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 Equipment93.05.5 Flight data recorder |
| (1) | A CAO shall ensure that the following aircraft are equipped and operated with suitable FDR as specified in Document SA-CATS 93— |
| (a) | aeroplane with an MCM exceeding 5 700 kg for which an original Certificate of Airworthiness was issued on or after 1 January 2005; |
| (b) | aeroplane with an MCM exceeding 2 7000 kg for which an original Certificate of Airworthiness was issued on or after 1 January 1989; |
| (c) | helicopter with an MCM exceeding 7 000 kg, or having a passenger seating configuration of more than nineteen, for which a certificate of airworthiness was first issued on or after 1 January 1989; |
| (d) | helicopter with an MCM exceeding 3 180 kg for which a certificate of airworthiness was first issued after 1 January 2016; and |
| (e) | turbine-engine helicopter with an MCM of 2 250 kg up to 3 180 kg, for which an application for type certification is submitted on or after 1 January 2018. |
| (2) | A CAO shall ensure that an FDR required by subregulation (1) complies with the specifications prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91. |
| (3) | Parameters of FDR shall be determined within ranges, accuracies and recording intervals as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91. |