[Regulation 127.06.1 heading substituted by section 21(c) of the Thirty-Third Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 7844, GG55226, dated 21 August 2026 and shall come into operation upon Publication in the Government Gazette, save for Part 92, which shall come into operation upon the Proclamation by the President of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 22 of 2021]

No operator shall operate a helicopter in terms of this Part unless the operator is the holder of, and complies with the conditions of, a valid air operator certificate including the operations specifications attached thereto, and the relevant air services license issued in terms of the Air Services Licensing Act, No. 115 of 1990, or the International Air Services Act, No. 60 of 1993.