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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 61 : Pilot Licensing

Subpart 2 : Student Pilot of Licence

61.02.5 Privileges and limitations of SPL

 

(1) The holder of a valid SPL may only fly solo as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61, at the age of 16 or more, for the purpose of training for the applicable pilot licence—

[Words preceding regulation 61.02.5(1)(a) substituted by regulation 9 of Notice No. R. 532, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]

(a) in the type of aircraft in which he or she is undergoing training as endorsed in his or her logbook;
(b) after a prior written authorisation thereto for a flight, or a sequence of flights, as prescribed in the relevant curriculum and all such flights are under the supervision of the holder of an appropriate and valid flight instructor rating, or a person appointed by the Chief Flying Instructor, provided that such person is the holder of at least a PPL.
(c) without carrying any passengers;
(d) on a flight other than an international flight; and
(e) in VMC by day.

 

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), a student undergoing the integrated training may exercise the privileges of his or her SPL also—
(a) in VMC by night, if he or she is a holder of a valid night rating;
(b) under IFR, if he or she is a holder of a valid instrument rating; and

(c)         to carry student pilots undergoing integrated training at the same ATO for the purpose of navigation training, if he or she—

(i) has passed the VFR navigation progress test as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61 Appendix 3.0 or Appendix 3.B as applicable; and
(ii) is specifically authorised by a Grade I or Grade II flight instructor.

[Regulation 61.02.5(2)substituted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R. 984, GG 41915, dated 21 September 2018 (Nineteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2018)]

 

(3) Except in an emergency, a student pilot may not land or take-off in an aeroplane from an area other than an aerodrome.

 

(4) If a student pilot has executed an emergency landing with an aeroplane in an area other than an aerodrome, only the holder of a CPL or ATPL, or another pilot approved for the purpose in writing by the Director, may fly that aeroplane out of that area.