In accordance with section 34(1)(a) of the Civil
Aviation Act 1990, the Minister of Transport hereby
gives notice of his intention to make the following
ordinary Civil Aviation Rules:
CAR Part 61 Pilot Licences and Ratings
CAR Part 141 Aviation Training Organisations – Certification
The purpose of this Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) is to put forward for consultation amendments to Civil Aviation Rules (CARs) Part 61 Pilot Licences and Ratings and Part 141 Aviation Training Organisations – Certification, along with associated changes to Part
1 Definitions and Abbreviations, Part 12 Accidents, Incidents and Statistics and Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Organisations – Certification.
The rule amendments in this NPRM propose that all aviation training and aviation assessment that is required by Part 61 for the issue, and currency requirements, of a pilot licence or rating be conducted under the authority of a certificate issued under the following CAR Parts:
Part 141 Aviation Training Organisations – Certification for all pilot training and aviation assessment required by Part 61
Part 119 Air Operator – Certification for Airline Transport Pilot Licence training
Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operations for agricultural training
Part 149 Aviation Recreational Organisations – Certification for parachute drop, glider tow, low level aerobatic ratings and other training as specified in Part 61.
New requirements for flight training organisations certificated under Part 141 are also proposed. These amendments are proposed in order to provide a more robust structure for, and increased regulatory oversight of, pilot training in New Zealand.
Consequential Amendments:
CAR Part 1 Definitions and Abbreviations
CAR Part 12 Accidents, Incidents and Statistics
CAR Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Organisations – Certification
NPRM 08-02. CAA Docket 4/CAR/5.
The NPRM is available on the CAA website
www.caa.govt.nz
or from the Docket Clerk, Civil Aviation Authority, PO Box 31441, Lower Hutt 5040. Telephone: (04) 560 9603. Facsimile: (04) 560 9481. Email: docket@caa.govt.nz
The NPRM is also available for viewing at Aviation House, 10 Hutt Road, Petone, on prior request to the Docket Clerk.
Submissions on the proposed rule should be submitted to
the Docket Clerk by 6 March 2009 by post, email or facsimile using the Docket Clerk contact details as above.
Dated at Petone this 20th day of January 2009.
STEVE DOUGLAS, Director of Civil Aviation.