Railway Safety Permit Fees Increased
Department of Transport 15 April 2019 Adjusted railway safety permit fees are in place. The transport department published the revised fees in Government Gazette 42391 in terms of the National…
Critical Communication Protocol on Railways Under the Spotlight
Department of Transport 3 April 2019 Verbal safety critical communication within the railway sector is under the spotlight. The transport department published the Draft Verbal Safety Critical Communication (VSCC) Protocol…
Amendments Proposed to Civil Aviation Regulations.
Department of Transport 28 March 2019 Amendments are proposed to the Civil Aviation Regulations. The transport department published the draft amendments in Government Gazette 42333 for comment. The regulations flow…
Nzimande Shines Light on National Ports Authority
Department of TransportThe transport minister, Blade Nzimande, has highlighted the need to corporatize the National Ports Authority with a separate Accounting Officer and a Divisional board.The minister made this known…
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Under the Spotlight
Department of TransportCivil Aviation Regulations on remotely piloted aircraft systems are to be amended.The transport department published the draft amendments in Government Gazette 42228 for comment.Amendments are proposed to Part…
Determination on Notifiable Railway Occurrences Drawn Up
Department of TransportA determination regarding the category and type of all notifiable railway occurrences to be managed in a railway operator's Safety Management System (SMS) has been published for comment.The…
DOT Republishes Third EIP
Department of TransportThe transport department has republished its Third Edition Environmental Implementation Plan.In Government Gazette 42203, the department points out that the original document, published in November 2018, had pages…
Key Policy Interventions to Boost Traffic Law Enforcement on the Way
Department of TransportKey policy interventions to strengthen traffic law enforcement in South Africa are on the cards.The transport minister, Blade Nzimande, revealed this during a speech on the release of…
AARTO Bill Returned to NA for Concurrence
Department of TransportThe Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill has been amended by the national council of provinces (NCOP) and returned to the national assembly (NA) for concurrence.The…
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill Tabled
Department of TransportThe Civil Aviation Amendment Bill has been tabled in parliament.The transport department published the bill's explanatory summary in Government Gazette 41962 in October 2018.The bill aims to amend…