| (1) | No air service operator shall operate an aeroplane under this Part unless such aeroplane is equipped with— |
| (a) | at least one automatic ELT or two ELTs of any type as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91; |
| (b) | where the aeroplane is of a type for which the individual certificate of airworthiness was first issued after 1 July 2008— |
| (i) | at least two ELTs, one of which shall be automatic; or |
| (ii) | at least one ELT of any type as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91, provided that the aeroplane has the capability to autonomously transmit information regarding its position at least once every minute when in distress as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 121. |
[Regulation 135.05.16(1) substituted by regulation 16(h) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]
| (2) | ELT equipment carried in terms of subregulation (1) shall operate and be installed as prescribed in technical standard 91.04.26 of SA-CATS 91. |
[Regulation 135.05.16(2) substituted by regulation 31 of Notice No. R. 534, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (Third Amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]
| (3) | ELTs required to be fitted in terms of this regulation, shall be capable of transmitting on the frequencies 121,5 MHz and 406 MHz simultaneously. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding subregulations (1) and (2), an aeroplane may be operated without a serviceable ELT where— |
| (a) | it is operated in accordance with a MEL approved by the Director; or |
| (b) | where a MEL has not been approved by the Director in respect of the aeroplane, the operator— |
| (i) | repairs or removes the EL T at the first aerodrome at which repairs or removal can be accomplished; |
| (ii) | on removal of the ELT from the aeroplane, sends the ELT to a maintenance facility; |
| (iii) | displays on a readily visible placard within the aeroplane cockpit, for the period of removal of the ELT from the aeroplane, a notice stating that the ELT has been removed and setting out the date of removal; and |
| (iv) | installs a serviceable ELT within 5 days after the date of removal. |
