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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 71 : Remote Pilot Certificate

Subpart 2 : Organisation and Policy

71.02.1 Requirements for issuance of RPC

 

(1) An application for an RPC shall be made on an appropriate form published on the website of the Authority, within 30 days of  complying with the requirements of subregulation (2).

 

(2) An applicant for an RPC shall—
(a) be 18 years of age or older;
(b) hold at least—
(i) a valid Class 3 medical certificate for a B-VLOS operation or Class 3 or higher UAS operation; or
(ii) a self-declared medical assessment report as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 67 for all other class or type of operation;
(c) hold at least a restricted aeronautical  radiotelephony certificate;
(d) have completed flight training referred to in this Part;
(e) have passed a theoretical knowledge examination referred to in this Part;
(f) have passed a skills test referred to in this Part; and
(g) have paid the applicable fee prescribed in Part 187.

 

(3) When issuing an RPC, the Director may impose any condition as deemed necessary.

 

[Part 71 Subpart 2 (71.02.1) substituted by regulation 9(i) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]