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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 9 : Class and Type Ratings

61.09.3 Initial training

 

(1) Initial training is required in order for the relevant class or type rating to be endorsed in the licence and consists of theoretical knowledge instruction, a theoretical knowledge examination, flight training and a skills test as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61.

 

(2) The prerequisites for initial type and class rating training are as follows:
(a) Type rating:
(i) at least a CPL or no less than 350 hours as pilot-in-command of aeroplanes for the aeroplane type rating;
(ii) at least a CPL or no less than 200 hours as pilot-in-command of helicopters for the helicopter type rating;
(iii) a valid instrument rating in the case of aeroplanes;
(iv) a multi-engine class rating in the case of multi-engine aeroplanes;
(v) multi-pilot operation training and certificate in the case of multi-pilot aircraft. The multi pilot operations training is only required for the first multi-pilot aircraft rating.
(b) Class rating:
(i) 70 hours as PIC of an aeroplane for the multi-engine class rating.

[Regulation 61.09.3(2)(b)(i) substituted by regulation 11(u) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]