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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 60 : Flight Simulator Training Devices

Subpart 1 : General

60.01.2 Applicability

 

(1) This Part applies to Flight simulator training devices that may be used by a person to gain aeronautical experience.

 

(2) The SACAA-FSTD A and SACAA-FSTD H as amended applies to those persons, organisations or enterprises (Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) operators) or, in the case of BITDs manufacturers seeking initial qualification of FSTDs.

 

(3) The SACAA-FSTD A and SACAA-FSTD H will apply to all Flight Simulation Training Devices located and operated within the Borders of the Republic of South Africa by any local or foreign operator.

 

(4) No Certificate of Qualification for a FSTD issued by an ICAO Contracting State or any other Civil Aviation Authority to a FSTD located within the Borders of the Republic of South Africa will be acceptable to the SACAA unless the FSTD has been granted a Qualification Level by the SACAA in terms of these regulations and the SACAA-FSTD A or SACAA-FSTD H.

 

(5) The version of the SACAA-FSTD Aeroplanes or Helicopter agreed by the SACAA and the Operator for the issue of the initial qualification shall be applicable for future recurrent qualifications of the FSTD unless the FSTD is re-categorised.

 

(6) No Certificate of Qualification for a FSTD issued by an ICAO Contracting State or any other Civil Aviation Authority to a FSTD located within the Borders of the Republic of South will be acceptable for the training of South African Aircrew.

 

(7) For imported FSTD's the version of the initial Qualification agreed to by the SACAA shall be applicable future recurrent qualifications of the FSTD unless the FSTD is re-categorised.

 

(8) FSTD users shall have to gain approval to use the FSTD as part of their approved training programmes despite the fact the FSTD has been previously qualified.

 

[Regulation 60.01.2 inserted by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 535, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (Fourth Amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]