| (1) | An air traffic service assistant rating that has expired may be renewed not later than 24 months after the expiry of such rating subject to the successful completion of a competency assessment confirming that the skills referred to in regulation 65.03.2 have been retained or re-acquired. |
| (2) | The Director may reissue an air traffic service assistant rating on application by a holder thereof after a period of 24 months has elapsed from the date of expiry provided an applicant complies with the requirements as stipulated in regulation 65.03.6— |
| (a) | attends refresher training; |
| (b) | attends augmentation training on advances or developments in the ATM systems; and |
| (c) | has achieved a minimum of 70% pass mark in simulated applicable assessments determined by a validation examiner as indicated in technical standard 65.03.2(7) in Document SA-CATS 65. |
[Regulation 65.03.11(2) substituted by regulation 15(c) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (3) | Upon application for the renewal of an expired rating referred to in subregulation (2), the Director shall renew the rating if the applicant complies with the requirements referred to in subregulation (1) or (2). |
| (4) | The provisions of regulation 65.03.3 and 65.03.6 shall apply with the necessary changes to an application referred to in subregulation (1). |
