| (1) | A person may only be issued with a Grade I Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating if that person has— |
| (a) | a valid CPL(H) or an ATPL(H); |
| (b) | a valid multi-engine instrument rating; |
| (c) | appropriate instrument flight training endorsement; |
| (d) | been in possession of a valid Grade II Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating within immediately preceding 90 days; |
| (e) | had a Grade II Helicopter Flight Instructor Rating for at least 8 months; |
| (f) | given at least 1 500 hours of flight instruction as a helicopter flight instructor; |
| (g) | within the last six months, acquired at least 10 hours of instrument flight time in an aircraft or an approved FSTD; |
| (h) | successfully completed appropriate training course as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 61 offered by an approved ATO; |
| (i) | successfully undergone the instructor ground evaluation test referred to in Document SA-CATS 61; and |
| (j) | undergone skills test referred to in regulation 61.17.4. |
| (2) | A skills test referred to in subregulation (1)(j) must be conducted by a DFE within 30 days of successfully completing an instructor ground evaluation referred to in subregulation (1)(1). |
[Regulation 61.17.1 substituted by regulation 11(bb) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
