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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 121 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or Cargo

Subpart 3 : Training and Checking

Division Two : Flight crew member training

121.03.3 Flight crew member training

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(1)	An air service operator shall provide ground and flight training to its flight crew personnel, as applicable, that includes at least the following training components:

[Words preceding regulation 121.03.3(1)(a) substituted by regulation 13(e) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]

(a)	company induction training on an initial basis;

(b)	crew resource management training including human factors, risk analysis and error management training;

(c)	emergency procedures training including—

(i)	the location, inspection schedules, testing as applicable and use of all emergency equipment required to be carried, or otherwise carried on board the aeroplane;

(ii)	emergency evacuation, and where applicable ditching training; and

(iii)

training in the functions for which each flight crew member is responsible and the relation of these functions to the functions of other crew members, particularly in regard to abnormal or emergency procedures.

(d)	initial (aeroplane type training) including visual, instrument and special flight procedures as applicable, crew coordination in all types of emergency situations, normal, abnormal, emergency and supplementary procedures for the type of aeroplane assigned to;

(e)	recurrent training;

(f)	upgrade training;

(g)	cruise relief pilot (CRP) training;

(h)	line induction training on initial aeroplane assignment or upgrade;

(i)	differences and familiarisation training where the operator intends to assign a flight crew member to variant types, in accordance with regulation 121.02.12(1)(c);

(j)	pilot qualification to operate in either pilot seat;

(k)	regaining recency/qualification training when required;

(I)	area, route and airport familiarization training;

(m)	ACAS or ACAS II training, as applicable, including ACAS II cyclic training, if applicable, to at least the PIC where the aeroplane is required to be operated with an approved, serviceable ACAS;

(mA)	upset prevention and recovery training;

[Regulation 121.03.3(1)(mA) inserted by regulation 13(f) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]

(n)	RVSM training as applicable;

(o)	line oriented flight training;

(p)	dangerous goods (DG) training if DG are authorised to be carried or DG awareness training if they are not; and

(q)	any other course of studies required by the Director as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 121 to ensure full competency of personnel on new or special equipment installed in the operator's aeroplane or other operations requiring specialised training.

(2)	Except where noted in Document SA-CATS 121, all training components listed in subregulation (1) shall be provided on an initial and an annual recurrent basis and meet the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 121.