Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 66 : Aircraft Maintenance Engineer LicensingSubpart 1 : General Provisions66.01.9 Validation of licence issued by appropriate authority |
| (1) | The holder of an AME licence of a foreign country issued by an appropriate authority of a Contracting State, who desires to act as an AME on a South African registered aircraft, shall apply to the Director on the appropriate prescribed form, for the validation of such licence. |
| (2) | An application for a validation referred to in subregulation (1), shall be accompanied by— |
| (a) | the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187; and |
| (b) | the licence to which the validation pertains. |
| (3) | An AME licence issued by an appropriate authority, may be validated by the Director subject to the same limitations which apply to the licence and in accordance with and subject to the requirements and conditions as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (4) | An AME licence issued by an appropriate authority, shall be validated by the Director— |
| (a) | in the appropriate prescribed form; |
| (b) | for a period of 12 months, calculated from the date of validation, or the period of validity of the licence, whichever period is the lesser period. |
| (5) | The Director may renew the validation of an AME licence issued by an appropriate authority in the circumstances and on the conditions as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |
| (6) | The holder of a validated AME licence shall at all times comply with this Part and the requirements and conditions as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 66. |