CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 66.040 Recognition of foreign licences not from recognised States held at time of application--assessment by maintenance training organisation

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 66.040

  (1)   This regulation applies to an applicant for an aircraft engineer licence if:

  (a)   at the time of making the application for the licence, the applicant holds a foreign licence, that is in force, issued by:

  (i)   a foreign country that is not a recognised State; or

  (ii)   a foreign company incorporated or formed in a foreign country that is not a recognised State; and

  (b)   the foreign licence has been assessed by a maintenance training organisation that is:

  (i)   approved to assess foreign licences issued by the foreign country or by a foreign company incorporated or formed in the foreign country; and

  (ii)   approved to provide category training for the licence applied for; and

  (c)   the maintenance training organisation has given CASA the outcome of the assessment in a report under section   147.A.139 of the Part   147 Manual of Standards; and

  (d)   the applicant exercised privileges under the foreign licence or under a foreign rating endorsed on the foreign licence; and

  (e)   CASA determines, in writing, that at least 1 of the privileges exercised was equivalent to a privilege mentioned in the Part   66 Manual of Standards for the licence applied for; and

  (f)   in the 2 years immediately before the time of making the application, the applicant has:

  (i)   exercised the privileges for at least 6 months; or

  (ii)   gained at least 6 months additional practical experience.

  (2)   The applicant is taken to meet the requirements of sections   66.A.25 and 66.A.30 of the Part   66 Manual of Standards for the licence applied for to the extent mentioned in the determination.