| (1) | The Director may, by notice, issue appropriate airworthiness directives in respect of a non-type certificated aircraft if on reasonably grounds he or she believes— |
| (a) | that an unsafe condition exists in that aircraft; and |
| (b) | the condition is likely to exist or develop in any other aircraft of the same design. |
| (2) | An owner or operator of an aircraft shall not operate the aircraft unless he or she complies with— |
| (a) | all applicable airworthiness directives issued by the Director; or |
| (b) | applicable airworthiness directives issued by the State of Design of the aircraft. |
(3)
| (a) | The Director may, on application, grant an owner or operator an exemption or recognise an alternative means of complying with the requirements specified in the airworthiness directive. |
| (b) | The provisions of Part 11 apply, with the necessary changes, to an application referred to in this subregulation. |
| (4) | If the Director issues an airworthiness directive in terms of subregulation (1), the holder of any certificate issued in terms of this part for the aircraft or its components shall— |
| (a) | upon the request of the Director, submit appropriate design changes to the Director for approval; and |
| (b) | upon approval of the design changes, if applicable, make the descriptive data covering the changes available to all operators of this product. |
[Regulation 24.01.6 substituted by regulation 9 of Notice No. R. 409, GG 40831, dated 5 May 2017 (Fifteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]
