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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 61 : Pilot Licensing

Subpart 15 : Grade III Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating

61.15.4 Skills test for Grade III Helicopter Instructor Rating

 

(1) An applicant for a Grade III Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating must have demonstrated to an appropriately rated DFE the ability to perform as a Grade Ill Helicopter Flight Instructor the procedures and manoeuvres prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61 with a degree of competency appropriate to the privileges granted to the holder of a Grade III Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating.

 

(2) The applicant must undergo the skills test within 36 months of passing the appropriate theoretical knowledge examination and within the 30 days immediately preceding the date of application.

 

(3) A skills test referred to in subregulation (2) must be conducted in a helicopter fitted with fully functional dual controls or in an approved level D FSTD.

[Regulation 61.15.4(3) substituted by regulation 11(z) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]

 

(4) Before an applicant submits himself or herself for the initial skills test, he or she must provide the examiner with written proof that—
(a) he or she has satisfactorily completed the required training conducted by an approved Part 141 ATO; and
(b) the Grade I or Grade II Helicopter Flight Instructor who has provided the supervision and training considers the performance of the applicant adequate for the skills test for a Grade Ill Helicopter Flight Instructor.

 

(5) The applicant shall submit the forms to the Director within 30 days of having completed the skills test.