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 
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

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

Correction Notices

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

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 (Definitions and Abbreviations [Private Operations])

Schedule 2

Part 1 (Definitions and Abbreviations [Toy Aircraft])

Schedule 3

Part 66.04.16 (Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licensing)

Schedule 4

Part 91.07.40 (General Aviation and Operating Flight Rules)

Schedule 5

Part 93.07.22 (Corporate Aviation Operations and High-Performance Aircraft)

Schedule 6

Part 121.07.30 (Air Transport Operations – Carriage on Aeroplanes of More than 19 Passengers or Cargo)

Schedule 7

Part 135.07.28 (Air Transport Operations – Carriage of Less than 20 Passengers or Cargo)

Schedule 8

Part 139 (Aerodromes and Heliports)

Schedule 9

Part 145 (Aircraft Maintenance Organisations)

Schedule 10

Part 172.01.1 (Airspace and Air Traffic Services)

Schedule 11

Part 187 (Fees and Charges)

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 12

SA – CATS 43.02.2 (General Maintenance Rules)

Schedule 12

SA – CATS 91 (General Aviation and Operating [CORSIA])

Schedule 13

SA-CATS 91.05.5 (General Aviation and Operating Flight rules [LVO])

Schedule 14

SA-CATS 91.07.17 9General Aviation and Operating Flight rules [LVO])

Schedule 15

SA-CATS 91.07.40 (General Aviation and Operating Flight rules [LVO])

Schedule 16

SA-CATS 93.07.22 (Corporate Aviation Operations and High Performance)

Schedule 16

SA-CATS 121.07.30 (Air Transport Operations – Carriage on Aeroplanes of More than 19 Passengers or Cargo)

Schedule 17

SA-CATS 135.07.28 (Air Transport Operations: Carriage of Less than 20 Passengers or Cargo)

Schedule 18

SA- CATS 139 (Aerodromes and Heliports)

Schedule 19

SA- CATS 172.02.3 (Airspace and Air Traffic Services)

Schedule 20

SA- CATS 172 (Airspace and Air Traffic Services [(Annexure F])

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 25 May 2025 to the Chairperson of CARCom, for the attention of:

Ms. Jessie Jantjies, Private Bag X73, Halfway house, 1685
Email: RDSecretariat@caa.co.za or JantjiesJ@caa.co.za / Tel: 076 792 1967

Regulatory Information

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