| (1) |
A person may act as a pilot of a South African registered ex-military aircraft if such person is a holder of a PPL or higher category pilot licence with appropriate category and type rating, issued or validated in terms of Part 61. |
| (2) |
A type rating referred to in subregulation (1) may be issued by the Director once a licence holder has completed the required training as detailed in Document SA-CATS 61 or Document SA-CATS 94, as applicable, and has met the stipulated requirements. |
| (3) |
The currency of a type rating issued i n terms of subregulation (2) shall be in accordance with the provisions of Part 61. |
| (4) |
A person shall only perform acrobatic flight in an aircraft that he or she has been certificated for, or is capable of performing acrobatic flight, if is a pilot with an acrobatic rating issued in terms of these regulations. |
| (5) |
The Director may exempt a pi lot requiring a rating from undergoing all or part of the prescribed training referred to in subrequlations (2) i f he or she i s satisfied that such pilot— |
| (i) |
has sufficient flying experience on similar types of aircraft; or |
| (ii) |
is a holder of a foreign type rating for an aircraft type and the Director is satisfied that a training acquired was of an acceptable standard. |
| (6) |
A pilot who requires to be rated to fly ex-military jet aircraft shall have appropriate flying experience. |
| (7) |
The conversion, refresher and technical training requirements for a rating to fly ex-military jet aircraft will be assessed on an individual basis by the Director, after receiving relevant documentation. |
| (8) |
A flight training for a rating to fly ex-military jet aircraft shall not be performed before approval of applicable syllabus. |
| (9) |
If a pilot who requires to obtain a rating to fly ex-military jet aircraft has little or no military jet or high-performance piston-engine or turbo-prop aircraft experience, he or she shall be required to undergo rigorous and detailed conversion training according to the syllabus prescribed in Document SA-CATS 94. |
| (10) |
The guidelines for establishment of training and acrobatic training criteria for rating to fly ex-military aircraft are prescribed in Document SA-CATS 94. |
| (11) |
An applicant for a training criteria referred to in subregulation (10) shall supply the information as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 94. |
| (12) |
The Director may allow a Grade I or Grade II flight instructor with appropriate category and type rating to determine how many hours of acrobatic training may be counted towards a conversion training referred to in subregulation (9). |
| (13) |
In the case of an ex-military aircraft that is available in a single-seat version only, the Director may accept the training requirements for single-seat aircraft of an air force of a country of origin, or where not available, training may be simulated in a similar aircraft. |
| (14) |
The Director will consider each application for a type rating on a single-seat type on its own merits. |
| (15) |
The Director may permit a person to enter into an arrangement with an owner of a similar aircraft type, for the purposes of training, that has a valid authority to fly if— |
| (a) |
such person has obtained permission from the Director to place an aircraft type for which training is required on the South African Civil Aircraft Register; |
| (b) |
such person and an owner of a similar aircraft type submits the commercial agreement for the use of such aircraft to the Director for approval; |
| (c) |
proof of insurance indicating that such person may undergo training on such an aircraft is submitted; and |
| (d) |
the Director issues a revised authority to fly, stipulating that such aircraft may be used for training of such person. |
[Regulation 94.02.1 substituted by regulation 23(b) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
Administration of Estates Act, 1965
