SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

PART B I Performance Information

3.1.2 Aircraft Registration Table 3 details the status of the South African Aircraft Register for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The statistics point to a steady growth

in the number of RPAS recorded in the register in the financial year. The split between TCA and NTCA continues to exhibit the same picture over time.

STATISTICS OF TYPE CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT (TC) VERSUS NON-TYPE-CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT (NTCA) AND REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT (RPA) Year Month Type Certified Aircraft (TC) Non-Type- Certified Aircraft (NTCA) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Total Aircraft Type Certified Aircraft (TC)%

2022 April

6523 6516 6514 6511 6505 6506 6506 6498 6490 6493 6490 6490

6318 6323 6323 6331 6329 6332 6337 6340 6342 6347 6355 6358

2355 2386 2424 2454 2534 2576 2591 2666 2695 2710 2774 2797

15196 15225 15261 15296 15368 15414 15434 15504 15527 15550 15619 15645

42.93% 42.79% 42,68% 42.57% 42.32% 42.21% 42.15% 41.19% 41.79% 41.76% 41.55% 41.48%

2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023

May June

July

August

September

October

November December January February

March

Table 3: Aircraft Registration Statistics 3.2 Key Policy Developments and Legislative Changes Amendment of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act no. 13 of 2009)

The Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 22 of 2021) (Amendment Act) was enacted on 31 March 2022. The Amendment Act has not come into operation yet, pending the Presidential Proclamation, which is coordinated by the Department of Transport. During the reporting period, the process of developing regulations took place and continues to be under way to give effect to the Amendment Act. Promulgated Civil Aviation Regulations and Technical Standards In the period under review, the following South African Civil Aviation Technical Standards (SA CATS) were promulgated:

The Portfolio Committee on Transport (PCOT) met in February and March 2021 to table, consider, and deliberate on public comments received and to propose amended clauses to the Civil Aviation Bill 2018. On 17 March 2021, the PCOT approved the Civil Aviation Bill for further submission to the National Assembly for debate and approval. The Bill was deliberated upon and approved by the National Assembly on 11 May 2021. After this step, the Bill was submitted to the National Council of Provinces (Select Commiitee), and if approved, will be submitted to the president to assent.

42 I Annual Report 2022/23 I Performance Information