Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 121 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or CargoSubpart 2 : Operations Personnel RequirementsDivision Two : Flight crew member, cabin crew member and flight operations officer qualifications121.02.9 Flight crew member qualifications |
| (1) | Subject to subregulation (6), an air service operator shall not permit a person to act and no person shall act as the flight crew member of an aeroplane unless, in addition to the recency requirements of regulation 91.02.4, the person— |
| (a) | holds valid licences, certificates and ratings as required by Part 61 and Part 63 appropriate to the assignment; |
| (b) | meets the type and variant training and checking requirements specified in Subpart 3 and has otherwise fulfilled all applicable training requirements set out in technical standard 121.03.4 of Document SA-CATS 121; |
| (c) | in the case of the PIC assigned to duty on a passenger-carrying flight, meets the area, route and aerodrome familiarisation requirements specified in Document SA-CATS 121 ; |
| (d) | in the case of a cruise relief pilot, within the previous 90 days, has— |
| (i) | operated as a PIC, co-pilot or cruise relief pilot on the same type of aeroplane; or |
| (ii) | completed flying skill refresher training including normal, abnormal and emergency procedures specific to cruise flight on the same type of aeroplane or in a FSTD approved for the purpose, and has practised approach and landing procedures, where the approach and landing procedure practise may be performed as the pilot who is not flying the aeroplane. |
| (2) | A pilot who does not meet the recency requirements of regulation 91.02.4 or whose training and checking validity periods have lapsed shall regain competency as prescribed in the regaining competency requirements specified in Subpart 3. |
| (3) | Unless otherwise approved by the Director, an operator shall not assign a person to act and no person shall act as the PIC or second-in-command on more than— |
| (a) | two different types of aeroplanes, for which a separate licence endorsement is required, under this Part; |
| (b) | one type of aeroplane under this Part and an additional two aircraft types of a maximum certificated take-off mass (MCM) in excess of 5 700 kg, for which a separate licence endorsement is required, if operating under Parts 93, 127 or 135; or |
| (c) | two different types of aeroplanes for which a separate licence endorsement is required under this Part and an additional different aircraft type of an MCM in excess of 5 700 kg, for which a separate licence endorsement is required, if operating under Parts 93, 127 or 135. |
| (4) | A pilot operating on more than one type of aeroplane under this Part shall meet the requirements specified in Document SA-CATS 121. |
| (5) | The operator may permit a person to act and a person may act as the flight crew member of an aeroplane under this Part where the person does not meet the requirements of subregulation (1) if — |
| (a) | the aeroplane is operated on a training, ferry or positioning flight; or |
| (b) | the operator— |
| (i) | is authorised to do so in its operations specifications, and |
| (ii) | otherwise complies with the provisions of this Part. |