| (1) | The holder of a valid SPL may only fly solo as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61, at the age of 16 or more, for the purpose of training for the applicable pilot licence— |
[Words preceding regulation 61.02.5(1)(a) substituted by regulation 9 of Notice No. R. 532, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]
| (a) | in the type of aircraft in which he or she is undergoing training as endorsed in his or her logbook; |
| (b) | after a prior written authorisation thereto for a flight, or a sequence of flights, as prescribed in the relevant curriculum and all such flights are under the supervision of the holder of an appropriate and valid flight instructor rating, or a person appointed by the Chief Flying Instructor, provided that such person is the holder of at least a PPL. |
| (c) | without carrying any passengers; |
| (d) | on a flight other than an international flight; and |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), a student undergoing the integrated training may exercise the privileges of his or her SPL also— |
| (a) | in VMC by night, if he or she is a holder of a valid night rating; |
| (b) | under IFR, if he or she is a holder of a valid instrument rating; and |
(c) to carry student pilots undergoing integrated training at the same ATO for the purpose of navigation training, if he or she—
| (i) | has passed the VFR navigation progress test as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61 Appendix 3.0 or Appendix 3.B as applicable; and |
| (ii) | is specifically authorised by a Grade I or Grade II flight instructor. |
[Regulation 61.02.5(2)substituted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R. 984, GG 41915, dated 21 September 2018 (Nineteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2018)]
| (3) | Except in an emergency, a student pilot may not land or take-off in an aeroplane from an area other than an aerodrome. |
| (4) | If a student pilot has executed an emergency landing with an aeroplane in an area other than an aerodrome, only the holder of a CPL or ATPL, or another pilot approved for the purpose in writing by the Director, may fly that aeroplane out of that area. |
