Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 72 : Remote Pilot Licence

Subpart 1 : General

72.01.4 Competency and revalidation check

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(1) A holder of an RPL or rating shall not exercise the privileges granted by an RPL or rating unless such a holder maintains competency by complying with the requirements stipulated in this Part.

 

(2) A revalidation check for a holder of an RPL shall be conducted by a Designated Remote Examiner within 90 days prior to the expiry date of an RPL.

 

(3) A holder of an RPL shall, upon successful completion of a revalidation check, submit the prescribed revalidation check form published on the Authority’s website to the Director within 30 days of a revalidation check.

 

(4) A revalidation check for an RPL holder shall be conducted in an RPAS of the same category for which an RPL is held.

 

(5) A revalidation check for a holder of an RPL shall be valid until the last day of the 12th month from the date of issue.

 

(6) If a revalidation check of an RPL holder is completed more than 90 days before expiry, such RPL shall be re-issued on the date of the last day of the month in which a revalidation check was conducted, for a 12-month period.

 

[Part 72 Subpart 1 (72.01.4) inserted by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]