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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 72 : Remote Pilot Licence

Subpart 3

72.03.1 Requirements for issuance of RPL

 

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

 

(2) An applicant for an RPL shall—
(a) be 18 years of age or older;
(b) hold a valid medical certificate in terms of Part 67;
(c) hold a general aeronautical radiotelephony certificate;
(d) have successfully completed an instrument rating theoretical examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61;
(e) have passed all CPL or ATPL theoretical knowledge examinations referred to in Part 61 for the applicable category of RPAS required.

 

NOTE: If an applicant already holds a Part 61 CPL or ATPL, full credit for theoretical examinations will be issued by the Director.

 

(f) have passed a skills test referred to in this Part;
(g) show evidence of having held an SRPL or a CPL or an ATPL within the specific RPAS category for which an RPL is sought; and
(h) have paid the applicable fee prescribed in Part 187.

 

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

 

[Part 72 Subpart 3 (72.03.1) inserted by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]