| (1) |
A PIC shall not conduct operations for which a specific approval is required unless such approval has been granted by the Director. |
| (2) |
A specific approval referred to in subregulation (1) shall be recorded in an OpSpec or any document determined by the Director. |
| (3) |
When issuing a specific approval for operational credits, the Director shall be satisfied that— |
| (a) |
an aircraft meets appropriate airworthiness certification requirements; |
| (b) |
information necessary to support effective crew tasks for an operation can be made available to a PIC and first officer if more than one crew member is required; and |
| (c) |
an owner of an aircraft or an air service operator has— |
| (i) |
carried out a safety risk assessment of an operation supported by such equipment; |
| (ii) |
established and documented normal and abnormal procedures and has an appropriately approved MEL; |
| (iii) |
established a training programme for flight crew members and relevant personnel involved in flight preparation; |
| (iv) |
established a system for data collection, evaluation, and trend monitoring for low visibility operation for which there is an operational credit; and |
| (v) |
instituted appropriate procedures with respect to continuing airworthiness maintenance and repair practices and programmes. |
| (4) |
The Director shall establish criteria for the safe operation of an aircraft which operates with operational credit with minima above those related to LVOs. |
| (5) |
The Director may issue a specific approval for instrument approach operations in low visibility which shall only be conducted when RVR information is provided. |
| (6) |
For take-off in low visibility, the Director may issue a specific approval for minimum take-off RVR. |
[Regulation 91.01.17 inserted by section 8(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]
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