Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972
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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 71 : Remote Pilot CertificateSubpart 3 : RPC Instructor Rating71.03.3 Ground Evaluation and Skills test for initial RPC Instructor Rating |
| (1) | A skills test for initial RPC instructor rating for UAS category as a multirotor, helicopter, or aeroplane in which an instructor rating is sought shall be conducted by a DUE. |
| (2) | Where an RPC instructor rating is sought in more than one category of UAS, a separate ground evaluation and skills test shall be conducted for each category sought. |
| (3) | An applicant for an RPC instructor rating ground evaluation and skills test, shall provide a DUE with a letter of recommendation issued by an ATO indicating that such applicant— |
| (a) | has satisfactorily completed 10 hours of ground lectures at an approved ATO; and |
| (b) | is deemed competent to undertake ground evaluation and skills test. |
| (4) | A letter of recommendation referred to in subregulation (3) shall be signed by a Chief UAS Instructor or a person designated by such instructor. |
| (5) | A ground evaluation part of an initial RPC instructor rating test shall comprise of a mock class teaching evaluation and a presentation a full briefing on a subject that was given in advance to an applicant for RPC instructor rating, by a DUE. |
| (6) | An applicant for RPC instructor rating shall proceed to do an RPC Instructor skills test upon successful completion of a ground evaluation. |
| (7) | Where an initial RPC instructor rating test is unsuccessful, an applicant shall undergo a remedial training at an approved ATO. |
| (8) | Upon completion of a remedial training referred to in subregulation (7), an ATO concerned shall issue an applicant with a letter of recommendation indicating that such applicant— |
| (a) | has satisfactorily completed 10 hours of ground lectures at an approved ATO; and |
| (b) | is deemed competent to undertake a ground evaluation and a skills test. |
[Regulation 71.03.3 inserted by section 7(s) of the Thirty-Third Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 7844, GG55226, dated 21 August 2026 and shall come into operation upon Publication in the Government Gazette, save for Part 92, which shall come into operation upon the Proclamation by the President of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 22 of 2021]
