Aviation Personnel Standards: Urgent Notices
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Foreign training and type rating
organisations and simulation training devices In
terms of SA-CAR 61.01.15(1) and 61.09.10 no training or testing for any South
African licence, rating, revalidation, re-issue or maintenance of competency requirement
may be carried out at any foreign training or type rating organisation
(TRTO), or on any foreign Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD), without
prior written consent from the Director of Civil Aviation. In each case the
applicant must contact the relevant section below, well in advance, who will
then send the applicant a list of requirements.
Flight Instructor
Theoretical Knowledge Examinations Candidates for the Grade
III flight Instructor Theoretical Knowledge Examinations are reminded of the
contents of SA-CATS FCL 61 Appendix 13.0 item 4.1 regarding ICAO Annex 1
“Theory of instruction” requirements for flight instructors. The
“Theory of instruction” aspects, as required by ICAO, are included in the
“Principles of flight and flight instruction” examination database and the
number of questions on these aspects will be steadily increased until they
comprise 50% of the examination paper. 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 1st 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. 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. RTC examination (Restricted
radiotelephony certificate) This serves as a reminder of AIC 30-3 to candidates wishing to enter the theoretical knowledge examination for the Restricted Radiotelephony Certificate (RTC). As of 1 February 2011, the RTC theoretical knowledge examination must be written at any SACAA approved PPL test centre. Click here for information regarding reference material for the examination Recommended format for the instrument rating skills test and
revalidation check ground evaluation A draft copy of the recommended format for the
instrument rating skills test and revalidation check ground evaluation aspect
has been placed on the SACAA website under “Aviation Personnel
Standards/Examination and Skills Tests.” Designated Flight Examiners, Aviation Training
Organisations and candidates are encouraged to follow the ground evaluation
format presented in this document in order to achieve and maintain a uniform
standard. Designated Flight Examiners are
requested to print copies for use at the 2011 DFE Conferences and are invited
to give their input on this draft document until the 21’st of May 2011. Flight Simulators Standards Notice
with respect to the evaluation of flight simulation training devices. Click here for more
information. Foreign Licence validations and
conversions An applicant for the validation or conversion of a foreign licence for
use on South African registered aircraft is required to submit his or her
valid foreign licence as well as a valid passport when applying for the
validation or conversion. Foreign Licence validations and
conversions An applicant for the validation or conversion of a
foreign licence for use on South African registered aircraft is required to
submit his or her valid foreign licence as well as a valid passport when
applying for the validation or conversion. 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. Important AME notices 1.
The current regulations require Human Factors. Please note that AME licensing will start
implementing it from 1 January 2010. 2.
All examinations written at CAA for AME’s will be valid
for 12 months from the date of passing the examination. If this period lapse, examinations will
have to be re-written. 3.
Instructors rating for AME’s may be applied for but
will however only be enforced on 1 January 2011. Withdrawal of AIC 30-8 dated 29 July
2010 : Click here for more
information. 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 DFE II Designation Please note that because of discrepancies
between regulations 61.36.3 and 61.36.8 no further DFE II designations will
be issued until further notice. Existing DFE IIs are authorized to continue
exercising their privileges provided that the requirements set by regulations
61.36.3(2) and (3) are complied with. Please
note that in issue 24 of Aviation Legislation in South Africa the following
sentence in regulation 61.03.1(2) has been erroneously deleted: ‘An
applicant for a Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) must have completed not less than 45 hours
flight time as pilot of an aeroplane with a maximum
certificated mass in excess of 450 kg of which –...'. This is an error
and the requirements stipulated in the sentence are still in force. |
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Logbook summaries and copies All pilots are reminded that:
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