REGULATIONS / ZA
南アフリカのドローン規制と点検
南アフリカは民間航空規則Part 101（2023年の第26次改正でほぼ全面改正）で規制しています。機体には登録証明と承認書（UASLA、12か月有効）が、操縦者には遠隔操縦者証明（RPC）が、業務には運航者証明（UASOC）と賠償保険が必要です。人の上空や人から50 m以内の飛行は禁止で、構造物・建物から50 m以内も原則禁止です。ただし、所有者の許可を得て地上の人の安全を確保すれば構造物の近くを飛べるため、点検業務の大きな助けになります。120 m超、空港から10 km以内、発電所や国家重要施設などの近くを飛ぶには局長の承認が必要です。目視外飛行と夜間飛行は、UASOCの運航マニュアルや運航仕様で個別に承認を受けます。
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| 当局 | 南アフリカ民間航空局 (SACAA) / South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) |
| 主な法令 | Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011, Part 101 – Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, made under the Civil Aviation Act 13 of 2009, with technical standards in SA-CATS 101. Part 101 was largely rewritten by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023 (Notice No. R. 3170, GG 48228, 17 March 2023). It applies to Class 1 and 2 UAS unless the Director decides otherwise, and excludes autonomous aircraft, free balloons, aircraft that cannot be managed in real time, Part 94 aircraft, model aircraft and toys. The regulation text was read in a commercial legal-publisher reproduction (Acts Online), not the Government Gazette itself. |
| 登録 | A UA may not be operated in South Africa without a certificate of registration and registration mark issued by the Director (101.02.4). The mark format is set in SA-CATS 101. Ownership transfers must be notified within 30 days. Each UAS also needs a UAS Letter of Approval (UASLA, 101.02.1), valid 12 months. Whether lighter or private-use aircraft are exempt depends on the Class 1/2 definitions in SA-CATS, which were not read (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| リモートID | No Remote ID provision was found in the regulations read (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| 操縦資格 | Under the 2023 text the pilot must carry a valid remote pilot certificate (RPC), a copy of the UA operator's certificate (UASOC) and its operations specifications, a registration certificate for each UA, the operator's liability insurance certificate and the user manuals (101.05.10(1)). Operation types are commercial, corporate, non-profit or private. |
| リスク区分 | Class 1 and 2 UAS as defined in the regulations and SA-CATS 101, combined with operation types (commercial, corporate, non-profit, private). There is no EU-style Open/Specific scheme. The class definitions were not read (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| 目視外飛行（BVLOS） | BVLOS is prohibited unless the Director approves it in a UASOC holder's operations manual, which requires meeting SA-CATS 101. Approved BVLOS must stay in VMC and below 400 ft above the surface unless otherwise approved (101.05.11). |
| 夜間・人の上空 | Night flight is allowed only in R-VLOS operation or with Director approval for a UASOC holder, recorded on the OpSpec and compliant with SA-CATS 101. Night operations in controlled airspace need separate approval (101.05.12). No flight directly over people or within 50 m laterally of any person, except with a UASOC and Director approval, or for the operator's own crew with adequate safety provisions (101.05.13). |
| 構造物の近く | No flight within 50 m laterally of any structure or building (101.05.14) unless the operator holds a UASOC with Director approval, or has the owner's permission and takes measures to protect people on the ground. Owner permission therefore opens close-in structure inspection. Unless the Director authorises otherwise: no flight above 400 ft, within 10 km of an aerodrome reference point, in restricted or prohibited airspace, or next to or above a nuclear power plant, prison, police station, crime scene, court, national key point or strategic installation (101.05.10(3)). National key points and strategic installations can include major power and industrial sites. |
| 屋内・閉鎖空間 | The applicability rule does not mention indoor operations (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| 撮影・プライバシー | Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| 最近の変更 | The Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations (17 March 2023) substituted most of Part 101, bringing in UASLA, UASOC, RPC terminology and the current distance and night rules. Amendments in 2024-2026 were not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
出典
- CAR 101.01.1 – Applicability本文確認
- CAR 101.02.1 – UAS letter of approval本文確認
- CAR 101.02.4 – Registration and marking本文確認
- CAR 101.05.10 – General restrictions本文確認
- CAR 101.05.11 – Beyond visual line of sight operations本文確認
- CAR 101.05.12 – Night operations本文確認
- CAR 101.05.13 – Operations in vicinity of people本文確認
- CAR 101.05.14 – Operations in the vicinity of property, structures and buildings本文確認
参照確認日: 2026-10-22