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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 21 : Certification Procedures for Products and Parts

Subpart 2 : Type Certificates

21.02.3 Worthiness design standards

 

(1) An applicant for the issuing of a type certificate for a Class I product, or an amendment thereof, shall provide the Director with proof that—
(a) the product complies with the appropriate airworthiness design standards as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 21, in force on the date of application or any later date selected by the applicant in terms of regulation 21.02.2(3)(b);
(b) the product complies with the appropriate aircraft noise, fuel venting and engine emission standards referred to in Part 34 or Part 36, as the case may be;
(c) the product complies with any special conditions prescribed by the Director in terms of regulation 21.02.13;
(d) any airworthiness design standards not complied with, are compensated for by factors providing an equivalent level of safety; and
(e) in the case of an aircraft type, no feature or characteristic makes the aircraft type unsafe for the intended use.

 

(2) If the applicant selects a later date referred to in subregulation (1)(a), the applicant shall provide proof that the product complies with any other airworthiness design standard which the Director determines is directly related.