New and Improved Licensing System - CAA

1 The South African Civil Aviation Authority is proud to announcea new and Improved Licensing System which will allow forquick and easy licence application. This new System willreduce the issuing time of licences to as little as one hour forwalk-in clients while the turn-around time for postedapplications has been reduced to three , this new System can only be effective if the correctcriteria are met and if the correct documents accompanyeach licence application. We are thus appealing to all licenceapplicants to ensure that they take note of the followingrequirements when applying for a licence:Please note that these are the basic requirements for licensingapplications. For more information, refer to the SACAAR egulations, for the issuing of a Student Pilot s licence(aeroplane and helicopter)a)be not less than 16 years of ageb)hold a class 1 or class 2 medical icertificate, ssued interms of Part 67c)an original or certified proof of identity of the applicantd)two recent passport-sized photose)application form for Student Pilot's licenceF)appropriate fee as prescribed in Part for the issuing of a Private Pilot s licence(aeroplane)a)be not less than 17 years of ageb) hold a valid Class 1 or Class 2 medical certificate, issuedin terms of Part 67c)hold at least a valid restricted certificate of proficiencyin radiotelephony (aeronautical)d)

2 Show evidence of holding a studentpilot's licence or having held, within theprevious 60 months, any of the following -i)a pilot's licence (aeroplane) issuedby a contracting stateii)a South African Air Force pilot'squalificationiii)a recreational pilot s licence issued interms of part 62e)have passed a theoretical knowledgeexamination as prescribed in DocumentSA CATS FCL 61f)application formg)have undergone the PPL skills test(aeroplane)h)logbook summaryi)two recent passport-sized photos (unlesssuch a person is the holder of anotherlicence issued by SACAA)j)appropriate fees as prescribed in part187k)proof of English language for the issuing of a Private Pilot s licence(helicopter)a)be not less than 17 years of ageb)hold a valid Class 1 or Class 2 medical certificate, issuedin terms of Part 67c)hold at least a valid restricted certificate ofproficiency in radiotelephony (aeronautical)d)show evidence of holding a valid student'slicence or having held, within the previous 60months, any of the following i)a pilot's licence (helicopter) issued by the contractingstateii) a South African Air Force pilot's licenceiii)a recreational pilot's licence issued in terms ofPart 62e)have passed a theoretical knowledge examination asprescribed in Document SA CATS FCL 61f)application formg)have undergone the PPL skills test (helicopter)h)logbook summaryi)

3 Two recent passport-sized photos (unless such person isthe holder of another licence issued by SACAA)j)appropriate fee as prescribed in part 187k)proof of English language proficiency for the issuing of a Commercial Pilot s licence(aeroplane)a)be not less than 18 years of ageb)hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate, issued in termsof Part 67c)hold a valid general certificate of proficiency inradiotelephony (aeronautical)d)show evidence of holding or having held within theprevious 60 months, any of the following New and Improved Licensing Systemi)a pilot's licence (aeroplane) issued by the contractingstateii)a South African Air Force pilot's qualification iii)a valid student pilot's licence where the applicanthas completed an integrated training courseapproved by the authoritye)have passed the appropriate theoretical knowledgeexamination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61f)have undergone the CPL skills test (aeroplane)g)hold a valid night ratingh)instrument rating (if applicable)i)two recent passport-sized photos (unless such person isthe holder of another licence issued by SACAA)j)appropriate fee as prescribed in terms of part 187k)proof of English language proficiency for the issuing of a Commercial Pilot s licence(helicopter)a)be not less than 18 years of ageb)hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate, issued in termsof Part 67c)

4 Hold a valid general certificate of proficiency inradiotelephony (aeronautical);d)show evidence of holding or having held, within theprevious 60 months, any of the following i)a pilot's licence helicopter issued by the contractingstateii) a South African Air Force pilot's qualificationiii)a recreational licence issued in terms of part 62e)have passed a theoretical knowledge examination asprescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61f)application formg)undergo a skills test referred to in regulation )two recent passport sized- photos (unless such person isthe holder of another licence issued by SACAA)i)night rating if applicablej)instrument rating if applicablek)logbook summaryl)appropriate fee as prescribed in terms of part 187m)

5 Proof of English Language Proficiency for the issuing of an Airline Transport Pilot slicence (aeroplane)a) be not less than 21 years of ageb)hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate, issued in termsof Part 67c) show evidence of holding or having held, within theprevious 60 months, the following i)a pilot's licence aeroplane issued by the contracting stateii)a South African Air Force pilot's qualificationiii)a recreational pilot's licence issued in terms ofpart 62d)hold a valid general radio certificate of proficiency inradiotelephony (aeronautical)i)have passed the appropriate [theoretical knowledge]examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61ii)have undergone the ATPL skills test; andiii) hold a valid South African instrument rating, orpassed a South African instrument rating skills test [asprescribed in Subpart 15]e)application formf)instrument ratingg)two recent passport- sized photos (unless such person isa holder of another licence issued by SACAA)h)log book summaryi)appropriate fee as prescribed in terms of part 187j)proof of English language proficiency for the issuing of an Airline Transport Pilot slicence (helicopter)a)Be not less than 21 years of ageb)hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate, issued in termsof Part 67c)show evidence of holding or having held, within theprevious 60 months, any of the following i)a pilot's licence (helicopter)

6 Issued by a contractingstateii)a South African Air Force pilot's qualificationiii)a recreational licence issued in terms of part 62d)have acquired the experience referred to in ) have successfully completed the appropriate trainingas prescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61f)have passed the appropriate written examination asprescribed in Document SA-CATS-FCL 61g)have undergone the ATPL skill test referred to in )pass a South African instrument rating skills test if applicablei)application formj)logbook summary (career summary)k)appropriate fee as prescribed in terms of part 187l)proof of English language proficiency for the issuing of a Cabin Crew (Part 64) licencea)18 years or olderb)application formc)proof of written examsd)skills test report within 90 days immediately precedingdate of application signed by a designated flightexaminere)class 1 or 2 medical certficate issued in terms of part 67f)two recent passport-sized photosg)certified copy of identity document or passporth)appropriate fee as prescribed in terms of part for the issuing of a Flight Engineer (Part 63)licencea)skills test report signed by an examiner or flight engineerinstructorb)valid class 1 medicalc)certified proof of identity or passportd)passed theoretical examse)proof of the required experiencef)proof of the successful completion of the appropriatetrainingg)valid commercial or higher licence held by the applicanth)

7 BSC aeronautical engineering degree held by theapplicanti)appropriate fee as prescribed in part 187j)two recent passport-sized for the issuing of an Aircraft MaintenanceEngineer (Part 66) licencea)application formb)logbook summaryc)certified copy of ID or passportd)two recent passport-sized photose)appropriate fee as prescribed in terms of part 187.