| (1) | An applicant for an ATPL(PL) shall— |
| (a) | be 21 years of age or older; |
| (b) | hold a valid medical certificate, issued in terms of Part 67; |
| (c) | hold a CPL(PL) issued in terms of this Part, and endorsed with an instrument rating; |
| (d) | have successfully completed relevant training as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61; |
| (e) | have passed relevant theoretical knowledge examinations; |
| (f) | have passed skills test referred to in this Subpart; and |
| (g) | have completed not less than 1500 hours of flight time as a pilot of Powered-lift of which— |
| (i) | 250 hours, either as PIC, or made up of not less than 70 hours as PIC and the necessary additional flight time as PIC under supervision; |
| (ii) | 100 hours of cross-country flight time, of which not less than 50 hours should be as PIC or as PIC under supervision; |
| (iii) | 75 hours of instrument time, of which not more than 30 hours may be instrument ground time; and |
| (iv) | 25 hours of night flight as PIC or as co-pilot. |
[Regulation 61.30.1 inserted by regulation 6(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
