Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 64 : Cabin Crew LicensingSubpart 1 : General64.01.14 Validation as required by this Part shall only be provided by the holder of an ATO approval issued in terms of Part 141 |
| (1) | The holder of a licence and rating or competency card issued by an appropriate authority, who desires to act as a cabin crew member on a South African registered aircraft, shall apply to the Director in the appropriate prescribed form, for a validation of such licence, rating or competency card. |
| (2) | The application for a validation referred to in subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by— |
| (a) | the documents listed in Document SA-CATS 64; and |
| (b) | the appropriate fee as prescribed in Part 187. |
| (3) | The Director may validate a licence, rating or competency card issued by an appropriate authority— |
| (a) | if the Director is of the opinion that the standard of such licence, rating or competency card is equivalent to, or higher than, the standard prescribed in this Part for the issuing of a cabin crew licence; |
| (b) | subject to the same restrictions that apply to such licence, rating or competency card to be validated; and |
| (c) | subject to such additional conditions and limitations as the Director may consider necessary in the interest of aviation safety. |
| (4) | The Director may, to ensure compatibility with the standards prescribed in this Part for the issuing of a cabin crew licence, require the applicant— |
| (a) | to undergo bridging training and prescribe the extent of such training on an individual basis; and |
| (b) | to undergo further assessment of competency. |
| (5) | The duration of a validation shall be— |
| (a) | 12 months calculated from the date of issue of such a validation; or |
| (b) | the period of validity of the licence, rating or competency card issued by the appropriate authority concerned, whichever period is the lesser period. |
| (6) | The holder of a validation may, subject to the provisions of subregulation (7), apply to the Director for the renewal of such validation which shall be done at least 21 days immediately preceding the date of expiry of such validation. |
| (7) | The Director may renew a validation of a licence, rating or competency card in the circumstances and on conditions as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 64: Provided that a validation of a licence, rating or competency card, the privileges of which are to be exercised for commercial purposes, may only be renewed for the same period as referred to in subregulation (5). |
| (8) | The holder of a validation shall comply with the provisions prescribed in this part and the requirements and conditions as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 64. |