An aircraft required to be issued or re-issued with a certificate of airworthiness or if such certificate of airworthiness is required to be rendered effective may be test flown with the written permission of the owner or operator provided that—
| (a) | the aircraft has been issued with or possesses a valid South African certificate of registration; |
| (b) | an application form, as laid down by SA-CATS 21 requesting the issue of a certificate of airworthiness has been lodged with the Director; |
| (c) | the application is accompanied by the fee prescribed in Part 187 for the issue of the above-mentioned certificate; |
| (d) | where the certificate of airworthiness has expired due to an imposed calendar limit and such certificate needs to be re-issued, the requirements pertaining to the re-issuance fee prescribed in the aforementioned regulations are to be met; |
[Regulation 21.08.5(d) substituted by regulation 5(d) of Notice No. R. 1349, GG 40376, dated 28 October 2016 (Fourteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2016)]
| (e) | the aircraft is to be certified safe for the intended flight in the airframe logbook, prior to the flight by the holder of a valid, suitably rated AME's licence issued in terms of Part 66, or by such person who is a holder of valid certification, on type, issued in terms of Part 145 of these regulations; and |
| (f) | the aircraft has to make its first landing at the point of departure. |
