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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 28 : Private Pilot Licence for Powered-Lift

61.28.6 Maintenance of competency for PPL(PL)

 

(1) To maintain competency, a holder of a PPL(PL) shall undergo a competency check within a period of 12 months calculated from—
(a) the beginning of a month following the date of initial issue; or
(b) the date of last revalidation of competency.

 

(2) If a competency of a holder of a PPL(PL) has lapsed by not more than 90 days, such holder of a PPL(PL) shall be required to undergo a PPL(PL) competency check.

 

(3) If a competency of a holder of a PPL(PL) has lapsed by more than 90 days but not more than 36 months, such PPL(PL) holder shall be required to—
(a) undergo sufficient ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for competency check of a PPL(PL); and
(b) pass a PPL(PL) competency check.

 

(4) If a competency of a holder of a PPL(PL) has lapsed by more than 36 months, such PPL(PL) holder shall be required to—
(a) pass PPL(PL) Air Law theoretical knowledge examination;
(b) undergo sufficient ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for a PPL(PL) skills test; and
(c) pass a PPL(PL) skills test.

 

(5) A competency check referred to in this Subpart shall be conducted in a Powered-lift.

 

[Regulation 61.28.6 inserted by regulation 6(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]