Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight Rules

Subpart 7 : Flight Operations

91.07.8 Planning minima for IFR flights
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(1)The owner or operator of an aircraft shall not select an aerodrome as a take-off alternate aerodrome for a flight to be conducted, wholly or partly in accordance with IFR under IMC unless the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination thereof, indicate that, during a period commencing one hour before and ending one hour after the estimated time of arrival at the aerodrome, the weather conditions will be at or above the applicable landing minima prescribed in regulation 91.07 .5.

 

(2)The ceiling shall be taken into account when the only approaches available are non–precision or circling approaches.

 

(3)Any limitation related to one-engine inoperative operations shall be taken into account.

 

(4)Except as provided in regulation 91.07.7(13), the owner or operator of an aircraft shall only select the destination aerodrome or destination alternate aerodrome, if required, if the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination thereof, indicate that, during a period commencing one hour before and ending one hour after the estimated time of arrival at the aerodrome, the weather conditions will be at, or above, the applicable planning minima as follows—
(a)planning minima for a destination aerodrome—
(i)RVR or visibility specified in accordance with regulation 91.07.5; and
(ii)for non-precision approach or a circling approach, the ceiling at, or above, MDA/H; and
(b)planning minima for a destination alternate aerodrome shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91.

 

(5)The owner or operator of an aircraft shall not select an aerodrome as an en route alternate aerodrome unless the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination thereof, indicate that, during a period commencing one hour before and ending one hour after the estimated time of arrival at the aerodrome, the weather conditions will be at or above the planning minima as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91.