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Aeroplane Pilot
OFO Code: 315303
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 315303
- Occupation
- Aeroplane Pilot
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 3153 · Aircraft Pilots and Related Associate Professionals
Official description
Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals control the operation of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment, in order to navigate aircraft for transporting passengers, mail and freight and perform related pre-flight and in-flight tasks.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Airline Captain, Aerial Spraying Contractor, Aerial Topdressing Contractor, Military Transport Pilot, Fighter Pilot, Aircraft Captain
- Controlling the operation of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment and ensuring that all instruments and controls work properly
- Signing necessary certificates and maintaining official records of flight
- Preparing and submitting flight plan or examining standard flight plan
- Obtaining briefings and clearances before flights and maintaining contact with air traffic or flight control during flight
- Flying and navigating aircraft in accordance with established control and operating procedures
- Examining maintenance records and conducting inspections to ensure that aircraft are mechanically sound, maintenance has been performed and that all equipment is operational
- Applying knowledge of principles and practices of flying in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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5. Qualification
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned