Urgent and New Notices

What you should know

Increased Fuel Levy on the sale of aviation fuel

As per Government Gazette No 32977, the Fuel Levy on the sale of aviation fuel is hereby increased from 2.15 cents per litre to 4 cents per litre with effect from 1 April 2010. 

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SACAA now offers SMS training

Click here to find out more...

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General Exemption Part 141

Click here to find out more...

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South African Civil Aviation Regulations for Safety Management Systems

Click here to find out more...

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King Shaka International Airport 

Go to the Aeronautical Information page to access information on the new King Shaka International Airport at La Mercy and associated publications

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Maintenance Advisory Notice 

Attention all aircraft operators and aircraft maintenance organizations, operating and maintaining aircraft with Secondary surveillance radar transponders -  Adoption of ICAO State Letter SP 44/1-09/88.  Click here to go to the index of maintenance advisory notices.

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ATNS GNSS Data Acquisition 

Click here to find out more...

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General Part 61 Exemption 

Click here for the latest changes to Part 61 (Personnel Licensing) which apply with immediate effect. Please note that only the changes are reflected and that they must be read in conjunction with the existing regulations.

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Johannesburg Special Rules Area (SRA) Re-Sectorisation  

To find out more click here.

To see the map click here.

Foreign Operators Permits 

If you need to apply for an Foreign Operators Permit click here to find out more...

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How to report an accident

Click here to find out more and click here to see the Standby Accident/Incident Investigators on duty.

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PPL Examination Fees

Charging of examination fees at the CAA approved examination centres.  Full notice...

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Click here to find out more....

Click here for the Interim UAS Policy...

Click here to see UAS perspectives...

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How Do I...  

Become: A pilot - Air Traffic Controller- Flight attendant - more
Do:  Business with the CAA

Apply: for vacancies within the SACAA

Send: an e-mail to a SACAA Department

Find a Training Organization, registered with the SACAA

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Swine Influenza

See briefing from the SACAA Aviation Medicine Division and the SAA or visit the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention website..

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Bank deposits or electronic fund transfers  

Before you make a bank deposit or electronic fund transfer, read this..

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Channel for Technical Library Revisions

Updating / amending technical manuals - click here for details.

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New page launched: 2010 What you should know

Visit the 2010 page...

Legal matters and other documentation

Testing Standards and Licensing Notices

Amendment to Technical Standards

Amendment to SA-CATS-MR.  Click here for more information…

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Proposed amendments to Technical Standards

Click here for full document.

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Service Charter

Click here to see the SACAA Service Charter

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Access to Information Manual 

Click here to see the manual.  Click here to see Anexure C:  Undertaking regarding access to information.  Click here for  form CA183-113: Request for access to records of public body.  Please note that annexures A & B can be obtained from the Polity.org website.

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Monthly Return for Aircraft Passenger Safety Charge Form

Click here to access the form.

Testing Standards notices and links

Please note that all Testing Standards links have been removed from Licensing and Examinations and can now be found under Aviation Personnel Standards.

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New Part 61 Application and Skills Test Forms

Please note that several Part 61 Application Forms and Skills Test Forms have been updated and replaced (dated 09 February 2010), and are now available under Licensing and Examinations/Forms. Old skills test forms, together with old application forms, will still be accepted by Licensing until 31 May 2010. Click here for more information.

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Solo Flight Time 

Urgent Notice regarding the logging of solo flight time.

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DFE/DE Endorsements on Licences:

Please note that the licences of DFEs and Cabin Crew DEs will no longer have the DFE or DE status endorsement placed in them and the only official lists of current DFEs and Cabin Crew DEs are those to be found on this website under Aviation Personnel Standards, Flight Examiners and Cabin Safety Examiners

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Revised Flight Instructor Training Procedures

A revised version of the “Flight Instructor Training Procedures” (AIC 14.3) has been kindly made available by 43 Airschool and placed on our website under “Aviation Personnel Standards/Flight Instructor Guides for free download.  This interim document will eventually replace the AIC 14.3 until the new SA Flight Instructor Guide will be released.  We invite the industry to send their comments and sentiments on the suitability of this document.  Comments are required by 31 January 2010 so as that CAA may proceed with the replacement of the AIC.

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AME Licence Applications

Kindly note that all AME licence applications must be accompanied by current MOP list of Management Personnel that show evidence of current Quality person and Accountable Manager.

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Suggested study material: 

For the Private Pilot Licence theoretical knowledge examination - Aeroplane and Helicopter.  Click here to find out more information

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Entry to ATPL Examinations with a PPL comes to an end

Click here for more information.

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