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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 128 : Helicopter Aerial Work and Certain Other Air Service Operations

Subpart 3 : Training and Checking

Division One : General Provisions

128.03.1 Operator approved training programme
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(1)The operator shall establish and maintain a training and checking programme for all personnel, referenced in Divisions Two to Four of this Subpart, that will ensure such personnel is adequately trained and qualified to perform its assigned duties and such personnel shall undergo the training from that operator.

 

(2)The training programme referred to in subregulation (1) shall be conducted by an aviation training organisation approved in accordance with Part 141, or by the operator, if approved by the Director as provided for in regulation 128.03.3, provided that, in the latter case such programme is conducted for the operator's employees only.

 

(3)The training programme referred to in subregulation (1) shall be approved by the Director as provided in regulation 128.03.3.

 

(4)The operator shall ensure that—
(a)prior to assignment to duty, each person required to receive training in accordance with this Subpart, shall, whether employed on a full or part time basis, receive such training as appropriate to his or her duties;
(b)each person, receiving training in terms of subregulation (4)(a), shall pass a written examination or other comprehension assessment acceptable to the Director and where applicable, complete a skills test in accordance with Division 4 of this Subpart; and
(c)if training is provided in terms of subregulation (4)(a), the training facilities, equipment and personnel shall be appropriate for the task to be performed and acceptable to the Director and, in the case of training and checking personnel, their qualifications shall meet the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 128.

 

(5)The training and checking programme referred to in subregulation (1) shall meet the content prescribed in Document SA-CATS 128.

 

(6)The training programme referred to in subregulation (1) shall include a system of record keeping as prescribed in regulation 128.04.6.

 

(7)The training records referred to in subregulation (6) shall be retained as provided in regulation 128.04.6.