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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 135 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargo

Subpart 3 : Training and Checking

135.03.3 Flight crew member training

 

(1) An air service operator shall provide ground and flight training to its flight crew members that includes at least the following training components—
(a) company induction training;
(b) crew resource management training;
(c) cabin safety procedures, emergency equipment procedures and security training;
(d) initial and recurrent aeroplane type ground and flight training; and
(e) regaining recency; and
(f) regaining qualification training.

 

(2) An operator shall provide ground and flight training to its flight crew members that includes at least the following training components as appropriate to its operation and the type of aeroplane operated—
(a) line induction training on aeroplanes with a maximum take off mass of greater than 5 700 kg following initial training or upgrade training;
(b) differences and familiarisation training where the operator intends to assign a flight crew member to variant types, in accordance with regulation 135.02.5(1)(b);
(c) initial upgrade training for aeroplanes required to be crewed by two pilots;
(d) for aeroplanes with dual controls, pilot training to operate in either pilot seat for pilots required to operate in either seat;
(e) area, route and airport familiarization training on initial conversion or upgrade training, as applicable;
(f) ACAS training;
(g) RVSM training;
(h) training for LVO;
(i) single-engine IFR and night VFR training;
(j) single pilot IFR and night VFR training;
(k) dangerous goods training;

[Regulation 135.03.3(k) substituted by regulation 16(e) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]

(kA) upset prevention and recovery training; and

[Regulation 135.03.3(kA inserted by regulation 16(f) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]

(I) any other course of studies required by the Director to ensure full competency of personnel on new or special equipment installed in the operator's aeroplane or other operations requiring specialised training.

 

(3) The training required by subregulation (1) and (2) shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 135.

 

(4) The validity period for any training required under this subpart shall be as prescribed in regulation 135.03.7.

[Regulation 135.03.3(4)  substituted by regulation 15(a) of Notice No. R. 783, GG 39151, dated 1 September 2015 (Ninth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2015)]