Requirements for a Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) (PPL(A)) 61.03.1 (1) An applicant for a PPL(A) must— (a) be 17 years or older; (b) hold a valid medical certificate, issued in terms of Part 67; (c) hold at least a valid restricted certificate of proficiency in radiotelephony (aeronautical); (d) show evidence of holding a valid SPL, or having held within the previous 60 months, any of the following— (i) a pilot licence (aeroplane) issued by a Contracting State; (ii) a national pilot licence issued in terms of Part 62; (e) have successfully completed the training as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61 at an approved Part 141 ATO; (f) have passed the theoretical knowledge examination as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61; and (g) have passed the skills test referred to in regulation 61.03.4. (2) An applicant for a PPL(A) must have completed not less than 45 hours flight time as pilot of an aeroplane with an MCM in excess of 450 kg of which— (a) at least 25 hours are dual instruction in aeroplanes; and (b) at least 15 hours are accumulated in solo flight, of which at least 5 hours are cross-country flight time; which must include one triangular cross-country flight of at least 150 NM, on which at least one point must be not less than 50 NM from base and must include full-stop landings at two different aerodromes away from base. (3) South African Air Force pilots may apply for exemption from some or all of these requirements as indicated in subregulation 61.01.9 (23). (4) A maximum of 5 hours dual instruction time may be accumulated in an aeroplane FSTD approved for the purpose by the Director. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (2) above, the flight time required for the holder of a pilot licence issued in terms of Part 62, may be substituted by the flying hours obtained, to the maximum specified in subregulation 61.01.9 (9). Application for and issue of a PPL(A) 61.03.2 (1) An application for a PPL(A) must be made to the Director on the appropriate prescribed form within 30 days of the practical skills test. (2) The application referred to in subregulation (1) must be accompanied by— (a) a valid medical certificate, issued in terms of Part 67; (c) the original documentation proving that the applicant has passed the theoretical knowledge examination referred to in paragraph (f) of regulation 61.03.1 (1); (d) the applicant’s flying logbook summarised in the format as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61; (e) the skills test report as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61; (f) two recent passport-size photographs of the applicant, unless such applicant is the holder of another pilot licence issued in terms of Part 61; and (g) the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187. (3) The Director must issue a PPL(A), if he or she is satisfied that the applicant complies with the requirements referred to in regulation 61.03.1. (4) A PPL(A) must be issued in the appropriate prescribed form. (Editorial Note: Wording as per original Government Gazette.) (5) The holder of a PPL(A) must, upon receipt of the PPL(A), immediately affix his or her signature thereon in ink in the space provided for such purpose. Period of validity of a PPL(A) 61.03.6 A PPL(A) is valid for a period of 10 years provided that— (a) currency fees are paid in terms of regulation 61.01.17; (b) competency is maintained in terms of regulation 61.03.7; (c) annually, together with the fee referred to in paragraph (a), the completed application form as prescribed in regulation 61.03.2 (2) is submitted including certified copies of the last 3 pages of the logbook containing entries indicating a record of flight times, an annual summary indicating flight time per category, class, type and total time as well as certified copies of any endorsements entered into the logbook in the preceding 12 months. | 
