Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 101 : Remotely Piloted Aircraft SystemsSubpart 5 : UA Operations101.05.21 Use of time |
| (1) | For the purposes of reporting and recording time, Co-ordinated Universal Time shall be used and shall be expressed in hours and minutes and, when required, seconds of a 24-hour day beginning at midnight. |
| (2) | A pilot shall have a timepiece synchronised with Co-ordinated Universal Time prior to operating a UAS in controlled airspace and at such other times during a flight as may be necessary. |
| (3) | Wherever time is utilised in the application of data link communications, it shall be accurate to within 1 second of Co-ordinated Universal Time. |
[Regulation 101.05.21 substituted by regulation 14(rr) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]