| (1) |
A person intending to be a user of a qualified FSTD shall apply to the Director, in writing, for an FSTD user certificate. |
| (2) |
The Director shall take the following into consideration before issuing an FSTD user certificate— |
| (a) |
a difference between the characteristics of an FSTD and the characteristics of a specific type or a specific make , model and series of an aircraft. |
| (b) |
whether or not a user operates such an aircraft; |
| (c) |
a proposed user's operating and training competencies; and |
| (d) |
the validity and scope of a proposed user's ATO certificate. |
| (3) |
The Director may, in addition, consider any other matter that affects the manner in which an FSTD operates or is used. |
| (4) |
An FSTD user certificate issued in terms of subregulation (2)— |
| (a) |
shall be issued in an appropriate form published on the website of the Authority; |
| (b) |
may be issued subj ect to any condition specified therein; and |
| (c) |
may be granted in terms of the Director FSTD Training or Testing credits as contained in Document SA-CATS 60. |
| (5) |
An FSD user certificate shall be effective from the date of issue and be valid until an applicable FSTD qualification ceases to be in force in terms of regulation 60.01.6. |
| (6) |
The Director may, by a written notice, vary, suspend, or cancel an FSD user certificate if the Director is of the opinion that compliance the provisions of subregulations (2) and (3) have changed. |
[Regulation 60.01.8 substituted by regulation 10 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
Further Education and Training Colleges Act, 2006 (Act 16 of 2006)
