Legal Notices
Notices Relating to Exemptions
Approved Exemptions
Click on the attachments below to view exemptions as approved by the Director of Civil Aviation.
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.
Technical Guidance Material for Exemption, Alternative Means of Compliance or Special Approval Applications
Click here to access the TGM relating to deviations from the Civil Aviation Regulations and Technical Standards.
General Notices
Notices
- General Notice relating to alternate means of compliance for the provision of Part 64.02.2 and 64.02.4 of the Civil Aviation Technical Standards, 12 October 2024
- General Notice relating to compliance with the provisions of Part 67.00.4 (1) of the CARS and CATS, 10 September 2024
- Kindly note that on 8 August 2024, the Minister of Transport approved and signed the Thirtieth Amendment of the Regulations concerning the increases in User Fees and Passenger Safety Charges. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) will publish these regulations for promulgation in the Government Gazette on 23 August 2024. The Amendment will take effect from 1 October 2024.
- Notice of withdrawal of rules, regulating the conduct of the proceedings of the Appeals Committee
- Notice for extension to the public for the submission of comment and presentation on the Fifth Amendment of the Mortgaging of Aircraft Regulations.
- Notification of NPRM for Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees located outside the U.S.
- Notice of Interpretation and Application of Part 91 04.24 (2)(c) of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011
Notice of Recognised Alternative Means of Approval form Compliance with the provisions of Part 65.07 and Part 65.08 of the Civil Aviation Regulations.
Please Note that the Director of Civil Aviation on 21 December 2023 approved the SA-CATS 1 of 2024 relating to Aviation Security, which came into operation with the promulgation of the 29th Amendment Regulation,2024. Further take Note that these SA-CATS are confidential in nature and can only be accessed on application by persons or organisations approved to gain access by the Executive: Aviation Security. Please send your application to access the SA-CATS to:
Executive: Aviation Security
C/O The Technical Manager
Phatsimo ModiseEmail: ModiseP@caa.co.za
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:
National Department of Transport
Promulgated Regulations
Gazetted Amendments
- 1st Amendment
- 2nd Amendment of CAR
- 3rd Amendment of CAR
- 4th Amendment of CAR
- 5th Amendment
- 6th Amendment
- 7th Amendment
- 8th Amendment
- 9th Amendment
- 10th Amendment
- 11th Amendment
- 12th Amendment
- 3th Amendment
- 14th Amendment
- 15’th Amendment
- 16th Amendment
- 17th Amendment
- 18th Amendment
- 19th Amendment
- Third amendment of the Mortgaging of Aircraft Regulations
- 20th Amendment
- 22nd Amendment
- 23d Amendment
- 21’st Amendment
- 24’th Amendment
- 25’th Amendment
- 26’th Amendment
- 27’th Amendment
- 28’th Amendment
- 5th Amendment for the Mortgaging of Aircraft Regulations
- 29’th Amendment
- 30’th Amendment
Promulgated Technical Standards
Amended Technical Standards
Please click on the links below to view the following SA Technical Standards
- SA-CATS 1-2011
- SA-CATS 1-2012
- SA-CATS 1-2013
- SA-CATS 2-2013
- SA-CATS 3-2013
- SA-CATS 4-2013
- SA-CATS 3-2013
- SA-CATS 1-2014
- SA-CATS 1-2015
- SA-CATS 2-2015
- SA-CATS 3-2015
- SA-CATS 1-2016
- SA-CATS 2-2016
- SA-CATS 3-2016
- SA-CATS 4-2016
- SA-CATS 5-2016
- SA-CATS 1-2017
- SA-CATS 2-2017
- SA-CATS 3-2017
- SA-CATS 4-2017
- SA-CATS 1-2018
- SA-CATS 2-2018
- SA-CATS 3-2018
- SA-CATS 1-2019
- SA-CATS 1 2020
- SA-CATS 1 2021
- SA-CATS 2 2021
- SA-CATS 2 2022
- SA-CATS 1 2023
- SA-CATS 2 2023
- SA-CATS 2 2024
- SA-CATS 1 2025
SA CATS 1 of 2022
Please Note that the Director of Civil Aviation on 18 March 2022 promulgated the SA-CATS 1 of 2022 relating to Aviation Security.
Further Note that these SA-CATS are confidential in nature and can only be accessed on application by persons or organisations approved to gain access by the Executive: Aviation Security.
Please send your application for access to:
Executive: Aviation Security
C/O The Technical Manager
Phatsimo Modise
Email: ModiseP@caa.co.za
Proposed Amendment to Regulations (CAR) and Technical Standards (CATS)
Proposed Amendments to CATS (20 December 2024)
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:
Part 1 (Definitions) | |
Part 12 (Aviation Accidents and Incidents) | |
Part 65 (Air Traffic Service Personnel) | |
Part 91 (Flight Operations) | |
Part 110 (Aviation Security Screener Certification) | |
Part 121 (Air Transport Operations – carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or Cargo) | |
Part 135 (Air Transport Operations – carriage of less than 20 Passengers or Cargo) | |
Part 139 (Aerodromes and Heliports) |
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:
SA-CATS 12 (Accidents and incidents) | |
SA-CATS 61 (Pilot Licensing) | |
SA-CATS 67.00.4 (Medical Requirements) | |
SA-CATS 110 (Aviation Security Screener Certification) | |
SA-CATS 121.07.13 (Operational control and supervision of flight operations) | |
SA-CATS 139 (Aerodromes and Heliports) |
Electronic copies of the draft Amendments are available on the South African Civil Aviation Authority website at www.caa.co.za and may also be requested from Susan Ndlovu at Ndlovus@caa.co.za. Interested persons are hereby invited to submit written comments on these draft Amendments on or before 30 January 2025 to the Chairperson of CARCom, for the attention of:
Jessie Jantjies
Private Bag X73, Halfway House, 1685
Email: RDSecretariat@caa.co.za or JantjiesJ@caa.co.za
Tel: 076 792 1967
Regulatory Information
Click on the attachments to view:
- Notice 1 of 2018 (Requirements relating to the experience and testing of pilots for the issuance of Part 96 Authorisation and Operations)
- Notice 4 of 2019 (Company check pilot qualifications for Part 121 and 135 Operators)
- General Notice CS-2022/001 (Notice issued in terms of Regulation 11.03.1 of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011, relating to FDR Technical Standards, as promulgated in SA CATS 2 of 2021)
- Notice of an Amendment of a Determination Made by the South African Civil Aviation Authority Imposing of a Fuel Levy on the Sale of Aviation Fuel, effective 1 August 2024.