Legal Notices

Notices Relating to Exemptions

Approved Exemptions

Click on the attachments below to view exemptions as approved by the Director of Civil Aviation.

Exemption from the provisions of Part 91.04.10 of the CATS and CAR

Notice of approval of a general exemption from the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations Part 91.04.10 and Part 91.04.10 of the Technical Standards

Notice of General Exemption Relating To AIC 18.19

This notice serves to communicate a decision of the Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) concerning the AIC 18.19.

General Exemption relating to CARs 139, Subpart 5

Click here to read a general exemption from compliance with CARs 139, Subpart 5 and the associated Civil Aviation Technical Standards.

Click here to read a notice granting a further 180 days exemption from compliance with CARs 139, Subpart 5, subject to conditions.

General Exemption Relating to AIC 18-19

Click here to read a General Exemption relating to AIC 18-19

General Exemption

Click here to read a notice of approval of General Exemption from compliance with the provision of Part 91.07.3 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations.

Applications for Exemptions/ Special Approvals/ Alternative Means of Compliance

All applicants for regulations or technical standards deviation requests  (Exemption, Alternative Mean of Compliance, or Special Approval) must complete the applicable form, as listed below.  Click on the links to access corresponding forms.  

For further information or submission, please send an email to Exemptions@caa.co.za

General Notices

Comprehensive Civil Aviation Policy

Please take note that the Comprehensive Civil Aviation Policy (CCAP) was approved by Cabinet on 14 of May 2025 for publication for public comments  and was subsequently published in the Government Gazette on 27 of May 2025.  For a copy of this publication, click here.

The submission of public comments on the Comprehensive Civil Aviation Policy (CAAP) has been extended. The public is still invited to submit their written comments to the Department of Transport (DoT by  no later than 16h30 on 11 July 2025 to Ms Johannah Sekele at SekeleJ@dot.gov.za or Thandi Tholo at TholoT@dot.gov.za. Alternatively they can physically deliver to the DoT offices corner Struben and Bosman Street. Pretoria.

Notices 
Enforcement (RPAS) Case Reporting Checklist

Please open the attachment to view form CA 185-15 relating to Enforcement (RPAS) Case Reporting Checklist 071217.

ICAO Publications

Please note that ICAO publication distributers may be found by going to https://store.icao.int/en/where-to-buy-icao-publications.

ICAO Annexes and Documentation

ICAO Annexes and documents may be purchased through Aver Air Training.  Contact person is Monique Bethwaite at 011 974 4855 or Monique@avexair.com.

Fees for the lodging of appeals

​Open the attached file to view fees and banking details for the lodging of appeals in terms of Section 118, 119 and 120 of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009).

Template for CARCom Proposals 

Open the attachment to view the template for Carcom Proposals.

Appeals to the appeal committee

Appeals to the appeal committee should be lodged with the Department of Transport at the following:

Patience Mabasa
National Department of Transport
Civil Aviation Safety
Tel No: 012 309 3278
Fax No: 012 309 3468

Promulgated Regulations

Gazetted Amendments
Correction Notice
Original Regulations

Full original PDF version of the Regulations.

Promulgated Technical Standards

 
Amended Technical Standards

Please click on the links below to view the following SA Technical Standards

Correction Notices

Proposed Amendment to Regulations (CAR) and Technical Standards (CATS) ‎and Other Legislation

Proposed Amendments to CATS and CAR

The Minister of Transport intends, in terms of Section 155(1) of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009) and on the recommendation of the Civil Aviation Regulations Committee (CARCom), to amend the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011, by the Amendment of the following Parts set out in Schedules below:

Schedule 1

Part 1 (Service Animals) (Definitions0

Schedule 2

Part 91 (Insurance) (General aviation and operating and flight rules)

Schedule 3

Part 91.03.1 (Foreign Registered Aircraft) (General aviation and operating and flight rules)

Schedule 4

Part 93 (Insurance) (Corporate aviation operations and high-performance aircraft)

Schedule 5

Part 108 (Air cargo security)

Schedule 6

Part 114 (Aviation security for non-scheduled commercial aircraft operations)

