Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 101 : Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems

Subpart 5 : UA Operations

101.05.10 General restrictions

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(1)A person shall not operate a UA unless he or she has in his or her possession—
(a) a valid RPC;
(b) a copy of UASOC and associated OpSpec;
(c) a certificate of registration for each UA in operation;
(d) a copy of a UASLA; and
(e) a user manual for a UA and RPS.

 

(2) A UA shall not tow another aircraft or perform aerial or aerobatic displays.

 

(3) Unless as otherwise authorised by the Director, A UA shall not be operated—
(a) above 400 ft above the surface;
(b) within a radius of 10 km from an aerodrome reference point;
(c) within restricted or prohibited airspace; or
(d) adjacent to or above a nuclear power plant, prison, police station, crime scene, court of law, national key point or strategic installation.

 

[Regulation 101.05.10 substituted by regulation 14(ff) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]