have sufficient experience and competency to perform their responsibilities.
(4)  Except as provided in paragraph (5), each individual mentioned in paragraph (3) must be responsible for only one of the following functions:
(a)safe operations of the aerodrome;
(b)development and maintenance of the aerodrome;
(c)the safety management system, as described in regulation 24.
(5)  An individual mentioned in paragraph (3) who is employed or otherwise engaged by a certified operator of a heliport may be concurrently responsible for those functions stated in paragraph (4)(a) and (b).
(6)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that, for safety matters, each individual mentioned in paragraph (3) reports directly to the accountable manager.
Competency of operational and maintenance personnel
29.—(1)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that an adequate number of competent personnel are employed or engaged by the certified operator or by a contractor of the certified operator to perform all activities that affect the safety of operations at the aerodrome, including —
(a)maintenance of the aerodrome;
(b)apron management;
(c)rescue and firefighting;
(d)wildlife hazard management;
(e)airfield lighting;
(f)aircraft pavement; and
(g)aircraft movement area inspection.
(2)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must establish and implement a training programme to train and assess the competency of the personnel mentioned in paragraph (1) who are employed or engaged by the certified operator for the aerodrome.
(3)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that personnel who are employed or engaged by the certified operator’s contractor for the aerodrome undergo appropriate training and assessment.
(4)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must keep, for the period specified in the Third Schedule, a record of the training programme mentioned in paragraph (2), including records of the syllabus, the conduct and the attendance of the training programme.
Management of contractors
30.—(1)  A certified operator of an aerodrome must ensure that the activities performed by each contractor of the certified operator at the aerodrome are performed safely.
(2)  Without limiting paragraph (1), a certified operator of an aerodrome must —
(a)ensure that each contractor of the certified operator adheres to all relevant standard operating procedures when performing any activities at the aerodrome;
(b)ensure that each contractor of the certified operator, taking into account human factors principles, deploys sufficient personnel to perform any activities at the movement area and other areas of the aerodrome; and
(c)exercise adequate supervision of, and liaise with, each contractor of the certified operator on a continuing basis to ensure that any activities performed by the contractor at the aerodrome are performed safely.