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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 173 : Flight Procedure Design

Subpart 1 : General

173.01.7 Training and checking

 

(1) The holder of a flight procedure design approval shall establish and maintain a training and checking programme for all personnel referenced in this Subpart that will ensure such personnel are adequately trained and qualified to perform their assigned duties.

 

(2) The training programme referred to in subregulation (1) shall be approved by the Director as provided in subregulation (7).

 

(3) The holder shall ensure that—
(a) prior to assignment to duty, each person required to receive training in accordance with this Subpart, shall, whether employed on a full or part time basis, receives such training as appropriate to his or her duties; and
(b) the training facilities, equipment and personnel are acceptable to the Director and, in the case of training checking personnel, meeting the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173.

 

(4) The training programme referred to in subregulation (1) shall include a system of record keeping as prescribed in regulation 173.01.14.

 

(5) The training records referred to in subregulation (4) shall be retained as prescribed in regulation 173.01.14(3).

 

(6) The holder shall publish the training programme referred to in subregulation (1) in the operations manual referred to in regulations 173.02.1 and 173.03.1 as applicable.

 

(7) The holder shall submit for the approval of the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173, its training programme and any amendments thereto.

 

(8) The holder shall provide training to its personnel that includes at least the following training components:
(a) Flight procedure design training on an initial basis pertinent to the rating held; and
(b) Recurrent flight procedure training;

 

(9) Only approved training as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 173 shall be considered for the initial and recurrent training referred to in subregulation (8).

 

(10) The training required by subregulation (8)(b) shall be provided on a recurrent basis at intervals not exceeding the duration specified in Document SA-CATS 173.