[Regulation 61.05.7 Heading substituted by regulation 11(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (1) | In order to maintain a competency, a holder of a CPL(A) shall undergo a revalidation check within 12 months from the date of initial issue of a CPL(A) and thereafter not later than 24 months calculated from the beginning of a month following a date of each revalidation of such competency. |
| (2) | A holder of a CPL(A) whose competency has lapsed by not more than 36 months, shall, for the purposes of regaining such competency, be required to— |
| (a) | undergo a ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for the competency check of CPL(A); |
| (b) | meet the recency requirements to act as PIC; and |
| (c) | pass a competency check in the same category of aircraft. |
| (3) | A holder of a CPL(A) whose competency has lapsed by a period exceeding 36 months, shall, for the purposes of regaining such competency, be required to— |
| (a) | rewrite Air Law examination; |
| (b) | undergo ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for initial skills test for a CPL(A) and meet the recency requirements to act as PIC; and |
| (c) | pass an initial CPL (A) skills test in the same category of aircraft. |
| (4) | A holder of a CPL(A) who has not flown a minimum of 3 hours as PIC, PICUS or 6 hours as co-pilot in a period of 6 months preceding competency check, shall undergo ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for the competency check of a CPL(A) and meet the recency requirements to act as PIC. |
| (5) | A competency check required in terms of this Part must be undertaken in an aeroplane or an FSD approved for such purpose. |
[Regulation 61.05.7 substituted by regulation 11(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
