| (1) | To renew a Grade One or Grade Two aircraft maintenance instructor rating, a holder thereof shall, within the 24 months preceding the date of expiry of such rating, have served for not less than six months as an aircraft maintenance instructor or aircraft maintenance engineer. |
[Regulation 66.03.9(1) substituted by regulation 7(c) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
| (2) | An application for the renewal of the rating shall, within 90 days immediately preceding the date of expiry of such rating, be— |
| (a) | made to the Director in the appropriate prescribed form; and |
| (i) | in the case of Grade One AME instructor rating— |
| (aa) | certified true copy of the AME licence held by the applicant; |
| (bb) | the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187; and |
| (cc) | original or certified proof of compliance with the provisions of subregulation (1) and the applicant's competency to exercise the privileges referred to in regulation 66.03.8; |
| (ii) | in the case of Grade Two AME instructor rating— |
| (aa) | a certified true copy of the AME licence held by the applicant; |
| (bb) | the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187; and |
| (cc) | original or certified proof of compliance with the provisions of subregulation (1). |
| (3) | The Director shall renew the rating if the applicant complies with the requirements referred to in subregulations (1) and (2). |
| (4) | The rating shall be renewed. in the appropriate prescribed form. |
| (5) | The renewal of the rating shall be valid for the period for which the AME licence is valid. |
