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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 61 : Pilot Licensing

Subpart 16 : Grade II Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating

61.16.5 Privileges and limitations of Grade II Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating

 

(1) The holder of a valid Grade II Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating may, with due regard to the provisions of subregulation (2), exercise all the privileges of a Grade Ill Helicopter Flight Instructor, and may in addition in respect of helicopters of which he or she is the holder of the appropriate type ratings as flight instructor—
(a) conduct training for a turbine-engine helicopter, provided he or she is the holder of the turbine instructor rating endorsement;
(b) conduct the training for a CPL (Helicopter);
(c) conduct the training for an ATPL (Helicopter), provided that he or she is the holder of an ATPL (Helicopter);
(d) conduct the training for an instrument rating, provided that he or she is the holder of a valid instrument rating (helicopter) and an instrument flight training endorsement;
(e) if he or she is the holder of the appropriate flight instructor rating endorsement, as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61, conduct the training for the issue of—
(i) the helicopter sling load rating;
(ii) the helicopter game or livestock cull rating;
(iii) the agricultural pilot rating;
(iv) the helicopter winching rating; and
(v) the helicopter test pilot ratings;
(f) conduct training in multi-pilot helicopters, provided that he or she is the holder of the appropriate valid type rating as flight instructor;
(g) conduct the training for the issue of a Grade II or Grade Ill Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating provided that he or she is the holder of the appropriate flight instructor training endorsement.
(h) conduct—
(i) the initial skills tests for the issue of a Private Pilots Licence (Helicopter), provided that he or she meets the requirements detailed in Document SA-CATS 61 and has been appointed as Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) of an approved Part 141 training organisation, or has been appointed by the CFI of an approved Part 141 training organisation and is subjected to the oversight requirements detailed in Document SA-CATS 61;
(ii) the skills tests for the revalidation of a PPL (Helicopter) without instrument rating, and enter the appropriate endorsements;
(iii) skills test for the issue of a night rating;
(iv) the training for an instrument rating provided that he or she is the holder of a valid instrument rating (helicopter); and
(v) the skills tests for the revalidation of instrument ratings and proficiency checks for in-house company-specific testing of full-time employees of the company, provided that he or she has the appropriate flight instructor endorsements, and has been appointed as a DFE Grade Ill (Helicopter).

 

(2) The holder of a valid Grade II Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating who has demonstrated, to an appropriately rated DFE, or to a person authorised for the purpose in writing by the Director, the ability to carry out training, may endorse the pilot logbook of the applicant with the following ratings—
(a) turbine-engine helicopter rating;
(b) multi-engine helicopter rating;
(c) agricultural rating;
(d) instrument rating;
(e) helicopter sling load rating;
(f) helicopter winching rating; and
(g) helicopter test pilot ratings.