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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 60 : Flight Simulator Training Devices

Subpart 1 : General

60.01.4 Initial evaluation and qualification of FSTD

 

(1) Upon receipt of  an  application for  qualification  of  an  FSTD, the Director shall conduct an initial evaluation of an FSTD, including consideration of—
(a) any inspection or trial of an FSTD;
(b) data provided in the QTG;
(c) any available information obtained from previous test conducted on an applicant concerned; and
(d) a statement of compliance for an FSTD, built to specified level.

 

(2) The Director shall qualify an FSTD at the qualification level  demonstrated if, after the initial evaluation, the Director is satisfied that—
(a) an operator's quality system will be suitable for an FSTD; and
(b) an FSTD meets a qualification level.

 

(3) The Director may qualify an FSTD that simulate a new type of aircraft for which  fully validated  aircraft data  is not available, at an interim  qualification  level, based on partially validated aircraft data.

 

(4) An interim qualification level applies for the period agreed the Director  and an operator of an FSTD. failure which , such operator may not continue to operate.

 

(5) When qualifying an FSTD, the Director shall simultaneously approve a QTG for  such an FSTD.

 

[Regulation 60.01.4 substituted by regulation 10 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]