(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)]