Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 141 : Aviation Training OrganisationsSubpart 1 : General141.01.7 Period of validity of ATO certificate |
| (1) | A certificate issued to an approved ATO shall be valid— |
| (a) | for a period determined by the Director which period shall not exceed 5 years from the date of issue or renewal thereof; |
| (b) | until it is surrendered by a holder thereof; or |
| (c) | until it is suspended or cancelled in terms of Part 185. |
| (2) | A holder of a certificate who fails to pay currency fees or whose certificate has expired or is surrendered, suspended, shall return such certificate and approved training OpSpec to the Director within 15 working days of the date of expiration, surrender, currency fee date or receipt of notice of suspension or cancellation. |
| (3) | A holder of a certificate who wishes to apply for dormancy shall apply in writing to the Director for dormancy for a period not exceeding 36 months and shall pay annual currency fees in terms of Part 187 and surrender to the Director such certificate and approved training OpSpec on application. |
| (4) | An approved ATO suspending its period of dormancy shall have a renewal audit conducted for the reissue of the certificate and OpSpec. |
| (5) | If a holder of an approved ATO certificate applies for annual renewal of such certificate at least 180 days prior to the expiry of a certificate, then such certificate shall remain in force until the Director issues a renewal thereof. |
| (6) | Annual currency fees shall be paid at least 30 days prior to the annual anniversary of the effective date of a certificate issued to an ATO. |
| (7) | The privileges of the approval may not be exercised in the succeeding years until a holder has paid the annual currency fees prescribed in Part 187. |
[Regulation 141.01.7 substituted by regulation 40 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]