| (1) | Upon receipt of an application for qualification of an FSTD, the Director shall conduct an initial evaluation of an FSTD, including consideration of— |
| (a) | any inspection or trial of an FSTD; |
| (b) | data provided in the QTG; |
| (c) | any available information obtained from previous test conducted on an applicant concerned; and |
| (d) | a statement of compliance for an FSTD, built to specified level. |
| (2) | The Director shall qualify an FSTD at the qualification level demonstrated if, after the initial evaluation, the Director is satisfied that— |
| (a) | an operator's quality system will be suitable for an FSTD; and |
| (b) | an FSTD meets a qualification level. |
| (3) | The Director may qualify an FSTD that simulate a new type of aircraft for which fully validated aircraft data is not available, at an interim qualification level, based on partially validated aircraft data. |
| (4) | An interim qualification level applies for the period agreed the Director and an operator of an FSTD. failure which , such operator may not continue to operate. |
| (5) | When qualifying an FSTD, the Director shall simultaneously approve a QTG for such an FSTD. |
[Regulation 60.01.4 substituted by regulation 10 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
