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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 101 : Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems

Subpart 5 : UA Operations

101.05.20 Right of way

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(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulations (2) to (5), a UA shall give way to a manned aircraft.

 

(2)A pilot of a UAS shall avoid passing a UA over, under, or in front of a manned aircraft, unless it passes well clear and takes into account the effect of aircraft wake turbulence.

 

(3)When two UA are approaching head-on or approximately in a manner that poses a danger of collision, each UA shall alter its heading to its right.

 

(4)When two UA are converging at approximately the same level, a UA which has the other UA on its right, shall give way.

 

(5)A UA which is being overtaken has a right of way, and the one overtaking shall alter its heading to keep well clear.

 

[Regulation 101.05.20 substituted by regulation 14(qq) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]