Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 93 : Corporate Aviation Operations and High Performance AircraftSubpart 5 : Aircraft Instruments and Equipment93.05.3 Airborne weather radar equipment |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), a PIC shall not operate an aeroplane, or helicopter with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than nine seats, at night or in IMC in an area where thunderstorms or other potentially hazardous weather conditions, regarded as detectable with airborne weather radars, may be expected to exist along the route unless such aircraft is equipped with airborne weather radar equipment. |
| (2) | In the case of a non-pressurised aeroplane, an airborne weather radar equipment required in terms of sub-regulation (1 ), may be substituted by other approved equipment, which is capable of detecting thunderstorms and other potentially hazardous weather conditions, and capable of providing flight crew with bearing and distance of such detected conditions. |