Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 69 : Free Balloon Pilot LicenceSubpart 3 : Free Balloon Commercial Pilot Licence69.03.7 Recurrent training and checking |
| (1) | The operator of a commercial air transport free balloon shall ensure that— |
| (a) | each flight deck crew member undergoes recurrent training and checking and that all such training and checking is relevant to the type or variant of balloon on which the flight deck crew member is licensed to operate; |
| (b) | a recurrent training and checking programme is included in the operations manual referred to in regulation 136.04.2; and |
| (c) | recurrent training is conducted by— |
| (i) | a competent person, in the case of ground and refresher training; and |
| (ii) | competent personnel in the case of emergency and safety equipment training and checking. |
| (2) | The operator shall ensure that, in the case of the operator proficiency check referred to in subregulation (1)(a), each flight deck crew member undergoes such checks to demonstrate his or her competence in carrying out normal, abnormal and emergency procedures. |
| (3) | Upon successful completion of the operator proficiency check referred to in subregulation (1)(a), the operator shall issue a certificate of competency to the flight deck crew member concerned, which certificate shall be valid for a period of twelve calendar months calculated from the last day of the calendar month in which such certificate is issued. |
| (4) | The operator shall ensure that, in the case of emergency and safety equipment training and checking, each flight deck crew member undergoes training and checking on the location and use of all emergency and safety equipment carried. |
| (5) | Upon successful completion of the emergency and safety equipment check referred to in subregulation (4), the operator shall issue a certificate of competency to the flight deck crew member concerned, which certificate shall be valid for a period of 12 calendar months calculated from the last day of the calendar month in which such certificate is issued. |
| (6) | The operator shall ensure that, in the case of ground and refresher training, each flight deck crew member undergoes training every 12 calendar months. |