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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 61.275 Overseas flight crew authorisations--recognition

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 61.275

Overseas flight crew authorisations--recognition

  (1)   Despite anything else in this Part, the holder of an overseas flight crew licence (the applicant ) is taken to meet the requirements under this Part   for the grant of a flight crew licence (an Australian licence ) with an aircraft category rating if:

  (a)   CASA is satisfied that the overseas flight crew licence and any ratings on that licence are at least equivalent to the Australian licence with that aircraft category rating; and

  (b)   the applicant is at least the minimum age for the grant of the Australian licence; and

  (c)   the applicant holds an authorisation to operate an aircraft radio granted by the national aviation authority of a Contracting State; and

  (d)   either:

  (i)   the applicant's overseas licence states that the applicant meets the ICAO level 4, 5 or 6 aviation English language proficiency standards; or

  (ii)   the applicant has a current aviation English language proficiency assessment; and

  (e)   for an application for a commercial pilot licence:

  (i)   a person mentioned in subregulation   (5) certifies in writing that the applicant is competent in each unit of competency mentioned in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the Australian licence; and

  (ii)   the applicant passes the flight test mentioned in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the Australian licence; and

  (ea)   for an application for a multi - crew pilot licence or air transport pilot licence--the applicant passes the flight test mentioned in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the Australian licence; and

  (f)   the applicant has passed the overseas conversion aeronautical knowledge examination mentioned in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the Australian licence and aircraft category rating.

Note:   Despite anything in these Regulations, CASA is not to issue a flight crew licence to an applicant unless certain requirements are met: see regulation   6.57 of the Aviation Transport Security Regulations   2005 .

  (2)   Despite anything else in this Part, the holder of an overseas flight crew licence (the applicant ) is taken to meet the requirements under this Part   for the grant of an aircraft class rating, pilot type rating or flight engineer type rating (an Australian rating ) if:

  (a)   the applicant holds, or has held, an overseas rating; and

  (b)   CASA is satisfied that the overseas rating is at least equivalent to the Australian rating.

  (3)   Despite anything else in this Part, the holder of an overseas flight crew licence (the applicant ) is taken to meet the requirements under this Part   for the grant of an operational rating (an Australian rating ) if:

  (a)   the applicant holds, or has held, an overseas rating; and

  (b)   CASA is satisfied that the overseas rating is at least equivalent to the Australian rating; and

  (c)   a person mentioned in subregulation   (5) certifies in writing that the applicant is competent in each unit of competency mentioned in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the Australian rating; and

  (d)   the applicant passes the aeronautical knowledge examination for the Australian rating; and

  (e)   CASA is satisfied that the applicant has completed the aeronautical experience required for the grant of the Australian rating; and

  (f)   the applicant passes the flight test mentioned in the Part   61 Manual of Standards for the Australian rating.

  (4)   Despite anything else in this Part, the holder of an overseas flight crew licence (the applicant ) is taken to meet the requirements under this Part   for the grant of a flight crew endorsement (an Australian endorsement ) if:

  (a)   the applicant holds, or has held, an overseas endorsement; and

  (b)   CASA is satisfied that the overseas endorsement is at least equivalent to the Australian endorsement; and

  (c)   if the requirements for the grant of the endorsement include passing a flight test--the applicant passes the flight test.

  (5)   For subparagraph   (1)(e)(i) and paragraph   (3)(c), the persons are as follows:

  (a)   the head of operations of a Part   141 or   142 operator that is authorised to conduct flight training for the Australian licence or rating;

  (b)   a person named in the Part   141 operator's operations manual, or the Part   142 operator's exposition, as responsible for flight training for the licence or rating.

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