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PART 138: NOW AND THE FUTURE

Dr Emily K. Modutwane

MB ChB (UCT); DipForMed (Path) SA (WITS); BSc(Hons) (Distinction) Aerospace Med (UP)

Senior Medical Advisor

SACAA

OVERVIEW

1. ICAO

2. NDOT

3. SACAA

4. AVMED

5. Part 138- Now

6. Part 138- Future

ICAO

ICAO

• International Civil Aviation Organization

• Chicago Convention (1944) (52 states)

• a means to secure international co-operation and highest possible degree of uniformity in regulations and standards, procedures and organisation regarding civil aviation matters.

Standards and Recommended Practices

Annexes

ICAO

• South Africa is a signatory

• Advantages:

Can fly to other countries since they know our standards

Can allow other countries to fly in our airspace since we know their standards

ICAO Audit S.A. 2012

DELEGATION OF

AUTHORITY

SACAA

ICAO

RSA

NDoT

ICAO

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NDoT

• SACAA is an agency for NDoT dealing with

aviation

• Parastatal organization (agency)

• Tasked with overseeing aviation safety

• Report to the Minister of Transport through the

Director for Civil Aviation (DCA)

SACAA

• Aviation Act of 2010 (amended 1972 Act)

• South African Civil Aviation Authority Act,

No.40 of 1998

• The Act provides for the establishment of a

stand-alone authority charged with promoting,

regulating and enforcing civil aviation safety and

security.

SACAA

• Mandate: “Regulating the civil aviation

industry to ensure security and safety by

complying with International Civil Aviation

Organisation (ICAO) and taking into

consideration the local context.”

SACAA

• All actions and decisions governed through Civil

Aviation Regulations, 1997 (CARs)

• Parts to the CARs:

Part 91: General rules of the air

Part 61: Airman licensing

Part 67: Medical certification

Part 121: Large Commercial aircraft

Part 135: Small Commercial aircraft

Part 127: Commercial helicopter operations

SACAA

• How is the SACAA structured in order to fulfill

its mandate (aviation safety)?

• Components of flight:

Human (Pilot)

Machine (Aircraft)

Infrastructure (Airport).

SACAA

• .

SACAA

INFRASTRUCTUREASOASI

SUPPORTAVSEC

AS

AVMED

• Aviation Medicine Department (ASO Dept)

• Responsible for all medical aspects of aviation

safety

• Duties:

Medical certification processes (Part 67)

Medical aspects of accident investigations (Part

12)

Cabin crew AVMED and first aid training

processes (Part 64)

AVMED

Oversight of airport clinics (Part 139)

CAPSCA

Oversight on air ambulance operations (Part 138)

PART 138

• AVIATION

• MEDICAL

PART 138

APPLICABILITY:

All aircraft registered in SA

Foreign-registered aircraft uplifting patients

from the country

Crew and medical personnel

PART 138

AVIATION (OPERATOR)

• Class III G7 License (Air Services

Licensing Council)

• AOC (SACAA)

PART 138

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pilots: Valid license and ratings

• Medical: Registration with relevant body

(HPCSA)

TRAINING:

• Part 138

MOP

PART 138

Medical crew are deemed to be passengers

on the flight

PART 138

AVIATION (OPERATOR)

• Aircraft

Configuration: Able to accommodate volumetrically a stretcher and two medical personnel

Entry allows patient loading without excessive manoeuvring

Modifications: (Modification approvals)

PART 138

EQUIPMENT:

• Lighting

• Electrical power for equipment

• Communication systems

• Stretcher/ incubator and restraint systems

PART 138

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT:

• Certified for use in aircraft, no

interference with avionics

• Oxygen: Certified for use in an aircraft,

restraint

• Access to medical equipment and oxygen

PART 138

CONTROL OF OPERATIONS:

• Medical service provider

• Aero-medical consultant (Dr. trained in

aerospace medicine)

PART 138

CONTROL OF OPERATIONS:

• Dispatching base

• Records of road landings

• Records of hot loading/ unloading

• Infection control

• SOPs

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PART 138: The Future

General:

• Prevent spread of communicable diseases

(CAPSCA)

Currently foreign operators monitored only

through Ports Health Authorities (DoH)

PART 138: The Future

General:

• Foreign-based operators (unable to comply to

current requirements)

• Surf rescue operations

• Off-shore operations (e.g. oil-rig evacuations)

• Rescue operations

• Repatriations

PART 138: The Future

Training:

• Medical crew:

Aerospace medicine training

Emergency medicine / Advanced life support

training

Survival training

Use of nurses

PART 138: The Future

Equipment:

• Minimum equipment list

• Type of equipment (e.g. air-driven)

Night operations and NVGs

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Proactive!

• Co-operation between NDoT and NDoH

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PART 138: The Future

THANK YOU!!

QUESTIONS?Dr. Emily K. Modutwane

modutwanee@caa.co.za

011 545 1136