Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 135 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargoSubpart 3 : Training and Checking135.03.7 Six-monthly proficiency checks/Initial type rating |
| (1) | The six-monthly flight crew proficiency check referred to in 135.03.5 of subregulation 135.03.6(3) of the CAR, in respect of aeroplanes with a turbo fan which includes all VU (very light jet) ,shall be carried out at least once every twelve months in a flight simulator, approved for the purpose. In addition if initial type rating on a turbo fan is done on the aircraft an approved simulator course must be completed within six months of the type rating. |
| (2) | Where a flight simulator, as contemplated in paragraph (1) above, is not reasonably or timeously available, the Director may under exceptional circumstances exempt an operator from this particular requirement for a particular type of aeroplane for a period not exceeding twelve months: Provided the operator demonstrates a satisfactory equivalent level of proficiency by other means. |
| (3) | Where it can be proven by the operator— |
| (a) | that no flight simulator exists for the particular aeroplane in which the contemplated abnormal and emergency procedures can be simulated; or |
| (b) | that relevant abnormal or emergency procedures can be safely carried out in the aircraft or in a similar type of aircraft, the Director may, on application, by means of an amendment to the operator's operations manual, exempt the operator from the requirement prescribed in paragraph (1). Such exemption shall be reviewed annually and will be withdrawn when a suitable device becomes available within the Republic. |
[Regulation 135.03.7 inserted by regulation 26 of Notice No. R. 535, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (Fourth Amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]