Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 65 : Air Traffic Service Personnel LicensingSubpart 9 : Approach Control Rating65.09.5 Requirements for validation of approach control rating |
| (1) | An applicant for the validation of approach control rating shall, under the supervision of an operational air traffic service instructor have provided approach control services at an ATSU for which a rating validation is sought, for at least 200 hours, to a maximum of 400 hours, 50 % of which may be provided on a simulator approved by the Director and which accurately simulates the geographical and airspace environment pertaining to the position for which a validation is sought. |
| (2) | A person with unsuccessful validation of approach control rating shall not be allowed to carry over any hourly credits from previous dual instruction when re-applying for validation. |
| (3) | A person who has failed to obtain a validation within the prescribed hours shall not be permitted to attempt acquiring a validation at the same ATSU until a period of 12 months after initial attempt has elapsed. |
| (4) | A person referred to in subregulation (3) may re-apply for validation at another ATSU as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 65. |
[Regulation 65.09.5 substituted by regulation 15(e) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]