Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 61 : Pilot LicensingSubpart 15 : Grade III Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating61.15.6 Period of validity and re-issue of Grade III Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating |
| (1) | A Grade Ill Helicopter Flight Instructor rating shall be valid for a period of 12 months calculated from— |
| (a) | the date of issue or re-issue; or |
| (b) | the beginning of the month following the date of— |
| (i) | expiry of the rating if such rating is revalidated within 90 days immediately prior to expiry; or |
| (ii) | revalidation of such rating if revalidated prior to the period referred to in subparagraph (i). |
| (2) | If a period of 12 months or less has lapsed from the date of expiry of the rating, the licence holder may apply to the Director for the reissuing of the rating, if he or she— |
| (a) | has passed a revalidation check with a DFE within the 30 days prior to the application for the revalidation of the rating; and |
| (b) | either— |
| (i) | has given not less than 20 hours of flight instruction in helicopters; or |
| (ii) | provides proof of having attended a flight instructor refresher seminar as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61, conducted by an approved Part 141 aviation training organization or the Authority. |
| (3) | If a period of more than 12 months has lapsed after the date of expiry of the rating, the licence holder may apply to the Director for the reissuing of the rating, if he or she— |
| (a) | provides proof of having attended, within the 12 months preceding the application, a flight instructor refresher seminar as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61, conducted by an approved Part 141 ATO or the Authority; |
| (b) | has undergone sufficient ground and flight training at an approved ATO to reach the standard required for the revalidation check of a Grade Ill Flight Instructor Rating (Helicopter); and |
| (c) | has passed a revalidation check with a DFE within the 30 days prior to the application for the revalidation of the rating. |
| (4) | An application for the reissuing of the expired rating must be made in the manner prescribed in regulation 61.19.2. |