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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 137 : Aerial Work Operations

Subpart 1 : General Provisions

137.01.4 Aircraft equipment

 

(1) An owner or operator of an aircraft engaged in an agricultural or fire-fighting operation shall ensure that such aircraft has, in addition to the equipment prescribed in Part 91 and Part 94, an approved and properly installed shoulder harness for each person on board.

[Regulation 137.01.4(1) substituted by section 24(b) 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]

 

(2) An operator of an aircraft engaged in firefighting operation shall ensure that the aircraft—
(a) is in all respects suitable and serviceable to conduct the applicable operations as specified in the operations manual; and
(b) is a purpose-built aircraft for firefighting operations and certified for that purpose by the manufacturer; or
(c) is equipped with aerial firefighting equipment designed and approved for the aircraft type; or
(d) if not designed and purpose-built for aerial firefighting operations, all modifications have been approved and certified by the Director.