| (1) | An operator of a qualified FSTD shall, annually and progressively— |
| (a) | perform all validation tests mentioned in the master QTG for an FSTD; |
| (b) | perform all functions and subjective tests within the current and any planned training program, or an equivalent sample approved by the Director; and |
| (c) | ensure that all results for the tests in paragraphs (a) and (b) are dated, marked as "analysed and evaluated" and retained to demonstrate that FSTD standards are being maintained. |
| (2) | An FSTD operator shall establish a configuration management system to ensure the continued integrity of equipment and software of an FSTD. |
| (3) | An FSTD operator shall maintain an on-going modification program to ensure that equipment, software and performance of an FSTD accurately simulate an aircraft specified in an FSTD certificate especially if— |
| (a) | there is an aircraft modification that is essential for training, testing and checking; and |
| (b) | there is a modification of an FSTD, including motion and visual systems, which are essential for training, testing and checking, as in the case of data revisions. |
| (4) | An FSTD operator shall establish and maintain complete defect logs indicating each snag and maintenance conducted to rectify such snag, each signed off by an appropriate FSTD maintenance engineer. |
| (5) | An FSTD operator shall conduct daily functionality checking to assure that an FSTD is performing to the level it is qualified for. |
| (6) | An FSTD operator shall notify an FSTD user, before the use of FSTD, of any unserviceability that may affect any training, testing or checking sequence specified in an FSTD certificate. |
[Regulation 60.01.10 substituted by regulation 10 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
