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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 61 : Pilot Licensing

Subpart 26 : Designated Flight Examiners

61.26.3 Specific Requirements for DFEs

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(1)	An applicant for designation as a DFE III (Aeroplane) must meet the following additional requirements—

(a)	hold at least a valid CPL (Aeroplane) with current instrument rating and Grade II Flight Instructor Rating;

(b)	have accumulated, in aeroplanes, not less than 1 000 flying hours, of which at least—

(i)	50 hours must be night flight time;

(ii)	50 hours must be instrument flight time; and

(iii)

500 hours must be flight instruction time.

(2)	An applicant for designation as a DFE II (Aeroplane) must meet the following additional requirements—

(a)	hold at least a valid CPL (Aeroplane) and a valid Grade I Flight Instructor Rating;

(b)	have accumulated in aeroplanes not less than 2 000 flying hours, of which at least—

(i)	250 hours must be in multi-engine aeroplanes;

(ii)	100 hours must be instrument flight time; and

(iii)

50 hours must be flight instruction time on multi-engine aeroplanes.

(3)	A DFE II (Aeroplane) who requires authorisation to act as examiner for the issue, validation, conversion or re-issue of any of the following ratings—

(a)	multi-engine class or first multi-engine type rating;

(b)	instrument rating;

(c)	flight instructor rating;

(d)	single-engine turbine class rating,

must meet the applicable experience requirements for the particular authorisation as prescribed for a DFE I (Aeroplane).

(4)	An applicant for designation as a DFE I (Aeroplane) must meet the following additional requirements—

(a)	hold a valid ATPL (Aeroplane) and a valid Grade I Flight Instructor Rating;

(b)	have accumulated, in aeroplanes, not less than 3 000 flying hours, of which at least—

(i)	500 hours must be in a multi-crew environment;

(ii)	100 hours must be instrument flight time;

(iii)

500 hours must be in multi-engine aeroplanes;

(iv)	200 hours must be flight instruction time on multi-engine aeroplanes;

(v)	50 hours must be flight instruction on turbine-engine aeroplanes;

(vi)	250 hours must be instrument flight instruction time;

(vii)

50 hours must be flight instruction time towards a flight instructor rating; and

(viii)

50 hours must be instruction time in a FSTD.

(5)

An applicant for designation to act as an examiner in a skills test or proficiency check in respect of an aeroplane sea/amphibian rating, an aeroplane agricultural pilot rating, a conventional micro light aeroplane rating, or a touring glider rating, must be the holder of the applicable valid rating.

(6)	An applicant for designation as a DFE Ill (Helicopter) must meet the following additional requirements—

(a)	hold at least a valid CPL (Helicopter) with a current night rating and a valid Grade II flight instructor rating;

(b)	have accumulated, in helicopters, not less than 1 000 flying hours, of which at least—

(i)	50 hours must be accumulated at night; and

(ii)	250 hours must be flight instruction time.

(7)	An applicant for designation as DFE II (Helicopter) must meet the following additional requirements—

(a)	hold at least a valid CPL (Helicopter) with a current night rating and a Grade I flight instructor rating;

(b)	have accumulated, in helicopters not less than 2 000 flying hours, of which at least 500 hours must be flight instruction time.

(8)	A DFE II (Helicopter), who requires authorisation to act as examiner for the issue, validation, conversion or re-issue of any of the following ratings—

(a)	night rating;

(b)	type rating for single-engine turbine helicopters;

(c)	type rating for a helicopter with a MCM in excess of 3 175 kg;

(d)	multi-engine rating;

(e)	multi-crew rating;

(f)	instrument rating; and

(g)	flight instructor rating,

must meet the applicable experience requirements as prescribed for a DFE I (Helicopter).

(9)	An applicant for designation as a DFE I (Helicopter) must meet the following additional requirements—

(a)	hold a valid ATPL (Helicopter) with a valid instrument rating and a valid Grade I flight instructor rating;

(b)	have accumulated, in helicopters, not less than 3 000 flying hours, of which at least—

(i)	500 hours must be accumulated in multi-engine helicopters;

(ii)	300 hours must be accumulated in a multi-crew environment

(iii)

100 hours must be instrument flight time; and

(iv)	1 000 hours must be flight instruction time, of which at least—

(aa)	100 hours must be flight instruction time on multi-engine helicopters;

(bb)	50 hours must be instrument flight instruction time; and

(cc)	50 hours must be flight instruction time towards a flight instructor rating.

(10)

An applicant for authorisation to act as examiner in a skills test or a proficiency check in respect of a helicopter sea rating, a helicopter agricultural pilot rating, a helicopter sling load rating, a helicopter winching rating, or a helicopter game or livestock cull rating, must be the holder of the applicable valid rating.

(11)	An applicant for designation as a DFE I and II (Aeroplane or Helicopter) must, prior to conducting a skills test in a FSTD, have conducted a similar test under the supervision of a DFE who has experience at examining skills tests in an FSTD.