| (1) | An applicant for a Grade I Aeroplane Flight Instructor Rating must have demonstrated to an appropriately rated DFE, selected from the panel appointed by the Director for conducting this particular test, the ability to perform the procedures and manoeuvres prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61, with a degree of competency appropriate to the privileges granted to the holder of a Grade I Aeroplane Flight Instructor Rating. |
| (2) | The initial skills test and revalidation check test must be undertaken: |
| (a) | in a multi-engine aeroplane with retractable undercarriage and variable pitch propeller; or |
| (b) | in an aeroplane with turbojet engines; or; |
| (c) | in an FSTD approved for the purpose; |
[Regulation 61.14.4(2)(c) substituted by regulation 7(f) of Notice No. R. 783, GG 39151, dated 1 September 2015 (Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2015)]
| (3) | Before an applicant submits himself or herself for an initial skills test, he or she must provide the examiner with written proof that— |
| (a) | he or she has satisfactorily completed the required training at an approved Part 141 ATO; and |
| (b) | the Grade I Aeroplane Flight Instructor who supervised the applicant considers him or her to be competent to attempt the initial skills test for the rating . |
| (4) | The applicant shall submit the forms to the Director, within 30 days of having completed the skills test. |
| (5) | A fee as prescribed in Part 187 is payable for the monitoring of the prescribed practical training process with specific reference to the research study as contemplated in Appendix 18.0 to Document SA-CATS 61. |
