Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 67 : Medical Certification67.00.10 Validations |
| (1) | The Director may, after consultation with the body or institution designated in terms of regulation 67.00.3, recognise a foreign medical report, medical assessment or medical certificate issued by an appropriate authority for the purpose of validating a foreign flight crew member's licence, air traffic service personnel member's licence or cabin crew member's licence. |
| (2) | If, because of duty in a State or territory outside the Republic, deferral of the issuing of a South African medical certificate for a flight crew member or a cabin crew member, as the case may be, has to be made, such deferral shall not exceed— |
| (a) | a single period of six months in the case of a flight crew member of an aircraft used in non-commercial operations; or |
| (b) | two consecutive periods, each of three months, in the case of a flight crew member or a cabin crew member, as the case may be, of an aircraft used in commercial operations: Provided that in each case a favourable medical report is obtained after examination by a designated examiner of the area concerned, or, in cases where such a designated medical examiner is not available, by a physician legally qualified to practice medicine in that area. A report of the medical examination shall be sent to the Authority were the license is issued. |
| (c) | in the case of a private pilot, a single period not exceeding 24 months where the medical examination is carried out by an examiner designated by the Contracting State in which the applicant is temporarily located. A report of the medical examination shall be sent to the Authority were the license is issued. |
| (3) | After the expiry of the periods referred to in subregulation (2), the applicant will be required to undergo the appropriate medical examination as soon as he or she returns to the Republic. |
[Regulation 67.00.10 substituted by regulation 10 of Notice No R. 783, GG 39151, dated 1 September 2015 (Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2015)]