Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 121 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or CargoSubpart 2 : Operations Personnel RequirementsDivision One : Minimum crew requirements121.02.1 Composition of flight crew |
| (1) | The minimum number and composition of the flight crew shall not be less than the minimum number and composition specified in the aeroplane flight manual referred to in regulation 121.04.4. |
| (2) | An air service operator shall allocate additional flight crew members when it is required by the type of operation, and the number of such additional flight crew members shall not be less than the number specified in the operations manual referred to in regulation 121.04.2. |
| (3) | The operator shall not assign and no person shall act as a flight crew member on an aeroplane type or variant unless the night crew member meets the qualification requirements specified in regulation 121.02.11. |
| (4) | The flight crew shall include at least one member who holds a valid radiotelephony operator licence or an equivalent document issued by an appropriate authority, authorising such member to operate the type of radio transmitting equipment to be used. |
| (5) | The flight crew shall include at least one member who is proficient in navigating over the route to be flown. |
| (6) | Where the aeroplane flight manual specifies the requirement for the minimum flight crew to include a flight engineer, an operator shall ensure a flight engineer is assigned to each flight who meets the qualifications specified in regulation 121.02.12. |
| (7) | The operator shall designate for each flight a PIC and a second-in-command. |