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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 61 : Pilot Licensing

Subpart 2 : Student Pilot Licence and Integrated Student Pilot Licence

61.02.3 Issuance of SPL or ISPL

Purchase

(1)	The Director shall issue an SPL or an ISPL if an applicant complies with the requirements prescribed in this Subpart.

(2)	Upon receipt of an SPL or an ISPL, a holder must immediately affix his or her signature thereon in ink in the space provided for such purpose.

(3)	An SPL or an ISPL shall be endorsed with a name of an ATO at which a holder is registered.

(4)	Subject to the provisions of subregulation (5), training of a holder of an SPL or an ISPL shall only be conducted under the auspices of an ATO at which such holder is currently registered.

(5)	Where an ATO is unable or not approved to offer a specific training component, a student pilot may be referred to another approved ATO, provided that such referral—

(a)	is only done for the purpose of providing a specified training component;

(b)	is done by completing the appropriate form; and

(c)	complies with referral procedure prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61.

[Regulation 61.02.3 substituted by section 4(d) of Notice No. 7844, GG55226, dated 21 August 2026 - Thirty-Third Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 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]