manual of operations and procedures

Introduction


INCORPORATING THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, FINANCIAL CONTROL  AND OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN MODEL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION AND IT`S  MEMBERS.
APPROVED APRIL 2008

This Manual  has been prepared for the guidance of all SAMAA Committees, Sub - committees and Members and others who wish to participate in the building and flying of model aircraft.. It sets out the  policies and procedures to be used by the Management Committee, other Committees the Registered Clubs, to run  the Association, and control Model Aircraft Flying in the RSA.

This Manual has been  produced to fulfil  the  requirements of the Amended Constitution of SAMAA as published in the March 2005 SAMAA news, and the  South  African Civil Aviation  Authority approval dated 15 November 2005 for the SAMAA to co-ordinate and control all Radio Controlled Model Aircraft  Activities in  South Africa.

This was followed by the Aero Club confirmation on the  01 February 2007  that SAMAA was the  sole registered ARO (Aviation Recreational Organisation) for Model    Aircraft operations in the RSA.    
As amendments and changes are made to the Manual from time to time, they will be incorporated initially, by the issue of a dated amendment sheet, and in time by a re-issue of this Manual, and the updating of information on  the SAMAA website.

Ratified by the Management Committee in August 2007.
And Approved, at the SAMAA Association AGM  on Wednesday the 31 October 2007, to come into full effect in April  2008.

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