| (1) |
A turbine-engine aeroplane of a maximum certificated take-off mass in excess of 5 700 kg or authorised to carry more than nine passengers operating according to the IFR shall be equipped with a TAWS which has a forward-looking terrain avoidance function that meets the requirements specified in Document SA-CATS 91. |
| (2) |
A turbine-engine aeroplane of a maximum certificated take-off mass of 5 700kg or less and authorised to carry more than five, but not more than nine passengers, shall be equipped with— |
| (a) |
a ground proximity warning system which provides warnings of— |
| (i) |
excessive descent rate; and |
| (ii) |
excessive altitude loss after take-off or go-around; and |
| (b) |
a warning of unsafe terrain clearance and a forward-looking terrain avoidance function. |
| (3) |
Except as provided in subregulation (4), each TAWS required by subregulation (1) shall be functioning properly prior to flight. |
| (4) |
An aircraft may be operated without a functioning TAWS— |
| (a) |
as provided for in an approved MEL; or |
| (b) |
if repairs cannot be effected at an aerodrome last operated into, an aircraft is flown by a most direct routing to a nearest facility where the repairs can be made. |
| (5) |
A TAWS shall automatically provide a timely and distinctive warning to the flight crew when an aeroplane is in potentially hazardous proximity to the earth’s surface. |
[Regulation 91.04.30 substituted by section 8(c) 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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