Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 65 : Air Traffic Service Personnel LicensingSubpart 11 : Approach Control (Surveillance) Rating65.11.5 Requirements for validation of Approach Control Surveillance Rating |
| (1) | An applicant for the validation of approach surveillance control rating shall, under the supervision of an operational air traffic service instructor, have provided approach control surveillance services, at an ATSU for which a rating validation is sought for at least 100 hours, to a maximum of 200 hours, 50 % of which may be provided on a simulator approved by the Director and which accurately simulates an airspace environment pertaining to the position for which a validation is sought. |
| (2) | An applicant who applies for validation of approach procedural and surveillance control ratings simultaneously, shall, under the supervision of a qualified operational air traffic service instructor have— |
| (a) | provided for both approach procedural and surveillance control services concurrently, at an ATSU for which a rating validation is sought; and |
| (b) | held dual training 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 an airspace environment pertaining to a position for which a validation is sought. |
| (3) | A person who has not obtained a validation of surveillance control rating within the prescribed hours shall wait for a period of 12 months before attempting to acquire a validation at the same ATSU. |
| (4) | A person referred to in subregulation (3) may apply to another ATSU for an attempt for validation in terms of the process as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 65. |
[Regulation 65.11.5 substituted by regulation 15(g) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]