The roles and responsibilities of the CAA revolve around the following areas of oversight:
Airportoversight involves the certification of airports and heli-ports and monitoring civil and electrical engineering matters in relation to infrastructure on and around airports such as, lighting, navigational aids, their repair and maintenance.
Airworthiness oversight is concerned with ensuring that all aircraft that fly in our airspace are airworthy to conduct such flights (fit for flight).
Certification oversight deals with all certification activities in relation to aircraft products and parts. This includes the granting permission for new aviation products to be imported into the country.
Personnel oversight involves examining, licensing and training of aviation personnel. All relevant organizations and services are monitored to ensure that personnel and standards meet international standards.
Oversight of Operations is carried out in terms of monitoring information contained in the operations manuals of every operator to ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
Airspace oversight ensures the effective management and provision of air traffic services through the allocation of airspace by the statutory consultative body, the National Airspace Committee (NASCOM).
Accidents and incidents investigation, while technically not an area of oversight, is a key activity of the CAA carried out on behalf of Government. Investigations are conducted to determine the cause of aircraft accidents, and to recommend measures to prevent recurrence. Other key functions also include monitoring of trends regarding aircraft accidents and incidents, identification of potential problem areas, possible safety deficiencies and proposing safety recommendations to the CAA.
The Flight Inspection division does not fall under a specific area of oversight. The function of this division is to calibrate the radio navigational aids used by aircrafts to ensure accuracy and reliability. Many of these tests are performed on the ground, but to ensure that the radio signals are interpreted accurately by aircraft receivers, it is also necessary to perform airborne tests on the ground equipment.The Information Services division provides aeronautical information to the industry and also meets the information needs of the organization.
CAA Business Hours:
08:00 – 16:00
Ikhaya Lokundiza
Building 16
Treur Close
Waterfall Park
Bekker Street
Midrand
