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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 93 : Corporate Aviation Operations and High Performance Aircraft

Subpart 5 : Aircraft Instruments and Equipment

93.05.5 Flight data recorder

 

(1) A CAO shall ensure that the following aircraft are equipped and operated with suitable FDR as specified in Document SA-CATS 93—
(a) aeroplane with an MCM exceeding 5 700 kg for which an original Certificate of Airworthiness was issued on or after 1 January 2005;
(b) aeroplane with an MCM exceeding 2 7000 kg for which an original Certificate of Airworthiness was issued on or after 1 January 1989;
(c) helicopter with an MCM exceeding 7 000 kg, or having a passenger seating configuration of more than nineteen, for which a certificate of airworthiness was first issued on or after 1 January 1989;
(d) helicopter with an MCM exceeding 3 180 kg for which a certificate of airworthiness was first issued after 1 January 2016; and
(e) turbine-engine helicopter with an MCM of 2 250 kg up to 3 180 kg, for which an application for type certification is submitted on or after 1 January 2018.

 

(2) A CAO shall ensure that an FDR required by subregulation (1) complies with the specifications prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91.

 

(3) Parameters of FDR shall be determined within ranges, accuracies and recording intervals as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91.