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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 127 : Commercial Helicopter Operations: Passengers Cargo and Mail

Subpart 3 : Training and Checking

Division Two : Flight Crew Member Training

127.03.4 Flight crew member training

 

(1) An operator shall provide ground and flight training to his or her flight crew personnel that includes at least the following training components—
(a) company induction training on an initial basis;
(b) crew resource management training including human factors, risk analysis and error management training;
(c) emergency procedures training including—
(i) the location, inspection schedules, testing as applicable and use of all emergency equipment required to be carried, or otherwise carried on board the helicopter;
(ii) emergency evacuation, and where applicable ditching training; and
(iii) training in the functions for which each flight crew member is responsible and the relation of these functions to the functions of other crew members, particularly in regard to abnormal or emergency procedures.
(d) initial helicopter type training if applicable, including visual, instrument and special flight procedures, crew coordination in all types of emergency situations, normal, abnormal, emergency and supplementary procedures for the type of helicopter assigned to;
(e) recurrent training;
(f) upgrade training;
(g) differences and familiarisation training where the operator intends to assign a flight crew member to variant types, in accordance with regulation 127.02.7(1)(b);
(h) pilot qualification to operate in either pilot seat;
(i) regaining recency and re-qualification training when required;
(j) area, route and aerodrome familiarization training,
(k) dangerous goods training if dangerous goods are authorised to be carried, or dangerous goods awareness training if they are not;
(I) any other course of studies, required by the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127 to ensure full competency of personnel on new or special equipment installed in the operator's helicopter, or for operations requiring specialised training.

 

(2) Except where noted, all training components listed in subregulation (1), shall be provided on an initial and an annual recurrent basis and meet the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127.