Application
62.05.7
(1) An application for the issuing of a type rating by name or a class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes shall—
(a) be made to the Director or to the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of part 149, as the case may be, on the appropriate prescribed form; and (b) be accompanied by—
(i) a valid licence reference number or a valid application for the issue of such licence;
(ii) certified proof that the requirements prescribed in regulation 62.05.1 have been complied with; and (iii) the appropriate fee as prescribed in terms of part 187 or by the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of part 149, as the case may be, provided that the fees set by the latter shall not exceed those prescribed in part 187. (2) An applicant for the issue of an additional type rating by name for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes shall—
(a) undergo a skills test with a Grade C, B or A-instructor with the appropriate type or class rating wherein a high standard of vital action drill shall be required;
(Editorial Note: Wording as per original Government Gazette.)
(b) with the instructor at the dual controls or under direct supervision in the case of a single-seater aeroplane, perform at least 3 take-offs and 3 landings and any other exercise considered necessary; and
(c) pass the technical exams as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 62.
Issuing of open class rating or type rating
62.05.8
(1) The Director, or the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of part 149, as the case may be, shall issue a class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes if the applicant complies with the requirements referred to in regulation 62.05.7. (2) A class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes shall be issued in the prescribed format.
(3) The Director, or the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of part 149, as the case may be, shall issue a type rating by name or a class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes if the applicant complies with the requirements prescribed in regulation 62.05.7. (4) A type rating by name and a class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes shall be issued in the prescribed format.
(5) An applicant for the issuing of open class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes shall have completed not less than 200 hours flight time as a PIC of a weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplane, and hold at least five type ratings by name for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes.
Period of validity
62.05.9
A class rating for weight-shift controlled microlight aeroplanes shall be valid for as long as the national pilot licence itself remains valid, with the proviso that the privileges of the class rating shall not be exercised by the holder thereof unless he or she complies with the provisions of regulation 62.05.11. 
