| (1) | Initial training is required in order for the relevant class or type rating to be endorsed in the licence and consists of theoretical knowledge instruction, a theoretical knowledge examination, flight training and a skills test as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61. |
| (2) | The prerequisites for initial type and class rating training are as follows: |
| (i) | at least a CPL or no less than 350 hours as pilot-in-command of aeroplanes for the aeroplane type rating; |
| (ii) | at least a CPL or no less than 200 hours as pilot-in-command of helicopters for the helicopter type rating; |
| (iii) | a valid instrument rating in the case of aeroplanes; |
| (iv) | a multi-engine class rating in the case of multi-engine aeroplanes; |
| (v) | multi-pilot operation training and certificate in the case of multi-pilot aircraft. The multi pilot operations training is only required for the first multi-pilot aircraft rating. |
| (i) | 70 hours as PIC of an aeroplane for the multi-engine class rating. |
[Regulation 61.09.3(2)(b)(i) substituted by regulation 11(u) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
