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Urgent and New Notices	What you should know
Invitation to BBBEE workshop Interested parties are invtited to a BBBEE information session in Cape Town. Click here for full information. Directions to the Premier Hotel Cape Manor can be viewed by clicking here. Please note that BBBEE presentations will be held in various provinces and future dates will be announced on this website. --------------------------------------------- Tip-Off Anonymous Hotline Help us soar to greater heights by reporting corruption, fraud, theft and dishonest behavior. Click here to find out about our new reporting hotline or find a printable version of the poster here…. --------------------------------------------- Bank deposits or electronic fund transfers Before you make a bank deposit or electronic fund transfer, read this.. --------------------------------------------- Maintenance Advisory Notice 44 Please note that a six month extnension period has been granted for MAN#44 (Design Organization approval and Supplemental Type Certificate Requirements For Modifications). View urgent airworthiness notices here... --------------------------------------------- Latest ADs as issued by various NAAs To view the latest ADs as issued by the various States of Design/Manufacture visit the Airworthiness Directives page. --------------------------------------------- Flight Simulators Standards Notice with respect to the evaluation of flight simulation training devices. Click here for more information.	How to report an accident Click here to find out more and click here to see the Standby Accident/Incident Investigators on duty. --------------------------------------------- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Click here to find out more.... Click here for the Interim UAS Policy... Click here to see UAS perspectives... --------------------------------------------- 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 Know which Air Charter to use. Register on the CAA vendor database. Apply for a Foreign Operators Permit --------------------------------------------- Channel for Technical Library Revisions Updating / amending technical manuals - click here for details. --------------------------------------------- New system for modification approvals Click here to find our more.
Legal matters and other documentation	Testing Standards and Licensing Notices
Invitation to comment The following documents are published for comment by the Helicopter industry before being tabled at Carcom. Comments should be forwarded to HancockC@caa.co.za by close of business on Friday, 2 March. Click here to view CAR Part 127, CATS Part 127, CAR Part 128 and CATS Part 128 for comment. --------------------------------------------- Template for Carcom Proposals Click here to view the template. --------------------------------------------- General Exemption Part 141 Click here to find out more. --------------------------------------------------- Service Charter Click here to see the SACAA Service Charter --------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------- Monthly Return for Aircraft Passenger Safety Charge Form Click for a copy of the current form or access the old form wich was replaced on 1 March. --------------------------------------------- Civil Aviation Regulations 2011 Click here to view the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011. Kindly note that this is the version which has been submitted to the Minister for approval. The Minister has not approved the Regulations yet. * Please note - due to file size it is recommended that you save this file to your computer by right clicking on the links. Link to:	Human Factors Human Factors for Part 66 is a requirement by ICAO. However, the SACAA will not implement this requirement until the 2011 Regulations are enforced. Clients that have started with the training should therefore continue as this requisite will only be enforced once all processes are in place. The industry will be notified when it is required as well as approved Human factor courses provided by approved ATO’s will be recognized. --------------------------------------------- Useful Information for Pilots Click here to see the newest link under Aviation Personnel Standards “Useful Information for Pilots” for interesting articles, quizzes and presentations. --------------------------------------------- Update to 2012 DFE and FI Conferences Please note that there has been an amendment to the original dates and notice. Click here for details regarding the 2012 DFE and FI conferences. --------------------------------------------- CPL/IR Meteorology Examination The Testing Standards Section of the SACAA has reviewed and amended the CPL/IR meteorology examination papers. Click here to view the titles of the reference materials used for the questions and the examination supplement. --------------------------------------------- Flight Crew Training at Foreign Training Organisations Read this if you plan to undertake training or testing at a foreign training or type rating organisation or on any foreign Flight Simulation Training Device. --------------------------------------------- ATPL (H)- Flight planning & Performance examination This serves as an early warning notice to all ATPL (H) examination candidates: It is the intention of the SACAA to implement a specific ATPL(H) Flight planning & Performance examination based on the Sikorsky S-92 to replace the current examination based on the B747. This examination will be available for optional use as of 1 May 2011 but will be compulsory as of 1 January 2012. Candidates for the ATPL(H) may still elect to do the ATPL (A) Flight planning & performance examination (based on B747) until 31 December 2011. Once a candidate has applied to write the ATPL (H) Flight planning & Performance examination, he/she will not be permitted to revert to the ATPL (A) Flight planning & Performance examination. --------------------------------------------- Night Rating Examination The CAA online Night Rating examination will only be compulsory as of 1 June 2011. An AIC has been drafted to this effect but will only be published in March 2011. Until the 1^st of June 2011, to satisfy the requirements of CAR 61.14.1(1)(c), ATOs may use EITHER their own internal examinations OR the CAA online examination which is available at all approved test centres.