In accordance with section 34(1)(a) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, the Minister of Transport hereby gives notice of her intention to make the following ordinary Civil Aviation Rules:
CAR Part 109-Regulated Air Cargo Agents - Certification. NPRM No. 07-07, CAA Docket 4/CAR/3
The purpose of this rule making proposal is to establish a new Rule Part 109 for the certification and operation of regulated air cargo agents, and to establish additional rules for air operators to ensure that cargo and mail carried on international passenger flights are subjected to appropriate security controls.
This new Rule Part and amendments to existing Rule Parts are proposed to ensure that security controls are applied to cargo and mail carried on international passenger aircraft in order to:
- give the appropriate degree of protection to passengers and crew of international passenger aircraft;
- preserve New Zealand's reputation as a safe point of origin for cargo with our international aviation partners; and
- meet international treaty obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 17 (Security) that will assist in ensuring the security of civil aviation from and within New Zealand.
Consequential Amendments:
CAR Part 1-Definitions and Abbreviations
CAR Part 12-Accident, Incident and Statistics
CAR Part 19-Transition Rules
CAR Part 108-Air Operator Security Programme
The NPRM is available on the CAA website
www.caa.govt.nz
or from the Docket Clerk at Civil Aviation Authority,
PO Box 31441, Lower Hutt 5040. Telephone: (04) 560 9603. Facsimile: (04) 560 9481. Email: docket@caa.govt.nz
The NPRM is also available for viewing at Aviation House, 10 Hutt Road, Petone, on prior request to the Docket Clerk.
Submissions on the proposed rule should be submitted to the Docket Clerk by 13 August 2007 by post, email or facsimile using the Docket Clerk contact details as above.
Dated at Petone this 5th day of July 2007.
STEVE DOUGLAS, Director of Civil Aviation.