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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 121 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or Cargo

Subpart 2 : Operations Personnel Requirements

Division One : Minimum crew requirements

121.02.2 Crew pairing and in-flight relief of flight crew members

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(1)An air service operator shall publish procedures in its operations manual to ensure flight crew members who do not meet the crew pairing standards prescribed in Document SA-CATS-OPS-121 are not simultaneously assigned to flight duty.

 

(2)A flight deck crew member may be relieved in flight of his or her flight deck duties by another flight deck crew member qualified in accordance with regulation 121.02.11.

 

(3)A flight engineer may be relieved in flight by a flight crew member who is qualified in accordance with regulation 121.02.12 or by a suitably qualified flight crew member acceptable to the Director.

 

(4)No operator shall assign and no person shall accept an assignment to provide in-flight relief for the purpose of extending any flight duty period, unless such relief pilot holds the minimum qualifications specified in regulation 121.02.11(1)(f).