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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 61 : Pilot LicensingSubpart 9 : Class and Type Ratings61.09.3 Initial training |
| (1) | Initial training is required in order for the relevant class or type rating to be endorsed in the licence and consists of theoretical knowledge instruction, a theoretical knowledge examination, flight training and a skills test as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61. |
| (2) | The prerequisites for initial type and class rating training are as follows: |
| (a) | Type rating: |
| (i) | at least a CPL or no less than 350 hours as pilot-in-command of aeroplanes for the aeroplane type rating; |
| (ii) | at least a CPL or no less than 200 hours as pilot-in-command of helicopters for the helicopter type rating; |
| (iii) | a valid instrument rating in the case of aeroplanes; |
| (iv) | a multi-engine class rating in the case of multi-engine aeroplanes; |
| (v) | multi-pilot operation training and certificate in the case of multi-pilot aircraft. The multi pilot operations training is only required for the first multi-pilot aircraft rating. |
| (b) | Class rating: |
| (i) | 100 hours as pilot-in-command of aeroplanes for the multi-engine class rating. |
