| (1) | The Director may designate— |
| (a) | a validation examiner to:— |
| (i) | conduct proficiency checks; and |
| (ii) | issue certificate of competency or temporary validation certificate; and |
| (b) | a rating assessment examiner to:— |
| (i) | train organisations to conduct assessments; |
| (ii) | conduct proficiency checks; and |
| (iii) | issue rating certificate of competency or temporary rating certificate. |
| (2) | The privileges of a designation referred to in subregulation (1) shall be exercised and performed in accordance with the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 65. |
| (3) | The Director shall issue a designated validation examiner or designated rating assessment examiner with a certificate which shall state the full names of such examiner and shall contain a statement that indicates— |
| (a) | that such a person has been designated in terms of subregulation (1); |
| (b) | that such a person is empowered to exercise the privileges of a designation referred to in subregulation (2); and |
| (c) | the period of validity and category of designation and any endorsement, restriction or limitation that may apply. |
| (4) | A temporary validation or rating certificate referred to in subregulation (1), shall— |
| (a) | be issued in the appropriate prescribed form published on the website of the Authority; and |
| (b) | be valid for a period of 60 days calculated from the date on which it was issued or until the date on which the appropriate rating is validated by the Director, whichever period is the shorter period. |
[Regulation 65.17.1 inserted by regulation 15(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
