Helicopter Day Captain
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Job Location:
Durban - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Duties & Responsibilities
Helicopter Day CaptainOperating Division:Transnet NPAEmployee Group:PermanentDepartment:NGQ Aviation Fleet DNRLocation:DurbanReporting To:Chief PilotGrade:FReference:req4925
Prepare aircraft resources and loading schedule for marine pilot transfer and Port related functions.
Responsible for pre-flight checks and safety briefings to ensure compliance with stringent safety requirements.
Responsible for transfer of marine pilots safely to vessels as they call and depart from the shores of the South African Port system.
Ensure compliance with South African Civil Aviation Regulations
Ensure compliance with SAMSA and the National Ports Act No 12 of 2005
Evacuation of accident victims and persons in distress
Conduct port related flights in accordance with TNPA and customer requirements
Determination of flight routes (flight planning) in accordance with approved aeronautical requirements and charts.
Liaison with Port Control and Air Traffic Navigation Services
Recording of take-off and landing times to fulfil scheduling requirements
Ensure customer satisfaction and performance
Logging of operational flight times and determination of mission efficiencies
Assisting in delivering a 24-hour seamless operation to enhance port productivity in line with TNPA business objectives and customer demands.
Contribution to business reputational enhancement by minimizing incident and accident occurrences within the Port system by adherence to the strictest safety requirements.
Ensure prompt responses to Port control directives to enhance ship turn-around time.
Training and development of Day Captains CoPilots Cadet Pilots and related functional personnel.
Receive daily operational reports from the Night Captain.
Conduct Line Proficiency Checks on Day Captains Co-Pilots and Cadet Pilots.
Conduct day helicopter flights under all-weather conditions in accordance with TNPA standard operating procedures and aeronautical publications.
Maintain high standards of flight safety as well as safe transfer of marine pilots onto vessels under all-weather and sea conditions.
Ability to navigate the helicopter in cloud rain or Instrument meteorogical conditions with sole reference to instruments if the helicopter was flown in adverse weather conditions and inadvertently entered cloud or IMC conditions as well as toland the helicopter safely without any damage to passengers crew the aircraft and equipment during daylight low lowlight as well as marginal weather conditions.
Manage a multi-crew cockpit with the ability to manage an inflight emergency as well as to land the helicopter safely without any damage to passengers crew aircraft and equipment during low levels of light as well as marginal weather conditions.
Compliance with standard and recommended practices as well as performance levels required to meet national certification criteria.
Execution of skills transfer plan.
Qualifications and Experience Hold a current CPL or ATPL-H Night Rating. Instrument Rating. Winch Rating. 2000 hours total flight time 1200 hours on turbine helicopters 500 hours on multi-engine helicopters 250 hours on A109 helicopter is advantageous Minimum of 5 years experience. Operational knowledge of the functions of TNPA marine pilot Required: Decision making Multi-tasking Communication Teamwork Knowledge required: - Aviation rules and safety guidelines Helicopter operation procedures & systems Public safety & security Transportations systems & procedures Port rules Customer & personal service English language proficiency Radio telephony proficiency Mathematical applications Computers & electronics Navigation data processing Flight planning & execution Skills Required: Good communication Time management Judgement & decision-making Operational control Crew resource management (CRM) Active listening Assertiveness Accuracy Social perceptiveness/diversity StatementPreference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating you have not heard from Transnet within 90 days please consider your application as unsuccessful. Transnet its employees or representatives never ask for a fee from job seekers. Any such requests are fraudulent. Please report any suspicious activities in this regard to the Transnet anti-fraud line onor email
The closing date is on 21/05/2026. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that HR has received the application before the closing date of the advertisement.
Position PurposeThe Helicopter Day Pilot is the Commander of the aircraft for Day operations and co pilot for night operations. He or She is also responsible for the safety and management of the crew and passengers on board the aircraft as per SACAA CARs 91.02.7 91.02.8. Regulations as wellas TNPA OutputsPlan daytime flight missions in accordance with marine traffic demands and Port Demands and Port Control directives.Prepare aircraft resources and loading schedule for marine pilot transfer and Port related functions.
Responsible for pre-flight checks and safety briefings to ensure compliance with stringent safety requirements.
Responsible for transfer of marine pilots safely to vessels as they call and depart from the shores of the South African Port system.
Ensure compliance with South African Civil Aviation Regulations
Ensure compliance with SAMSA and the National Ports Act No 12 of 2005
Evacuation of accident victims and persons in distress
Conduct port related flights in accordance with TNPA and customer requirements
Determination of flight routes (flight planning) in accordance with approved aeronautical requirements and charts.
Liaison with Port Control and Air Traffic Navigation Services
Recording of take-off and landing times to fulfil scheduling requirements
Ensure customer satisfaction and performance
Logging of operational flight times and determination of mission efficiencies
Assisting in delivering a 24-hour seamless operation to enhance port productivity in line with TNPA business objectives and customer demands.
Contribution to business reputational enhancement by minimizing incident and accident occurrences within the Port system by adherence to the strictest safety requirements.
Ensure prompt responses to Port control directives to enhance ship turn-around time.
Training and development of Day Captains CoPilots Cadet Pilots and related functional personnel.
Receive daily operational reports from the Night Captain.
Conduct Line Proficiency Checks on Day Captains Co-Pilots and Cadet Pilots.
Conduct day helicopter flights under all-weather conditions in accordance with TNPA standard operating procedures and aeronautical publications.
Maintain high standards of flight safety as well as safe transfer of marine pilots onto vessels under all-weather and sea conditions.
Ability to navigate the helicopter in cloud rain or Instrument meteorogical conditions with sole reference to instruments if the helicopter was flown in adverse weather conditions and inadvertently entered cloud or IMC conditions as well as toland the helicopter safely without any damage to passengers crew the aircraft and equipment during daylight low lowlight as well as marginal weather conditions.
Manage a multi-crew cockpit with the ability to manage an inflight emergency as well as to land the helicopter safely without any damage to passengers crew aircraft and equipment during low levels of light as well as marginal weather conditions.
Compliance with standard and recommended practices as well as performance levels required to meet national certification criteria.
Execution of skills transfer plan.
Qualifications and Experience Hold a current CPL or ATPL-H Night Rating. Instrument Rating. Winch Rating. 2000 hours total flight time 1200 hours on turbine helicopters 500 hours on multi-engine helicopters 250 hours on A109 helicopter is advantageous Minimum of 5 years experience. Operational knowledge of the functions of TNPA marine pilot Required: Decision making Multi-tasking Communication Teamwork Knowledge required: - Aviation rules and safety guidelines Helicopter operation procedures & systems Public safety & security Transportations systems & procedures Port rules Customer & personal service English language proficiency Radio telephony proficiency Mathematical applications Computers & electronics Navigation data processing Flight planning & execution Skills Required: Good communication Time management Judgement & decision-making Operational control Crew resource management (CRM) Active listening Assertiveness Accuracy Social perceptiveness/diversity StatementPreference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating you have not heard from Transnet within 90 days please consider your application as unsuccessful. Transnet its employees or representatives never ask for a fee from job seekers. Any such requests are fraudulent. Please report any suspicious activities in this regard to the Transnet anti-fraud line onor email
Required Experience:
Manager
