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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 21 : Certification Procedures for Products and Parts

Subpart 8 : Certificates of Airworthiness

21.08.5 Carrying out test flights in certain circumstances

 

An aircraft required to be issued or re-issued with a certificate of airworthiness or if such certificate of airworthiness is required to be rendered effective may be test flown with the written permission of the owner or operator provided that—

(a) the aircraft has been issued with or possesses a valid South African certificate of registration;
(b) an application form, as laid down by SA-CATS 21 requesting the issue of a certificate of airworthiness has been lodged with the Director;
(c) the application is accompanied by the fee prescribed in Part 187 for the issue of the above-mentioned certificate;
(d) where the certificate of airworthiness has expired due to an imposed calendar limit and such certificate needs to be re-issued, the requirements pertaining to the re-issuance fee prescribed in the aforementioned regulations are to be met;

[Regulation 21.08.5(d) substituted by regulation 5(d) of Notice No. R. 1349, GG 40376, dated 28 October 2016 (Fourteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2016)]

(e) the aircraft is to be certified safe for the intended flight in the airframe logbook, prior to the flight by the holder of a valid, suitably rated AME's licence issued in terms of Part 66, or by such person who is a holder of valid certification, on type, issued in terms of Part 145 of these regulations; and
(f) the aircraft has to make its first landing at the point of departure.