| (1) | The conduct of any check or demonstration of competency required in terms of this Subpart shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127. |
| (2) | The issuance of any certificate or other means of certifying competency shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127. |
| (3) | The following training, checking or demonstration of competency validity periods shall apply— |
| (i) | training shall be valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the month in which the training took place; |
| (ii) | a pilot proficiency check (PPC) is valid to the first day of the seventh month following the month the PPC took place; |
| (i) | training shall be valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the month in which the training took place; |
| (ii) | examinations and competency checks are valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the month the examination or check took place; |
| (c) | other than flight or cabin crew members— |
| (i) | for flight operations officers, training and checks are valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the month the training or demonstration of competency took place; and |
| (ii) | for all others, training and checks are valid to the first day of the twenty-fifth month following the month the training, check or demonstration of competency took place. |
| (4) | Where any required training, check or demonstration of competency is renewed within the last 90 days of its validity period, its validity period is extended by 6, 12 or 24 months, as appropriate. |
[Regulation 127.03.12(4) substituted by regulation 16 of Notice No. R. 1349, GG 40376, dated 28 October 2016 (Fourteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2016)]
| (5) | The Director may extend the validity period of any required training, check or demonstration of competency by up to 30 days where the Director is satisfied that the application is justified and that aviation safety is not likely to be compromised: Provided the request for extension is submitted prior to the expiration of the training, check or demonstration of competency. |
| (6) | Completion of any required training, check or demonstration of competency at any time during the periods specified in paragraphs (3) or (4) above shall be considered as completed in the month due for calculation of the next due date. |
