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 5 : Aeroplane Instruments and Equipment121.05.6 Airborne weather radar equipment |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), an air service operator shall not operate the aeroplane whenever such aeroplane is being operated by night or in IMC in area where thunderstorms or other potentially hazardous weather conditions, regarded as detectable with airborne weather radars, may be expected to exist along the route unless such aeroplane is equipped with airborne weather radar equipment. |
| (2) | In the case of a non-pressurized aeroplane, the airborne weather radar equipment may however be substituted by other approved equipment, which is capable of detecting thunderstorms and other potentially hazardous weather conditions, and of providing the flight crew with bearing and distance of such detected conditions. |