Aviation Personnel Standards: Urgent Notices

 

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 :

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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

 

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.

 

Printing error in Aviation Legislation in South Africa

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.

 

Logbook summaries and copies

All pilots are reminded that:

  1. CAR 61.01.5(10) requires, at least annually, a certified copy of a summary of his or her logbook for the preceding 12 months
  2. CAR 61.03.6(c), 61.04.6(c), 61.05.6(c), 61.06.6(c), 61.07.6(c) and 61.08.6(c) each require certified (by a Commissioner of Oaths) copies of the last 3 pages of his or her logbook and all endorsements with the annual revalidation fee
  3. CAR 61.01.8(1) requires that electronic logbooks must be printed out on paper at least every 90 days and the printed pages filed sequentially in a binder.”