Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 141 : Aviation Training OrganisationsSubpart 8 : Declared Training Organisation141.08.7 Period of validity and renewal of DTO certificate |
| (1) | A certificate issued to a DTO shall be valid— |
| (a) | for a period determined by the Director which period shall not exceed five years from the date of issue or renewal thereof; |
| (b) | until it is surrendered by the approved DTO; or |
| (c) | until it is suspended or cancelled in terms of Part 185. |
| (2) | A holder of an approved DTO certificate who fails to pay currency fees, or whose certificate has expired or is surrendered, suspended, shall return such certificate to the Director within 30 working days of the date of expiration or surrender. |
| (3) | A holder of a DTO certificate who wishes to apply for dormancy shall apply in writing to the Director for dormancy for a period not exceeding 60 months. |
| (4) | A DTO shall surrender a DTO certificate to the Director at the time of application for dormancy. |
| (5) | If a holder of a DTO certificate applies for the renewal of such certificate at least 30 days prior to its expiry, a certificate shall remain in force until the Director issues a renewal thereof and a DTO may exercise the privileges of an approved DTO until a new certificate is issued. |
| (6) | Currency fees shall be paid at least 30 days prior to the annual anniversary of effective date of a DTO certificate. |
[Regulation 141.08.7 inserted by regulation 40 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]