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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 65  : Air Traffic Service Personnel Licensing

Subpart 9 : Approach Control Rating

65.09.5 Requirements for validation of approach control rating

 

(1) An applicant for the validation of approach control rating shall, under the supervision of an operational air traffic service instructor have provided approach control services at an ATSU for which a rating validation is sought, for at least 200 hours, to a maximum of 400 hours, 50 % of which may be provided on a simulator approved by the Director and which accurately simulates the geographical and airspace environment pertaining to the position for which a validation is sought.

 

(2) A person with unsuccessful validation of approach control rating shall not be allowed to carry over any hourly credits from previous dual instruction when re-applying for validation.

 

(3) A person who has failed to obtain a validation within the prescribed hours shall not be permitted to attempt acquiring a validation at the same ATSU until a period of 12 months after initial attempt has elapsed.

 

(4) A person referred to in subregulation (3) may re-apply for validation at another ATSU as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 65.

 

[Regulation 65.09.5 substituted by regulation 15(e) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]