Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 61 : Pilot LicensingSubpart 9 : Class and Type Ratings61.09.13 Non-availability of local instructors |
| (1) | In a case where there is no South African instructor with a specific aircraft on his or her flight instructor rating, a pilot qualified on the aircraft may apply to the Director to have the aircraft endorsed on the licence of a South African instructor. If this application is approved, the instructor must submit to the Director, the applicable notification or application form, signed by the pilot, together with the Director’s letter of approval for the endorsement of their instructor rating. |
| (2) | Should there be no qualified pilot available, an instructor may apply to the Director for approval to have the aircraft endorsed on his or her instructor rating, provided that he or she is qualified on a similar aircraft and has experience acceptable to the Director. |
| (3) | The Director may authorise a suitably qualified instructor from a Contracting State to conduct training towards a class or type rating, or variants of a class or type, or to qualify a South African instructor on a specific aircraft. |
| (4) | The Director may authorise a suitably qualified instructor from a Contracting State to conduct the skills test for a class or type rating if a local DFE is not available. |