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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 61 : Pilot Licensing

Subpart 5 : Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)

61.05.7 Maintenance of competency for a CPL(A)

[Regulation 61.05.7 Heading substituted by regulation 11(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]

 

(1) In order to maintain a competency, a holder of a CPL(A) shall undergo a revalidation check within 12 months from the date of initial issue of a CPL(A) and  thereafter not later than 24 months calculated from the beginning of a month following  a date of each revalidation of such competency.

 

(2) A holder of a CPL(A) whose competency  has lapsed by not more than 36 months, shall, for the purposes of regaining such competency, be required to—
(a) undergo a ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for the competency check of CPL(A);
(b) meet the recency requirements to act as PIC; and
(c) pass a competency check in the same category of aircraft.

 

(3) A holder of a CPL(A) whose competency has lapsed by a period exceeding 36 months, shall, for the purposes of regaining such competency, be required to—
(a) rewrite Air Law examination;
(b) undergo ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for initial skills test for a CPL(A) and meet the recency requirements to act as PIC; and
(c) pass an initial CPL (A) skills test in the same category of aircraft.

 

(4) A holder of a CPL(A) who has not flown a minimum of 3 hours as PIC, PICUS or 6 hours as co-pilot in a period of 6 months preceding competency check, shall undergo ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for the competency check of a CPL(A) and meet the recency requirements to act as PIC.

 

(5) A competency check required in terms of this  Part must be undertaken in an aeroplane or an FSD approved for such purpose.

 

[Regulation 61.05.7 substituted by regulation 11(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]