| (1) | No owner or operator of an aircraft shall operate such aircraft by night, unless, in addition to the equipment specified in regulation 91.04.4 or 91.04.5(1), whichever is applicable, the aircraft is equipped with— |
[Words preceding regulation 91.04.3(1)(a) substituted by regulation 34 of Notice No. R. 532, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]
| (a) | serviceable navigation lights; |
| (i) | two serviceable landing lights; or |
| (ii) | one single serviceable landing light housing with two separately energized filaments; |
| (c) | a serviceable rotating beacon or strobe light; and |
| (d) | a serviceable electrical torch for each required crew member, readily accessible to such crew member when seated at his or her designated station. |
| (2) | Power supplied from the electrical system of the aircraft shall— |
| (a) | provide adequate illumination for all instruments and equipment, used by the flight crew and essential for the safe operation of the aircraft; and |
| (b) | be adequate to provide illumination in all passenger compartments, if any. |
| (3) | No owner or operator of a helicopter shall operate the helicopter by night unless such helicopter is equipped with— |
| (a) | in the case of a flight by night within 10 nautical miles, a light or lights providing adequate illumination both forward and downward to facilitate safe approaches, landings and take-offs; or |
| (b) | in the case of a flight by night of more than 10 nautical miles, two landing lights or a single light having two separately energised filaments which are capable of providing adequate illumination both forward and downward to facilitate safe approaches, landings and take-offs. |
| (4) | No owner or operator of a seaplane or an amphibious aircraft shall operate the seaplane or amphibious aircraft unless it is equipped with— |
| (a) | the instruments and equipment referred to in subregulation (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be; and |
| (b) | when operating on water by night, display lights to conform with the International Regulations for Prevention Collisions at Sea. |
| (5) | The navigation lights to be displayed by aircraft by night, on the water or on the manoeuvring area of an aerodrome, shall be as prescribed in technical standard 91.06.10 of Document SA-CATS-OPS 91. |
[Regulation 91.07.4(4) substituted by regulation 35 of Notice No. R. 532, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]
