Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 24 : Airworthiness Standards: Non-Type Certificated AircraftSubpart 2 : Authority to Fly, Proving Flight Authority and Special Flight Permit24.02.2 Requirements |
| (1) | An applicant for the issuing of an authority to fly for a non-type certificated aircraft, or an amendment thereof, shall provide the Director or, if applicable, the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of Part 149, as the case may be, with proof that, in the case of— |
| (a) | a non-type certificated aircraft, built in the Republic,— |
| (i) | the provisions of Document SA-CATS 24 in respect of proving flights and of performance, handling and strength tests have been complied with; and |
| (ii) | the aircraft, other than an amateur-built aircraft, was manufactured or assembled by an organisation designated by the Director in terms of regulation 24.03.1; |
| (b) | an imported non-type certificated aircraft, where the owner requests the aircraft to be registered in the South African Civil Aircraft Register, the aircraft— |
| (i) | has been de-registered in the country of export or was never registered; |
| (ii) | had been issued with a certificate of airworthiness, an authority to fly, or similar certificate by the appropriate authority of the country of de-registration; and |
| (iii) | complies with all the applicable provisions of this Part; or |
| (iv) | where the aircraft is a production-built aircraft which has not been previously issued with an authority to fly or similar certificate by an appropriate authority , it was manufactured or assembled by an organisation designated by the Director in terms of regulation 24.03.1. |
| (2) | Prospective owners of an aircraft referred to in paragraph (b) of subregulation (1) shall first consult the Director and obtain approval before importing such an aircraft. |
| (3) | Examples of documentation, required to show compliance with the provisions of subregulation (1), are outlined in Document SA-CATS 24. |
| (4) | Except for the production-built aircraft referred to in subregulation (1)(b)(iv), only aircraft which previously have been registered and issued with a certificate of airworthiness, an authority to fly, or similar document by the appropriate authority of the country of deregistration may be imported into the Republic. |
| (5) | The applicant shall, in addition to the provisions of subregulation (1), submit proof that— |
| (a) | any modification to the aircraft conforms to the design changes approved for the type; |
| (b) | the aircraft complies with all appropriate airworthiness directives issued in terms of regulation 24.01.6; |
| (c) | the aircraft is issued with the appropriate flight manual, and any logbooks, repair and alteration forms and documents which the Director may require; |
| (d) | an annual inspection has been carried out in accordance with the requirements of regulation 44.01.6; and |
| (e) | the aircraft is in a condition for safe operation. |
| (6) |
| (a) | Where the application is in respect of a previously type-certificated aircraft, other than a veteran aircraft, the applicant shall provide proof that the original identification plate has been removed and handed to the appropriate authority and the aircraft re-registered as a different make and type of aircraft. |
| (b) | The Director shall inform the original manufacturer of the fact that the aircraft no longer meets its type certificate. |
| (7) | In addition to the provisions of subregulation (1), (5) and (6), the applicant shall provide— |
| (a) | any other airworthiness data which the Director or, if applicable, the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of Part 149, as the case may be, may require; and |
| (b) | any document relating to the operation of the aircraft which the Director or, if applicable, the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of Part 149, as the case may be, may require. |
| (8) | An application referred to in subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187. |