| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), no person shall carry out maintenance on an aircraft or aircraft component unless such person— |
| (a) | is the holder of an AME licence with an appropriate rating issued in terms of Part 66 or carries out maintenance under the direct supervision of such holder of an AME licence; |
| (b) | is authorised by the older of an AMO approval with an appropriate rating issued in terms of Part 145, to carry out maintenance within the scope of such approval; and |
| (c) | for maintenance carried out outside the Republic, holds a licence or equivalent authorisation issued by an appropriate authority acceptable to the Director, for the type of aircraft or aircraft component. |
[Regulation 43.02.2(1) substituted by regulation 5 of Notice No. R. 520, GG 42632, dated 29 March 2019 (Twentieth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2019)]
| (2) | A holder of a pilot licence with an appropriate type rating issued in terms of Part 61 or Part 62 may carry out the maintenance as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 43 if— |
| (a) | such holder is the owner or operator of the aircraft; and |
| (b) | the aircraft is used for non-commercial operations. |
| (3) | Routine maintenance, scheduled inspections, structural integrity inspections, overhaul, modification, major repairs and structural repairs on all aeroplanes and helicopters shall be undertaken and certified by an appropriately rated approved AMO only. |
