Maybe this helps those faraway Ppruners who haven't as yet received this AIC.
Quoted from AIC 18:20 05-01-21
"para 2: 6 Monthly profiency checks:
1.The 6-monthly flight crew check referred to in para [e] of sub- regulation 121.03.6[1] of the CAR, in respect of aeroplanes with a certified mass in Excess of 15 000 kg or a maximum approved passenger seating configuration in excess of 19 passengers,
shall be carried out at least once every 12 months in a flight simulator, approved for the purpose:Provided that, where such flight simulator is not available within the Republic ,the requirement may be relaxed to once every 24 months.
2. Where no flight simulator,as contemplated in para [a] above,
is reasonably or timeously available ,the Commissioner may
under exceptional circumstances exempt an operator from this
particular requirement for a particular type of aeroplane for a
period not exceeding 12 months: Provided the operator
demonstrates a satisfactory equivalent level of profiency by
other means .Such a exemption shall be published in a AIC. "
"Written representation for or against the proposal may be made to the Commissioner for Civil Aviation ---or by e-mail to
Merriam Mamabolo [
[email protected] ] or Herman Wildenboer [
[email protected] ] by not later than 28 February 2005 "