Schedule 7

Part 121 (Insurance) (Air transport operations – Carriage on aeroplanes of more than 19 passengers or cargo)

Schedule 8

Part 121.05.21(Lifesaving Equipment) (Air transport operations – Carriage on aeroplanes of more than 19 passengers or cargo)

Schedule 9

Part 127 (Insurance) (Commercial helicopter operations: Passengers cargo and mail)

Schedule 10

Part 128 (Insurance) (Helicopter aerial work and certain other air service operations)

Schedule 11

Part 135 (Insurance) (Air transport operations – Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargo)

Schedule 12

Part 135.05.13 (Lifesaving Equipment) (Air transport operations – Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargo)

Schedule 13

Part 138 (Insurance) (Air ambulance operations)

Schedule 14

Part 147 (Design organisations for products, parts and appliances)

Schedule 15

Part 148 (Manufacturing organisations)

The Director of Civil Aviation intends, in terms of Section 163 of the Civil Aviation Act and on recommendation of CARCom, to amend the Technical Standards by the Amendment of the following Parts set out in the Schedules below: 

Schedule 16

SA-CATS 64.02.5 (Cabin crew licensing)

Schedule 17

SA-CATS 67 (Code of Conduct and Appendix C) (Medical certification)

Schedule 18

SA-CATS 68 (Glider pilot licence)

Schedule 19

SA-CATS 91 (Insurance) (General aviation and operating and flight rules)

Schedule 20

SA-CATS 141 (Aviation training organisations)

Schedule 21

SA-CATS 141.02.4 (Aviation training organisations)

Schedule 22

SA-CATS 171 (Aeronautical telecommunication service providers [electronic services organisations])

Schedule 23

SA-CATS 171 (Appendices) (Aeronautical telecommunication service providers [electronic services organisations])

171.03.7 Specifications Regarding Radio Navigation Aids

171.03.8 Specifications Regarding Communication Procedures

171.03.9 Specifications Data Voice Communication Systems

171.03.10 Specifications Regarding Surveillance and Collision Avoidance Systems

171.03.11 Specifications Regarding Radion Frequency Spectrum Utilisation

Schedule 24

SA-CATS 172 (Airspace and air traffic service)

Schedule 25

SA-CATS 172 (Airspace and air traffic service)

Schedule 26

SA-CATS 175 (Aeronautical information services)

Schedule 27

SA-CATS 175 (Appendices A-J) (Aeronautical information services)

Appendix A – Table A1-1 Aerodrome data

Appendix B – Table A1-2 Airspace data

Appendix C – Table A1-3 ATS and other routes data

Appendix D – Table A1-4 Instrument flight procedure data

Appendix E – Table A1-5 Radio navigation aids- systems data

Appendix F – Table A1-6 Obstacle data

Appendix G – Table Table A1-7 Geographic data

Appendix H – Table A1-8 Terrain data

Appendix I – Table A1-9 Data types

Appendix J – Table A1-10 Information about national and local regulation

Schedule 28

SA-CATS 177 (Instrument flight procedures and ICAO aeronautical charts)

Schedule 29

SA-CATS 177 (Annexure A) (Instrument flight procedures and ICAO aeronautical charts)

Schedule 30

SA-CATS 177 (Annexure B) (Instrument flight procedures and ICAO aeronautical charts)

Electronic copies of the draft Amendments may be requested from Susan Ndlovu at RDSecretariat@caa.co.za. Interested persons are hereby invited to submit written comments on these draft Amendments on or before 10 October 2026 to the Chairperson of CARCom, for the attention of:

Ms. Susan Ndlovu
Ikhaya Lokundiza, Byls Bridge Office Park, Dooringkloof, Centurion, 0157
Email: RDSecretariat@caa.co.za
Tel: (082) 906 6461

Proposed Fuel Levy Increase

The South African Civil Aviation Authority has published a proposal for the Aviation Fuel Levy increase on 17 August 2026. The closing date for submission of written public comment is 30 September 2026. Please note that SACAA will be hosting a public participation/engagement on 07 September 2026 at 10h00 to 11h30 via MsTeams. All interested and affected parties are urged to attend. For more information, kindly send an email to RDSecretariat@caa.co.za.

Regulatory Information

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