Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 96 : Commercial Operation of Non-Type Certificated AircraftSubpart 2 : Flight Crew96.02.3 Flight time and duty periods |
| (1) | The operator of a non-type certificated aircraft engaged in commercial air transport shall— |
| (a) | establish a scheme for the regulation of flight time and duty periods for each flight crew member; |
| (b) | include the scheme referred to in paragraph (a) in the operations manual referred to in regulation 96.04.1; |
| (c) | ensure that each flight crew member complies with the provisions of the scheme referred to in paragraph (a); |
| (d) | not cause or permit any flight crew member to fly in the aircraft if such operator knows or has been made aware that such flight crew member— |
| (i) | will exceed the flight time and duty periods referred to in subregulation (1)(a) while on flight duty; or |
| (ii) | is suffering from or, having regard to the circumstances of the flight to be undertaken, is likely to suffer from fatigue which may endanger the safety of the aircraft or its flight crew members and passengers; and |
| (e) | not schedule a flight crew member for active flight duty for a period exceeding eight consecutive hours during any given flight time and duty period unless authorised in the scheme referred to in paragraph (a). |
| (2) | Except with the approval of the Director, the flight time and duty scheme of the operator shall not be in conflict with the provisions of regulation 91.02.3(3). |
| (3) | The provisions to be included in a flight time and duty scheme referred to in subregulation (1) shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 96. |