Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 61 : Pilot LicensingSubpart 1 : General61.01.6 Medical requirements and fitness |
| (1) | An applicant for a pilot licence in terms of this Part must hold an appropriate valid medical certificate issued in terms of Part 67 of these Regulations. |
| (2) | A holder of a pilot licence issued in terms of this Part may not exercise the privileges of that licence— |
| (a) | unless that person holds an appropriate valid medical certificate issued in terms of Part 67 and complies with all medical endorsements on that medical certificate; |
| (b) | while he or she is aware of having a medical deficiency that would make him or her unable to meet the medical standards for his or her medical certificate, until he or she has been assessed and declared medically fit again by an aviation medical examiner designated in terms of Part 67; or |
| (c) | when he or she is unable to act as a flight crew member of an aircraft because of the circumstances prescribed in regulations 91.02.3(1) and (2). |
| (3) | If a reasonable suspicion exists that a licence holder has contravened the provisions of paragraph 91.02.3(1)(a) and paragraphs 91.02.3(2)(a), (b) and (c), the authorised officer, inspector or authorised person may order such licence holder to undergo appropriate medical tests. |
| (4) | Should a licence holder refuse to submit to the test referred to in subregulation (3), the authorised officer, inspector or authorised person must suspend a licence concerned with immediate effect. |
| (5) | A holder of a pilot licence issued in terms of this Part must carry a medical certificate, referred to in paragraph (a) of subregulation (2), at all times when exercising the privileges of such licence, and must produce such certificate on demand by the Director, an authorised officer, inspector or authorised person. |
| (6) | A holder of a pilot licence issued in terms of this Part must submit to the Director, within 60 days of issue, a medical certificate referred t in subregulatio (2)(a) and, where applicable, a declaration of medical fitness referred to in subregulation (2)(b), unless relevant electronic data has been submitted by an aviation medical examiner who issued such certificate or declaration of medical fitness. |
[Regulation 61.01.6 substituted by regulation 11(d) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]