| (1) | An application for an RPL shall be made on an appropriate form as published on the Authority’s website, within 30 days of complying with the requirements in subregulation (2). |
| (2) | An applicant for an RPL shall— |
| (a) | be 18 years of age or older; |
| (b) | hold a valid medical certificate in terms of Part 67; |
| (c) | hold a general aeronautical radiotelephony certificate; |
| (d) | have successfully completed an instrument rating theoretical examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61; |
| (e) | have passed all CPL or ATPL theoretical knowledge examinations referred to in Part 61 for the applicable category of RPAS required. |
NOTE: If an applicant already holds a Part 61 CPL or ATPL, full credit for theoretical examinations will be issued by the Director.
| (f) | have passed a skills test referred to in this Part; |
| (g) | show evidence of having held an SRPL or a CPL or an ATPL within the specific RPAS category for which an RPL is sought; and |
| (h) | have paid the applicable fee prescribed in Part 187. |
| (3) | When issuing an RPL, the Director may impose any condition as deemed necessary. |
[Part 72 Subpart 3 (72.03.1) inserted by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
