| (1) | he validity periods of the training required by this Subpart for flight crew members are as follows: |
| (a) | Company induction training shall be indefinite while employed with that operator except that significant changes in policies or procedures are required to be conveyed to the employee as required. |
| (b) | Crew resource management training is valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the last training. |
| (c) | Cabin safety, emergency equipment and security training— |
| (i) | cabin safety, emergency equipment and security theoretical training is valid indefinitely provided new equipment or procedures are not introduced, whereupon employees shall receive training in such equipment or procedures; and |
| (ii) | practical training in the use of emergency equipment is valid until the first day of the thirty-seventh month following the last training. |
| (d) | Aeroplane ground and flight training is valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the last training. |
| (e) | Regaining competency training is valid indefinitely unless a provision of the regulation is not met. |
| (f) | Line induction training is valid indefinitely unless the pilot is required to undergo initial or upgrade training. |
| (g) | Differences and familiarisation training is valid indefinitely provided recurrent ground and flight training is completed as provided in the approved training programme. |
| (h) | Upgrade training is valid indefinitely on that aeroplane type. |
| (i) | Pilot qualification to operate in either pilot seat is valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the last training. |
| (j) | ACAS training is valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the last training. |
| (k) | RVSM training is valid indefinitely provided the pilot has operated in RVSM airspace in the preceding 12 months. |
| (I) | LVO training is valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the last training. |
| (m) | Single-engine IFR or night training is valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the last training. |
| (n) | Single-pilot IFR or night operations training is valid to the first day of the thirteenth month following the last training. |
| (o) | Dangerous goods training and dangerous goods awareness training are valid to the first day of the twenty-fifth month following the last training. |
| (p) | The validity periods of training in other areas shall be as determined by the Director. Training with respect to flight operations involving the use of specialised equipment or procedures shall be accomplished as part of the annual recurrent training programme. |
| (2) | The validity period of the training required by this Subpart for employees and agents shall be as specified in the approved training programme. |
| (3) | Except as provided in technical standard 135.03.6 of Document SA-CATS 135, the following checking validity periods shall apply— |
| (a) | for flight crew members— |
| (i) | except as provided in subparagraph (ii), a PPC or competency check is valid to the first day of the seventh month following the month the PPC or competency check took place; |
| (ii) | where an operator is approved for aeroplane grouping on specific aeroplane types, as provided in technical standard 135.03.6(5) of Document SA-CATS 135, such approval allows for the PPC completed on one aeroplane of the grouped types to be valid to the first day of the seventh month following the month in which the PPC took place for all the aeroplanes in that grouping; and |
| (iii) | a line check is valid until the first day of the thirteenth month following the month the line check took place; and |
| (b) | for other than flight crew members, checks are valid until the first day of the twenty-fifth month following the month the check took place. |
| (4) | Where any required training or check is renewed within the last 90 days of its validity period, its validity period is extended by 12, 24 or 36 months, as appropriate. |
[Regulation 135.03.6(4) substituted by regulation 17(a) 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 training or check 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 check or training. |
| (6) | Completion of a training or check requirement at any time during the periods specified in paragraphs (4) or (5) above shall be considered as completed in the month due for calculation of the next due date. |
