Ifallelsefails - according to your CAA circular, it is quite possible for a company to employ a PPLH holder as an NVG qualified captain - whether they would or not is up to the company but it would be quite legal to do so.
That PPLH could have minimum hours and be just current but would be allowed to conduct NVG Ops with a Rad alt but no audio or visual warning.
Now I don't know how much NVG experience you have but I have done quite a lot, in various roles, and that 'light-touch' legislation has a lot of Swiss-Cheese holes already lined up (if you understand the reference to how many accidents are attributable to more than one cause).
You may be happy with it but most NVG operators would look at the curency and qualification requirements and, combined with the lack of mandated audio and visual low height warnings, would conclude that they don't provide much in the way of quality control or assurance of safe NVG Ops.
Thanks for the warm welcome............I guess you are not a typical Kiwi
