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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 5 : Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)

61.05.2 Application for and issue of CPL(A)

[Regulation 61.05.2 Heading substituted by regulation 11(k) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]

 

(1) An application for a CPL(A) must be made to the Director on the prescribed form and must be accompanied by—
(a) a valid medical certificate, issued in terms of Part 67;
(b) documentary evidence of compliance with regulation 61.05.1(1)(d);
(c) certified true copies of documents proving that an applicant has passed the theoretical knowledge examination  referred to in regulation 61.05.1(1)(f) and 61.01.10;
(d) an applicant's flying logbook summarised in the format as prescribed in the Document SA-CATS 61;
(e) a skills test report as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61;
(f) two recent passport-size photographs of the applicant, unless such applicant is the holder of another pilot licence issued in terms of Part 61; and
(g) the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187; and
(h) in the case of a student undergoing an ATPL(A) integrated training course, a course completion certificate in accordance with regulation 61.01.5(11)(c).

 

(3) The Director must issue a CPL(A), if he or she is satisfied that the applicant complies with the requirements referred to in regulation 61.05.1.

 

(4) A CPL(A) must be issued in the appropriate format, as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61.

 

(5) The holder of a CPL(A) must, upon receipt of such licence, immediately affix his or her signature thereon in ink in the space provided for such purpose.

 

[Regulation 61.05.2 substituted by regulation 11(k) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]